Aye, he took a sulk over some behind-the-scenes stuff.

Lol, thanks. You say that as though there was a cash prize involved... ;)

Yes there is. for the restaurant where you exchange money for food
for those worthy few you can trust to understand the magnanimity
of the event and your future publishing career :-D

It's what we ( my family and I ) do at a Basque old style noisy restaurant
in Reno down town. ( _{I'm 18 away} )

18 away? From 200? ;)

Correct, now 17 :)

That's great! (I'm chompin at your heals). ;)

Let me know when you get to your 200. ok?

Bicentennial ditto.

 I have some upcoming obligations.
   You could be be dining on trotters first :)

Will do.

^{Obligations? Trotters? ... you lost me. o_0}

Coming obligations may take me away long enough,
For a Canadian wolf who is
"(I'm chompin at your heals)" to reach the bicentennial event first.

James Joyce author of Finnegans Wake an unseemly writer for the time
referred to dancing feet as "let your trotters shake"

Putting those together, I came up chompin => dining | heals => trotters :)

Twisted logic from a mind tied in knots by years of engineering.

LOL... I knew there was some logic behind your comment.

btw, having worked with enough programmers, you'd think I would've decoded your thinking...

Oh, and... are you going somewhere? (none of my business of course). ;)

Well.........,  yes the programming has to be done on site, ties up my blog time.

I'm impressed you recognized the programmer's traits when I only said
engineering :-)

Hey, you don't work with programmers and miss their special language. :)

Thanks. ;) Nice of you to say so, and btw, I think you're pretty helpful (and nice) too!

You made me blush!

A blushing blkhawk?

^{Wasn't that the name of an Afgan mission? :P}

There are many hawks where I live. And having a girl telling me nice things made me blush. :)

.

You two do realise you're chatting on a public forum, don't you?

;-)

You mean this ISN'T my Inbox?

Uh oh.... :P

Awwww. :D

Listen, this is Canucksgirl moment in the spotlight. If you have something to ask you need to post somewhere else.

Sorry, no idea...

Oh ya, that was kinda cute (and a little funny I guess). ;)

What do you mean with "whatever"?

Maybe "Reed" hasn't had a girl say nice things to him (?) yet?

What's so funny?

Thank you Sir Kiteman!

^{BTW, the Queen did Knight you didn't she? ;)}

Not yet.

Maybe if somebody put in a good word?

:D I'll bring it up the next time her majesty and I sit down for tea and scrumpets. :P