The Guardian for this meeting was Riddle Sideways. The comments are by Riddle Sideways joined by Korel, Wol and Agatha.  
Somebody has left floaty inner tubes in the fountain.  The perfect thing for a lazy summer day.

Riddle Sideways: ah, what fun
Korel Laloix: Isn't it though?... smiles
Korel Laloix: HOw are you today?
Riddle Sideways: summer floatnig time :)
Riddle Sideways: did you bring the tubes?
Korel Laloix: Not sure who brought them.. But I am happy to make them feel loved.
Riddle Sideways: oh, Santo is owner
Korel Laloix: Oh.. did not think of checking the props.
Riddle Sideways: sorry, but layin about on a tube on a summer day is not conducive to conversation
     Sorry to have not taken photos!  The trouble getting the camera angle correct was too much bother.
Riddle Sideways: is that snow coming down?
Korel Laloix: I hope not... snow is evil.

Riddle Sideways: ok, there is no GoC listed for this session
Korel Laloix: See if we actually talk about something usefull, and if so, we can wrestle for who gets to claim.
Korel Laloix smiles
Riddle Sideways: have had no practice wrestling in SL

Riddle Sideways: was just testing if SL viewer was working now
Riddle Sideways: had not been working for a week
Riddle Sideways: seems that some other installed programs can prevent Linden viewer from running
Korel Laloix: Which one you use?
Korel Laloix: OH OK.
Korel Laloix: I still like the origionaly LL viewer more than any other since.
Korel Laloix: Stable, understandable, user friendly, intuitive, etc.
Riddle Sideways: was it your first?
Korel Laloix: LL Viewer two is one of hte most user hostile viewers ever.
Korel Laloix: Yes.
Korel Laloix: I use Phonix now though.
Korel Laloix: For SL.
Korel Laloix: And Impurdence for OSgrid.
Riddle Sideways: that is often called the Baby Duck syndrome
Korel Laloix: I know.
Korel Laloix: But not the case in this instance.
Riddle Sideways: a baby duck calls the first thing seen, moma
Korel Laloix: I normally love new versions of software.
Riddle Sideways: ok
Korel Laloix: Viewer two is a trainwreck.
Korel Laloix: I have recused a number of SL newbs from giving up on SL for good after a couple of days by showing them Viewer one or Pheonnix.
Riddle Sideways: will claim the log, but might not be able to stay
Riddle Sideways: this is work hours
                             --BELL--

Korel Laloix: I am at work as well.
Riddle Sideways: brb
Korel Laloix: No worries

Riddle Sideways: Brownie batter bowl
Riddle Sideways: ummmmm
Riddle Sideways: *Yummmm
Korel Laloix: Tease
Korel Laloix: Can you IM me some.
Korel Laloix: I would do a few embarrasing things for chocolate right now.
Korel Laloix: What kind?
Riddle Sideways: just the Costco brownie mix
Riddle Sideways: just chocolate brownie batter
Riddle Sideways: licking the bowl
Riddle Sideways: nothing special, except really really good right now
Korel Laloix: Tease
Riddle Sideways: life is good right now
Korel Laloix: Sounds lovely.
Riddle Sideways: floating in a tube
Riddle Sideways: in a little fountain
Korel Laloix: Glad you are having that kind of moment.
Korel Laloix: Had a few days of that last week.
Riddle Sideways: that is a lot like a kiddie pool
Korel Laloix: Was rejuvinating.
Riddle Sideways: yes, cannot Even get inspired by the email bell
Riddle Sideways: It will be somebodies lack of planning that has become a crisis
Riddle Sideways: don't even need to read it

Riddle Sideways: is this the topic of the week?
Korel Laloix: I think it is Competition.
Korel Laloix: Is it necessary?
Korel Laloix: A vice?
Korel Laloix: A necessary evil?
Korel Laloix: Is it overrated?
Korel Laloix: Is it the root of all evel?
Korel Laloix: etc.
Riddle Sideways: ahhh, hard to think of competition when relaxing in the pool
Korel Laloix: wado... smiles

Riddle Sideways: seems almost all the chocolate in inventory is not sharable
Korel Laloix: Understandable.
Korel Laloix: I am not apt to share my chocoate in RL...
Korel Laloix: I am competative over chocolate for sure.
Riddle Sideways: true
                             --BELL--

Riddle Sideways: is Competition over chocolate: evil, necessary, a vice, root of all that is evil?
Riddle Sideways: winner takes the chocolate
Riddle Sideways: loser picks up the empty wrappers
Riddle Sideways: what about those who place 2nd through 123th
Riddle Sideways: the also rans are forgotten masses
Riddle Sideways: a competition to see who can bring you chocolate the fastest
Korel Laloix: I like the way you think.
Korel Laloix: brb

Riddle Sideways: hmmmmm, alt-click on side of tube makes viewer slowly wave in and out
Riddle Sideways: then esc makes av rotate view
Korel Laloix: Back ina min.
Riddle Sideways: Hey Aggers
Agatha Macbeth: Hello Riddle
Wol Euler: hello everyone
Riddle Sideways: Hey Wol
Agatha Macbeth: and hello Wollie
Riddle Sideways: this is all about competition
Wol Euler nods.
Agatha Macbeth: It is?
Riddle Sideways: hard to compete or even think about competition in a kiddie pool
Agatha Macbeth: Looks like it's about flamingoes to me
Wol Euler: oh I don't know
Wol Euler: watching kids (siblings) I think they compete *constantly* with each other
Wol Euler: constantly watching to see that the other doesn't get an advantage
                             --BELL--

Agatha Macbeth: Haven't seen you for a while Rid, how are you?
Riddle Sideways: fine now
Riddle Sideways: had viewer problems
Agatha Macbeth: Oh dear
Wol Euler: glad you are back
Agatha Macbeth: mind you, don't we all? ;-)
Agatha Macbeth: I sometimes wonder if anyone will make an ideal one
Riddle Sideways: had been working to much, not enough time, problems
Agatha Macbeth: Wol knows about that :p
Wol Euler: heheheh
Agatha Macbeth: Well at least you can chill with the flamingoes now
Riddle Sideways: yep, this puts a lot in perspective
Agatha Macbeth: and in the fountain
Riddle Sideways: went outside at lunch and found it was summer
Wol Euler: heheh
Wol Euler: funny how that happens
Agatha Macbeth: Lord
     Wol and Agatha finally get off the pillows and get in the pool.
Riddle Sideways: oh yes, the flamingoes do not sit well
Wol Euler: very forma
Wol Euler: +l
Riddle Sideways: quool looking tho
Agatha Macbeth: Quool indeed
Agatha Macbeth: Oh San put them here
Riddle Sideways: in another virt. world flamingo avs are a sign of respect for the performer
Wol Euler: hmmmm
Agatha Macbeth: sweet of her
Wol Euler: like gold stars, but not?
Riddle Sideways: gold stars?
Riddle Sideways: like you get in competitions
Agatha Macbeth: There's gold in themthar hills
Wol Euler: teachers used to put gold stars on particularly good homeowrk
Agatha Macbeth: I remember that!
Wol Euler: probably not allowed to use expressions like "particularly good" nowadays
Wol Euler: divisive
Wol Euler: competitive!
Agatha Macbeth: I never got one...
Riddle Sideways: aw
Wol Euler: I got dozens of them. I had nothing better to do than homework
Agatha Macbeth: Swot
Riddle Sideways: see how non-nice that feels
Wol Euler: I'd rather have had other things to do
Wol Euler: but I was timid and shy and very lazy
Agatha Macbeth: Just think of all the sex and snogging you missed
Wol Euler: exactly
Agatha Macbeth: :p
Agatha Macbeth: All work and no play makes Jack
Wol Euler nods.
Wol Euler: speaking of play, time for more tea. brb
Agatha Macbeth: Play as tea-ing?
Riddle Sideways: :)
Agatha Macbeth: Is there always such a small turnout on monday these days?
Riddle Sideways: not knowing.
Wol Euler chuckles.
Riddle Sideways: seems there is no GoC for now
Agatha Macbeth: Yes it's an odd time for you
Wol Euler: hello korel
Wol Euler: seems I took your ring
Riddle Sideways: filled out the time card and saw 54 hours. Thought a break was in order
Agatha Macbeth: Maybe there are other meetings on at this time
Riddle Sideways: wb Kor
Agatha Macbeth: Osiyo K
Korel Laloix: NO worries.
Riddle Sideways: Wol took your tube :]
Agatha Macbeth: Boob tube?
Agatha Macbeth: Talking rings yet
Riddle Sideways: one ring to talk for all the others
Agatha Macbeth: Indeed
Korel Laloix: If it is a boob tube, it definalyt is not mind..frowns
Korel Laloix: And in the dark ness bind them?
Agatha Macbeth: Oh I like them
Wol Euler: heheheheh
Wol Euler: ... and in the darkness float on them
Korel Laloix: Silly moves those where.. but fun.
Agatha Macbeth: And in the fountain find them
Wol Euler grins.
Korel Laloix: What did I miss?
Agatha Macbeth: Not a lot
Korel Laloix: Perfect.
Agatha Macbeth nods

Korel Laloix: I have chocolate now though.
Wol Euler cheers!
Riddle Sideways: hehehehehe thought that was where you were going :)
Agatha Macbeth: Should keep you going for a bit
Korel Laloix: So live is grand.
                             --BELL--

Korel Laloix: Well.. had to run over ot hte other buidling.. so stopped at the little import shopt as well for a coffee and some chocohlate.
Riddle Sideways: oh, thought you won it off somebody
Riddle Sideways: ok, this competition theme/topic is going nowhere
Agatha Macbeth: Maybe we need Aph
Wol Euler: I think I hit the ball last :)
Wol Euler: or is that being competitive?
Riddle Sideways: seems being quiet today is not working either
Wol Euler gets all meta and grins again
Agatha Macbeth: Nah
Korel Laloix: Well.. this cup of coffee is loosing.
Riddle Sideways: meta grins
Agatha Macbeth meta floats
Korel Laloix: Teh chocolate is holding steady for the moment though.
Agatha Macbeth: Hang in there choc
Wol Euler: live snacking commentary!
Wol Euler: seriously though, I've been quite surprised at the apparently instinctive competitiveness of Boss's kids
Riddle Sideways: some of the best hot summer day floating conversation
Agatha Macbeth: Well there *are* german ;-)
Wol Euler: cannot allow the other to get ahead, not even by a french fry - even if the kid is too full to eat
Agatha Macbeth: they *
Wol Euler: it#s called "fairness", "no fair that s/he got an extra bean"
Wol Euler: "okay, here's one, now eat it" "I don't want to"
Agatha Macbeth: They'll probably win on penalties
Wol Euler grins.
Riddle Sideways: trying to be the winner in the non-competitive games
Agatha Macbeth: Go for it
Agatha Macbeth: (or not)
Riddle Sideways: lying in a tubie trying to form sentences
Korel Laloix: Competative sentence forming.
Wol Euler: are you trying to be more non-competitive than us?
Korel Laloix: No, I already won that contest.
Riddle Sideways: who loses
Wol Euler smiles.
Agatha Macbeth: Who dares loses
Korel Laloix: I think the chocolate is about to start loosing.
Wol Euler: :)
Riddle Sideways: need to go run water into the brownie batter bowl
Korel Laloix: http://www.chocolatesource.com/produ...?selection=576§ion=10
Korel Laloix: This is what I am winning against.
Wol Euler: oooh
Wol Euler: sounds interesting
Korel Laloix: It is lovely.
Riddle Sideways: uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuhh Chocolate (is that how Homer types?)
Korel Laloix: But I just paid 7 bucks for one bar.
Wol Euler: close enough :)
Wol Euler: only 7? cheap at the price
Wol Euler: well, what does a normal bar cost?
Agatha Macbeth: I read that as 'experience the erotic taste'
Riddle Sideways: $20 / 5 + shipping
Korel Laloix: I do order from time to time.
Riddle Sideways: oh lookie, recipes
Riddle Sideways: btw, the brownies have raspberries pushed in to them
Wol Euler: forgot to mix them into the dough, eh? :)
Riddle Sideways: Lazing on a sunny afternoooooon....
Wol Euler: got no mind to worry
Riddle Sideways: nope, thatz the way to do it
Riddle Sideways: then each square has 1 raspberry
Riddle Sideways: no competition
Wol Euler: oh I seeeeeeeee
Korel Laloix: No comp only if the raspberies are the same size.
Wol Euler: heheheh
Riddle Sideways: do the boss's kid count the choco chips in teh cookies?
Wol Euler: as soon as they learn to count, they will :)
                             --BELL--

Agatha Macbeth: Eins zwei drei...
Wol Euler: it's odd, he can name them, usually in the right order
Wol Euler: but he doesn't understand that the order has meaning
Wol Euler: he doesn#t really understand that 3 is less than 5
Agatha Macbeth: Ah, he'll get there
Wol Euler: indeed
Riddle Sideways: hard concept
Wol Euler: all these things that we learned and now take for granted
Agatha Macbeth: Yep

Wol Euler: it's awe-inspiring to watch a kid struggle to master them
Riddle Sideways: took thousands of years to get zero
Wol Euler: exactly :)
Agatha Macbeth: Didn't they get it off the arabs?
Wol Euler: nope, the arabs got it from the indians
Riddle Sideways: when nothing was there all the time
Wol Euler: hindus had it first
Agatha Macbeth: Oh
Wol Euler: true, the nothing was before day 1 of genesis :)
Agatha Macbeth: Well good for them
Wol Euler: but it had no name and no form!
Wol Euler: heheheheh
Agatha Macbeth: Ain Soph

Agatha Macbeth: Nothing would suit me better
Riddle Sideways: the who has the most nothing contest
Agatha Macbeth: I have more nothing than you
Agatha Macbeth: how can you tell?
Riddle Sideways: got so much nothing can't count it
Agatha Macbeth: I got plenty of nothing

Wol Euler remembers the Yellow Submarine, George peeling a hole off the ground and putting it in his pocket
Agatha Macbeth: Mmm, yes
Riddle Sideways: Ringo?
Wol Euler: or was it ringo? I won't disagree, so many years ago
Agatha Macbeth: Well it definitely wasn't Pete Best
Wol Euler: heheheheh
Wol Euler: "don't quit your day job, Mrs Rowling"
Korel Laloix: I am glad I have no idea waht you are talking about.
Agatha Macbeth: The 'what I could have been' man
Riddle Sideways: later, he gets to say the great line "a've got ah hole in me pocket"
Wol Euler: ah, korel :) an amazing animated film by/about/with The Beatlres
Wol Euler: *beatles
Agatha Macbeth: Hee
Korel Laloix: Ah.. no wonder I have no idea.
Agatha Macbeth: Not to be confused with the Ruttles
Wol Euler: http://www.google.de/search?q=yellow...w=1235&bih=870
Riddle Sideways: love the Ruttles
Wol Euler: you probably know some of those images, even if you don't know where they came from
Agatha Macbeth: Semolina pilchard
Korel Laloix: wow
Wol Euler smiles.
Riddle Sideways: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Semolina_Pilchard
Korel Laloix: Horrid.
Wol Euler: oh
Korel Laloix: Might watch that just for the freak show though... grins
Riddle Sideways: sang it for years. never knew
Riddle Sideways: the Blue Meanies
Wol Euler: 1968, I was ten years old
Agatha Macbeth: The blue meaning
Riddle Sideways: stop it
Korel Laloix: I was negative 18
Wol Euler: heheheheh
Agatha Macbeth: Blood type?
Riddle Sideways: :)
Agatha Macbeth: Oompa oompa stick it up yer jumper
Wol Euler: want to hear something that'll spoil your memories of the film? (say no)
Agatha Macbeth: Yes
Wol Euler: "the real Beatles participated only in the closing scene of the film, while their cartoon counterparts were voiced by other actors." Wikipedia
Agatha Macbeth: Thought everyone knew that?
Wol Euler: :((((
Wol Euler is sad.
Agatha Macbeth: Except Michael Caine maybe
Agatha Macbeth hugs Wol tightly
Riddle Sideways: OMG http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=138
Korel Laloix: I really can't standthe Beatles anyway... but glad you enjoy them.
Riddle Sideways: the length of that list
Agatha Macbeth: Kids...
Riddle Sideways: really enjoyed the latest George documentary
                             --BELL--

Agatha Macbeth: Ah well
Agatha Macbeth: I haz to eat somethin
Wol Euler: enjoy
Riddle Sideways: I haz to stand up
Agatha Macbeth: Float well Pablings
Riddle Sideways: but can't
Wol Euler: do you haz foodz?
Agatha Macbeth waves
Agatha Macbeth: Well i hope so
Wol Euler: good luck!
Riddle Sideways: bye by buy
Korel Laloix: ciao
Riddle Sideways: Oh bother, this phone thingie told me to read my email
Wol Euler smiles.
Korel Laloix: Backin a few.
Wol Euler: oky
Riddle Sideways: ha, was correct. They planned poorly and now it has to be fixed
Wol Euler: okaaaaay
Riddle Sideways: somehow can't get into their panic
Wol Euler smiles.
Wol Euler: "your bad panic is not my emergency" - on the wall of a print shop
Wol Euler: *bad planning
     love that typo.  It just became the phrase to put up on the Bleu quote signs
Riddle Sideways: one trouble with telecomuting is ya can't go slap somebody
Riddle Sideways: like the first version better
Wol Euler: heheheh
Wol Euler: wait for the robotics :)
Riddle Sideways: how long
Riddle Sideways: sorry, can't wait any longer
Wol Euler: okay
Wol Euler: I need to get some sleep too
Wol Euler: take care, riddle, it's nice to have you back with us
Riddle Sideways: ok
Riddle Sideways: thank you