[Dixonary] Rnd 2261 New Word COMMANDUCATE

[John Barrs]

The Word for this round is

******************
* *
* COMMANDUCATE *
* *
******************

As usual, no indication of capitalisation or otherwise is implied.

New players are welcome. Don't look in a dictionary. If you know the word,
let me know soon, by email (if too many people know it, we'll pick another
word).

Think up a creative, intriguing, funny or genuine looking definition that
will entice your fellow players to vote for it. Send it BY EMAIL (not as a
public forum message) to me, <johnnybarrs (AT) gmail (DOT) com> or <
john.barrs (AT) ntlworld (DOT) com> before the deadline...

21:00 British Time 04 Dec 2011
which is 04:30 the next day for Adelaide
16:00 EastCoast USA
13:00 WestCoast USA
.... or thereabouts


Full rules, if you're curious, are in the files area of the
dixonary.netsite http:
dixonary.net/rules or the sticky messages at tapcis.com in The Parlor


JohnnyB

[Jim Hart]

What Prince William says when he wants his slippers brought

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[MICHAEL HARRINGTON]

I will submit my def very soon. I will pray I don't garner too many votes
however. As I write this we are packing to roll north about 650 miles to be
with our daughter when she brings the new baby home. The doctor promised the
birth-mother he will induce labor on Monday if she doesn't go into labor
naturally by Sunday. So, if I should be so brilliant as to win, I will need
to beg off. (Not that I expect to, but I have been surprised before).



Let's hope those Rocky Mountain Chinook winds have died down enough for us
to drive safely. We will be passing along the edge of the windy Great Basin
and the western edge of the Rockies right up to our destination.



Mike Harrington



From: dixonary (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com [mailto:dixonary (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com] On Behalf
Of John Barrs
Sent: Friday, December 02, 2011 11:10 PM
To: Dixonary (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com
Subject: [Dixonary] Rnd 2261 New Word COMMANDUCATE



The Word for this round is

******************
* *
* COMMANDUCATE *
* *
******************

As usual, no indication of capitalisation or otherwise is implied.

New players are welcome. Don't look in a dictionary. If you know the word,
let me know soon, by email (if too many people know it, we'll pick another
word).

Think up a creative, intriguing, funny or genuine looking definition that
will entice your fellow players to vote for it. Send it BY EMAIL (not as a
public forum message) to me, <johnnybarrs (AT) gmail (DOT) com> or
<john.barrs (AT) ntlworld (DOT) com> before the deadline...

21:00 British Time 04 Dec 2011
which is 04:30 the next day for Adelaide
16:00 EastCoast USA
13:00 WestCoast USA
.... or thereabouts


Full rules, if you're curious, are in the files area of the dixonary.net
site http:dixonary.net/rules or the sticky messages at tapcis.com in The
Parlor


JohnnyB

[Judy Madnick]

Mike,

That's very exciting news! Best wishes to everyone -- and, yes, we'll all hope that the weather cooperates. And by all means play this round. I hope you get lots of votes...and have to pass the deal on to someone else. LOL!

Judy


----- Original message ----------------------------------------
From: "MICHAEL HARRINGTON" <mikeharrington47 (AT) gmail (DOT) com>
To: dixonary (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com
Received: 12/3/2011 12:34:46 PM
Subject: RE: [Dixonary] Rnd 2261 New Word COMMANDUCATE


<< I will submit my def very soon. I will pray I don't garner too
<< many votes
<< however. As I write this we are packing to roll north about 650
<< miles to be
<< with our daughter when she brings the new baby home. The
<< doctor promised the
<< birth-mother he will induce labor on Monday if she doesn't go
<< into labor
<< naturally by Sunday. So, if I should be so brilliant as to win, I
<< will need
<< to beg off. (Not that I expect to, but I have been surprised
<< before).

<<

<< Let's hope those Rocky Mountain Chinook winds have died
<< down enough for us
<< to drive safely. We will be passing along the edge of the windy
<< Great Basin
<< and the western edge of the Rockies right up to our
<< destination.

<<

<< Mike Harrington

[Stephen Dixon]

Sounds like a legitimate bye, even without all the wind. Best wishes to
mom, baby and all. Being a grandad is a great thing.

steve d

On Sat, Dec 3, 2011 at 12:34 PM, MICHAEL HARRINGTON <
mikeharrington47 (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote:

> I will submit my def very soon. I will pray I don’t garner too many votes
> however. As I write this we are packing to roll north about 650 miles to be
> with our daughter when she brings the new baby home. The doctor promised
> the birth-mother he will induce labor on Monday if she doesn’t go into
> labor naturally by Sunday. So, if I should be so brilliant as to win, I
> will need to beg off. (Not that I expect to, but I have been surprised
> before).****
>
> ** **
>
> Let’s hope those Rocky Mountain Chinook winds have died down enough for us
> to drive safely. We will be passing along the edge of the windy Great Basin
> and the western edge of the Rockies right up to our destination.****
>
> ** **
>
> Mike Harrington****
>
> ** **
>
> *From:* dixonary (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com [mailto:dixonary (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com] *On
> Behalf Of *John Barrs
> *Sent:* Friday, December 02, 2011 11:10 PM
> *To:* Dixonary (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com
> *Subject:* [Dixonary] Rnd 2261 New Word COMMANDUCATE****
>
> ** **
>
> The Word for this round is
>
> ******************
> * *
> * COMMANDUCATE *
> * *
> ******************
>
> As usual, no indication of capitalisation or otherwise is implied.
>
> New players are welcome. Don't look in a dictionary. If you know the word,
> let me know soon, by email (if too many people know it, we'll pick another
> word).
>
> Think up a creative, intriguing, funny or genuine looking definition that
> will entice your fellow players to vote for it. Send it BY EMAIL (not as a
> public forum message) to me, <johnnybarrs (AT) gmail (DOT) com> or <
> john.barrs (AT) ntlworld (DOT) com> before the deadline...
>
> 21:00 British Time 04 Dec 2011
> which is 04:30 the next day for Adelaide
> 16:00 EastCoast USA
> 13:00 WestCoast USA
> ... or thereabouts
>
>
> Full rules, if you're curious, are in the files area of the dixonary.netsite http:
> dixonary.net/rules or the sticky messages at tapcis.com in The Parlor
>
>
> JohnnyB****
>

[MICHAEL HARRINGTON]

Thanks, Judy. (I think).

It has been a long and bitter 15 years for my daughter. Being barren has
been particularly hard on her. They fell into this wonderful opportunity to
adopt this baby after she lost the last one after 20 weeks and right after
she was told weeks later she can never conceive without severe problems due
to a chromosome problems and an unviable uterus. She's been through hell
physically and emotionally, so needless to say, we are all very excited over
it. The timing could not have been more providential.

She will have to go to Idaho and comply with their state adoption laws
before she can bring the baby home, but we will stay behind in Utah to hold
the fort down, so to speak. We have been through this three times before
with our oldest daughter, so we are seasoned veterans now.

Mike H.

-----Original Message-----
From: dixonary (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com [mailto:dixonary (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com] On Behalf
Of Judy Madnick
Sent: Saturday, December 03, 2011 10:12 AM
To: dixonary (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com
Subject: RE: [Dixonary] Rnd 2261 New Word COMMANDUCATE

Mike,

That's very exciting news! Best wishes to everyone -- and, yes, we'll all
hope that the weather cooperates. And by all means play this round. I hope
you get lots of votes...and have to pass the deal on to someone else. LOL!

Judy


----- Original message
----------------------------------------
From: "MICHAEL HARRINGTON" <mikeharrington47 (AT) gmail (DOT) com>
To: dixonary (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com
Received: 12/3/2011 12:34:46 PM
Subject: RE: [Dixonary] Rnd 2261 New Word COMMANDUCATE


<< I will submit my def very soon. I will pray I don't
garner too
<< many votes
<< however. As I write this we are packing to roll north
about 650
<< miles to be
<< with our daughter when she brings the new baby home. The
<< doctor promised the
<< birth-mother he will induce labor on Monday if she
doesn't go
<< into labor
<< naturally by Sunday. So, if I should be so brilliant as
to win, I
<< will need
<< to beg off. (Not that I expect to, but I have been
surprised
<< before).

<<

<< Let's hope those Rocky Mountain Chinook winds have died
<< down enough for us
<< to drive safely. We will be passing along the edge of the
windy
<< Great Basin
<< and the western edge of the Rockies right up to our
<< destination.

<<

<< Mike Harrington

[Judy Madnick]

Mike,

So many of us take childbearing for granted, forgetting the heartache of the many who are unable to give birth. It sounds like your family has been through a lot. Thank goodness there are opportunities for adoption...not only for your daughter and son-in-law but for the baby, who is so fortunate to have the promise of being adopted by a loving family. Safe travels to all...and I look forward to hearing wonderful news soon.

Judy

[MICHAEL HARRINGTON]

So true, Judy! Sixteen years ago my first daughter tried for the next five
years until they found the problem, which was irresolvable. During that time
unthinking peers made some pretty presumptive remarks that cut her deeply.
I have learned from that to never wonder why some couples have no children.
It just is not any of my business, and no one knows another's deeply hidden
pains. It humbled me and made me a wiser man. I also learned that adopted
children (grandchildren) are no different at all in the way they love us and
we love them. Blood has nothing to do with it at all.

Mike Harrington

-----Original Message-----
From: dixonary (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com [mailto:dixonary (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com] On Behalf
Of Judy Madnick
Sent: Saturday, December 03, 2011 12:14 PM
To: dixonary (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com
Subject: RE: [Dixonary] Rnd 2261 New Word COMMANDUCATE

Mike,

So many of us take childbearing for granted, forgetting the heartache of the
many who are unable to give birth. It sounds like your family has been
through a lot. Thank goodness there are opportunities for adoption...not
only for your daughter and son-in-law but for the baby, who is so fortunate
to have the promise of being adopted by a loving family. Safe travels to
all...and I look forward to hearing wonderful news soon.

Judy

[Judy Madnick]

From: "MICHAEL HARRINGTON" <mikeharrington47 (AT) gmail (DOT) com>

<< During that time
<< unthinking peers made some pretty presumptive remarks that
<< cut her deeply.

Some people just don't stop to think, I guess, especially when it's none of their business!!

<< I also
<< learned that adopted
<< children (grandchildren) are no different at all in the way they
<< love us and
<< we love them. Blood has nothing to do with it at all.

Amen. They are truly special...and so lucky to have been chosen.

Judy

[Chris Carson]

Sounds like an excellent reason to give the deal a miss just in case and congratulations. There's nothing quite like becoming a grandfather. My son in Denver and my daughter here in New Jersey have made me a grandfather three times over in the last three years with three precious little girls. I still can't fully comprehend the experience. I just know that it is like nothing imaginable.

Chris

Sent from my iPhone

On Dec 3, 2011, at 12:34 PM, "MICHAEL HARRINGTON" <mikeharrington47 (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote:

> I will submit my def very soon. I will pray I don’t garner too many votes however. As I write this we are packing to roll north about 650 miles to be with our daughter when she brings the new baby home. The doctor promised the birth-mother he will induce labor on Monday if she doesn’t go into labor naturally by Sunday. So, if I should be so brilliant as to win, I will need to beg off. (Not that I expect to, but I have been surprised before).
>
> Let’s hope those Rocky Mountain Chinook winds have died down enough for us to drive safely. We will be passing along the edge of the windy Great Basin and the western edge of the Rockies right up to our destination.
>
> Mike Harrington
>
> From: dixonary (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com [mailto:dixonary (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com] On Behalf Of John Barrs
> Sent: Friday, December 02, 2011 11:10 PM
> To: Dixonary (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com
> Subject: [Dixonary] Rnd 2261 New Word COMMANDUCATE
>
> The Word for this round is
>
> ******************
> * *
> * COMMANDUCATE *
> * *
> ******************
>
> As usual, no indication of capitalisation or otherwise is implied.
>
> New players are welcome. Don't look in a dictionary. If you know the word, let me know soon, by email (if too many people know it, we'll pick another word).
>
> Think up a creative, intriguing, funny or genuine looking definition that will entice your fellow players to vote for it. Send it BY EMAIL (not as a public forum message) to me, <johnnybarrs (AT) gmail (DOT) com> or <john.barrs (AT) ntlworld (DOT) com> before the deadline...
>
> 21:00 British Time 04 Dec 2011
> which is 04:30 the next day for Adelaide
> 16:00 EastCoast USA
> 13:00 WestCoast USA
> ... or thereabouts
>
>
> Full rules, if you're curious, are in the files area of the dixonary.net site http:dixonary.net/rules or the sticky messages at tapcis.com in The Parlor
>
>
> JohnnyB

[EnDash@aol.com]

Grandfatherhood is indeed wonderful -- we've got four -- until one
granddaughter with drop-dead good looks, a wardrobe of mini minis, and outrageous
shoes turns 18 and moves in with you for the entire summer.


In a message dated 12/3/2011 9:43:35 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
clcarson (AT) live (DOT) com writes:

There's nothing quite like becoming a grandfather. My son in Denver and my
daughter here in New Jersey have made me a grandfather three times over in
the last three years with three precious little girls. I still can't fully
comprehend the experience. I just know that it is like nothing imaginable.