I think I got a teensy COLA on my pension, but the increase in health insurance just ate it up, plus more…
Finished my morning irk shift. I irked more time than usual because I’ve been a slug and now I need to play catch up.
I was supposed to put out some bags for Purple Heart tomorrow. I called them back to cancel because the street is still a mess. It seems they have the wrong address with my phone number, they still have the address for the previous person who had the number, the one the bill collectors keep calling here for. So just as well I didn’t gather stuff up to put out. I also have a bag of clothes that asshole put in my recycle bin. I was going to put them out too but now - whatever, guess they will go out as trash. Or maybe I’ll gather up a bunch of stuff and take it somewhere.
I’m trying to get things off my TO DO list, not put more on it.
Spidey, you could just get a drink. The restaurant should have options that are not Mexican though. You could order something, eat a few bites, and then get a doggie bag. There’s your dinner for tonight. One of the things I like best about eating out is that I’ll get to bring home enough food for one or two more meals.
Lunch will be the last of the spaghetti. Dinner - I don’t know yet. I made the whole box of pasta yesterday, so now I have about half of it left. I’m thinking about heating it up with some Chunky vegetable soup.
We’ll see, maybe I’ll bake some chicken with tomatoes and eat it with pasta instead of rice.
There is no “I” in team, but there is a “Me”.
Go figure.
Tell them Mexican ain’t Kosher. 
Moooom, did Lily fling the pineapple cravin’ on you? 
ruble, you could call a toe truck. 
spidey, it sucks when mandatory lunches not only cost you money, but are at an inconvenient time. We’re having a company lunch catered tomorrow with a football theme. No word yet on what kind of chow they’re bringing in though.
butters, is your COLA enough to buy you a few stiff drinks each pay period?
It’s been a productive morning despite the system being slower than a mule in mud. I still have a lot to do before month end.
**flytrap **- I believe the quote goes: There’s no “I” in TEAM, but there’s an EAT ME!!
I hate team-building crap. I’ve never known any to be of any value.
I was in high school at the time.
I do related to the “surrounded by babies”, since I’m working with a lot of people I could have given birth to.
Blurf. Working on waking up enough to go to irk. Closing shift today, opening tomorrow followed by an evening class. So glad I have Friday off.
That is undeniably worth remembering. :dubious:
Just got a call on my cell, and I googled the number. It’s a MD area code, but it came up with two different names and addresses, one in Colorado and one in California, plus it’s identified as a number from Frederick, MD. I’m guessing it’s a scam number, since no message was left and I don’t answer numbers I don’t know.
Yay for CallerID, such as it is…
You’ve met me, you know I’m not fat. On an average day I do probably 3-4000 calories. (The ‘standard’ is 2000) IF there’s a doggy bag it usually just a snack let alone one or two more meals.
Just finished lunch, dinner will probably be somewhere north of 8pm with a snack thrown in there somewhere; tomorrow’s will be after 9pm. Now you can see why 11:30 just doesn’t cut it for me. Such is the life of an endurance athlete.
Howdy Y’all! Hump Day has been survived. YAY! I stopped at the sto’ and got dindin from the deli. I’m keepin’ it warm so’s it can get et when OYKW gets here. He needs to come on. Da bear is hongree!
Thanks again for all the condolences. Tom’s memorial will be on Sattidy at two p.m. at Holy Spirit Church in Dawson. This will be two Sattidy’s in a row I’ve gone to a funeral. Not how I wish to spend Sattidy, so that can stop now.
Spidey team buildin’ stuff sucks. I even told a boss that once. No one wants to do it, it sucks and booooooooorin’. I’d rather do my job and deal with co-irkers as needed. Ya know, like how irk is supposed to be.
My son’s girlfriend is apparently in a foul mood. I can hear her bitching at him over the phone. She is already not my favorite person, and is definitely not making headway in changing that. I’m very easy to get along with. All she has to do is treat my son well and not be such a raving bitch. Easy peasy.
**Lily **- I’m trying hard to like my daughter’s boyfriend. He is a nice person, but I think he’s lazy. He’s been talking about getting an MBA, but he’s a high school dropout who has yet to take a single college class. He was going to join the military, but didn’t. He was going to go to the police academy, but didn’t. He was going to study criminal justice, but didn’t. He was 23 before he could be bothered to get a driver’s license. Meanwhile my daughter went to college on a full scholarship and has been teaching for 8 years. She’s a team lead and a mentor at her school and frankly, I think she’s way too smart to be involved with this guy, but it’s her life, right? I know my folks didn’t like my husband at first, but they soon saw he was a good one. Why aren’t our kids as smart as we are???
Home. Salisbury steak with onion-mushroom gravy for supper. Still working on birthday cake - it’s taking a long time to disappear! Pretty amazing considering it’s chocolate.
I offer my condolences.
I had an engineering class with a team building effort. “PERT”, I do not remember the acronym. One guy never showed up until the last day. I hate that stuff. The instructor told me that it was better in real work.
**FCM -**Yikes! That boyfriend sounds like a piece of work! How long have they been dating? Sometimes it takes everything I have to keep my mouth shut about the girlfriend. He’s an adult and can make his own choices. I just have to step back and watch (and judge) from afar.
They’ve been together almost 6 years now, and they were friends for a year or so before they started dating. I honestly don’t dislike him, but I hate that he’s using my daughter - there’s no way he can afford his car, phone, rent, and whatever on minimum wage, not to mention the months he was out of work due to an injury… <deep calming breaths> It’s her life, and they seem happy together, but I always hoped for better for my daughter. Oh well…
Supper was yum. Cake later. Tahred…
Mama Plant hated the guts of every girl that I ever looked at.
I forgot how tiring it is being the boss. 
More work tomorrow, and a corporate visit as well.
I was going to say that I have a Sawzall, if you want to remove the offending part.
Go have a coke, and steal a tortilla chip or two.
Mooooommmmm!, could be worse. Your daughter could be dating Kayne West.:eek:
Flytrap, Mama was trying to protect the from you.
Also, who shuffled the smilies on the replay page?
Cake has been ingested. I think I’m going to hit the shower, then sack out. One day to get done, then weekend!!
MWAH!
Howdy Y’all! We ingested dindin and then went over to the church house for Evening Prayer. Funny, I was not feelin’ tired and sleepy until I walked in da cave a little bit ago. However, I shall go and check some intartoobz before I retire. OYKW has already retired to the boudoir. I bet he’s asleep soon cause he yawnin’ his haid off a few minutes ago.
Nitey Nite Y’all!
:dubious: