# A Hammers and Chisels and Knees: Oh My! MMP (With Bonus Kitty Goodness!) **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Tags:** mmp\ **Created:** [March 5, 2007, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-hammers-and-chisels-and-knees-oh-my-mmp-with-bonus-kitty-goodness/394624 "2007-03-05T02:49:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 18
**Author:** ![dogbutler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dogbutler/32/428_2.png) [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2007, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-hammers-and-chisels-and-knees-oh-my-mmp-with-bonus-kitty-goodness/394624/341 "2007-03-11T17:37:10Z")
[QUOTE=swampbear] **BioTigs** yay for sleepin’ through the night! **Doggio** you know what they say… parts is parts. 😃 I have what may become a very interesting week comin’ up. Yesterday I talked with my mom. My uncle (her only brother) seems to be in a bad way health wise and such. From the description she gave of some of his behavior and all, I’m worried if Alzheimer’s or some such has set in. He lives alone in a not real good neighborhood to begin with. For some reason he did give up driving and got rid of his car. He’s seventy-two and claims to be working but who knows where or if, even. He’s called mom up a couple times to ask her to take him places like the post office and grocery store, which she of course is glad to do. On Friday he called and asked to borrow some money, saying he wouldn’t get paid until Tuesday. Mom went over to his house and said it was filthy except for the kitchen which she says is spotless. If mom says it’s spotless, then it’s spotless, believe me. Anywho, for whatever reason, I can pretty much say anything I want to him and he’ll pretty much listen to whatever I say, so, tomorrow morning I’m goin’ up to mom’s and we’re going to his house so I can see him and the house. He has no family besides us and another sister who herself is very elderly (she’s the oldest) and wouldn’t be able to do anything. I hate to think like this, but, ya know, we need to know stuff. Stuff like, does he have burial insurance, does he have a burial plot, has he made any kind of arrangements. I’m also worried that we’ll have to force the issue of some kind of supported or assitive living arrangements, either voluntarily on his part or through whatever other channels we might have to take. I **hate** dealing with stuff like this but if something needs doin’, then do it we shall. So, if I’m not real communicative much of next week y’all know why. Also, prayers and good thoughts for Uncle Marty would be greatly appreciated. Sorry to harsh the MMP with this, but I don’t want to start a whole thread on what to do with a weird uncle so that means y’all get to be the place I put all this. Makes ya feel all special don’t it. 😃 [/QUOTE] We’ll be happy to pray for Uncle Marty, that’s what MMPers do. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Spatial\_Rift\_47](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a8b319/32.png) [@Spatial\_Rift\_47](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spatial_Rift_47)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2007, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-hammers-and-chisels-and-knees-oh-my-mmp-with-bonus-kitty-goodness/394624/342 "2007-03-11T18:12:18Z")
**swampy** , good thoughts going to you and your family, and to your uncle. I hope he’s okay. ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2007, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-hammers-and-chisels-and-knees-oh-my-mmp-with-bonus-kitty-goodness/394624/343 "2007-03-11T20:12:57Z")
Whew. I’m done. I just spent TWO HOURS ironing. First I had to press the roman shades, then the drapes. All are hanging and I’m not sure I like the drapes now that they’re up. They look too green… But maybe they’ll grow on me. \*\*FCD \*\* installed 3 shelves in the closet. It’s a unit that can be adjusted at will, and for now, it’s adjusted for 3 shelves. He also hung the closet doors. The only thing we didn’t do is the electrical, but we’re both pooped. Second load of clothes in the dryer, third in the washer, and one load in the basket waiting to be put away. We’re going to have Polish sausage for supper - with kraut, I think. But for now, I’m taking a little break. Where the heck did my weekend go?? ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2007, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-hammers-and-chisels-and-knees-oh-my-mmp-with-bonus-kitty-goodness/394624/344 "2007-03-11T20:34:42Z")
woohoo - change of plans. Sausage back in the fridge. Sweetie’s taking me to Olive Garden. No cooking! No dishes! YAY!! ---
**Author:** ![tarragon918](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d26b3c/32.png) [@tarragon918](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tarragon918)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2007, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-hammers-and-chisels-and-knees-oh-my-mmp-with-bonus-kitty-goodness/394624/345 "2007-03-11T20:59:26Z")
**Swampy** , sending prayers and good thoughts your way for your Uncle Marty. Where did that hour go last night?! ---
**Author:** ![SnakesCatLady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4af34b/32.png) [@SnakesCatLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SnakesCatLady)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2007, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-hammers-and-chisels-and-knees-oh-my-mmp-with-bonus-kitty-goodness/394624/346 "2007-03-11T21:12:14Z")
**Swampy** - good thoughts heading your way. How in the world do two people manage to produce so much laundry? "Tis a puzzlement. ---
**Author:** ![gardentraveler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gardentraveler/32/3576_2.png) [@gardentraveler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gardentraveler)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2007, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-hammers-and-chisels-and-knees-oh-my-mmp-with-bonus-kitty-goodness/394624/347 "2007-03-11T21:45:14Z")
Back from work, part one. Everything worked. Now let’s hope that nothing breaks during this afternoon’s upgrade. I get to go back later to make sure stuff is OK. Also made another trip to Kohl’s, got three pairs of slacks, two blouses, a pair of running shoes and a pair of cute little Skecher’s Mary-Janey-looking comfy shoes. Also took back the watch I bought last night. It had a stretchy band that was way too big. Went to the gourmet supermarket to get espresso powder and then to the big Mexican grocery to get a bunch of stuff. More tortillas, of course. Also, some veggies and limes and cheese. Of course they didn’t have exactly the kind of cheese that I was looking for, but I decided to deal and just buy something similar. Oh, and frozen mamey pulp. Because they had it. Mamey is my very favorite flavor of ice cream. I’m thinking I’ll add this to yogurt and maybe to vanilla ice cream and see what it tastes like. Now, for a nice nap. Then a walk. Then probably back to work. Arggggghhhhh. I’m thinking I’m going to go into work late tomorrow. GT ---
**Author:** ![Taters](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/taters/32/2845_2.png) [@Taters](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taters)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2007, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-hammers-and-chisels-and-knees-oh-my-mmp-with-bonus-kitty-goodness/394624/348 "2007-03-11T21:52:22Z")
**Swampy,** sending good thoughts to you, mom, and uncle. I hope things aren’t as bad as they seem right now. I have a roast cookin’ away in the slow cooker with some taters, carrots, onion, and a bay leaf. Should be good eats. Other than assembling the above, today has been a rather lazy day. I also feel totally ripped off because of the time change. It should only be 1:50 dammit! I should do _something_ productive. **FCM** always makes me feel so guilty. Where’s **Lissa Lisslar** been? Back later, if I get a chance. ---
**Author:** ![taxi78cab](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e47c2d/32.png) [@taxi78cab](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/taxi78cab)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2007, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-hammers-and-chisels-and-knees-oh-my-mmp-with-bonus-kitty-goodness/394624/349 "2007-03-11T22:45:21Z")
[QUOTE=Taters] Where’s **Lissa Lisslar** been? [/QUOTE] She gave us up for Lent. OK, not us but the Internet. Which includes us. ☹ We miss you LiLi!! Sorry to hear about your uncle, Swampy. Hope it works out ok. My Dad had to take care of his uncle too, and it can be tough. Good thoughts going out to you and your family. GT, glad to hear your weekend work is going better than mine. I logged on this morning to get it done right away… and the database was down. I checked in in the early afternoon… and they were working on it. I called them a little while ago and they’re working on it. Great. I _need_ to get this stuff done by 9am tomorrow. And if they don’t get the database up soon, it’ll run into tonight’s update, which won’t be done until ~8 tomorrow. Which leaves me an hour to get stuff done that definitely takes more than an hour. Not good. Ugh. Off to call my boss to see what he thinks i should do. Ugh. ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2007, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-hammers-and-chisels-and-knees-oh-my-mmp-with-bonus-kitty-goodness/394624/350 "2007-03-12T00:15:25Z")
Home. Chillin’ - waiting for the last load to come out of the dryer. It was a good weekend, if way too short. Is it Friday yet?? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![HazelNutCoffee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ac91a4/32.png) [@HazelNutCoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HazelNutCoffee)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2007, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-hammers-and-chisels-and-knees-oh-my-mmp-with-bonus-kitty-goodness/394624/351 "2007-03-12T00:27:39Z")
**Swampy** , you and yours will be in my prayers. Today was such a lovely day. After watching Casino Royale with friends we had pizza and meandered back home. Now all I need to do is FINISH MY FREAKIN’ PAPER. AHHHHHHHHH. ---
**Author:** ![gardentraveler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gardentraveler/32/3576_2.png) [@gardentraveler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gardentraveler)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2007, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-hammers-and-chisels-and-knees-oh-my-mmp-with-bonus-kitty-goodness/394624/352 "2007-03-12T00:30:33Z")
Still waiting for work network to come back up. I’m starting to think I’m not going into work tonight. I might just catch the very first bus in in the morning to make sure that everything’s OK. Cuz I’m falling asleep. And if the network’s broken, it should be more that just me who has problems… And thank goodness, I don’t have anything due by 9:00 a.m. And no sooner do I type that but it comes to life. And I have a message from a colleague asking if I’ve checked my stuff yet. Need to take another nap, but I guess I’ll go into work for a few minutes instead. While you, of course, **Hank** , will work on your paper! Boy this is fun. GT ---
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2007, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-hammers-and-chisels-and-knees-oh-my-mmp-with-bonus-kitty-goodness/394624/353 "2007-03-12T00:48:25Z")
Thanks for all the prayers and good thoughts folks. I’m hopin’ it’s not as bad as it sounds but with mom having spent ten years bein’ caretaker for my dad who had Alzheimer’s, she’s pretty savvy about this stuff. I talked with sis a while ago and she’s glad I’ll be up to see what’s up with him. We have two older brothers but they’re useless with stuff like this. Not to disparage my bros, I do love 'em, but they just cannot deal with this. They couldn’t with dad, so it was sis and me (mostly sis cause she was right there) doing whatever we could to lighten the load for mom. Sis knows that Uncle Marty will listen to me before he listens to anybody else so that’s why she’s glad I’ll be up cause she feels like I’ll be able to talk with him and talk him into getting a check up and all that good stuff. Anywho, thanks again cool kids. Y’all are the bestest! ETA: Good luck with the work stuff **gt and Taxi**. Stuff like that is just so grrrrrrrr… ---
**Author:** ![Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Man_With_a_Cat)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2007, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-hammers-and-chisels-and-knees-oh-my-mmp-with-bonus-kitty-goodness/394624/354 "2007-03-12T01:12:37Z")
Prayers and general good thoughts headed your way **swampy.** And greetings from my mum’s back patio, where it’s currently 6:09 PM (thanks **spats!** and also currently about 75 or so I’d guess, winding down from the 86 degrees Amerkin it was when we landed. The flights were fine, all on time and uneventful. We got here, dropped clothes, headed to the pool, lay about a bit, had some dinner now we’re unwinding. To catch the early AM flight, we all got up at Casa Bus this morning, at what was 2 AM current Tucson Standard Time. So, it’s going to be an early beddy bye time tonight I believe, then up for a long day in the sun tomorrow. Did I mention that sun, warmth stuff that’s happening here? ---
**Author:** ![dogbutler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dogbutler/32/428_2.png) [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2007, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-hammers-and-chisels-and-knees-oh-my-mmp-with-bonus-kitty-goodness/394624/355 "2007-03-12T01:53:30Z")
> [@MBG](#): > > dropped clothes, headed to the pool, lay about a bit, So you’re wandering around nekkid? 😃 I got my Ethernet card in and working, now I don’t have sound. :smack: Another challenge for tomorrow. ---
**Author:** ![gardentraveler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gardentraveler/32/3576_2.png) [@gardentraveler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gardentraveler)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2007, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-hammers-and-chisels-and-knees-oh-my-mmp-with-bonus-kitty-goodness/394624/356 "2007-03-12T02:00:37Z")
Stop it with the gloating, **MBG** ; it’s not gracious. 😛 I can imagine you’re great at dealing with situation like your uncle’s, **swampy**. Keep us updated on how things are going. Maybe your card is missing a letter somewhere, **doggio**? Made it into work and back in just over an hour. Everything looks fine and I was able to send out a couple of assignments while I was there. I’ve been dreading this weekend for a while, but it all ran quite smoothly. (Yay!) Now I’m exhausted and trying to use a few sips of a beerverage in order to get sleepy. G’night all. GT ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2007, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-hammers-and-chisels-and-knees-oh-my-mmp-with-bonus-kitty-goodness/394624/357 "2007-03-12T02:33:30Z")
I was awake, watching Good Eats at 1:30am - my intention was to watch the cable box go from 01:59 t0 03:00, but I dozed off and when I opened my eyes, it was after 3. \ My computer resets itself automatically, and my alarm clock has a button to push (or unpush in the fall) so changing that was easy. Another lazy day gone. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-hammers-and-chisels-and-knees-oh-my-mmp-with-bonus-kitty-goodness/394624.md?page=17)