Midnight at the Oasis

by Jimmy Johnson

I managed to bollocks up the Web project further Saturday and then my work schedule overtook me, again. I haven’t had time to do anything about it until today. So, I’m posting this old favorite and giving you a chance to roam around in a familiar environment and maybe visit. I know. It’s just a Web site. There are supposed to be over a billion of them on the internet; the exact number is impossible to know. But this one is mine, ours, and I hope we’ll be living with it a long time. I just want it to be right. Thanks for your patience.

20 responses to “Midnight at the Oasis”

  1. David in Austin Avatar
    David in Austin

    I’ve found placing a water-bottle on the bedside table before retiring a great way to avoid the hike through the parched desert after midnight. Also, by using a bottle with a lid I’ve avoided the inevitable mess I would have had if I left a glass in the same place. (My late/early coordination isn’t as good as it is when the sun is shining.)

    1. Jimmy Johnson Avatar
      Jimmy Johnson

      Also good if you have a couple of thirsty, insolent cats.

  2. Jim in TN Avatar

    Since we got an indoor cat, we use Margaritaville Tervis containers at bedside to keep the cat drinking from her own water bowl. 😮

    They were a bargain when you bought T-shirts at Jimmy Buffett’s place a couple of years ago.

  3. Mark in TTown Avatar
    Mark in TTown

    The only water I keep at bedside is gallon jugs of distilled water to refill my CPAP humidifier.

  4. Donn King Avatar

    Thank you for putting up a navigable interim site. Some days I don’t have time to get to the page, and it is nice to be able to thumb back through to see days I missed. I appreciate the effort you are putting into making something for your community!

  5. curmudgeonly ex-professor Avatar
    curmudgeonly ex-professor

    Mayor JJ, perhaps you meant “bollix”. There is a distinct difference….

    Meanwhile, thanks for this interim site. I miss it when it’s gone.

    1. Jimmy Johnson Avatar
      Jimmy Johnson

      Dictionary.com defines “bollocks up” as to foul something up. I’m aware of the other definitions, but on a busy morning one citation is good enough for me! Nevertheless, thanks for your interest and kind words.

  6. Steve Evans Avatar

    I wonder if there is a local college or university that might have a young person that can help you? I mean a chance to work with a world renown artist! ….Otherwise they work cheap. What you are doing here is a bit more complicated than most websites, but there are plenty of them out there, so I hope someone will come to your aid.

  7. Mark in TTown Avatar
    Mark in TTown

    For your copious free time, see the link above.

  8. Blinky the Wonder Wombat Avatar
    Blinky the Wonder Wombat

    Maybe JJ should reboot the web page to a simpler model:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aq_1l316ow8

  9. Mark in TTown Avatar
    Mark in TTown

    And I like the title you gave this one. I have been partial to that song ever since I first heard it. And for those who don’t know it, here you go: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bjzuSO27fA

  10. Ghost Avatar
    Ghost

    Re 2-26-19 cartoon: “Don’t listen to atoms…they make up everything.”

  11. Galliglo of Ohio Avatar
    Galliglo of Ohio

    Hmmm… in Thesaurus.com, it looks like it is all covered!

    bollocks up
    as in bollix up
    Synonyms for bollocks up
    verb botch
    blow – blunder – boggle – bolix – bolix up – bollix – bollox – bollox up – bungle – flub – foul up – fumble – make a muck of – mess up – mishandle – mismanage – muddle – muff

    Wow! So many great words/phrases!

    1. Tejas Jack Black Avatar
      Tejas Jack Black

      Dare I add a family favorite? SNAFU

  12. curmudgeonly ex-professor Avatar
    curmudgeonly ex-professor

    Just saw that the other bald eaglet at Berry College, GA, died overnight. One wonders why, and whether or not the parents can/will start over. Last year, if I recall, Decorah north pair started again and had at least one live birth, but, it being too late in the season, the thing was killed by flying insects. Feel free to correct this if I didn’t remember correctly.

  13. Old Bear Avatar
    Old Bear

    I do not ingest water at night – might take pickle juice for cramps.
    On the other hand there is a demand to divest myself of dihydrogen monoxide.

  14. Old Bear Avatar
    Old Bear

    I put Janis’ problem (02/26/19) down to the increase of gravity ever since they
    stopped Atomic Testing. Those born after then don’t notice the increase,
    but those of use born before certainly do!
    It is harder to get out of bed – and just look what it did to my chest.

  15. Nancy Kirk in AZ Avatar
    Nancy Kirk in AZ

    Thanks for the comments on getting to previous days in the Village. Today I have nice links to the titles of Jimmy’s previous posts with all the comments. Perfect.

  16. John Crabtree Avatar
    John Crabtree

    I know what you are going through. I did that for a living for a little less than 40 years.