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KK Chat -- 18 August 2019

Started by DesertRose, August 18, 2019, 07:35:22 PM

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[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [7:18:58 PM EDT] Join KK has joined this channel.
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [7:19:01 PM EDT] <DesertRose> Hi KK!
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [7:19:03 PM EDT] <The_Bee> Hi KK
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [7:19:09 PM EDT] <DesertRose> It must have been the ice cream, Bee. ;)
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [7:19:12 PM EDT] <Evie> hi KK
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [7:19:21 PM EDT] <TheDeryni> Hello, Katherine
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [7:19:25 PM EDT] <KK> Hi, all. It's been a memorable week.
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [7:19:34 PM EDT] <The_Bee> Tell!
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [7:19:34 PM EDT] <DesertRose> How are you doing, KK?
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [7:19:41 PM EDT] <bynw> hi KK
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [7:21:08 PM EDT] <Evie> Mom almost has dinner ready, I think, so I might need to step away for a bit.
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [7:21:10 PM EDT] <KK> I'm ok, but my mother passed gently through the Veil early yesterday morning. The fall last Sunday was the trigger for the perfect cascade that took her very quickly. But she's at peace now, and I had been expecting this. Maye not quite so quickly, but I thought it would be before the end of the year.
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [7:21:33 PM EDT] <bynw> sorry to hear about LBM :(
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [7:21:40 PM EDT] <Evie> Oh, KK, I'm so sorry! But I'm glad it was a gentle passing.
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [7:21:56 PM EDT] <TheDeryni> So, so sorry, Katherine.
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [7:22:09 PM EDT] <The_Bee> Sad to hear, but glad it was peaceful.
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [7:22:31 PM EDT] <KK> Yes, she looked totally peaceful and relaxed, no sign of struggle.
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [7:23:15 PM EDT] <Evie> That's a blessing at least
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [7:24:35 PM EDT] <bynw> its tough loosing your mom even when you are half expecting it
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [7:24:49 PM EDT] <KK> Yeah. So, like many of you, I am now an orphan.
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [7:25:13 PM EDT] <bynw> that's what us orphan's have each other for :)
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [7:25:16 PM EDT] <Evie> It's been a rough year for you. :-(
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [7:25:57 PM EDT] <KK> Later in September, we're going to do elegant tea party in her honor at the Assisted Living place where she was living. That way, her friends there, her caregivers there, and the caregivers from Home Instead will be able to come and say goodbye.
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [7:26:23 PM EDT] <Evie> That will be a lovely way to honor her.
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [7:26:24 PM EDT] <TheDeryni> Nice
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [7:26:31 PM EDT] <bynw> yes that will be very nice
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [7:26:34 PM EDT] <The_Bee> Will you and your sister be winding up your mom's affairs, Or was that mostly done?
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [7:26:41 PM EDT] <KK> I plan to read some her favorite poems and also some of her own poems. And of course, there will be tea, and elegant tea dainties.
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [7:27:15 PM EDT] <bynw> a rough week
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [7:27:24 PM EDT] <KK> She'd updated her will in January, so all that is covered. But I get to clear out her apartment, as wellas what's still in the cottage. :-(
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [7:27:34 PM EDT] Nick TheDeryni is now known as TD-brb.
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [7:28:19 PM EDT] <DesertRose> I went afk for a few; I'm sorry to hear about LBM. 2019 is so fired.
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [7:28:37 PM EDT] <The_Bee> I hope you have many happy memories to cherish, KK.
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [7:29:49 PM EDT] <DesertRose> The tea party sounds like a really fitting memorial.
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [7:30:49 PM EDT] <DesertRose> But it sounds like you've really got your hands full, KK.
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [7:30:55 PM EDT] <KK> I do, Bee. She was quite an extraordinary woman, even if she did sometimes drive me crazy.
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [7:31:12 PM EDT] <bynw> that's what moms do :)
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [7:31:15 PM EDT] <DesertRose> Nobody can irk us like family.
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [7:31:24 PM EDT] <Evie> Don't all moms? I'm sure my kids say the same about me. :-)
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [7:31:26 PM EDT] <The_Bee> Maybe you'll post some of your mom's poems on the website?
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [7:32:10 PM EDT] <KK> And to relieve the stress of now having 3 properties to clear, I've decided to back off on putting the house on the market, and touch it out until the spring, when I hopefuly will have dealt with all the Stuff.
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [7:32:26 PM EDT] <The_Bee> good idea
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [7:32:27 PM EDT] <DesertRose> That sounds like a good plan.
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [7:32:34 PM EDT] <Evie> I didn't know your mom was a writer also. My grandmother was a poet; that's where I got my love for writing, I think.
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [7:32:40 PM EDT] <bynw> that's a wise thing to do
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [7:32:50 PM EDT] <DesertRose> There's no sense running yourself into the ground, especially when grieving two major deaths.
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [7:33:38 PM EDT] <Evie> Is there anyone specializing in estate sales in your area who might be able to help?
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [7:34:46 PM EDT] <Evie> Oops, looks like dinner is ready, so I need to log out from the computer. I'll try to check in later via my phone, so I'll just leave Discord up and running while I eat.
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [7:34:55 PM EDT] <DesertRose> Enjoy supper, Evie!
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [7:34:56 PM EDT] <Evie> Evie steps onto the Transfer Portal and disappears in a shower of blue-violet sparkles.
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [7:35:05 PM EDT] <bynw> night Evie
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [7:35:07 PM EDT] <Evie> See y'all later, hopefully. If not, goodnight!
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [7:35:07 PM EDT] <The_Bee> enjoy your meal, evie
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [7:35:13 PM EDT] Quit Evie (~IceChat9@OWIRCN-170089a2.al.charter.com) has left this server (Quit: Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach him how to fish, and he will sit in a boat and drink beer all day).
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [7:35:24 PM EDT] <DesertRose> That quit-tag though :D
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [7:35:32 PM EDT] * bynw goes to update the chat networks memorial page since he was able to help LBM into the chat a few times. she's a member!
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [7:35:53 PM EDT] <TD-brb> Lol
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [7:35:59 PM EDT] Nick TD-brb is now known as TheDeryni.
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [7:36:10 PM EDT] <KK> She hadn't written any poetry in years, but her early writing is quiite good. And she had organized and annotated it by date and by subject, with notes on what was going on in her life at that time. I think it has the makings of a book, but obviously not right away.
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [7:37:22 PM EDT] <DesertRose> If you'd like, KK, I can start a memorial thread on the forum for her.
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [7:39:57 PM EDT] <KK> Thank you, I'd like that. he had met Shiral and a few others, over the years. And lo and behold, I found a tee-shirt with the cover of the first book on the front. I'll have to see if I can do anything with it.
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [7:40:12 PM EDT] <TheDeryni> Me thinks I must eat. So, I'll see you all later. Again, Katherine, I'm sorry for your loss. Hang in there!
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [7:40:22 PM EDT] <DesertRose> What was her name, then? I want to think her first name was Margaret, but I'm not sure where that information is coming from. :)
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [7:40:24 PM EDT] <KK> Thanks, TheDeryni.
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [7:40:28 PM EDT] Nick TheDeryni is now known as Obsidian.
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [7:40:39 PM EDT] <DesertRose> Later, Obsidian
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [7:40:47 PM EDT] Quit Obsidian (~TheDeryni@Flirt.Storyteller.Wiseass) has left this server (Quit: Obsidian folds his wings and steps into the dolmen and smiles as he transits to his favorite Portuguese Anta ).
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [7:41:13 PM EDT] <KK> Yes, she was Margaret Carter---but not the one that used to talk about vampires at Darkovercon. :-)
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [7:41:17 PM EDT] <DesertRose> :D
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [7:43:27 PM EDT] <DesertRose> Obviously the information re: LBM's first name was coming from somewhere accurate. ;)
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [7:43:44 PM EDT] <bynw> she was such a sweetheart the few times i got to meet her
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [7:44:28 PM EDT] * DesertRose sets up a massive buffet, another massive table full of beverages, hot, cold, alcoholic, nonalcoholic, and yet a third of desserts of all kinds.
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [7:44:59 PM EDT] Join jerusha (uid321239@OWIRCN-53280135.irccloud.com) has joined this channel.
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [7:45:09 PM EDT] <DesertRose> Having been raised a US Southern high-church United Methodist, my first twitch when someone is mourning is "feed everyone." ;)
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [7:45:11 PM EDT] <DesertRose> Hi jerusha
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [7:45:13 PM EDT] <jerusha> Hi everyone!
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [7:45:42 PM EDT] <The_Bee> /me gratefully sips a glass of wine and nibbles some cheese.
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [7:45:48 PM EDT] <jerusha> Sorry to be late; was away in Ottawa
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [7:45:49 PM EDT] <The_Bee> Hi jerusha
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [7:45:53 PM EDT] <DesertRose> Re my comment as you joined, jerusha, KK's mom passed this morning.
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [7:46:03 PM EDT] <KK> I'm sipping the last of a cup of hot tea, and wondering whether the hot was a good choice. It's quite warm today, and a storm is passing is and undoubtedly raising the humidity.
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [7:46:06 PM EDT] <jerusha> Oh dear, I am so sorry
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [7:46:06 PM EDT] <bynw> hi jerusha
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [7:46:08 PM EDT] <DesertRose> Oops, sorry, yesterday morning.
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [7:46:25 PM EDT] <jerusha> Hi Bynw
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [7:46:49 PM EDT] <jerusha> My condolences, KK
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [7:47:39 PM EDT] <bynw> LBM has been added to the memorial wall forever remembered there: http://otherworlders.org/our-community/memorial-wall/
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [7:48:18 PM EDT] <jerusha> Excellent, Bynw
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [7:48:28 PM EDT] <KK> Thank you. But I've been slowly mourning this for some months, guessing that she wouldn't make it to Christmas, so it's more a feeling of relief than super grief. She was 94, and led quite an amazing life.
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [7:49:24 PM EDT] <DesertRose> I'd gotten that impression from things you've said in recent months, KK. And 94 is indeed a good long life.
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [7:49:38 PM EDT] <jerusha> 94 is not something to regret
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [7:50:19 PM EDT] <bynw> 94 is a good well lived life
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [7:51:53 PM EDT] <KK> I think she had just given up, at the end. The fall was merely a precipitant, as she was well aware that her memory was going and she was getting more and more frail. Now she's reunited with her beloved mother, who she lost at age 11; And hopefully she'll have found Scott, whom she adored.
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [7:52:24 PM EDT] <jerusha> I am sure they have found each other
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [7:53:54 PM EDT] <DesertRose> Probably an elegant tea already happening on the Other Side. :)
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [7:54:09 PM EDT] <jerusha> With a smidgen of scotch
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [7:54:44 PM EDT] <bynw> probably more than a smidgen
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [7:54:51 PM EDT] <KK> For Scott, maybe. LBM never acquired a taste for alcohol, even wine.
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [7:55:12 PM EDT] <jerusha> Tea it is, then!
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [7:55:44 PM EDT] <jerusha> Mine is about to show up
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [7:55:50 PM EDT] <KK> Yep. And Scott liked that, too.
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [7:57:23 PM EDT] <DesertRose> Only the best. The Macallan 72 in the Lalique for Scott.
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [7:58:10 PM EDT] <DesertRose> (Hey, what kind of heaven is it if he can't have magnificent Scotch?)
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [7:58:15 PM EDT] <KK> He'd like that.
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [7:58:36 PM EDT] <jerusha> Kind of like the magic teapot. It provides what each person wants
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [7:58:38 PM EDT] <KK> And his liver wouldn't protest it, either.
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [7:58:40 PM EDT] <DesertRose> And from what I heard of him, he'd give it its due appreciation.
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [7:58:48 PM EDT] <KK> He would.
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [7:59:05 PM EDT] <bynw> there was always The Macallan at the pub during Darkover
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [7:59:35 PM EDT] <DesertRose> I remember ambush talking about Scott introducing him to the finer points of good single-malt.
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [7:59:39 PM EDT] <KK> Yes, Pat and Kathy knew what he liked.
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [7:59:49 PM EDT] <bynw> that's where Dawson had his first taste of it sitting in the pub chatting with Scott
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [8:00:39 PM EDT] <bynw> i see we were thinking along the same lines there DesertRose
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [8:01:29 PM EDT] <DesertRose> Yup
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [8:01:52 PM EDT] <bynw> Dawson got buried with a bottle of The Macallan when he died
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [8:02:05 PM EDT] <DesertRose> I ordered a dram of Macallan (18, I think) in a restaurant shortly after we lost Dawson and sipped it (appreciatively) in his memory.
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [8:02:25 PM EDT] <KK> BTW, DesertRose, please send me you address in an e-mail, so I don't have to dig for it. I'm finding some dandy fabrics in LBM's stash that I think you could use for garb. :-)
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [8:02:36 PM EDT] <DesertRose> Oh, excellent! I will do that!
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [8:02:46 PM EDT] <jerusha> I, alas, cannot sip scotch appreciatively. But I respect those who can
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [8:02:56 PM EDT] <DesertRose> And I sorted out the issues I'd been having with the postal service, so I can give you my address rather than my parents'.
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [8:03:33 PM EDT] <KK> I let Sco9tt drink my share. Don't care for Scotch or really any hard liquor.
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [8:03:36 PM EDT] <DesertRose> (The problem was, the USPS wasn't sure who actually lived here, because mail was still being delivered to at least two prior tenants; now that they know it's just Carys and I living here, it's all good.)
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [8:03:56 PM EDT] <KK> Oh, good.
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [8:04:12 PM EDT] <jerusha> Do we send Carys' email to "Mistress Carys?"
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [8:04:16 PM EDT] <DesertRose> I made a decision long before I was old enough to drink legally that I would learn to appreciate good alcohol so as to avoid the temptation to overdo it. (Alcoholism runs in my family.)
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [8:04:18 PM EDT] <jerusha> I mean snail mail
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [8:04:27 PM EDT] <The_Bee> Does Carys read your mail, DR? ;)
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [8:04:32 PM EDT] <DesertRose> Her Serene Feline Majesty, Carys Elen the First of Her Name. ;)
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [8:05:02 PM EDT] <KK> brb
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [8:05:04 PM EDT] <jerusha> I bow humbly to the correct form of address
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [8:05:05 PM EDT] <bynw> arent they all Serene Feline Majesties
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [8:05:07 PM EDT] <DesertRose> Jesting aside, the vet clinic sends me a reminder when she's due for her checkup.
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [8:06:16 PM EDT] <The_Bee> I've almost given up on getting Melantha to take all her medicines.
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [8:06:24 PM EDT] <DesertRose> I suppose so. My parents have Her Serene Feline Majesty Penelope Jane the Grey, His Serene (ha) Feline Majesty, Merlin Emrys the Manx Menace, and Her Serene (ha. HA!) Feline Majesty, Layla Maia the Adorable Holy Terror.
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [8:07:17 PM EDT] <jerusha> Let the games begin!
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [8:07:18 PM EDT] <DesertRose> Merlin and Layla are not very serene. They are very playful, and Merlin plays rough. Layla is much gentler with her teeth and claws.
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [8:08:36 PM EDT] Join kiwi_67 (kiwi_67@OWIRCN-da43041d.mobile.att.net) has joined this channel.
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [8:08:42 PM EDT] <KK> I'm back.
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [8:08:45 PM EDT] <bynw> Oh, KK ... we had a chat visitor on Tuesday around 11am ET for a little bit. The one and only Duck
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [8:08:50 PM EDT] <DesertRose> Rehi KK.
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [8:09:06 PM EDT] <The_Bee> WB KK
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [8:09:07 PM EDT] <DesertRose> I'm not sure who kiwi_67 is, but hi to you too!
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [8:09:28 PM EDT] <kiwi_67> Derynifank. Hi all
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [8:09:43 PM EDT] <The_Bee> Yes, Hi to kiwi_67
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [8:09:51 PM EDT] <jerusha> Hi DFK
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [8:09:57 PM EDT] <bynw> hi DFK
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [8:10:09 PM EDT] <DesertRose> Hi Derynifank. If you want to change your nickname type "/nick Derynifank" minus the quotes; the slash needs to be the first character entered.
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [8:10:28 PM EDT] <DesertRose> How were your grandson's concerts?
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [8:10:41 PM EDT] <KK> The Duck! How's he doing?
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [8:11:29 PM EDT] <kiwi_67> Concerts were terrific
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [8:12:10 PM EDT] <bynw> KK, he's doing ok. He's going to be in the states (California) in late, late December for a week or so. He's thinking of going to the Joshua Tree National Park
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [8:12:55 PM EDT] Quit kiwi_67 (kiwi_67@OWIRCN-da43041d.mobile.att.net) has left this server (Connection closed).
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [8:13:09 PM EDT] Join kiwi_49 (kiwi_49@OWIRCN-da43041d.mobile.att.net) has joined this channel.
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [8:13:16 PM EDT] <KK> Is he still clearing the paths of endangered species to save them from the pipeline?
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [8:13:16 PM EDT] <jerusha> The Torenthi got DFK
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [8:13:20 PM EDT] <DesertRose> Rehi Derynifank?
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [8:13:39 PM EDT] <kiwi_49> Using iPhone. Not so good
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [8:13:43 PM EDT] <DesertRose> Why did I end that sentence with a question mark. I tell y'all, my brain is done.
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [8:14:38 PM EDT] <jerusha> iPhone is a perpetual challenge
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [8:14:51 PM EDT] <bynw> KK, he wasnt on long enough for much of a chat and i was at work at the time too.
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [8:14:58 PM EDT] <DesertRose> The local amateur orchestra in which my friend plays bass violin is having their first concert of the season in October, featuring the New World Symphony by Dvorak, but I think there will be other pieces too.
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [8:15:22 PM EDT] <jerusha> That should be good
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [8:15:25 PM EDT] <kiwi_49> I love that Symphony
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [8:15:26 PM EDT] <DesertRose> Yup.
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [8:15:45 PM EDT] <KK> New World is good.
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [8:16:14 PM EDT] <DesertRose> If y'all want to see some of their previous concerts, here's their YouTube channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChIc1Y5LxuYdFthVkjfKQCA
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [8:16:46 PM EDT] <bynw> don't move kiwi_49 aka derynifank, i'm about to fix your nick
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [8:17:11 PM EDT] Nick kiwi_49 is now known as DeryniFanK.
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [8:17:21 PM EDT] <DesertRose> And here's the playlist for the concert I attended in March: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mMRy07dx8M&list=PL7Xj2TD3aU1ocaYwZIiJDFsBGtz03nw19
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [8:17:58 PM EDT] <DeryniFanK> Thanks bynw
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [8:18:40 PM EDT] <bynw> sometimes typing on a phone is a bit of a pain
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [8:19:01 PM EDT] <DesertRose> DeryniFanK, I hate trying to chat via my phone too, whether it's here or FB Messenger or Discord or whatever. I've been typing on an actual keyboard for too many years. Phone keyboards are a pain.
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [8:19:03 PM EDT] <jerusha> Not sometimes, always!
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [8:19:27 PM EDT] <The_Bee> I tried to send a text, but the numberkeyswee too tine for my fingers.
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [8:19:31 PM EDT] <DeryniFanK> True!
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [8:19:48 PM EDT] <DesertRose> Heck, I can't even cope with a too-small laptop keyboard. I have big clunky hands and I need full-size keys, thanks. :D
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [8:20:44 PM EDT] <bynw> get a full sized bluetooth keyboard and pair it with your phone :)
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [8:23:08 PM EDT] Quit DeryniFanK (kiwi_49@OWIRCN-da43041d.mobile.att.net) has left this server (Connection closed).
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [8:23:17 PM EDT] Join kiwi_37 (kiwi_37@OWIRCN-da43041d.mobile.att.net) has joined this channel.
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [8:23:31 PM EDT] <bynw> wb DFK
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [8:23:31 PM EDT] <kiwi_37> I give up
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [8:24:01 PM EDT] <KK> At least for texting, it has interpretive text, so you don't always have to type the whole word--though sometimes it comes up with amazing autocorrect creations.
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [8:24:04 PM EDT] <kiwi_37> Keep getting lost
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [8:24:05 PM EDT] <DesertRose> More trouble and expense than I care to spend.
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [8:24:31 PM EDT] <DesertRose> Oh yes, autocorrect can be a gold mine--of humor, of embarrassment, sometimes of both. ;)
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [8:24:57 PM EDT] * bynw has autocorrect turned off
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [8:25:50 PM EDT] <kiwi_37> Smart move
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [8:27:15 PM EDT] <kiwi_37> AC always thinks it knows more than I do
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [8:29:10 PM EDT] <The_Bee> Have you visited the website recently/ www,damnyouautocorrect.com
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [8:29:44 PM EDT] <KK> Well, I think I'd better sign off now. Slept until 0920 this morning, catching up on the 2 hrs the night before, and that's later than I'd slept since Scott got sick. More catching up to do, but it's heading in the right direction.
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [8:30:34 PM EDT] * KK steps onto her Portal, waves goodnight and blows kisses, then disappears in a shower of green sparkles.
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [8:30:37 PM EDT] <bynw> thanks for coming in KK
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [8:30:39 PM EDT] <The_Bee> Nighters, KK. Thanks for coming,and good thoughts for LBM
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [8:30:51 PM EDT] <jerusha> Hope you have a good week, KK, and that all goes well
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [8:30:55 PM EDT] <KK> See you all next week.
[Sunday, August 18, 2019] [8:31:02 PM EDT] Quit KK has left this server (Quit: CGI:IRC).
"If having a soul means being able to feel love, loyalty, and gratitude, then animals are better off than a lot of humans."

James Herriot (James Alfred "Alfie" Wight), when a human client asked him if animals have souls.  (I don't remember in which book the story originally appeared.)