tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post4130689760910593786..comments2023-12-27T16:41:07.438-05:00Comments on Suldog: VacationSuldoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07778845367184916684noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-38837698355545770652015-01-29T14:07:49.393-05:002015-01-29T14:07:49.393-05:00Hey there owner of jimsuldog.blogspot.com. Great s...Hey there owner of jimsuldog.blogspot.com. Great site. I think you should be little more strict with the comments.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-35120470266715385662009-10-27T12:39:31.832-04:002009-10-27T12:39:31.832-04:00Thanks for the tip on The Wately Inn, sounds like ...Thanks for the tip on The Wately Inn, sounds like just the kind of place Matt & I like to go for a yummy meal! Our favorite is the Hudson House in Cold Spring, NY right on the Hudson River but the price is a bit more (for dinner we usually go for brunch more reasonably) but it is awful far away.<br /><br />Because we are total nerds, our favorite thing to do while on the road is try to get all 51 license plates. We started in July and have only 8 to go. The Pike is a <i>great</i> place to find good ones.<br /><br />Sonds like a truly satisfying week! Glad to have you back.<br /><br />word verification -- flatesol: for the days when you are far too happy and <i>want</i> to be down in the dumps.CSD Faux Finishinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05947691876538206892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-61641286141717996582009-10-27T02:54:36.829-04:002009-10-27T02:54:36.829-04:00Buddy, if you write many more posts like this one ...Buddy, if you write many more posts like this one -all over the place -people are going to be saying you are picking up my rambling prose habits! <br />Gotta tell you though I thoroughly enjoyed reading about your vacation even though it did make me a bit jealous cause I haven't taken a vacation similar to yours since 1982! Your "Dollar Bill's" sounds a bit like the New England equivalent to the Ollies stores in central PA -except with entertainment and the owner on Speed! The video was a hoot and a half, for sure! But like Lime, I loved the museum -one of Miss Maya's first toys -and one she actually played with early on too -was a Hungry Caterpillar! I'd love to see that place for sure.<br />The restaurants -neat is really an understatement there but anyway, you had me drooling so much I had to go get myself a big old bowl of chocolate marshmallow ice cream while reading this post, watching the video, et al. (I'm thinking the choc. i.c. might have been what I needed earlier too that could have improved my nasty mood of yesterday.) Loved the comment too about driving around for over an hour before your wife went and asked for directions. Typical male, in that respect, I see!<br />Take me along on your vacations any time, anywhere you wanna go too! Maybe you should consider as an alternate form of employment, working as a rep for tourism in New England cause you sure do a great job of making a visit sound fantastic!Jenihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16425701332785470116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-80623950076904196342009-10-26T10:17:47.697-04:002009-10-26T10:17:47.697-04:00Your vacation sounds wonderful. I love the kind o...Your vacation sounds wonderful. I love the kind of vacations that aren't all planned out. Take it as it goes.Teahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17818419504901477964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-31609891239381153602009-10-25T18:01:27.845-04:002009-10-25T18:01:27.845-04:00First off - thank you for your sweet comment on th...First off - thank you for your sweet comment on the post about "food" *smiling*<br /><br />second - I must see dollar bill now *laughing* - the vacuum thing - lawdy be!<br /><br />And third -I have seen at least 3 christmas commercials and it isn't even halloween - ARGH!!!!!<br /><br />last - here's to great vacations! whoopwhoop!Kathryn Magendiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12863595228298349863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-27885818734672084492009-10-24T15:42:55.592-04:002009-10-24T15:42:55.592-04:00Great vacation Jim but nice to see you back. You e...Great vacation Jim but nice to see you back. You enjoyed yourself and that is good. EddieEddie Bluelightshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18069024660422117718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-33028841725535028612009-10-24T14:58:37.069-04:002009-10-24T14:58:37.069-04:00Sounds like a great vacation! I had no idea there ...Sounds like a great vacation! I had no idea there was a picture book museum here in MA. I'll have to get out there sometime. Nice to see you and David gettting together, and especially over a wonderful meal.Lisa Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08096947438461486505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-52997311731740512602009-10-24T10:06:10.005-04:002009-10-24T10:06:10.005-04:00Love your vacation story! When we were in Mass a f...Love your vacation story! When we were in Mass a few weeks back we tried our hand at Candlepin bowling... for the record - my high score was 108 ... think I'm a natural?The Good Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01249986191289837440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-25710737109142839052009-10-23T17:57:11.300-04:002009-10-23T17:57:11.300-04:00Jim, my dear SulDog Friend, I must thank you for t...<b><i>Jim</i></b>, my dear <b><i>SulDog</i></b> Friend, I must thank you for this opportunit to share in your lovely vacation. I truly savored each element ... though I could actually relate, experientially, in one element of the trip. Your dialogue with Roddy is something with which I am familiar.<br /><br />I have been nursing and coaxing Claire the Comfy-Van with fill-ups of coolant after each short outing. Her various other ails (no brake lights, electrical short that drains the battery if I don't disconnect it after each excursion) make for a bit of excentric character in her. <br /><br />At end of our last outing, I was engaged in the battery disconnect, and felt a wet sensation in my crotchal area. Looking down I saw that Claire was expressing her displeasure by sending a steady stream of green excrement through her grill ... straight into my crotch. <br /><br />With receipt of this message, I am inclined to interpret the <br />"piss on you Dude!" as something more fitting a 'Claude' than a Claire. Methinks that I may have mis-understood my Comfy-Van's gender all these years.<br /><br />Yep! The spirit of the vehicle is all too real!<br /><br />I sure do appreciate and love all that you are and have been to me and my life.John-Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12301981965656607401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-17095374976794169822009-10-23T17:54:12.695-04:002009-10-23T17:54:12.695-04:00Imagine my surprise when I found myself reading to...Imagine my surprise when I found myself reading to the very end....<br /><br />:)))♥ Brajahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07693196044262677095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-17025791412081011662009-10-23T17:31:11.636-04:002009-10-23T17:31:11.636-04:00That sounds like a great vacation to me. The east ...That sounds like a great vacation to me. The east coaters have so much more to do than those of us n the west.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-38708641243291506612009-10-23T14:41:23.376-04:002009-10-23T14:41:23.376-04:00Molly's brother used to live in Derry. . .
An...Molly's brother used to live in Derry. . .<br /><br />And you remind me of one of our trips across the border into Ontario, where we enjoyed a few lines of five-pin bowling, which is popular there; we made sure to try it out when the proprietor, hearing our accents, said, "You probably want a ten-pin lane; all the Yanks want to bowl ten-pin." The gauntlet having thus been thrown, we said no, bring it - we want five-pin. Which was a fun variation. . .<br /><br />And hey, good for you to even <i>recognize</i> Tomie DePaola when you saw him. He could walk into my living room, and I wouldn't know who he was, until he stuck out his hand and said "Hi, I'm Tomie DePaola". . .Desmond Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07829959101276150279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-18321491048235257232009-10-23T10:58:34.744-04:002009-10-23T10:58:34.744-04:00Wow! And a wonderful vacation was had by all...exc...Wow! And a wonderful vacation was had by all...except poor Roddy! Thanks for sharing with us. I've never heard of candlepin bowling.<br /><br />Now you make ME want to go on vacation...wait! I AM going on a mini-vacation in a little over two weeks! I'll have to blog it thoroughly, though I could never be as entertaining as you.Christina RN LMThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03260505524676910667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-72291491867515923542009-10-23T08:12:24.140-04:002009-10-23T08:12:24.140-04:00I thoroughly enjoyed this vacation.
And I dó like...I thoroughly enjoyed this vacation. <br />And I dó like a man with a big rocket. Sorry about poor Roddy.<br /><br />We have a car called Bob and one called Gretchen (and another one that remains nameless because it has no personality). Gretchen has a German speaking GPS on board. She can also speak English. Only if you opt for that, she thinks you are driving on the left side of the road, which is highly confusing at intersections and other obstacles. The other option was German. So now we are going immer gerade aus und am nächsten Kreisverkehr biegen wir ab nach links. Oder rechts. Oder wir gehen wieder immer gerade aus. Point being that she talks to us and I usually talk back. Does wonders for your German. It's a British car by the way.<br />Bob is my favourite and also very British. He's the silent type. I talk to him though.<br />He's very tough and not hugely comfortable, but he does wonders for your image ;-) <br />Did you want to know all that? Probably not. Sorry ;-)<br /><br />Thanks for taking me to Dollar Bill and the picture book museum.Carolinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09288856854422999687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-39403875042426724172009-10-23T08:03:51.041-04:002009-10-23T08:03:51.041-04:00A couple of bottles of wine always makes the conve...A couple of bottles of wine always makes the conversation flow freely...or is the start of a brawl...nice time had by all cuz!!!David Sullivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06847923057333798936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-9274318185033228932009-10-22T23:23:31.096-04:002009-10-22T23:23:31.096-04:00Candlestick pins? Very interesting. Sounds like a ...Candlestick pins? Very interesting. Sounds like a good trip. Glad you had fun.Theresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12667769917288382023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-73825233070705513522009-10-22T22:21:18.711-04:002009-10-22T22:21:18.711-04:00I believe that you (Jim) already know that I have ...I believe that you (Jim) already know that I have a vacuum cleaner named Arnold (Electrolux Model E) Ziffel that is older than me, and we talk ALL the time.<br /><br />So I *totally* get your relationship with Roddy.<br /><br />Aside from The Parking Lot Incident, it sounds like a lovely time was had by all. Congrats, btw on *2* celeb sightings in one vacation!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-25561991820614028532009-10-22T20:02:42.985-04:002009-10-22T20:02:42.985-04:00Great post...and the boys are adorable. I am wonde...Great post...and the boys are adorable. I am wondering how long it took before they took a dive into the pile of leaves. (That is what I would have wanted to do...unless, of course, I was the one that raked them!) I'm glad that you and your wife had a good time...Thank you for sharing the trip with us. I enjoyed reading about it....(and notice that the bowling pins have been on a diet...or is it just our South Georgia pins that are fat?)...<br />Love,<br />JackieJackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214796594702277709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-33242431780164054162009-10-22T19:05:33.335-04:002009-10-22T19:05:33.335-04:00My car is a boy too. He's not very conversatio...My car is a boy too. He's not very conversational though, but he's been making a weird sound lately. <br /><br />The museum sounds great, and your description of the meal made me hungry. (Haven't had lunch.) How nice to meet a little boy with some actual manners. WonderfulElizabeth Bradleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03150221675618198674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-37786324115982429542009-10-22T18:39:04.339-04:002009-10-22T18:39:04.339-04:00I was on vacation last week also. Up in your area...I was on vacation last week also. Up in your area. I had to fly 3000 miles though. I had entertainment and relaxation also.<br />Castle Hill, Scituate, Newburyport, and alot of good food. Most important, a good time with my daughter and son-in-law.<br />Glad you enjoyed yours.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-49719564133851736062009-10-22T18:01:33.377-04:002009-10-22T18:01:33.377-04:00Hey Suldog!!
I missed the post -- I'll have to...Hey Suldog!!<br />I missed the post -- I'll have to check out the archive for it! :) <br /><br />Oh, shoot me an email - I dont post the location just incase there are people in the blogosphere who might not be so safe - that follow my blog. A girl can never be too careful, you know what I mean? :) <br /><br />Talk to you soon!<br /><br />RebeccaRebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00747583945280534950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-1444294029392459212009-10-22T17:38:19.120-04:002009-10-22T17:38:19.120-04:00Tomie dePaola! I love Strega Nona! What a great ...Tomie dePaola! I love Strega Nona! What a great vacation.<br /><br />Must say, though, that you Chowderheads have some funky lookin' bowling pins.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794712479594188124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-29127747275747451622009-10-22T17:37:20.120-04:002009-10-22T17:37:20.120-04:00Welcome back! Sounds like you had a great time, p...Welcome back! Sounds like you had a great time, pretty relaxing too.<br /><br />I learnt something new today (apart from what ELSE you can do with a vacuum)- I'd never heard of candlepin bowling before. Don't think it's reached our shores.<br /><br />I loved your little cousin and his introduction, what a fine, upstanding young chap.....are you sure he's related to you?!Gennasushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16780248713721642572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-15922168556560875372009-10-22T17:35:07.513-04:002009-10-22T17:35:07.513-04:00Thank you for taking us on that trip with you...I ...Thank you for taking us on that trip with you...I just can't get over the amount of FOOD you eat. We stopped for a short while in Salem in '68...time enough to buy cigarettes and two dozen face cloths which we cooled in the ice chest then put on our heads. It was hot, daddy, hot.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-90732823661749519172009-10-22T16:22:21.936-04:002009-10-22T16:22:21.936-04:00Wow. What a great time... and thanks for taking u...Wow. What a great time... and thanks for taking us along. I'll say it yet again: your narrative powers are simply <i>amazing.</i><br /><br />As for this: <i>What? Your car doesn't talk to you? One of you has no soul. I won't say which one.</i><br /><br />Ah, the Green Hornet speaks to me, and often... sometimes it's in a whisper, but it's best when she howls with delight. She and I have a relationship that's going on ten years now, and we've been down many a twisty road and wide open spaces together, with more to come. Our conversations are two-way, as well.Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.com