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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Lupus / May 2008Make Posts Please!
Hi Everyone! Will you guys make some posts if you are there? Mair went to heck and back figgurin out her News Program. She almost went into a Grave Depression over it. She is like that. She takes things too hard, if you ask me. She is hear sporadically...she's watchin movies while she's restin, and she is actually gettin out some... doin her own errans and stuff like that. I think she's finally gettin well, from that thing that got her back at the end of December! She's watchin a movie right now. Those movies help to keep her from feelin distressed; somethin knew to keep her mind full. Anyhow Your Devoted Nephew and Newsgroup Mascot Pigmet POSTS POSTS POSTS, is that enough POSTS? hehe I am here just haven't had much time to enter any thing. I am same old stuff going on. Open wound, still packing it and still having the nurse see me for 3 days a week while hubby does it the rest of the days. It is getting smaller and now finding out it may close off before the wound heals inside out. So if that happens the surgeon says it will be fine. I say, well what if it ruptures open and he says OH it could, but I doubt it. I say "well would a, could a, shoulda , kinda is that how this is going to go and he just looked at me LOL. Guess he don't like my jokes. But I tell you, if he don't like me handling this in a fun fashion, he would be hearing lots of cursing for sure hehehe. SO I am around and pain level much less. Just hip pain and thigh pain like some one stabs ya, but then I am up walking more and moving around pretty good for 3 months after surgery. At least that is what they all say. Lupus is off and on active also. I see rhuemy, heart doc and surgeon all in ONE week. Should find out more things next week for sure. At least they all find something to chat about. Then the bills come and so it goes. Hope you all are doing well, good to come on here and see someone responding. HI Mair and Pigmet. Be good and cross that bridge when you get to it (remember my geography lesson lady?) smile We love ya janers Hi Janers! How good to hear from you! I'm glad to hear that there has been some progress with your foot, and have hopes that it will continue to heal properly. I've "missed" most of this year so far by being sick--by that I mean getting a virus, and then recovering from it--but I too am slowly getting a bit better..... Love to you Mair > POSTS POSTS POSTS, is that enough POSTS? hehe > [quoted text clipped - 31 lines] > smile We love ya > janers Ah Mair. I guess I didn't tell you or you were off. I had back surgery, that is the open wound that is healing. My foot was a year and half ago and that is pretty good but for some mild swelling off and on in the ankle. The back happened in Jan while heading south for the WINTER. yuk HOPE You are doing better each day. I keep you in my prayers hugs janers > Ah Mair. > [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > hugs > janers Oh! I must have missed that indeed! My best wishes for your increased healing. I can relate to the foot problems now... I have neuromas and have to wear orthotics in my shoes. If I don't, I can't walk very far at all. But with the insert in, I can go all day without pain. Thanks for replying to the post. You are such a dear. And isn't it nice to have a big, warm thread going through here, as opposed to some others that we would really rather be rid of? Yeah. My love to you, Janers Mair > Hi Everyone! > Will you guys make some posts if you are there? Sure, unless you mean I have to be "all there." > She's watchin a movie right now. Those movies help to keep her from > feelin distressed; somethin knew to keep her mind full. I'm glad Mair is doing better. What movies does she watch? --Bill Thompson >> Hi Everyone! > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > I'm glad Mair is doing better. What movies does she watch? In the last week I have seen "Awake," "3:10 to Yuma," "Into the Wild," "Things We Lost in the Fire" and "Michael Clayton." I watch lots of movies. I will find an actor that I like, and then do a "film festival" of his/her work. Usually by the time I am done, I have found another "new" actor to research.. I guess it's a web-surfing style. Some actors I have done include Robert Downey Jr, Johnny Depp, Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts, Mel Gibson....and many others It's a great thing to do while I'm resting my body! Thanks for responding to Pigmet's request. Mair >> Hi Everyone! > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > I'm glad Mair is doing better. What movies does she watch? I meant to ask... do you watch movies? What are your favorites? Mair > "William R. Thompson" wrote: >>> She's watchin a movie right now. Those movies help to keep her from >>> feelin distressed; somethin knew to keep her mind full. >> I'm glad Mair is doing better. What movies does she watch? > I meant to ask... do you watch movies? What are your favorites? Leaving my low taste for vampire movies out of it (okay, "Near Dark" is a favorite, but that's too scary for Pigmet), there are silent movies like "Safety Last" and "Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse," and "cult" movies like "Oh! What A Lovely War!" and "The Duellists." Plus a lot of science fiction, like "2001," "Bladerunner" and "The Truman Show." And I don't know why I watched "Calamity Jane" recently, but I'm glad I did. --Bill Thompson Vampires! Then you certainly used to watch "Dark Shadows"! That was on after I came home from school every day. You like *weird* stuff, dude! the only one of all those that I have seen is "The Truman Show," and I loved that! I belong to a monthy plan at my local video store. When cable television got too expensive for me, I had it turned off! Now I watch 8 or 9 movies a week, and no commercials! I used to be into sci-fi when I was a kid, and even in high school, but that has gone. I think one of my spouses was down on it, and so I stopped. Boo for me! I shoulda just kept right on. Alan Rickman and Tim Allen made a Sci-Fi movie...Galaxy Quest! That is very funny! I will watch funny sci-fi in a flash if you have titles for me... like "Attack of the Killer Tomatoes." I'm "doing" Jane Austen both in books and movies right now... I am halfway through, and boy! I think I need a break! Something new and funny. Whacha got? behave, Mair >> "William R. Thompson" wrote: > [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > --Bill Thompson You are reminding me of both 'Alfred Hitchcock' and his spooky off the wall tales, and the 'Outer Limits' series.... both shows on after school and Saturdays that I tried not to miss!! Loved them..... good memories... thanks!!  Signature....hugs from Shelagh http://clik.to/lupus Vampires! Then you certainly used to watch "Dark Shadows"! That was on after I came home from school every day. You like *weird* stuff, dude! the only one of all those that I have seen is "The Truman Show," and I loved that! I belong to a monthy plan at my local video store. When cable television got too expensive for me, I had it turned off! Now I watch 8 or 9 movies a week, and no commercials! I used to be into sci-fi when I was a kid, and even in high school, but that has gone. I think one of my spouses was down on it, and so I stopped. Boo for me! I shoulda just kept right on. Alan Rickman and Tim Allen made a Sci-Fi movie...Galaxy Quest! That is very funny! I will watch funny sci-fi in a flash if you have titles for me... like "Attack of the Killer Tomatoes." I'm "doing" Jane Austen both in books and movies right now... I am halfway through, and boy! I think I need a break! Something new and funny. Whacha got? behave, Mair "William R. Thompson" <wrthomps@ix.netcom.com> wrote in message news:EaKdncV7b-b5cpPVnZ2dnUVZ_qelnZ2d@earthlink.com... > "Pigmet" wrote: > >> "William R. Thompson" wrote: > >>> "Pigmet" wrote: > >>>> She's watchin a movie right now. Those movies help to keep her from >>>> feelin distressed; somethin knew to keep her mind full. > >>> I'm glad Mair is doing better. What movies does she watch? > >> I meant to ask... do you watch movies? What are your favorites? > > Leaving my low taste for vampire movies out of it (okay, "Near Dark" > is a favorite, but that's too scary for Pigmet), there are silent movies > like "Safety Last" and "Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse," and > "cult" movies like "Oh! What A Lovely War!" and "The Duellists." > Plus a lot of science fiction, like "2001," "Bladerunner" and "The > Truman Show." And I don't know why I watched "Calamity Jane" > recently, but I'm glad I did. > > --Bill Thompson > > Ah, "The Outer Limits," and "The Twilight Zone"! They really should get those on DVDs! Mair You are reminding me of both 'Alfred Hitchcock' and his spooky off the wall tales, and the 'Outer Limits' series.... both shows on after school and Saturdays that I tried not to miss!! Loved them..... good memories... thanks!! -- ....hugs from Shelagh http://clik.to/lupus "Mair" <nospambaby@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message news:r5JPj.6227$GO4.3456@newssvr19.news.prodigy.net... Vampires! Then you certainly used to watch "Dark Shadows"! That was on after I came home from school every day. You like *weird* stuff, dude! the only one of all those that I have seen is "The Truman Show," and I loved that! I belong to a monthy plan at my local video store. When cable television got too expensive for me, I had it turned off! Now I watch 8 or 9 movies a week, and no commercials! I used to be into sci-fi when I was a kid, and even in high school, but that has gone. I think one of my spouses was down on it, and so I stopped. Boo for me! I shoulda just kept right on. Alan Rickman and Tim Allen made a Sci-Fi movie...Galaxy Quest! That is very funny! I will watch funny sci-fi in a flash if you have titles for me... like "Attack of the Killer Tomatoes." I'm "doing" Jane Austen both in books and movies right now... I am halfway through, and boy! I think I need a break! Something new and funny. Whacha got? behave, Mair "William R. Thompson" <wrthomps@ix.netcom.com> wrote in message news:EaKdncV7b-b5cpPVnZ2dnUVZ_qelnZ2d@earthlink.com... > "Pigmet" wrote: > >> "William R. Thompson" wrote: > >>> "Pigmet" wrote: > >>>> She's watchin a movie right now. Those movies help to keep her from >>>> feelin distressed; somethin knew to keep her mind full. > >>> I'm glad Mair is doing better. What movies does she watch? > >> I meant to ask... do you watch movies? What are your favorites? > > Leaving my low taste for vampire movies out of it (okay, "Near Dark" > is a favorite, but that's too scary for Pigmet), there are silent movies > like "Safety Last" and "Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse," and > "cult" movies like "Oh! What A Lovely War!" and "The Duellists." > Plus a lot of science fiction, like "2001," "Bladerunner" and "The > Truman Show." And I don't know why I watched "Calamity Jane" > recently, but I'm glad I did. > > --Bill Thompson > > >Ah, "The Outer Limits," and "The Twilight Zone"! They really should get >those on DVDs! The original Outer Limits is on DVD, in glorious B&W and mono sound. --Bill Thompson Yes it is available in dvd format and on videos as well as on laser discs, *although the LDs weren't reprinted* The Twilight Zone also is available at Walmart packaged as collector's series now too in box sets..... .........so then, all I need to do now? is to start saving my shekels.... <g> Signature....hugs from Shelagh http://clik.to/lupus "William R. Thompson" <wrthomps@ix.netcom.com> wrote in message news:2K2dndjclJd1oo3VnZ2dnUVZ_tqtnZ2d@earthlink.com... "Mair" wrote: >Ah, "The Outer Limits," and "The Twilight Zone"! They really should get >those on DVDs! The original Outer Limits is on DVD, in glorious B&W and mono sound. --Bill Thompson > Vampires! Then you certainly used to watch "Dark Shadows"! That was on > after I came home from school every day. I loved that show! Vampires, mad scientists, witches, werewolves and sinister authority figures--just the thing when you're going to a parochial grammar school. > You like *weird* stuff, dude! the only one of all those that I have seen > is "The Truman Show," and I loved that! I belong to a monthy plan at my > local video store. When cable television got too expensive for me, I had > it turned off! Now I watch 8 or 9 movies a week, and no commercials! > I used to be into sci-fi when I was a kid, and even in high school, but > that has gone. I think one of my spouses was down on it, and so I > stopped. Boo for me! I shoulda just kept right on. Alan Rickman and Tim > Allen made a Sci-Fi movie...Galaxy Quest! That is very funny! I will > watch funny sci-fi in a flash if you have titles for me... like "Attack of > the Killer Tomatoes." Here's a short (two minutes) one you'll like: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmQChellJV4 > I'm "doing" Jane Austen both in books and movies right now... I am halfway > through, and boy! I think I need a break! Something new and funny. > Whacha got? You mean, like, a talkie? There's "Men In Black." And have you seen the "Farscape" TV series? That's a show with a great sense of humor. ("I can't believe I left a nuclear bomb in an elevator!"--"That's okay. You've done worse.") "Red Dwarf" is another funny sci-fi series that turns up on some PBS stations. --Bill Thompson >> Vampires! Then you certainly used to watch "Dark Shadows"! That was on >> after I came home from school every day. [quoted text clipped - 29 lines] > "Red Dwarf" is another funny sci-fi series that turns up on > some PBS stations. ----- Dark Shadows: Day after day I was on the edge of my seat because Angelina was going to bite Julian! Now I don't remember if she ever did. I seem to remember that it went off the air after that. As far as the movies above...this is just more to add to my list. And I will certainly look for outer limits on DVD. I have a new FILMFEST: James McAvoy, who starred in "Becoming Jane." He's done a lot of movies that score over 7 on the IMBb ratings. I would have to say my specialty is Romance. Now I am not the type to read cheap romantic novels--never read even one, actually--but on the screen is different. I love the chemistry between actors; I think that is a really neat thing. Your specialty is silent films? So you've seen all of Chaplain's films? How much silent film is there? Lots of titles? I don't know if my store carries any... We can take this conversation off the ng if you like. Just take the "nospam" from my address and you can send mail. Maybe we've said enough already? either way, I am enjoying it. Movies and Books are my "thing" Mair I love 'the Truman Show'.... I re-watched that golden-oldie for probably what was the 5th time only just 2 afternoons ago in fact! Love it!! ....hugs from Shelagh http://clik.to/lupus "William R. Thompson" <wrthomps@ix.netcom.com> wrote in message news:EaKdncV7b-b5cpPVnZ2dnUVZ_qelnZ2d@earthlink.com... "Pigmet" wrote: > "William R. Thompson" wrote: >> "Pigmet" wrote: >>> She's watchin a movie right now. Those movies help to keep her from >>> feelin distressed; somethin knew to keep her mind full. >> I'm glad Mair is doing better. What movies does she watch? > I meant to ask... do you watch movies? What are your favorites? Leaving my low taste for vampire movies out of it (okay, "Near Dark" is a favorite, but that's too scary for Pigmet), there are silent movies like "Safety Last" and "Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse," and "cult" movies like "Oh! What A Lovely War!" and "The Duellists." Plus a lot of science fiction, like "2001," "Bladerunner" and "The Truman Show." And I don't know why I watched "Calamity Jane" recently, but I'm glad I did. --Bill Thompson >Hi Everyone! > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >into a Grave Depression over it. She is like that. She takes things too >hard, if you ask me. or too deeply... SignatureAndy Taylor [Editor, Austrian Philatelic Society; Chair, N E Lupus Group]. Visit <URL:http://www.austrianphilately.com> or <URL:http://www.northeastlupus. org.uk> for the obvious; Andystuff on <URL:http://www.kitzbuhel.demon.co.uk> >>Hi Everyone! >> [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > or too deeply... Meaning what? She feels things too deeply? Definitely! And she is scared of alot of things lots of the time. New computer experiences frighten her. She needs to have the spirit of adventure to try new things, such as audio and video, and learnin her software programs..... so that's what I mean Thanks for writin! Your Devoted Nephew Pigmet [ >>>Mair went to heck and back figgurin out her News Program. She almost went >>>into a Grave Depression over it. She is like that. She takes things too [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > >Meaning what? It was one of my dreadful puns... > She feels things too deeply? Definitely! And she is scared >of alot of things lots of the time. New computer experiences frighten her. >She needs to have the spirit of adventure to try new things, such as audio >and video, and learnin her software programs..... so that's what I mean > >Thanks for writin! U2 >Your Devoted Nephew >Pigmet Which makes me Uncle Andy ;) I feel another decade older already :) SignatureAndy Taylor [Editor, Austrian Philatelic Society; Chair, N E Lupus Group]. Visit <URL:http://www.austrianphilately.com> or <URL:http://www.northeastlupus. org.uk> for the obvious; Andystuff on <URL:http://www.kitzbuhel.demon.co.uk> > [ >>>>Mair went to heck and back figgurin out her News Program. She almost [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > > I feel another decade older already :) No, you are Unkle Andy. And that deeply thing was a pun? I didn't get it. Did anyone else in the room get that joke? Met Well just my 2 cents worth but.... a graves --as in her almost 'grave depression', ....is both hard and deep... yes? JMO.... hugs, Shelagh http://clik.to/lupus "Pigmet" wrote "Andy" wrote Pigmet wrote She almost >>>>went >>>>into a Grave Depression over it. She is like that. She takes things >>>>too >>>>hard, if you ask me. >>> or too deeply... >>Meaning what? > > It was one of my dreadful puns... Did anyone else in the room get that joke? Met Oh, as in Wm Shakespeare's "look for me tomorrow and you will find me a grave man." A pun. definitely a pun. Pigmet didn't get it. Thank you, Shelagh, for "helpin" him with it. Mair Well just my 2 cents worth but.... a graves --as in her almost 'grave depression', ....is both hard and deep... yes? JMO.... hugs, Shelagh http://clik.to/lupus "Pigmet" wrote "Andy" wrote Pigmet wrote She almost >>>>went >>>>into a Grave Depression over it. She is like that. She takes things >>>>too >>>>hard, if you ask me. >>> or too deeply... >>Meaning what? > > It was one of my dreadful puns... Did anyone else in the room get that joke? Met >Well >just my 2 cents worth but.... [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >hugs, >Shelagh You win double cookies :) SignatureAndy Taylor [Editor, Austrian Philatelic Society; Chair, N E Lupus Group]. Visit <URL:http://www.austrianphilately.com> or <URL:http://www.northeastlupus. org.uk> for the obvious; Andystuff on <URL:http://www.kitzbuhel.demon.co.uk> HOW about double stuff cookies. :) At least she will get double the pleasure. mmm, let's not go there :) janers >>Well >>just my 2 cents worth but.... [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > You win double cookies :) Oh, you guys are just too witty and fun for someone with Grave Depression. Now you got me thinking about the Big Dirtnap! [ >Oh, you guys are just too witty and fun for someone with Grave Depression. Try here... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Depression_%28geology%29 Or you could try googling for "deepest depression"; the most popular answer is the Dead Sea In Israel/Jordan at 1340 feet below sea level. Let's turn to higher things! A mountain is a hunk of stuff that sticks up above the surrounding land, yes? OK, so what's the world's tallest one? Hint: it does NOT begin 'E' And for a bonus point: what's the tallest known mountain in the universe? SignatureAndy Taylor [Editor, Austrian Philatelic Society; Chair, N E Lupus Group]. Visit <URL:http://www.austrianphilately.com> or <URL:http://www.northeastlupus. org.uk> for the obvious; Andystuff on <URL:http://www.kitzbuhel.demon.co.uk> Mountain... well Everest has a different name actually, but I know that K2 is a pretty high place. Universe?.... well, we haven't gone all that far... my guess is Olympus Mons on Mars. How'd I do? Thanks for bringing me out of that depression! Mair > [ >>Oh, you guys are just too witty and fun for someone with Grave Depression. [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > And for a bonus point: what's the tallest known mountain in the universe? >Mountain... well Everest has a different name actually, but I know that K2 >is a pretty high place. Universe?.... well, we haven't gone all that far... >my guess is Olympus Mons on Mars. > >How'd I do? 50% correct. Mair for President! SignatureAndy Taylor [Editor, Austrian Philatelic Society; Chair, N E Lupus Group]. Visit <URL:http://www.austrianphilately.com> or <URL:http://www.northeastlupus. org.uk> for the obvious; Andystuff on <URL:http://www.kitzbuhel.demon.co.uk> >>Mountain... well Everest has a different name actually, but I know that K2 >>is a pretty high place. Universe?.... well, we haven't gone all that [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >> > 50% correct. Mair for President! What's the other 50% the one on Venus? I'm too tired right now to look up the actual name of it. 50% you got is for the correct answer on the tallest mountain in the universe... the other 50% you are missing, is for the answer to the tallest mountain on earth, other than Everest..... and you didn't answer that question..... so you get half marks... Signature....hugs from Shelagh http://clik.to/lupus "Andy" <andy@kitzbuhel.demon.co.uk> wrote in message news:tn0vJ$CdNEEIFwca@kitzbuhel.demon.co.uk... > In message <gcNPj.2781$I55.500@newssvr22.news.prodigy.net>, Mair > <nospambaby@sbcglobal.net> wrote >>Mountain... well Everest has a different name actually, but I know that K2 >>is a pretty high place. Universe?.... well, we haven't gone all that >>far... >>my guess is Olympus Mons on Mars. >> >>How'd I do? >> > 50% correct. Mair for President! What's the other 50% the one on Venus? I'm too tired right now to look up the actual name of it. Well maybe that wasn't quite right Because you did answer the tallest mountain in the world as being K2, in your opinion; but I don't believe Andy was aiming for that answer with his question... I believe he was referring to the one that begins it's height under the ocean with 19000 feet....in Hawaii.... the one I mentioned, Mauna Kea but again I could be wrong..?.. because... I didn't get a grade... I got a comment which leads me to believe that he was thinking of the big MK inactive volcano --standing 4400 feet taller than Everest. 50% you got is for the correct answer on the tallest mountain in the universe... the other 50% you are missing, is for the answer to the tallest mountain on earth, other than Everest..... and you didn't answer that question..... so you get half marks... -- ....hugs from Shelagh http://clik.to/lupus [ >What's the other 50% the one on Venus? No, the Hawaii one. SignatureAndy Taylor [Editor, Austrian Philatelic Society; Chair, N E Lupus Group]. Visit <URL:http://www.austrianphilately.com> or <URL:http://www.northeastlupus. org.uk> for the obvious; Andystuff on <URL:http://www.kitzbuhel.demon.co.uk> > [ >>What's the other 50% the one on Venus? > > No, the Hawaii one I am sufficiently uplifted, okay? :-) >> [ >>>What's the other 50% the one on Venus? >> >> No, the Hawaii one > > I am sufficiently uplifted, okay? :-) Can't tell in a text-only group {GBG} SignatureAndy Taylor [Chair, N E Lupus Group]. <URL:http://www.northeastlupus.org.uk> Mauna Kea in Hawaii, is the tallest mountain in the world at 5800 meters, or 19000 feet from base to summit. and I believe Mair is correct with the tallest mountain in the universe being on Mars...named Olympus Mons, right? Signature....hugs from Shelagh http://clik.to/lupus In message <GUIPj.6226$GO4.2462@newssvr19.news.prodigy.net>, Mair <nospambaby@sbcglobal.net> wrote [ >Oh, you guys are just too witty and fun for someone with Grave Depression. Try here... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Depression_%28geology%29 Or you could try googling for "deepest depression"; the most popular answer is the Dead Sea In Israel/Jordan at 1340 feet below sea level. Let's turn to higher things! A mountain is a hunk of stuff that sticks up above the surrounding land, yes? OK, so what's the world's tallest one? Hint: it does NOT begin 'E' And for a bonus point: what's the tallest known mountain in the universe? -- Andy Taylor [Editor, Austrian Philatelic Society; Chair, N E Lupus Group]. Visit <URL:http://www.austrianphilately.com> or <URL:http://www.northeastlupus. org.uk> for the obvious; Andystuff on <URL:http://www.kitzbuhel.demon.co.uk> Mistake of mine.... the 19000 feet is from under the ocean at the floor to the sea level and then another bunch of feet to make a total of 33000 feet... .or 10000 meters.... I still think it is the tallest...in the world though any one else know otherwise? Signature....hugs from Shelagh http://clik.to/lupus Mauna Kea in Hawaii, is the tallest mountain in the world at 5800 meters, or 19000 feet from base to summit. and I believe Mair is correct with the tallest mountain in the universe being on Mars...named Olympus Mons, right? ....hugs from Shelagh http://clik.to/lupus Everest is 29028 feet. Do we measure the amount of a mountain under the water? I thought it was it's rise into the atmosphere. Mauna Kea, and Chimborazo in the Andes are others. I used this site http://hypertextbook.com/facts/2001/BeataUnke.shtml Mair Mistake of mine.... the 19000 feet is from under the ocean at the floor to the sea level and then another bunch of feet to make a total of 33000 feet... .or 10000 meters.... I still think it is the tallest...in the world though any one else know otherwise? -- ....hugs from Shelagh http://clik.to/lupus "Shelagh" <valleylupus@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:bdOPj.87297$rd2.62523@pd7urf3no... Mauna Kea in Hawaii, is the tallest mountain in the world at 5800 meters, or 19000 feet from base to summit. and I believe Mair is correct with the tallest mountain in the universe being on Mars...named Olympus Mons, right? ....hugs from Shelagh http://clik.to/lupus >Mauna Kea in Hawaii, is the tallest mountain in the world at 5800 >meters, or 19000 feet from base to summit. "Mauna Kea is the tallest mountain in the world when measured from base to summit, since its base is located on the seafloor about 19,000 feet (5,800 m) beneath the surface of the Pacific Ocean, bringing its total height to about 33,000 ft (10,000 m). " >and I believe Mair is correct with the tallest mountain in the universe >being on Mars...named Olympus Mons, right? That's my understanding too. Interesting that it's so big that if you were standing on it you wouldn't see it as a mountain! SignatureAndy Taylor [Editor, Austrian Philatelic Society; Chair, N E Lupus Group]. Visit <URL:http://www.austrianphilately.com> or <URL:http://www.northeastlupus. org.uk> for the obvious; Andystuff on <URL:http://www.kitzbuhel.demon.co.uk> >>Mauna Kea in Hawaii, is the tallest mountain in the world at 5800 meters, >>or 19000 feet from base to summit. [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > That's my understanding too. Interesting that it's so big that if you were > standing on it you wouldn't see it as a mountain! I don't get that. Did anybody else get that? You're standin on it and you can't see it? What are ya doin, Andy? Standin on it sideways? >>>Mauna Kea in Hawaii, is the tallest mountain in the world at 5800 meters, >>>or 19000 feet from base to summit. [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] >I don't get that. Did anybody else get that? You're standin on it and you >can't see it? What are ya doin, Andy? Standin on it sideways? It's because Mars, like the Earth, isn't flat but round. So if you stand straight and look sideways, your line-of-sight comes to the horizon before it comes to the edge of the mountain. If you were on earth and the same size as me, the horizon is about 4.5 miles away - so if the edge of the mountain is 50 miles away you can't see it. However, if you stand sideways and look straight, you can see anything you want to see! SignatureAndy Taylor [Editor, Austrian Philatelic Society; Chair, N E Lupus Group]. Visit <URL:http://www.austrianphilately.com> or <URL:http://www.northeastlupus. org.uk> for the obvious; Andystuff on <URL:http://www.kitzbuhel.demon.co.uk> >>>>Mauna Kea in Hawaii, is the tallest mountain in the world at 5800 >>>>meters, [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > However, if you stand sideways and look straight, you can see anything you > want to see! You are a retired Plisisist or somethin. I have no idea what you are sayin. Is this your roundabout way of saying I'm too short to see a mountain, just because I am a piglet? You should not be prejudiced against other animals. There. HAH! Pigmet >>>>>Mauna Kea in Hawaii, is the tallest mountain in the world at 5800 >>>>>meters, [quoted text clipped - 36 lines] > > Pigmet No Pigmet! He is not meaning to offend you. It has to do with *anybody's* line of site on a curved surface. A bit hard to describe in words, but real easy if you draw it out. We'll have coffee in the morning and I will show you, okay? Mair (about Olympus Mons) >>>> That's my understanding too. Interesting that it's so big that if you >>>> were standing on it you wouldn't see it as a mountain! >>>I don't get that. Did anybody else get that? You're standin on it and >>>you can't see it? What are ya doin, Andy? Standin on it sideways? >> It's because Mars, like the Earth, isn't flat but round. So if you stand >> straight and look sideways, your line-of-sight comes to the horizon >> before it comes to the edge of the mountain. If you were on earth and the >> same size as me, the horizon is about 4.5 miles away - so if the edge of >> the mountain is 50 miles away you can't see it. >> However, if you stand sideways and look straight, you can see anything >> you want to see! > You are a retired Plisisist or somethin. I have no idea what you are > sayin. Is this your roundabout way of saying I'm too short to see a > mountain, just because I am a piglet? You should not be prejudiced > against other animals. > There. HAH! Don't worry, Pigmet--if I was on Mars, I would be too short to see Olympus Mons, too. That mountain lets all of us know what it's like to be short! The problem is that Olympus Mons isn't what we expect a volcano to be. We usually think that a volcano is something like Mount Vesuvius or Mount Fujiyama: a big cone with steep sides. Geologists call that kind of volcano a "stratovolcano." Olympus Mons is what geologists call a "shield volcano." That's because it's shaped like the shield a Roman gladiator might carry: big and round, with only a slight bulge at the center. Here is a NASA page with some pictures of Olympus Mons: http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/gallery/atlas/olympus-mons.html It's as wide as Arizona or Missouri! (In Europe, that's "almost as big as Spain.") The peak of Olympus Mons is 25 km high (16 miles). If Arizona had a mountain that high at its center, and we all stood at the state's border, none of us would see that peak. It would be below our horizon. Here's a picture that shows what Olympus Mons looks like from a satellite: http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/mgs/images/highres.html Olympus Mons looks flat, doesn't it? When I look at that picture I have trouble believing it's a mountain. --Bill Thompson Hi, Pigmet! I'm in the middle of a move, so I'll be off-line for a while. I should be back around June first. You and Mair have a good time, be healthy and keep the group happy! --Bill Thompson Great! I"ll send a courier to collect my 'cookies' lol Hopefully double stuff cookies..... (as janers suggested) that would be even better.... especially if they are Oreos!! and Janers... let's do go there !! Mmmmm cookies! Signature....hugs from Shelagh http://clik.to/lupus In message <GBsPj.213583$pM4.88694@pd7urf1no>, Shelagh <valleylupus@hotmail.com> wrote >Well >just my 2 cents worth but.... >a graves >--as in her almost 'grave depression', >....is both hard and deep... yes? >JMO.... >hugs, >Shelagh You win double cookies :) -- Andy Taylor [Editor, Austrian Philatelic Society; Chair, N E Lupus Group]. Visit <URL:http://www.austrianphilately.com> or <URL:http://www.northeastlupus. org.uk> for the obvious; Andystuff on <URL:http://www.kitzbuhel.demon.co.uk> |
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