All y’all. Jeez. OMG.
I don’t know what I’d do without my imaginary online friends. Y’all keep me together. Keep me honest, and sane. Mostly.
Speak for yourself. I think she should bring us treats more often. That’s what makes one loveable.
Sweetie, I joke. I think you’re aces! If you lived closer to me, we’d probably buds and hang out! You know you want to!
Our fridge smells of smokey ribs. Since they didn’t get started early enough, I’ll finish them in the oven for supper tomorrow. I tasted - they’re yum!!!
I know I want to!
Did a load of whtes(did I mention how much I love having a working dryer?). Took a nap. I dreamed I was making out with Christina Ricci. In the back of church.
Dinner is baked fried chicken, with cheddar and country ham cornbread. And a Yuengling.
Well, that’s usually when we call Hazmat.
Exactly. If it doesn’t go in bags, the conveyor system tends to eat letters and Amazon envelopes. Although we get some surprisingly big boxes there, too.
We like you just the way you are.
You like the wacky tobaccy, then? 
Also, The Pour House is closing for 2 weeks due to COVID. 
This is the place I met absent Mumper Captain_Kirk.
Bailey is so tired from doggy daycare that when there was some distant thunder a while ago she didn’t even blink, and when it poured — quite loudly — for 5-10 min she stayed on the couch (vs slinking off to the bathroom, which is her preferred “storm spot”). She’s fast asleep again right now. Heh.
By the time I got home I didn’t feel like baking the chicken that I’d planned to have for dinner, so I tried one of the meal replacement samples. “Iced latte” flavored…bleh. I knew not to expect much: I did a medically supervised weight loss program five years ago that used similar products, and I learned then that the “flavors” are often more like suggestions. This one had a particularly unpleasant aftertaste; I hope some of the others will be more palatable. I supplemented the sample with some peanut butter and a protein bar, because five years ago I also learned that 8 oz of meal replacement drink will not be filling. 
I think this will be another Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar night. I’ll get back to Stephen King tomorrow. 
Where I work, if someone tried that they would quickly have their ass handed to them!
YAY!! I actually felt relief for you when I read that. 
Pfft; amatuer! I started wearing glasses when I was seven years old. 
Ok, that made me laugh out loud. 
You may have me in youth, but I’ve been wearing them for 60 years, so I think I may have the longevity edge.
shoe, you be you; we wouldn’t have you any other way.
Count me as another Great Clips customer; probably a couple weeks away from my trim.
red, sounds like you need a utility knife for some of those packages; and I’m one of the guilty, even with envelopes I add scotch tape just to make sure…
nellie, you sure you don’t live in Green Acres??
Ok, just got to keep myself amused a little longer then off to bed. All y’all take care.
Reminds me of one event DH and I witnessed. There’s an area in the Sacramento conglomerate that seems to be trying a bit too earnestly to replicate an old-timey small town. This area also features a colony of HUGE feral chickens. One time, we were driving through there and saw a chicken at a crosswalk. He (appeared to be a rooster) looked both ways, had actually waited for another car to go through, then correctly used the crosswalk to get to the other side. That bird showed more intelligence about proper street-crossing than a lot of the humans in the area.
Do you plan to visit Hamlet and accomplice again?
Up, caffeinated, and sheveled. Off to heave.
I used to go to Great Clips, but I bought some clippers, and do it myself now. I don’t have enough hair left to justify $15 a couple times a year.
All y’all are the bestest. Not the best. The bestest.
Actually, no, I have no desire to try it - never have. I was thinking more in terms of a DIY sundae bar! 
Today is a Roxy day. As soon as it’s light, I’m going to go out and fill her little pool. Water from the well is \color{blue}{\text{COLD}} so I’ll give it a chance to come up to ambient. I need to find more stuff she can play with in there, too. Last time, it was all of her generic solo cups, and a bunch of them split. I need to buy another bag of them.
Other than toddler wrangling and ribs for supper, nothing is planned… yet… what does this magical day hold?? 
Happy Thursday!!
Good Mornin’ Y’all! Up and caffeinatin’. YAWN ‘Tis 72 Amurrkin out and clear with a predicted high of 93 and mostly N.O.S. for the day. I shall go assist with mowage over to the church house this mornin’. I’ve been slack on this the past couple of times, so must make amends today. Sup shall be leftovers from yestiddy. Other than that, who knows what might happen.
Nellie yay for your IRS woes bein’ over!
doggio makin’ out in the back of the church is not that blasphemous. Drinkin’ Sacramental wine and snackin’ on Consecrated wafers afterwards would, however, qualify it as blasphemous.
Now I need more caffeine and to feed rumbly tummy. Then I shall make myself a little bit presentable. It’s fine to be stinky after mowage but one should not show up all stinky before mowage. I should write a book on etiquette!
Happy Thursday Y’all!
Well, I’m up. That is all. More later.
Good morning everyone.
Whew, nellie! I’m glad your IRS woes are over!
I wouldn’t change any of you, just sayin’. So you all keep on being you!
It’s currently raining and the expected high is 71. When it’s light out, I shall have to go check for poo. I also have to take Polar back to the vet today because other than the bit of poo he completed a couple of days ago, he hasn’t gone. I’m also concerned there may be some infection because he smells a little yeasty. He doesn’t normally have much of a scent at all. His appointment is 0930, but this time we’re taking my husband’s car just so it’ll be easier to get him in and out and so we don’t strain his back end any.
Crazy, crazy, crazy day at work yesterday. I started at 5:45 am and didn’t quit until after 5:15.
Yeah, no one but me messes with my calendar. Those other appointments or meetings were there first, and as stated above, unless you’re my “big” boss in DC, or it’s something truly emergent, I’m not shifting stuff. Fortunately, I rarely have to shift anything, and if I do, there’s a very good reason for it.
I’m going to have to get ready for Zoe wrangling this weekend. My daughter did say we could postpone if we wanted to concentrate on Polar, but I told her I’d let her know what the vet says today and we’d make a decision then.
Welp, time for coffee!
Shoe, another doper who loves you just the way you are - you’re an incredible person and we wouldn’t change a thing!
Today is gross. Meaning hot, very hot, and all steamy-like. Yon children have been picked up by their buses and are off on their way to school and I’m left with this feeling at work that I’m terribly behind, despite my best efforts (though if I’m honest with myself, I haven’t really been putting forward my best effort). I guess it’s time to actually put forward my best efforts - all is not lost yet. Also, in my line of work it’s never a question of if the work is done, it’s when. Best I get this nonsense out of the way quickly and do it right. Doesn’t mean I don’t hate it though.
Oh, and I only got interrupted and asked to move meetings a couple of times yesterday and each time I said no. Chuck in Accounting really just wanted me to bring him coffee - I figured it out when he instant messaged, asking me if I got his email and if I could stop by Starbucks on my way with the garden hose.
Bleh. Time to be productive. Even if I don’t wanna.
shoe Talk to your doctor. Please, please, please talk to your doctor. I don’t want anyone else to have to go forty-some-odd years before learning that constant intrusive suicidal thoughts is not “something that everyone has to deal with.”
And…we have POO! Relatively normal poo! Yes! I know you can all rest easy now knowing that Polar can poo! 
That is encouraging news, actually. Please give him an extra snuggle from me.
Actually, I will rest easier now.
If FB is accurate, it’s Happy Nettie Day! 
If not, please disregard.
