“Never judge someone until you’ve walked a mile in his shoes. That way, when you do judge him, you’re a mile away and you have his shoes.” ― Emo Philips
However, I’m going with “Never judge someone until you’ve [del]walked[/del] run a mile in his shoes." because if that’s true it means I can judge myself for the first time in 5¾ months!
It was sunny, & windy & only 17° out, which means it felt like 3° which made Sunday’s first mile (actually 2k / 1.25 miles w/o stopping) all the more epic! Between the running (& walking & running some more) & the group photos twas about 45 minutes outside in it. Even with a hat, & a face mask, & sunglasses on there’s a bit of exposed skin around the eyes that just hurts when you’re running into a headwind at those temps.
The road back sucks, but not as much as the injury.
Before hijacking tell us your fractured/modified saying.
I don’t really have any fractured sayings, most things I come out with other people don’t understand in the first place
It’s relatively mild today, wet and dismal outside as I found out when I had to run across to the Arts building with some stuff for one of the Russian lecturers. Am now back in the office and looking forward to another cup of tea. Yesterday I was really ill, spent all day on the sofa with a sleeping bag and a snuggly cat. I felt sick all day, when I sat up I felt very light-headed and dizzy so decided against sitting up. I couldn’t face food either so didn’t eat anything until about 4pm when I managed a bowl of cereal. It wasn’t a fun day at all and completely scuppered my plans to clean the house and go to the gym.
Today I’m feeling a bit better, managed some dinner last night and also managed breakfast this morning so that is an improvement. I am so fed up wtih feeling ill now, these germs or whatever can just go away and find someone else to bother.
I participated in a Resolution Run on Saturday. Since I’ve only started running again about a month ago, I opted for the 1 mile walk. Since the volunteers weren’t paying attention, it ended up being a 1.4 mile walk/run in 7F weather.
Some cause happiness wherever they go; others, whenever they go. ~ Oscar Wilde
OK, not a fractured sayin’ per se, but still funny!
Good Mornin’ Y’all! Up and caffeinatin’. YAWN 'Tis 25 Amurrkin out and clear with a predicted high of 50 and N.O.S. for the day. Tomorrow the high will be mid 60s and back to the 70s by HumpDay. Weather be weird.
I have a doctor’s appointment this mornin’ bein’ as it’s checkup time. Beyond that, who knows what the day will hold. Probably some form of cave spiffin’ bein’ as I have found that at least dustin’ and vacuumin’ the place once a week keeps the crud down considerably. Dindin shall be leftovers from yestiddy. A trip to the liberry may also be in store. I can be all willy-nilly like that now.
For now I need more caffeine and to feed rumbly tummy. Then I suppose I should purtify before headin’ out to see the doc.
I created my personal favorite from a historical perspective:
I have not yet begun to give up the ship!!
Apologies to John Paul Jones and James Lawrence.
Our backyard thermometer read ZERO DEGREES!!! The outside air sensor on the car read anything from 6° to 9° along my commute. Suffice it to say it’s freekin’ cold out there!! It’s supposed to get above freezing tomorrow, so there’s that, but today will stay freekin’ cold.
I made it to the office. I’m breakfasting. I feel like I have something in my left eye and it’s most annoying. Last night, I woke from a dream, furious at my spousal unit for booking us on a vacation without asking my opinion. Then I fell back to sleep and was deep in REM when the alarm went off - I hate when that happens. Perfect way to start a Moanday.
PS - there are no vacation plans - it was just a stupid dream.
blurf I am rather tired of teh sick. I sent a text to the boss yesterday that I wouldn’t be in today and got nothing back. I think he is sick too. Anyway, I will not be in today.
Hubby will make me a Dr appt. for sometime today I hope. That means I will have to get dressed which seems like too much work.
It’s not really happy as my disposition has not improved. Just irritated at the world.
It’s a friggin’ cold 14 degrees outside.
I’m glad to be inside.
I’m up too early. I was up late until almost 4. Then I woke up at 6. I’ll stay up for a while and crash later today.
My father was the one for fractured sayings.
Do unto others before they can do unto you.
His response to If you can’t say anything nice then don’t say anything at all was How can I expect the asshole to improve himself it I don’t tell him what he’s doing wrong?
I guess mine would be* The quickest way to a man’s heart is a sharp knife through the rib cage.*
Today is the first day of school for the son. I’m looking forward to his World Religions class, especially the section on Pastafarians. Cultural Anthropology looks interesting too.
Biotechnology and Ocean Studies… not so much.
Leftover pizza for breakfast.
Irk is on the agenda for today.
As well as organizing some paper irk, cleaning house, and putting together a grocery list for this week.
I need to organize some cupboards too. I got an amazon prime order and Sah-son put the groceries away. His idea of putting them away is sticking them in the cupboard where ever he can fit them. I have a system. I appreciate when he puts things away for me, but I always go back and rearrange everything.
We went out for a drive yesterday in Irish Storyteller’s 4WD. Both of the big turns on the road between the house and the highway are sheets of ice. That will be fun to drive on tomorrow morning at oh-dark-thirty in my AWD. I foresee leaving thirty minutes early and going 5 mph until I get to the interstate.
I have no fractured sayings, but I could go for a Fractured Fairy Tale right now.
boofairy and butters, y’all get to feeling better soon.
I don’t have any witty sayings (at least none that I can remember at 0800 on a Moanday) except one I adopted from a book series I read, “Who ordered that?” when Murphy shows up during the day.
bigkitty, I take it you live on a nice twisty 2-lane highway, right? Have fun and be careful.
FCM, if the eye gets worse, go see your doctor, it might be a scratched cornea (I had 3-4 in a short time period years ago and they are not dangerous, merely unpleasant).
I’m drawing a blank on witty sayings at the moment. I’m sure I have one or two, but nothing’s coming to mind.
I’m tired and I want the tail end of this cold to just go away already. I have many things I’m supposed to get done in the next few weeks, and I can’t do any of them if I’m tired all the time.
I read that as breastfeeding at first, and I was VERY confused.
**MetalMouse **- whatever was irritating my eye has been washed away by tears, or dissolved, or spirited away by aliens. In any case, it’s better now. Yay.
**Drae **- yeah, that is confusing, considering my baby is 31-y/o and living 900 miles away.
Just got an email from the company prez (not just me - it was sent to everyone) saying they’re trying to get county permission to build a new facility that will combine 2 leased facilities we’re currently using, including where I work. If all goes well, we’ll be moving by summer of 2018. It’d shorten my commute by maybe a mile… It would also combine engineering and manufacturing all in one place, which makes sense. So we shall see how it goes.
The Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, in pretense, died last Friday. Bayezid Osman lived out much of his later life modestly in New York City.
How big is this news? Well, his granddaughter announced it via social media and it wasn’t picked up by most major media.
I guess it’s really all over for the Ottomans.
“This is side five. Follow in your book and repeat after me as we learn three new words in Turkish: Towel. Bath. Border. May I see your passport please?”
Lunch time!! Leftover veggie beef soup - a good hot meal on a cold day! It was supposed to be sunny today, but I looked out the front door - grey and dismal. ugh.
My dentist wants to be sure I don’t forget my appointment. I got a text and an email. Phone call next?? Wonder if I can get them to call me about an hour before my appointment so I don’t miss it…
In case anyone has forgotten - I make *gooooooooood *soup!
I wouldn’t call it fractured but my favorite saying has always been:
I would rather have a half a bottle in front of me than a full frontal lobotomy.
or
Sacred cows make great burgers if you flip them at just the right time.
My favorite fractured saying is a quote from the late Dorothy Parker: “If you can’t say something nice…come sit by me.”
It’s the first day of the first full week since mid December. My irk load is light, as the cow-orker who was on medical leave has returned. I’m hoping to get responses from a couple of CL items that I inquired about, including a table and chairs that should fit my kitchen perfectly. It’s been ~25 years since I got the (vintage, but now in need of serious repair) ones that I have now. If $50 plus the cost of a truck to haul them (I miss my pickup!) gets me into something better, it will be worth it.
One time I was in Rome with friends. There were breadsticks for everyone on the table. I wasn’t sure if I should start eating mine before the meal, but everyone else was already eating their breadsticks, so I thought to myself, “When in Rome… eat breadsticks.”
The doc says I’ll live. OK, he said I’m in pretty good shape for my age and I don’t need a buncha meds. Sounds good to me. I have not done anything today. I don’t want to, I don’t have to, so I’m not. 'Tis very sunny out but cool and breezy. So I shall stay inside, stay warm and sloth. I can do that.
My roommate has apparently gone missing. She didn’t come home to the apartment last night at all, and hasn’t answered any messages in the last 24 hours or so. I’m worried. I don’t know if it’s unreasonable to worry or not, but I’m worried anyway.
I’m so worried. And if my roommate is actually missing, or is not here in the next little while, I’m also screwed. Maybe I’ll try calling her tonight if I still haven’t heard anything.
Translation: Wow! I’ve heard about the undead, but…
I’ve filled part of my afternoon making a list of issues I want to bring up in our next group meeting, assuming it’s soon. Things are changing here and I need to know what the new rules are so I don’t have to keep redoing drawings. 'Cause that sucks.
