# Are you doing anything out of the ordinary today? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 26, 2016, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-doing-anything-out-of-the-ordinary-today/753147 "2016-04-26T02:09:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Arrendajo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Arrendajo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arrendajo)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2016, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-doing-anything-out-of-the-ordinary-today/753147/1 "2016-04-26T02:09:48Z")
I am doing a crossword puzzle from October 29th, 1955, the day I was born. My girlfriend printed it off microfilm for me. The cluing is slightly different, but overall it’s a nice straightforward puzzle. I have the whole page, with comics and other features. I remember some of the comics from my youth (Winnie Winkle, Joe Palooka) but most are new to me. The art is certainly different – darker and more heavily inked than most modern comics. The ads are fun – apparently they have this new machine that will wash your dirty dishes. Soon we’ll have flying cars! ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2016, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-doing-anything-out-of-the-ordinary-today/753147/2 "2016-04-26T14:57:10Z")
Yes, I have to go to an ATM. Once a year or so, I have to rearrange funds, by getting ATM cash and depositing it locally. Several withdrawals because of daily limits. Otherwise, I never use ATM machines. ---
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2016, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-doing-anything-out-of-the-ordinary-today/753147/3 "2016-04-26T15:05:24Z")
Voting. It’s not something I do every day. ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2016, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-doing-anything-out-of-the-ordinary-today/753147/4 "2016-04-26T15:08:59Z")
I’m the featured speaker at a small lunch. Yikes. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2016, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-doing-anything-out-of-the-ordinary-today/753147/5 "2016-04-26T15:33:47Z")
No but yesterday I went to the funeral of a childhood friend’s brother, who was 25 and died of a heroin overdose 3 days after getting home from rehab (for pain pills). I try not to do that too often. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2016, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-doing-anything-out-of-the-ordinary-today/753147/6 "2016-04-26T15:37:32Z")
I had a nice breakfast with a colleague this morning. Usually I have a smoothie and am feeling a little sleepy from my Eggs Benedict. ---
**Author:** ![elbows](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b3f665/32.png) [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2016, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-doing-anything-out-of-the-ordinary-today/753147/7 "2016-04-26T15:42:29Z")
At this very moment, a new furnace and a new water heater are, very noisily, being installed in my house! ---
**Author:** ![lost4life](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c4cdca/32.png) [@lost4life](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lost4life)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2016, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-doing-anything-out-of-the-ordinary-today/753147/8 "2016-04-26T15:48:55Z")
I’m eating a meatloaf sandwich…I know, I know, burning the candle at both ends. ---
**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2016, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-doing-anything-out-of-the-ordinary-today/753147/9 "2016-04-26T16:02:50Z")
I am making breadsticks. I haven’t baked bread for about, oh 5-10 years now (used to do it regularly) and I’ve never done in the particular form of breadsticks. So far they look and smell fantastic and I think about 5 more minutes in the oven will do it. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_stainless_steel_rat/32/5727_2.png) [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Stainless_Steel_Rat)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2016, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-doing-anything-out-of-the-ordinary-today/753147/10 "2016-04-26T16:06:28Z")
Out-processing from my job of 34 years. Something you don’t do everyday. ---
**Author:** ![Lowdown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c57346/32.png) [@Lowdown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lowdown)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2016, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-doing-anything-out-of-the-ordinary-today/753147/11 "2016-04-26T16:23:16Z")
My wife is picking me up directly after work and we’re driving to Chicago, where we’re spending the night. The dog is boarded and the kids are staying with the in-laws. We’ve got dinner reservations for someplace fancy at 7:45PM. We fly out to Salt Lake City early tomorrow morning for my brother’s wedding. I already miss my kids, but it’ll be nice to have some time with my wife. ---
**Author:** ![Whiskey\_Dickens](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/9fc348/32.png) [@Whiskey\_Dickens](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whiskey_Dickens)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2016, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-doing-anything-out-of-the-ordinary-today/753147/12 "2016-04-26T18:37:54Z")
> [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](#): > > Out-processing from my job of 34 years. Something you don’t do everyday. I’m assuming you’re retiring? If so, congrats! Go murder some dandelions on the local golf course! ---
**Author:** ![quiltguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e47774/32.png) [@quiltguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/quiltguy)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2016, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-doing-anything-out-of-the-ordinary-today/753147/13 "2016-04-26T20:09:47Z")
Going to be with my crochet group tonight, we meet in a local library. ---
**Author:** ![joyfool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2016, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-doing-anything-out-of-the-ordinary-today/753147/14 "2016-04-26T22:32:59Z")
I’m standing up for myself with my job and not letting others take advantage of my nature. It worked. ---
**Author:** ![alphaboi867](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alphaboi867/32/3898_2.png) [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2016, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-doing-anything-out-of-the-ordinary-today/753147/15 "2016-04-27T02:21:00Z")
> [@davidm](#): > > Voting. It’s not something I do every day. Neither is buying ear medicine for my dog, but I did both today. ---
**Author:** ![purplehearingaid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7bcc69/32.png) [@purplehearingaid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehearingaid)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2016, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-doing-anything-out-of-the-ordinary-today/753147/16 "2016-04-27T02:43:26Z")
I turned my heat back on , that is out of the ordinary to me having my heat on when it’s almost May ! t’s going to be 30 degrees tonight … ---
**Author:** ![WildBlueYonder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ce7236/32.png) [@WildBlueYonder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildBlueYonder)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2016, 9:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-doing-anything-out-of-the-ordinary-today/753147/17 "2016-04-27T09:43:30Z")
Going out for my job. Couple times a week tops. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2016, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-doing-anything-out-of-the-ordinary-today/753147/18 "2016-04-27T13:27:57Z")
I’m eating a couple of eggs today. First I’ve had since my heart surgery in 2012. ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2016, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-doing-anything-out-of-the-ordinary-today/753147/19 "2016-04-27T13:53:33Z")
We’re depositing the money we got for this damned car I’ve been trying to sell that I swear has had a curse on the sale - we’ve been going around in circles since October or so. DONE. Finished. Complete. Now we can pay off a credit card and half our overdraft LOC, it’s a huge step up in our debt reduction plan. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2016, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-doing-anything-out-of-the-ordinary-today/753147/20 "2016-04-27T15:58:17Z")
> [@alphaboi867](#): > > Neither is buying ear medicine for my dog, but I did both today. I’ll be splitting OTC Zyrtec pills for the one K9. After 19 years of dog ownership, we just discovered the wonder (and terror) of “reverse sneezing.” [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-doing-anything-out-of-the-ordinary-today/753147.md?page=2)