I’m shamelessly stealing that for my nebulous signature, but that’s twice in 24 hours that I have no clue what I did to deserve the accolade. Are you in cahoots with Wiki?
Showing it off.
I contemplated not coming to work to day because I couldn’t be arsed really but I realised there was the engineers seminar this week and I had to put on my cheerleading hat for my little group and begin the brain washing process.
No Snowpocalypse here just a ton of rain so far…I am going to run to the grocey store tonight on my way home as tomorrow night I am goign to a belated Burn’s night supper and I need to take alcohol. Lots of alcohol.
Other than that I will be slothful I believe.
bobbio - what doggio said! 
Good morning everyone.
No snow here, either.
I am soooo glad I’m off today. I should be plugging my work laptop in, but fuck it. I’ve got other things to attend to.
Mr. Taters can wake the dead with his snoring. There are many, many night I just lie awake in hopes that I can soon fall asleep.
I’ve got nothin’ else right now. So far, just a quiet day.
My dad’s doctor keeps telling him that he needs to lose weight to make his snoring better. He always wants to lose weight, but his idea of “eating light” isn’t going to get him there. :rolleyes: Frustrating to watch so I’m glad I only have to see it a couple times a year.
Mom survives by having her own bedroom. And earplugs.
{{Rigs}} The nurse asking you to contribute for decorating would have pushed me over the edge.
It’s been very cold here yesterday and today, but very cold usually = sunshine so I can live with it. I just can’t stand the day after day of overcast that we had last week.
I think the Dinner Fairy here is going to be the take-n-bake pizza kind.
My dog sounds like she’s fixing to explode!
For the past hour, she’s been making lots of gurgling noises. Either she’s about to asphyxiate me, or she’s soon going to leave the Mother Of All Turds in the back yard. :eek:
Cousin & I travel together a few times a year - she snores. She knows she does, so I have permission to throw a pillow at her if she gets too loud.
Friend P, who is my roommate at Sweet Adelines events, talks in her sleep. Not random words, mind you; full sentences. And sometimes, they even make sense.
I survived the week. I think I deserve a prize.
I’ve got an eye Dr appt in an hour. And I’m thinking PapaJohn will make supper. And it’s COLD. Rumor has it we could get 4-8" of the evil white stuff, altho we’re at the northern end of the storm, so with luck we’ll get less. Tomorrow will tell.
**doggio **- your dinner fairy cracked me up!
I know there was more, but I’m exhausted. I woke myself up about 2:30 having a major coughing fit and I never did get back to sleep. I’ve been in zombie mode all day. I’m gonna be sleeping well tonight.
I haven’t read it all, but I just had to post a link to PuppyCam2. They are squealing and my dogs are looking around like WTF? It’s hilarious.
Rigs - sometimes people jus’ need killin’ is all.
I went bowling today! It was real exercise, believe me. I used to have around a 190 average back in the day. today I bowled a 60 (lots of gutter balls!), a 167, and a 133. Not too bad after 6 years! I’m gonna get all practiced up, and join a league this summer.
I also went to the doctor, who says my blood sugar isn’t responding all that great to the meds I’m on anymore, and wants me to go to a diabetes specialist clinic. I’m probably going to start insulin. 
I really have to change my diet, and lose some weight. Off to make some ground turkey spaghetti sauce! 
Swampy and Pie - our congregation went back and forth between thinking Pastor was the smartest man in the world and/or totally nuts. Until I joined. Now he’s smart and I’m nuts. 
Our confirmation class was given a project to think about ------- how do you explain what it is to be a Christian or Lutheran to someone who has no idea what either thing is? So I called a friend of mine who also does living history and who happens to be Native American. He walked in with full 1750s regalia, sat down in the middle of the floor, and said “Tell me about this “Book” and Jesus” ------ and just sat there. Full paint. Silver. Beads. Looking scary as anything. The kids (we only had three that year) gave it a pretty good go and did a heck of a job. After they were done “Pretty Nose” owned up that his English name was Tom Williams and that while he IS Native American, he was also a Lutheran like them, and he congratulated them on how well they did.
Sometimes you have to go slightly nuts to really make a lesson stick. And some day we may just use that stunt again. Anyone know a Zulu warrior near Pittsburgh with some traditional clothes in his closet?
MIL update - we look to have a good nursing facility and we’re starting to settle her in. Lots of time and we shed some tears now and then ------ but we’re getting there. Muvver is probably doing the best of us all and that’s how it should be. But it isn’t every easy making decisions like this.
Howdy Y’all! Hee. I hear all this talk of snow and it’s gearin’ up to rain here.
I sauteed some bonless poke chops with some onions and bell peppers, steamed some broccoli and made one of those Rice-A-Roni noodle thingys for dindin. Twas good.
Ruble you could always get the Confirmands to explain Jesus and The Book to a bunch of Santas the day after Santarchy. That’d be an experience. 
Also, Muvver, wife and you are in my thoughts and prayers.
One more day to work this week! WOOHOO!!!
Tomorow night there’s a little gatherin’ at da cave. A friend turned the big 6-0 yesterday and we’re havin’ a little celebration. I have planned grilled poke chops (four of which I used for tonight’s dindin), baked beans, coleslaw and at the request of the honoree a corn casserole cause he likes it. Oh and a chawklit sheetcake with chawklit pee-can icin’. Cake is bakin’ now.
Ok off to do stuff like make sure the cake does not burn.
I went to a book study at church last night, and we ended up having a similar discussion. If one is a conservative/fundamentalist, you can go up to people and say “Have you accepted Jesus as your savior?” and then go on to the going-to-hell, need-Jesus-to-save stuff. But for those of us who 1) don’t believe in hell, 2) think there are many ways to practice one’s spirituality and that they’re all valid, and/or 3) just aren’t preachy, what do you say? What’s your 30-second elevator speech about your church? Or if someone asks what you believe… well, I’m still trying to figure out what the heck I believe. How do I answer that? We didn’t really come to any conclusions or find any answers in our discussion last night. But I think it’s a good discussion because I think it is tied to why the conservative churches are growing and the liberal ones aren’t. It’s hard to convince people to come to church when you can’t say where you stand or what you believe in.
tougher question: what, besides the belief that Jesus is the Son of God, is the difference between Christianity and Judaism?
I have never been able to answer that without raising more questions
I have my car back, but I’m $830 poorer now. They wanted to add another $200 to that for a new battery and front alignment.
I can’t seem to wake up today. First I woke up really early (it was still dark) and couldn’t get to sleep, so I got up and had breakfast. Then I got sleepy and went back to bed until 11:30.
We’re officially allowed to have alcohol in the dorm fridge now (or the cabinets or whatever)! Now I need to go get mine from my parents’ house.
That’s about it for me.
Back. Glasses are ordered and should get here in a week. I’m getting transitions lenses. And the new frames are puuuuurrrty!!
We went to eat at the pub - I had shrimp boxty - quite yummy!
The young 'uns went to have coffee with their friends. **FCD **and I are going out early tomorrow to look at samples of our prospective contractor’s work. We hope to get back before the snow starts.
That’s all I’ve got now. TGIF!! Send chocolates. KTHXBYE!
Wow, rigs, looks like sleep does help!
Good thoughts and prayers headed out to the Ruble family.
I got home from work 20 minutes ago. 
I was on the phone with one of our developers for about an hour, trying to get past an issue that we really wanted to have dealt with today. We got very close, but need to get some help from one of our vendors on Monday.
I had more, but apparently I’m too tired to remember it.
Back later - or tomorrow, maybe. It’s Firday!!!
Yes. Absolutely. And kopek, what a neat idea.
Right. Mr. Lissar has recovered enough that we are both going tomorrow, which is great. Other Quasi-Daughter, her husband, and their kid were just here for the afternoon and evening, also great. On the minus side, OQD can be a little exhausting, we had two toddlers running around, and OQD is one of the magic people who make everything messy just by being around.
I will do some tidying, but the house will not be in perfect condition before we leave tomorrow. I haven’t even had time to pack.
It’s almost bedtime here, except I’m not tired. It’s almost like having some form of cabin fever. We’re not snowed in, but it’s way too cold to go out!
Maybe tomorrow we can go do some power-walking at the mall or something.
Ok, nitey-nite. Rosie’s sig to all!
The Vast Conspiracy to Piss People Off arrived on my doorstep today. Grrrrrrr. Do not pat me on the head! I mean it! DON’T! I’m not a dog! Especially don’t apologize for barging in line in front of me while you’re attempting to do it. I ducked away and said, “Don’t do that!” and gave her my best Look, but man, that just Pissed Me Off.
It didn’t help that work was moderately slammed and I think I’m PMSing. So I wasn’t in a good mood to begin with.
It’s snowing, I got about a half inch on my car from 7:00 to 9:00.
snowbunny, I would have kicked him in the shin.
Enjoy the trip, LiLI! OQD sounds like me. I can be quite Pigpen like in my disorder.
Great idea, Ruble! I’d have a hard time doing that myself. {{{{}}}} for you and Muvver.
Rebo, too bad we live so far apart. A Mumper bowling team would be excellent.