Book Board Chat | Helen | Activity https://www.bookboardchat.com/members/10bbg10/activity/ Activity feed for Helen. Thu, 14 May 2026 23:21:02 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v=11.3.1 en-US 30 hourly 2 9d3e322852346c78cfc8a9ab905ae9ea Helen posted an update: I have been with out a computer for two weeks. My daughter […] https://www.bookboardchat.com/activity/p/29201/ Sun, 25 Jan 2015 22:32:34 -0500 I have been with out a computer for two weeks. My daughter is here now trying to get me back in the groove. I fear that I am a slow learner.

]]> 291eed46abb0d1fdf7ad7515c16e4619 Helen posted an update: You ask for jokes. Here is an old and tired one. Two birds […] https://www.bookboardchat.com/activity/p/28233/ Wed, 29 Oct 2014 15:19:56 -0400 You ask for jokes. Here is an old and tired one.
Two birds setting on a limb with their heads tucked under their wing . One bird withdrew his head and said "My instinct tell me to go that way." Second bird withdrew his head and said "My end stinks too. But it sure does not tell which way to go."

]]> 3beb6502ed5efe886ecd25f05ec17477 Helen posted an update: Just trying to refresh the BB https://www.bookboardchat.com/activity/p/27628/ Wed, 17 Sep 2014 23:05:59 -0400 Just trying to refresh the BB

]]> d7340cccf2c70a9831b24c9104c94971 Helen posted an update: Mim has long been a personal friend of mine. She was one of […] https://www.bookboardchat.com/activity/p/27286/ Wed, 13 Aug 2014 22:30:19 -0400 Mim has long been a personal friend of mine. She was one of the first book sellers that I became acquainted with after moving to Indianapolis. I will miss her.

]]> 7a8ed5364f9111e0e4bf9d6b83266524 Helen posted an update: I am reading a book about Cleopatra set 40BC or so. I find […] https://www.bookboardchat.com/activity/p/27107/ Wed, 23 Jul 2014 23:19:03 -0400 I am reading a book about Cleopatra set 40BC or so. I find it amusing that Cleopatra and other women of that time wore their hair in Dreadlocks and braids.

]]> 7200354929b561a15889054bfb5963b3 Helen posted an update: The quotation is from Albert Einstein. https://www.bookboardchat.com/activity/p/26768/ Thu, 19 Jun 2014 16:05:30 -0400 The quotation is from Albert Einstein.

]]> eec09c2c196b4d1875e8b514de88d3b3 Helen posted an update: I thought this an interesting theme and worth sharing. On […] https://www.bookboardchat.com/activity/p/26767/ Thu, 19 Jun 2014 15:57:04 -0400 I thought this an interesting theme and worth sharing. On the cover of Dh's weekly planner is " Learn from yesterday-Live for today- Hope for tomorrow."

]]> aa6cf56f5317ac598e82274be08425bd Helen posted an update: Good morning. Thanks for the responses about my political […] https://www.bookboardchat.com/activity/p/26689/ Fri, 13 Jun 2014 13:28:17 -0400 Good morning. Thanks for the responses about my political posts. Most of my family have been interested in politics----- my timeline goes back to Franklin Roosevelt . Certainly in a family of nine children there were disagreements political party wise and and otherwise but there never any animosity involved.

]]> c8b2da62fb64275ae6eaf1b2cf850e8d Helen posted an update: My apologies to anyone who was offended at my political post […] https://www.bookboardchat.com/activity/p/26666/ Thu, 12 Jun 2014 16:30:18 -0400 My apologies to anyone who was offended at my political post . I was using "coming out of the woodwork as a Idiom which I thought was well known and would be recognized as such.
Henceforth I will post only about the weather. I do like to this board at least once each day. So if you care at all about my posts you can expect Weather Weather Weather.
Which by the way-We had rain last night but sunny and warm today. Summer is fast approaching.

]]> b80faf86d3efbd97fcd32bb734678b7f Helen posted an update: Another comment. Political this time. I had mentioned to my […] https://www.bookboardchat.com/activity/p/26638/ Wed, 11 Jun 2014 13:02:41 -0400 Another comment. Political this time. I had mentioned to my DH just yesterday that the 'Clinton haters' were coming out to the wood work. I think that it will get much worse as the election time rolls around.

]]> d703c0ce2730317c5597b2869b8b776c Helen posted an update: Good morning BBers. Cloudy and overcast here in Indy but […] https://www.bookboardchat.com/activity/p/26636/ Wed, 11 Jun 2014 12:54:42 -0400 Good morning BBers. Cloudy and overcast here in Indy but temps approaching the 80s on most days.
Lots of basketball of late but I had previously not noticed that 'flopping' fouls being called on various players. I did know what a flopping foul was so Googled it. Here is what I found.
"In basketball, a flop is an intentional fall by a player after little or no physical contact by an opposing player in order to draw a personal foul call by an official against the opponent.[1] The move is sometimes called acting, as in "acting as if he was fouled". Because it is inherently designed to deceive the official, flopping is generally considered to be unsportsmanlike. Nonetheless, it is widely practiced and even perfected by many professional players.

Flopping effectively is not easy to do, primarily because drawing contact can sometimes result in the opposite effect—a foul called on the defensive player—when too much contact is drawn or if the player has not positioned himself perfectly. Additionally, even if no foul is called on either player, by falling to the floor, the flopping defensive player will have taken himself out of position to provide any further defensive opposition on the play, thus potentially allowing the offense to score easily. To consistently draw offensive fouls on opponents takes good body control and a great deal of practice. Players generally become better at flopping as their careers progress.

The National Basketball Association (NBA) added a rule in 1997 to cut down on flopping near the basket, adding a 4-foot (1.22 meter) "dotted line area" around the center of the basket to help prevent flops. Such flops are charged as blocking fouls or no-calls. In the 2012–13 season, the league began fining guilty players.

In the NBA, the penalty for "flopping" is a technical foul, which starting in 2013-14 would be one of two fouls counted towards ejection.

2012-13 National Federation of State High School Associations basketball rule 10.6.f specifically defines "faking being fouled," in the judgment of an official, as unsportsmanlike conduct subject to penalty of a technical foul, but in practice this call is exceptionally rare."
In football or hockey it is called "diving."
You always wanted to know that didn't you.?

]]> e44439178df4cffb0f85a9a3e43c5501 Helen posted an update: Good evening BBers. Just having a discussion with my DGD […] https://www.bookboardchat.com/activity/p/26630/ Tue, 10 Jun 2014 21:46:21 -0400 Good evening BBers. Just having a discussion with my DGD about using the word euphemism when trying to teach her 4 yo son about them. I told her that the word 'euphimism ' would scare me off. Cloudy and rain here in Indy. Suppose to be sunny tomorrow.

]]> 15abc0bf7fd35f32f08a0420d054dda5 Helen posted an update: Patsy ---Love that pic of you and your red headed DGS . https://www.bookboardchat.com/activity/p/26596/ Sun, 08 Jun 2014 13:20:55 -0400 Patsy ---Love that pic of you and your red headed DGS .

]]> 42c36e82fb23c48a6991f72efee3a129 Helen posted an update: Interesting Jim. I just finished reading an article in Time […] https://www.bookboardchat.com/activity/p/26540/ Tue, 03 Jun 2014 01:56:57 -0400 Interesting Jim. I just finished reading an article in Time magazine about transgender persons.

]]> 48b5f9b9ce6fc78de3dd9c9214035883 Helen posted an update: Diane, I think you will never regret moving to be near your […] https://www.bookboardchat.com/activity/p/26471/ Wed, 28 May 2014 19:32:34 -0400 Diane, I think you will never regret moving to be near your family. In 1986 we moved here to be near our children. DH had said many times that he was going to move back to the Arkansas farm which he had inherited. Since then has sold that farm and a very nice house. There were many problems in keeping that farm and house.
Just recently I ask him if he thought we had made the right decision. He said the this was the right and best move for us. We are really enjoying being able to see our daughters, grand children and great grand children.

]]> 1d3d143cc99ecfc385f17bca14b2de75 Helen posted an update: One of my brothers had done quite a lot of genealogy work […] https://www.bookboardchat.com/activity/p/26351/ Sun, 18 May 2014 22:51:18 -0400 One of my brothers had done quite a lot of genealogy work after he retired. He had located the graves of many of our ancestors. Some nephews had been observing his work and decided they wanted to see the cemetery where our ancestors were buried so several of us gathered in our home town and that brother took us on what we called " A cemetery hop ." There were so many of us that my brother rented a school bus so we would all be together. I saw several cemeteries that I had heard about through out my life time. We shared many stories about the various ancestors.

]]> cfbeedf1c137d1b15f2d0c920f10d602 Helen posted an update: When we lived in El Paso,TX Our house was up on the desert. […] https://www.bookboardchat.com/activity/p/26324/ Fri, 16 May 2014 16:14:03 -0400 When we lived in El Paso,TX Our house was up on the desert. But we could go down the hill into what was called "The Valley" where the farmers had access to the river for irrigation purposes. There was always plenty of fruit available in our markets. And there was a military base just north of El Paso which made for some interesting watching. We had a nice green lawn but oh those 'goat heads' could be painful to bare feet.

]]> 4af4dc70a624695746ee7f36f906d471 Helen posted an update: Carol - The first time we drove across Texas our now 60 year […] https://www.bookboardchat.com/activity/p/26318/ Fri, 16 May 2014 13:45:50 -0400 Carol - The first time we drove across Texas our now 60 year old daughter was only 4 years old. She kept waking up from another nap to ask " Are we still in Texas ?" Yes, Texas is a big state.

]]> dd81207e2e5d69bda49838d0f251d1a9 Helen posted an update: Nice sunny day here in Indy. We got a little rain very early […] https://www.bookboardchat.com/activity/p/26274/ Sun, 11 May 2014 19:37:36 -0400 Nice sunny day here in Indy. We got a little rain very early this morning.
On boys names. Nobody in my family of eight brothers, 6-7 sons in laws 45 plus nieces and nephews. Seven grands and more great grands have any of those names .
I guess we are really behind the times.

]]> 93f3acc498e21aeefd23619465385693 Helen posted an update: Good evening. A nice day here in Indy but I am having […] https://www.bookboardchat.com/activity/p/26215/ Wed, 07 May 2014 01:26:44 -0400 Good evening. A nice day here in Indy but I am having computer problems . This is test to see if all is well with my computer here.

]]> c62b92c1234b2f26dc846b3383c10f80 Helen posted an update: mysteryhorse--- Thanks for the report. It is always fun to […] https://www.bookboardchat.com/activity/p/26189/ Sun, 04 May 2014 13:22:18 -0400 mysteryhorse--- Thanks for the report. It is always fun to see an -underdog-horse that is- win.
Looks like we are in for a sunny day here in Indy.

]]> 9097c8378925ec77751856981e9e9fc6 Helen posted an update: Good morning all. Beautiful sunny day here in Indy. Hope we […] https://www.bookboardchat.com/activity/p/26176/ Sat, 03 May 2014 13:36:09 -0400 Good morning all. Beautiful sunny day here in Indy. Hope we get to watch the basket ball game tonight. Our Indy Pacers have did not made it this far but will be fun to watch I believe it is the Atlanta Hawks and but I don't know who they are playing.

]]> 14c7d1fc881af86eeb798721ea8edfc8 Helen posted an update: In my life time I have known only person who was killed by […] https://www.bookboardchat.com/activity/p/26106/ Mon, 28 Apr 2014 23:57:55 -0400 In my life time I have known only person who was killed by a Lightning strike. He was standing in open field--- no trees or anything that would have made him more dangerous.
More recently We have had several children struck by lighting while they were playing at a summer camp. All were taken to the hospital but released after a couple days in the hospital. As far as I know none had serious injuries.

]]> 9877ad95152e028641714d7f5406e74d Helen posted an update: Beautiful sunny day here in Indy. Need to get some doors […] https://www.bookboardchat.com/activity/p/26081/ Sat, 26 Apr 2014 20:07:37 -0400 Beautiful sunny day here in Indy. Need to get some doors open. Have not turned the AC on and probably won't for another 10 days or so.
A bit of foolishness. Ribick Cubes are 40 years old this week.

]]> fbb0b721f582758c88546c469105b183 Helen posted an update: Beautiful day here in Indy. I do beiieve that spring is […] https://www.bookboardchat.com/activity/p/26066/ Thu, 24 Apr 2014 20:44:23 -0400 Beautiful day here in Indy. I do beiieve that spring is here.
DH says that he has four varieties of dandelions. The first variety is " bigger" with the second variety being "better bigger."

]]> a82b3b5fb4480362ccc61318a8e454c0 Helen posted an update: Supposed to be clear and in the 50s here in Indianapolis. […] https://www.bookboardchat.com/activity/p/25971/ Wed, 16 Apr 2014 13:34:03 -0400 Supposed to be clear and in the 50s here in Indianapolis. Guess they are right as that is what I see out the window from here in my northwest room. Jonquils are blooming in our front yard. I reminded our now 18 yo grandson that we had bought the bulbs for these from him when he was in kindergarten. Now he is ready to start college. He will be studying computer science. Computer science is his father's profession. The GS has two white boards installed in his bedroom where he writes programs for his dad's approval.

]]> 372f94e551d0d8c2c60e6fc7d4ce8137 Helen posted an update: Just checking in. Nice sunny day here in Indy. Temps in the […] https://www.bookboardchat.com/activity/p/25935/ Sun, 13 Apr 2014 18:31:02 -0400 Just checking in. Nice sunny day here in Indy. Temps in the high 70s yesterday and today.

]]> 66ce82d05d167f041d317fc40f86be22 Helen posted an update: Speaking of age--- Our ARP paper had some comments on the […] https://www.bookboardchat.com/activity/p/25905/ Fri, 11 Apr 2014 14:48:59 -0400 Speaking of age--- Our ARP paper had some comments on the subject. A Joan Rivers quote' I've had so much plastic surgery, when I die they will have to donate by body to Tupperware'.

]]> 4e47c17382a5356efd4cbcf286a91a10 Helen posted an update: Several weeks ago I ask what "one and done" was about. I […] https://www.bookboardchat.com/activity/p/25815/ Sat, 05 Apr 2014 20:42:59 -0400 Several weeks ago I ask what "one and done" was about. I have come to the conclusion that when referring to athletes at the university level it means an athlete might have attended or will attend a university for only one year .

]]> 6752397ca2d241f832a642fac967dce3 Helen posted an update: Hi jcorn. I have been wondering what happened to you. I used […] https://www.bookboardchat.com/activity/p/25813/ Sat, 05 Apr 2014 16:29:51 -0400 Hi jcorn. I have been wondering what happened to you. I used to see you now and then at the post office but nowadays I am pretty much a "shut-in" so postman picks up my packages at our mailbox. We are lucky to have a postman who will do so as this is not required of them.
Fortunately several years ago I was in our branch post office when a clerk ask who our postman was. Apparently our postman received instruction to that he/she was to pick up our packages. Others complain about postal employees but we have always had very considerate post people . Often they bring our packages to the front door.

]]> 47d5f6eb78e37688bf296f248d71ad85 Helen posted an update: I am just seeing on the news that there has been another […] https://www.bookboardchat.com/activity/p/25769/ Thu, 03 Apr 2014 01:52:18 -0400 I am just seeing on the news that there has been another shooting at Fort Hood. Four dead with 14 injured.

]]> 9f9756a83d5474e38fd55de8a94acffa Helen posted an update: Good morning BBBers. Homemade rice pudding sounds GOOD to […] https://www.bookboardchat.com/activity/p/25758/ Wed, 02 Apr 2014 13:31:20 -0400 Good morning BBBers. Homemade rice pudding sounds GOOD to me. I may have to make some today.
Just thinking about a silly game that my brothers and I used to play. When we were playing cards if one made a mistake he was called a Pig. When one accumulated three Pigs one then became a Hog. When another player made a mistake and was named a Pig they could say "Well at least I'm not a Hog like you."
About that time Mom sent us to bed.

]]> a75ba7127f9b956b576bb59db38f0f22 Helen posted an update: That is the IPS or Indianapolis Public School System. https://www.bookboardchat.com/activity/p/25736/ Tue, 01 Apr 2014 13:46:39 -0400 That is the IPS or Indianapolis Public School System.

]]> d8df7dda45ea5d1536ad357240b5b6e9 Helen posted an update: I have not checked temperatures but sun is shining here in […] https://www.bookboardchat.com/activity/p/25735/ Tue, 01 Apr 2014 13:45:18 -0400 I have not checked temperatures but sun is shining here in Indy. Looks like we'll have a beautiful day.
And Dan this term "one and done " seems to refer not to a score but to a players eligibility. What am I missing ?
The top state basketball team was Tech from the Indiana Public School System. I believe this is the first time an IPS school has won in 34 years. Tech will now play some Texas school.
There is already much ballyhoo about the Indy 500. And so it goes.

]]> c2bc856fc3ec38cd5292807a45262bfa Helen posted an update: Nice sunny day here in Indy. Will somebody who understands […] https://www.bookboardchat.com/activity/p/25719/ Mon, 31 Mar 2014 22:34:24 -0400 Nice sunny day here in Indy.
Will somebody who understands define the 'one and done' policy in basketball in simple terms that maybe I can understand? I found the Wiki page but still do not understand .

]]> 1a0a719c4acccad472467e3083f24418 Helen posted an update: Good morning BBers. A sunny day at 22 degrees and temps […] https://www.bookboardchat.com/activity/p/25700/ Sun, 30 Mar 2014 16:05:55 -0400 Good morning BBers. A sunny day at 22 degrees and temps going up !!! We'll make the best of it while we have it as weather reports say back to rain tomorrow. Spring is coming. G grandson was here yesterday He and gramps inspected the bed where gramps had planted seed.

]]> d76052553330d62cbc5f00f7b742349c Helen posted an update: Good morning everybody . We have rain here in Indiana. Maybe […] https://www.bookboardchat.com/activity/p/25682/ Sat, 29 Mar 2014 17:10:30 -0400 Good morning everybody . We have rain here in Indiana. Maybe sun tomorrow but then back to
cloudy days with showers. Guess that is supposed to be typical for April in Indiana. I hope DH's garden seeds will be sprouting soon. I'm looking forward to lettuce and green onions.

]]> 634e0ee4c86f4be2b31af5aacfaf16d2 Helen posted an update: Cold but warming weather in Indiana @dupo . We have a cat […] https://www.bookboardchat.com/activity/p/25664/ Thu, 27 Mar 2014 19:36:15 -0400 Cold but warming weather in Indiana
@dupo . We have a cat loving DDIL who lives in a suburb of St. Louis' I told her about the Clowder House.

]]> 2a30c83d4797b6b71ae0620d6ee68c2a Helen posted an update: Good morning every body. Just now getting rolling. I have […] https://www.bookboardchat.com/activity/p/25618/ Mon, 24 Mar 2014 13:11:51 -0400 Good morning every body. Just now getting rolling. I have plenty on my 'to do' list . The Indiana weather report tells me that we can expect a "sunny start, chilly and dry with possible temps up to 38 degrees". And maybe some light snow in some areas. Lots of possibilities there. LOL
Before I go ----Happy Birthday Diane.

]]> 9b8b3fb1843c6b0324dc8159c4e5a70b Helen posted an update: Bob I gave it a shot. Listed one item . Now to do follow up […] https://www.bookboardchat.com/activity/p/25614/ Sun, 23 Mar 2014 22:11:21 -0400 Bob I gave it a shot. Listed one item . Now to do follow up to see what my charges are. Thanks

]]> 40ea35b6b203da748eeaf8a532e23d9a Helen posted an update: Good morning from Indianapolis . Bright and sunny out there […] https://www.bookboardchat.com/activity/p/25595/ Sun, 23 Mar 2014 13:09:55 -0400 Good morning from Indianapolis . Bright and sunny out there with temps near 40 degrees. Don't know what might be in store for today except I have a few more books to add to my database. I have ask my selling partner DD to buy more for at the next library sale.
Also sort of waiting for eBay to have a free listing period so can attempt to sell my non-book items.
I saw two pair of robins on the front porch rail. Maybe they will be nesting in the nearby bushes. I have not been robin watching so they may have been around for quite some time.

]]> 4f02cfe09cfce0de5259f65dba605175 Helen posted an update: Patsy--- What a charmer !!! https://www.bookboardchat.com/activity/p/25567/ Fri, 21 Mar 2014 00:27:31 -0400 Patsy--- What a charmer !!!

]]> 4c98ffee9fc615d846fa80deea222576 Helen posted an update: Good morning Patsy . There is just one thing better than […] https://www.bookboardchat.com/activity/p/25556/ Thu, 20 Mar 2014 12:51:52 -0400 Good morning Patsy . There is just one thing better than Grand children-----that being Great grandchildren. We have five of those. One of them lives here in town. He comes to see us at least once a week.

]]> 8d61f4b964c4d3cd00c8adabdc290459 Helen posted an update: Funny Carol. I once was supervising two young women who were […] https://www.bookboardchat.com/activity/p/25491/ Fri, 14 Mar 2014 19:33:10 -0400 Funny Carol. I once was supervising two young women who were part time help in a newspaper office. I suggested that they clean the windows with some discarded newspapers. They would have nothing to do with that option so they proceeded with regular window cleaner and paper towels.

]]> 469794e9d18d567bdb8b3fcf13253c13 Helen posted an update: Diane-- Finding the pictures of your friend's mother. What […] https://www.bookboardchat.com/activity/p/25488/ Fri, 14 Mar 2014 15:53:02 -0400 Diane-- Finding the pictures of your friend's mother. What a nice thing to have happen. And probably only could have happened only through the Internet.

]]> ed313a0a4b6c0b3ce7dad04b6d8a5cd7 Helen posted an update: Every two weeks or so we drop our newspapers to a local […] https://www.bookboardchat.com/activity/p/25473/ Thu, 13 Mar 2014 22:23:14 -0400 Every two weeks or so we drop our newspapers to a local thrift store for them to use as wrapping or packing. They seem to appreciated them.
They make good weed control too. Just put them down and put some wood chips on top of them. They control the weeds and eventually disintegrate to enrich the soil.

]]> 6bb7437c3841171dfca60375a6d30523 Helen posted an update: We have a beautiful sunny day here in Indianapolis with […] https://www.bookboardchat.com/activity/p/25429/ Tue, 11 Mar 2014 21:26:45 -0400 We have a beautiful sunny day here in Indianapolis with temps in the 60s.
Mention retirement and I think of one of my brothers who retired as a carrier from the Los Angeles , CA post office after 25 years of service. He had set his alarm clock for the usual time that he had had to get up. When the alarm went off he smashed the alarm clock with the hammer that he had put at his bedside for that purpose.
He moved back to our home town where he enjoyed many years of retirement but he never quit working. He collected family history . He wrote and published a a family genealogy book. He coached youth baseball teams. He wrote a weekly column for the local newspaper for which he had readers scattered across the entire USA. He coached youth baseball teams. He drove a school bus and cared for his grandchildren.

]]> b11162472fbf14be92ff1abe30f35267 Helen posted an update: Jim. Thanks. I'll give that some thought. I'll also […] https://www.bookboardchat.com/activity/p/25401/ Mon, 10 Mar 2014 14:53:06 -0400 Jim. Thanks. I'll give that some thought. I'll also consider the carbonite that Bob is using.

]]> e39137a3bb372f30d04f499a02a4bf4d Helen posted an update: I keep getting messages that I need to back up my computer. […] https://www.bookboardchat.com/activity/p/25397/ Mon, 10 Mar 2014 02:23:04 -0400 I keep getting messages that I need to back up my computer. I know nothing about how to do this. Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks

]]> 32b40d0ff1ba1fa13b5df5618c7f79c5 Helen posted an update: Good morning. We have 28 degrees-- cloudy skies with […] https://www.bookboardchat.com/activity/p/25374/ Sat, 08 Mar 2014 14:08:42 -0500 Good morning. We have 28 degrees-- cloudy skies with expected rain here in Indianapolis.The rain should remove the last of the snow covering that has been on the ground for about a week. No greenery popping up in flower beds ----yet !!!

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