Did you all change all of your clocks in the MMP?

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I think they aren’t keeping up with the interest rates. If I was renting it out now, I’d want 1300 to 1500.

Ya gotta remember what there is out here. Nothing. No schools, no day care, no grocery stores, not even a real booze store, just a high priced gas station that has a liquor license to sell shots of Redbull from behind the counter. I have to drive 30 miles just to buy weed fer crying out loud.

There are 8 churches in the area though so if I can’t get good weed or booze I can at least get some good churchifying any time I want.

Mom has forgotten that she made plane reservations to come out for the Mensa thing, so made more reservations and now needs to cancel one of them. She also made more room reservations at the motel. I was able to deal with the motel by lying but I don’t have enough info to lie about the plane ticket cause she can’t find her notes with the flight info.

I don’t want to let her leave again.

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Woot! Congratulations!

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Oh, my gods and stars, is THAT what’s wrong with people around here?!? :nauseated_face:

My first car was a black Mazda MX-6 named the “Black Mariah.” Friend of mine ruined two sets of playing cards to make me a hanging decoration for the rearview: two black Queen of Spades, glued back to back.

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Up, caffeinated, and sheveled. Off to heave.

Now I can spend some of the savings expanding the home bar(cheaper than going out, but the bartender is surly, and prone to drinking my drinks)

I paid off my car, got new tires(which have maybe 500 miles on them), and got new glasses. So my inbox is now filled with offers for new glasses, new expensive tire sales, and of course offers to pre qualify for auto financing…

A Datsun!
“Now there’s a name I haven’t heard in a very long time” - Obi Won Kenobi

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This is GG’s problem. His human has so many smarts, there’s none left for him!

I’m sorry that you have leftovers, and I don’t have any suggestions, but I have to say, I’m rethinking the idea of making chicken with red curry, because cacciatore sounds yummy.

Metal Mouse, I am very impressed. I need to be taking exercise lessons from you and nellie.

This week has been busy, both at work at outside. Wednesday’s treat was Porcupine Tree in Zurich, our first major concert in 3 years.

After being in planning limbo, we got the green light, and now it’s like someone fired a starting pistol.

Have to go talk to one neighbor because the current heating system is still behaving oddly and then talk to another neighbor because we’re not able to attend a meeting for the future heating system.

Today is catching up on cleaning and other chores. I should go through my clothing and get rid of some items. I don’t wear a lot of the stuff I own, and I’d like to be able to find stuff in the morning.

Or maybe I’ll just read a book. After making lunch, rice pudding and going for a walk. Might do the rice pudding after the walk, depends on the washer. I don’t like leaving the washer running, but I normally run the dishwasher at night. I never said I made sense.

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Good Mornin’ Y’all! Up and caffeinatin’. YAWN ‘Tis 62 Amurrkin out and foggy with a predicted high of 77 and mostly cloudy for the day. The big item on today’s agenda is a trip to Dollah Genrul for some miscellaneous stuff like mouthwash, hair gel, shavin’ cream and the like. DG is about a mile away from da cave, so that will be easy. It’s a fancy one called Dollah Genrul Market. It’s all upscale! Other than that it will be kollege tackleball and high sloth. Any need to feed will be via forage as we have plenty of sammich makin’s, chips and stuff.

doggio congarats on gettin’ Carmen paid off! I prefer to be my own bartender as well. Grumpy old man bartenders are the best ones, after all!

Nellie maybe you can freeze the cacciatore in small portions and slide 'em in and around the turkey. Some would likely be OK in da fridge for a few days.

Boo yay for your crockpot benefactor! A crockpot is fun for all kinds of soups and stews. My world famous Eyetalian chikin is made in one. Plop a whole chikin or your preferred chikin parts in and pour a bottle of your favorite Eyetalian dressin’ over it and let it cook.

Now I need more caffeine and to feed rumbly tummy. Then, onward into the day! Rah.

Happy Sattidy Y’all!

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Does she stalk you on line??

Isn’t it interesting how all such containers are generically called Tupperware - even old margarine containers and the like?

While I thought about it, life here interfered before I could execute such a diabolical plan. But yay for Mystery Mumper! But I will share a link I found that looks promising - dump-and-go recipes - there look to be a lot to choose from.

Never - it would either be my car or the car or the red car or the Aerostar - like that. Unlike spousal unit, I am not a car person. I view my vehicles as necessary evils undeserving of names or titles. :wink:

Speaking of Zillow, I put in my address and the photo is an overhead shot of trees that pretty much obscure the house and yard. It’s got to be an old one, because we’ve had several trees removed so at least part of the roof would be visible. And I’m pretty sure the value they list is low because it doesn’t take into consideration FCD’s workshop out back. Then again, that only adds value for someone who wants a workshop out back.

Plan for the day - I’m going to make gingerbread. I found a recipe last night that looks good, so I’ll give it a shot. If it is good, I’ll make it again for Turkey Day. If not, it’ll get flang into the yard for the critters. I don’t foresee flinging, tho, as FCD lurves him some gingerbread, even if it’s not the best evah.

I’ll also pull the smaller turkey out of the fridge and let it thaw in a big bowl of water. I’d like to smoke it tomorrow, but it’s still pretty frozen. And I need to push the vacuum cleaner around - Taz has been shedding something awful. Poor old guy…

Today is supposed to be on the mild side, then a cold front comes thru and nights may drop below freezing. I’ll bring in my spider plants today - they’ll live in front of the window in FCD’s office. He keeps the door shut to keep the cats out, and that’s my main concern. Taz eats spider leaves, then pukes them up. ick.

We’re also thinking of a run to the marina to check on the boat. What I need to do is make the gingerbread, then take half of it to the inlaws when we go to the boat (it’ll require a quick detour.) Oh, and sometime today, I need to clean the critter fountain. So busy day ahead, I guess.

Happy Saturday!!

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Good morning everyone. 33F here, w predicted high of 52. Lotsa rain predicted for tomorrow, but none today.

Doggio: Congrats on the car payoff. It’s always a good feeling to sit in it and say (in Montgomery Burns’ voice): Mine! All Mine! BwaaaaHaaa… Hey wait a minute, what’s that funny noise it’s making?

In keeping with the theme: Here’s a pic that has my house in it. I was taking a picture of the camper, but it was in front of the house so that’s the best I could find. I’m a little leery of the Goggle/Addr thing, (not because of y’all), so I just linked an old snapshot.

Today I awoke to a freeze warning, so winterization is on the agenda. First the camper, then bringing hoses/etc. into the garage, then put those foam thingies on the faucets. Probably overkill, but after a certain [cough] winter event here, I’m pretty cautious.

In the good news category, the gods smiled on me after the pork butt (freezer burn) incident. Wandering Kroger’s yesterday I found a good-sized brisket flat that I thought was mispriced. After asking the watcher at the self-checkout, I was told go-ahead and don’t worry about it. So for a measly 19 bucks I have a good sized brisket for the smoker. Woot! ← do we still use that word?

Also, allow me to add a picture of the “devildog” I mentioned upthread. He may look all sweet and innocent peering of the arm of the chair, but he’s like that rabbit in the Holy Grail movie. Caution is advised when approaching (especially if you’re holding food).
Seriously, I like the little guy, even though I complain.

Hope everyone has a good remaining week.

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This is our house: (the gray one on the right)

It was taken the day before the crew came to cut down the big tree in the yard.

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This was our house just before we sold it. Nothing was in bloom at the time.

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Good morning Mumpers!

Up, caffeinating, breakfasted and fixing to do KP. A trip to the PO and the grocery outlet are the only things slated for today other than sloth.

Stay safe and healthy y’all!

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Good morning all. It’s sattiday and I find myself a bit at loose ends. For the last 3 months I’d get up and get ready for soccer and usually be outside for 6-8 hours either coaching, refereeing, or waiting to coach/referee. Now I’m waiting for Mid-December (when indoor soccer starts) and need to keep myself entertained. May hit the gym or do some things around the house, or maybe just live here at the internet…we’ll see. Glad to be inside, it’s 42F right now and we won’t be seeing 50F, so looks like we got soccer over just at the right time.

yanker, that’s not a bad idea, I’ll get my hoses into the garage today; not like we’ll get into the real hard chills, but at least it’s something.

swampy, I have a Dollar General Market close to hear; it’s kinda like a mini-Wal-Mart, food on one side and ‘stuff’ on the other, but I occasionally shop there.

Not really, nellie is a better role model, I just do a couple of things and without a real plan; just figure it’s better than nothing. Enjoy the concert.

Haven’t tried that, but Hmmmm… :wink: Actually I use much ice these days, water it down some.

OK, onward into the great unknown Sattiday. All y’all take care.

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Here’s a handy cooking/baking tip for all: make sure you have sufficient quantities of all ingredients on hand before you start mixing stuff together. Molasses - I was short. So I ran to the dollar store (it’s on the way to Food Lion, so no detour to stop there) but they didn’t have any - no surprise, really. So on the FL. I went to Aisle 4 - baking supplies. Nope. Asked the guy stocking shelves and he said Aisle 8 with the syrup. So off to the syrup aisle - nope. Went to Customer Service and the nice lady there accompanied me back to aisle 8 - nope, she didn’t see it either. So back to Aisle 4 where she asked the same guy, who got this “look” and stomped off to Aisle 8. Meanwhile, we went down Aisle 3 to ask another stocker - he had no idea. Then the first guy came back, moved a supply cart, and found the molasses - on the endcap of Aisle 3 at the bottom, out of sight because of the cart. So that was fun…

Gingerbread is now in the oven. Dishes are loaded in the dishwasher and I wiped down the counter. It’s smelling ginger-y in here! Here’s hoping it’s a good recipe. If so, I’ll need more molasses because there’s not enough left in the bottle. Dammit.

So, how’s your morning going? :rofl:

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This is the recipe I used. YUM!!! Except it took about 42 minutes - I think my pan was just a little smaller than 9X13, so the batter was thicker. Still, very tasty!

We will leaves shortly to do our running around, then home to do a bit more tidying. Tobias will be here around 4:30 to spend the night. That should be interesting.

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Congratulations around the place on exercise, cookery, and sloth.

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Morning, all!

Yesterday was a very enjoyable day of slothing…not quite at the pro (i.e., swampy) level, but close. :slight_smile: Today will be mostly sloth, but my volunteer committee is getting together for lunch (a social gathering; no “work”) and I’ll be hopping in the shower soon and then heading to that. Happily, the place our chairman selected is only 15 minutes away. There are several fellow committee members who I haven’t met in person yet; I’m looking forward to seeing folks IRL (vs our monthly Zoom meetings).

I am a car person, but for whatever reason I’ve never named any of mine. At one point I started referring to my previous car as The Gray Lady, but I didn’t stick with it (plus, that wasn’t really a name). My mom actually tried to name my first car: it was a white VW Rabbit, and for a while she tried to get me to call it Harvey. I got the joke, but I was in college and no one else I knew would have gotten it…and, I wasn’t inclined to name the car at all.

Agreed.

(I finished that book yesterday.)

Woo hoo! Congrats! :smiley:

That’s exactly how I described it to my mom’s best friend (my “aunt,” who recommended that author/series)! Somewhere around book #3 I told her that I’d starting thinking of my reading time as visiting Three Pines*. :slight_smile: I started book #10 last night, and it still feels that way.

*Except The Beautiful Mystery, of course. My aunt had warned me there was one story not set in Three Pines! She didn’t care for it, but I didn’t mind: I found the story interesting, and it advanced the Gamache and Beauvoir characters quite a bit. I was happy to return to Three Pines, though.

Thanks! I’m responsible for all of the outdoor maintenance: I pay a lawn company for mowing, leaf removal, and gutter cleaning. I also hired them to do the landscaping cleanup a couple of years ago.

I’m responsible for pretty much everything, actually: I make a good-faith effort to fix most things myself before asking the property manager for help, and I pay for everything a homeowner would (water, trash, etc.) except the property taxes – but I know those are baked into my rent.

You’d never guess it from that photo, but the yard is a good size: it’s a small house, and sits on a 1/4 acre lot – which isn’t huge, but is pretty big for a neighborhood so close to DC. All of the lots here are like mine, plus there’s no HOA, which is why everywhere you go the original small houses are being torn down and big $1M+ homes are being put up. In the 8+ years I’ve lived here I’ve watched the houses facing and next to mine be built, plus two houses that I can see from my patio (on the street behind me), a house catty-corner to mine, etc. At any given time, there is at least one construction project happening every ~2 blocks. I used to worry that one day my landlord would get an offer from a developer that he couldn’t refuse, but he seems to be happy for the time being. I just need him to keep the place for as long as Bailey stays with me… :crossed_fingers:

:raising_hand_woman: Sometimes I use “woo hoo” instead, but I often still go with “woot.” That doesn’t really mean anything in terms of what’s still “done,” though. :smiley:

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Good morning everyone.

It’s currently 31 degrees with an expected high of 48 and sunny skies for the day.

Thanks to everyone for sharing pics of their abodes or near them. You all have nice places!

I waited too long to make a move on a purchase for a new place and now I need to wait out these interest rates. The current interest rates are ridiculous, so serious house hunting has slowed down considerably. I still look at real estate listings, but at this point, it’s just curiosity more than anything.

My son arrived yesterday and has been hanging out with us; well mainly his Dad they play computer games. This morning we’re chilling enjoying some pour-over coffee made with freshly roasted coffee.

Congrats on paying off Carmen, doggio! Such a nice feeling when the cars are paid off. I’m not in any rush to take on another car payment and don’t really have a need to at this point. I still only have 61,000 miles on the Jeep and it’s 2014 model. Bought it brand new and have been religious about required oil checks and maintenance, although I am behind on the 60,000-mile check. I will need to get in for that.

I am not a fan of jello or jello “salad”. My MiL used to make jello stuff all the time. I was polite and ate it, but was never a fan.

Well, I need to get the kitchen cleaned up. The “boys” snacked a lot yesterday and last night, and now I have a messy kitchen.

I hope you all have a fantastic day!

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I found a big container for the cacciatore and then, by merely giving up the idea of easy access to ice cube trays, was able to wedge it into the freezer. It helps that I cleaned it out last week. Some of the cacciatore had to go in a smaller container, which is in the fridge and will go to another friend of mine.

Now, see, I’m the opposite and have what’s probably an annoying tendency to anthropomorphize everything.(See Al Vocado, The Diehard Avocado Plant.) My last car was named Bob and often referred to as The Bobmobile. I named it after two wonderful men I knew, one of whom had recently passed away. It was a sweet ride and my favorite car of all time.

And you’ve got me craving gingerbread! That recipe looks good and totally worth the scavenger hunt to find the molasses.

That’s odd. Most people hide their children and phone the vice squad when they see me coming. :slight_smile:

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Happy Saturday!

It was a nice 61 degrees at the park, and we had a good group. Nine cars in the lot, plus one walker, so lots of dogs and fun.
Barky and Humpy were there, but not so bad as usual.

If I google my house, you can’t see it because of the big tree in front of it. The tree is gone now.
I tried posting a link from igmur, but I think it isn’t irking.

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When I had my Ford Expedition, everyone named it “The Bus”. Somehow, because we had the biggest vehicle when we and friends were going somewhere, we were the chauffeurs. I didn’t mind in the beginning, but it got old fast when they expected us to drive to points way southwest and then northwest to pick each of them up and then proceed out from our place to further places, so there were a lot of unnecessary miles driven. We finally told them if you expect us to drive, you’ll need to come here first.

I have never named any of my vehicles. I tried, but I couldn’t seem to find a name that worked or stuck.