Hi Campbell. Looking forward to posting with you. I like respectful discussion with people who may have a different perspective on issues than I. I have learned a lot from these discussions, even if my view wasn't swayed.

Welcome Campbell.  Glad you signed in over here.  Keep us posted on the happenings in DC.

Nice to see you here Campbell!

MamaSqu wrote:

Good evening everybody, How is everyone doing? I'm still alive and plugging right along. It has been a very long time since I have had any exchange with some of you and I have to say that I have missed that a bunch. I hope all is well with each of you and that we can pick up sort of from where we left off, if not from someplace even more improved.  For those of you who knew me back in the day, I was Wacamole. I am the funny one and my favorite thread to post back then was the jokes from the Padded Room. If I start feeling inspired again I might just start doing that again, if it's alright with everyone else. I'm glad to see that you are still alive and well.

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just want to say I would love to see you do that, always got to have more jokes  look forward to reading them.
 

Welcome MamaSqu!...Welcome to plan B...looking forward to having you make us smile!

Welcome MamaSqu.   I hope you enjoy yourself and post often.  I am going to try to make sure I post more. 

Have fun!

Hello MamaSqu..... Your name is interesting. Is there a story there? Welcome. I didn't know you from the other MB but I don't think I was there a full two years. I'll watch for your jokes.

Thank you all for the warm welcome. It is very much appreciated. My name on here....hhmmm, well, the truth of that matter is that my nickname is Squirrel, and has been since I was 17. My children years later started introducing me to their friends as Mama Squirrel, but when I decided to join this group I just didn't feel like typing that out so I just went with the "Squ" (sku) of it. 

Now onto a bit of a funny story, at least to me. How I got the name Squirrel. As a teen, I had a favorite hang out with a bunch of my friends at the local civic center parking lot. Small town mentality for a mid sized city, we just sat around talking and laughing and enjoying each other company most nights. One such evening a fellow I had never met before approached us and for whatever reason, he picked me to start a conversation with, declaring that he knew me from somewhere. (He gave me the willies just looking at him and I knew enough about my gut feelings that if I was getting red flags from this guy, there must be a reason) . I, in response, declared that he was purely mistaken, and that we had never met and he did not know me or anything about me. (My friends looked on in silence ready to guard me if it appeared I needed help)
This guy persisted, "Well then maybe I went to school with one of your brothers or sisters." he said.
"See!" I elated, "You don't know me and that proves it. I have no sisters."
"Well then maybe I know your brothers. What are their names?"
Thinking on my feet as best I could, not wanting to give him any REAL details, I shot out my two brothers' nicknames, " One is Rabbit and the other is Rat."
"Those are both rodents. Staying in the family, what rodent are you then?"
"I must be Squirrel since I've got a fine tail."
All my friends choked up laughing and finally ran the guy off, but from that day forward they all called me Squirrel.
Nothing like hanging myself with an abstract nickname for all the wrong reasons.

Dori wrote:

 Awww so cute, Dori!