Dog Days: An August MMP

Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
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Sure hope so. This is an obligatory medical horror story:
Waaaaaay back in 1999, FCD was in absolute agony and actually allowed me to take him to the ER. If you knew him, you’d know that never happens. They did some tests, couldn’t find anything immediately, and sent him home saying they’d be in touch. THREE DAYS LATER, he was still in great pain and he called his Dr’s office, only to learn that they’d received the results that he had a severe infection, but somehow no one bothered to call him. He was immediately admitted to the hospital, and had his gall bladder removed that night. Oh yeah, it was his birthday, too.

So, yeah, hope the let you know right away if there are any issues. It might behoove you to call just in case. Stuff happens, but here’s hoping it doesn’t happen to you!

I want a pillow that says “Just because you can doesn’t mean you should…” Satin, embroidered in gold! :wink:

GENIUS! The law, I mean, not the idiot. I recently heard on the news that people wanting to climb Mount Blanc (I think that was it) have to pay a deposit in advance for rescue - something on the order of $12K. I’d like to see this applied to lots of other things, too. You can’t fix stupid, but you can make them pay.

I actually slept thru the night - well, till about 4:40 when I was awakened by a nightmare. Most of the dream was about annoying and stupid people, but when I was trying to go home, I ended up in a line for international travel. So I turned around and went out the entrance, and the agent in charge of the entrance gate was going to arrest me. That’s when I woke up, somewhat shaken. I know you don’t go in the “out” gate, but what’s wrong with going out the “in” gate? Seriously???

Anyway, up, showered, dressed, fed, caffeinating, with fed critters. Higgs seems to have stopped coughing, but we’ll continue the antibiotics per instructions. She’s getting spoiled with her extra cheese bonus twice a day!

I’ll have the RoxStar here again for supper (along with her little bro) and I’ve pulled a meatloaf out of the freezer. I’ll add instant smashed spuds (judge ye not!!!) and mebbe broccoli, and gravy from a packet (see previous comment about judging…) Daughter claims starting next week, she’ll be on a regular schedule and I won’t have to keep the kids so late most of the time. That’s from the “I’ll believe it when I see it” Department. :rofl: OK, I could be wrong - she could have this head-honcho thing all figured out. I have to say, I’m impressed hearing her talk about it. She’s got this!

We had another toad-soaker of a storm last night and more threatened for today, but the temps are supposed to stay in the low 80s, with stupid high humidity. Tomorrow may be a good day for mowage, so that’s my tentative plan. Today’s plan, apart from supper, is to just get thru. I’m hoping the Tobester is less snotty - he sneezed up a lot of goo yesterday, and fought me every time I approached with a tissue. I guess I’ll see how it goes.

Happy Thursday!!

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Good Mornin’ Y’all! Up and caffeinatin’. YAWN ‘Tis 71 Amurrkin out and clear with a predicted high of 89 with rain/tstorms/apocalypse predicted for the day. We shall see. No plans for the day outside of major sloth and uselessness. Have I mentioned lately how much I love bein’ a retired drain on society? Sup shall be beastloaf, baby lima beans, mac & cheese, and rolls.

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

Happy Thursday Y’all!

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Morning all. More rain expected this afternoon, then it starts drying out (mowage has now been moved to Saturday) and temperatures in the mid-80’s F. Some gym time is probable and might have a little shopping to do and the dishwasher to run, but otherwise it’s all good.

One bad thing about dropping about 25 lbs. this year; my jeans won’t stay up unless I have a belt on nice and tight. Forgot one yesterday and had to walk through Publix with one had holding up my pants. Might have to go shopping for a size down here soon…

Wheelie, hope the cardio thingy goes well and no problems are detected. And like FCM suggests, it never hurts to call if you don’t hear anything from them.

JtC, I’ve seen some of those folks, the ones who just know they can get through the flooded portions of the road because "it’s not that bad’. Usually ended up the same way as your local idiot did.

Well, obviously, you had single-handedly killed all the zombies…

boo fae, safe journeys and have fun storming the castle…

Ok, best be about the day. All y’all take care.

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Breakfast was fried egg sandwiches on English muffins. Over easy eggs, bacon, sriracha, mayo.

Headed for a local Native American museum, then lunch at Sioux Chef.

Feeling very technolobsicle by purging most of the bloatware included on my new phone. The stuff I could recognize, anyway, like unwanted games and such.

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In a funny coincidence, I also had my gall bladder removed on my birthday.

Good advice about checking up on the results.

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Lousy sleep last night but that’s how I am after anesthesia, I would sleep for an hour, then wake up. I swear I heard my name being called but it was just my imagination. Julie spent the night, then went home this morning. I took the dressing off the morning and things appear fine. The weather is gorgeous, sunny and low 70s with no humidity. I plan on doing nothing for the next several days except nappave.

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… I’m sensing a pattern.

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Sari I’m sorry to hear about all of the family drama. I hope you can power through and get it over with quickly. :people_hugging:

This is wonderful news! I’m so glad. :hugs:

We bought another house in the same neighborhood. It’s bigger, which is good because my husband works from home full-time and my daughter is tired of sharing a bathroom with her brother. No one blames her. We’re going to rent out our current house. We’ll be a bit farther away from my parents, but still within walking distance.

Moomm I’m glad daughter is happy with new job. It sounds much more like her passion than the car dealership.

Swampy: Just because you can, doesn’t mean you should
Sunny: What’s the worse that could happen?
Doggio: Hold my shandy

Beamer started school. Beamette starts tomorrow and I have a parent orientation.

Zorro (Beamer’s incredibly tiny dog) isn’t quite sure what to make of his boy being gone. I’m sure he’ll settle into a routine. I’ve been thinking we should start him on agility. He’s young and active. He sprints and jumps, and I think he’d like it.

Happy Thursday everyone!

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Litter box is scooped. Am contemplating scrambled eggs for brunch before work. Closing tonight, so need to start off with good protein fuel.

Reeee-hhheeeeee-eallllly need to set up this next rattie enclosure, so I can move a group into fresh bedding.
I hate my brain - the longer I put something off, the less I wanna.

Oh, that’s a good idea. (A tired dog is a good dog.) Plus, “Zorro” is an awesome name for an agility dog, no matter how tiny.

… chihuahua and/or Yorkie mix, I presume? Teacup poodle? (Not a knock, poodles of all sizes are preternaturally smart.)

Current cross-stitch project progress. Looking forward to the puffy white clouds, imma do heavy-weight (6 count) white thread so they hopefully puff out from the blue sky a bit:

[Album] WIP adding sky

… and the rainbow spiral. Lots of shades of blue and purple to sort through:

[Album] WIP rainbow spiral, in the "blues" now
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Thanks to all the well-wishers re my procedure. Everything went fine, most of my time at the facility was spent lying in a bed with a port stuck in my hand, waiting for them to start. I think I was out for only about 20 minutes – quick and easy. Worst aftereffect was some drug they gave me to shut down my salivary glands. It caused some wicked cotton mouth. Naturally all the snacks I brought for after the procedure were things that required working salivary glands: Nuts, veggie straws, cheese. Note to self: Next time, take an apple.

Sunny, here are links to the bidet/commode combination I purchased:

Prices have sure gone up a lot. You can certainly get away with units that are much less expensive if cost is a concern. There are some features I really like about the more expensive Toto unit, though, chiefly the separate remote control. Toto’s middle level unit has the remote attached to the bidet, positioned right and behind. I have used these units and find it awkward to see which button I’m pushing. The hand-held remote is much easier.

I’ll just say with respect to tushie comfort, you’ll never regret your decision to have one.

I hope you get the challenges you are facing resolved to your satisfaction and can enjoy life more soon. I am so sorry about the spinal fluid leakage – it does sound scary. I’m sending all good thoughts.

bumba, the unit I linked to does have a nice warm dryer feature. As mentioned by metal mouse, there is rarely anything left behind (har!) that requires wiping. However, I usually don’t have the patience to await full drying. My toilet paper consumption is down to about 3 squares, folded strategically and used to dab away residual moisture after using the dryer feature for as long as I’m willing to sit there. The paper is almost always clean.

taters, the rain and cooler temperatures have been nice, haven’t they? Glad you’ve found some good hiking spots!

Die_Capacitrix, no moons from me – except the full one coming up tonight!! I hope you found your tickets to Cirq du Soleil.

I had the most wonderful 11-lb. dog who did the same thing. I’d give anything to have him back and hogging up the bed… I know you feel the same about Buddy already. :blush:

wet one, I’m so glad your ablation is done and was successful! Hope you’re feeling better soon. Good idea to keep resting and recovering for a few days, for sure.

sari, I hope the drama lessens in your life soon. You’re going through a lot just now, for sure.

wheels, good luck with the echocardiogram! I hope they find the problem, too, so you can stop worrying about this.

doggio, swampbear has good advice for you re the Gatorade shandy. Just… gah. No wonder your dreams are weird. And scootch over in your posh handbasket, I’m there. Wouldn’t want to do you out of your recruitment bonus. :open_mouth:

JtC, I’m so glad your area is getting the rains! And yes, my parents are very pleased, too. They are enjoying all the exciting weather. Me, I hate “exciting” weather like you’re having. We had some a couple nights ago as mentioned by taters. Lots of lightning strikes. I kept looking at the tops of the trees surrounding my house. I live in dread of wildfire here from mid-July to mid-October.

I agree with your laws holding individual dummies responsible for their actions. I think those laws are catching on around the country.

boofae, have a wonderful time in Chepstow! Sounds so fun. :slight_smile:

FCM, hope your day goes smoothly and your dreams improve. Nothing worse than waking up annoyed for no real reason! Your daughter sounds as capable as her mother and is sure to excel in her new position.

swampbear, hope you continue successful in your quest to continue being a retired drain on society. I aspire to be you!

metal mouse, hang on to those pants. We must be mindful of Die_Capacitrix’s aversion to full moons! :wink: Congrats on the weight loss!

Chefguy, enjoy the Native American museum. I’m impressed with how well you’ve transitioned to your new locale. Enjoy the new phone!

shoe, beautiful needlework! Hope work goes well at the new job today.

My day is great, if only because there are no procedures scheduled in it. Currently 55F/13C with predicted highs of 86F/30C and relentlessly sunny. I have a meeting scheduled mid-morning with a new prospective client but nothing else pressing. My kinda day.

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I’m reviving an old computer, it’s been sitting on a shelf for about 3 years, I want to use it for prototyping a new exhibit. So of course it needs to update widows, it’s been stuck on 67% download for about 2 hours and making my other computer’s connection slow. Ain’t technology great…

But the new exhibit is kinda cool. I get to learn how RFIDs work, then I need to figure out how to get dumb pushbutton info into a computer. I mean the pushbuttons are dumb, just momentary contact type. That’s a cool thing about the exhibit biz, I get to do different things.

shoe Nice work!

Elsewise read much, retained little, so hugs and yays and boos as needed.

Now I must hie myself back home and get ready for golf…I was asked to sun in on a league this afternoon. I think I’ll just leave that stoopit 'puter trying to download and eal with it in the AM.

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I’m so sorry to hear about your leakage, Sunny - I hope you feel better post haste.

And Sari, families can be a source of comfort or just awful. I wish you weren’t going through this.

bright tree, welcome - glad you got a clean bill of health.

I’m freakin’ tired. I only slept 3 hours last night. Speaking of colonoscopies - my husband had an issue present about two years ago. It got sort of better for a while but was still bad enough his doc suggested a colonoscopy. He didn’t bother scheduling one. Fast forward two years and apparently the issue is much worse, as bad as it was when it first started. So he’s getting in for a colonoscopy as quickly as humanly possible, also known as the Friday before Labor Day. I’m terrified. My mind immediately went to cancer, but I know there are many, many things that can cause issues. So I’m hanging on to that. My husband is really prudish and generally not prone to talk about really anything at all that affects his posterior, so he didn’t tell me how bad it was until day before yesterday. Anyway, will be sitting on tenterhooks until then.

In other news, we’re going to my hometown with my mom so she can see it, likely for the last time. My sister was supposed to meet us but my newphew contracted COVID, which means that it’ll be just me, the husband and the kids. I’m not really looking forward to it as much as I thought I would be. Mom has decided she’s going to buy pretty much all the food in town, which is great, but since my sister isn’t there as a buffer, I probably won’t get to see my husband or my kids much at all and will spend most of the time driving my mom around. Which wasn’t the original plan, but eh - I guess plans change.

Anyway, here’s to…healthy butts?? I dunno - I got nothin’.

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How many days in a row can SSLAW #1 break, and the Air be late?

And yet the other departments can’t get the damages and rewraps to us, even if they are twiddling their thumbs for an hour between Ground and Air.

Considering that in zombie flicks(and in real life) the living are more dangerous than the dead, I eliminated the wrong threat.

< breaks pattern with Bojangles seasoned chicken >
:stuck_out_tongue: :poultry_leg:

Yay!

{{{{wordy}}}} < gentle noogies for WordyHub >

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You sure that’s not what started the problem in the first place?

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I had a meeting with Big Credit Reporting Agency this morning. I just had two questions, but the person I spoke with talked a lot so it took like half an hour. I reported the results of the meeting to El Jefa and the sales team.

Then I get a knee-mail from El Jefe saying ‘Call me.’ Uh-oh. Turns out he wants to give me money and needed to know some numbers. Working on that.

Then there were other emails going back and forth. The upshot is, breakfast was a couple of hours late.

When I got to it, I nuked a couple of Costco chicken breakfast sausages, fried an egg over-easy, and wrapped them up with cheddar cheese and Tabasco sauce in a low-carb tortilla.

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Argghh, how awful for you and your DH. I wish you could have gotten in sooner – as I know you do, too. Keeping good thoughts for you and your hubby.

doggio, hope the sorting smooths out soon and the rest of your day involves excellent alcohol and perfect chicken.

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Hope you stop leaking soonest, Sunny.

Yay!

the basement?
< D&R >
It’s in the basement. In front of the big freezer. :roll_eyes: Hopefully it’ll get put where it belongs before we run out of stuffs in the little freezer.

Bright tree (did I get that right?) I see now that there is a fan, which answers my original question about the water left over after the ‘shower’. Thanks.

I have a feeling that ‘handbasket’ y’all keep climbing into is the size of a crosstown bus. :smiley:

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Well done on the medical visits, both bright tree and wet one.

Hoping future medical visits for Wheelie and WordyHub go well. I can understand the desire to at least find something - that’s easier to deal with than endless testing. Hope whatever it is, is easy to identify and fix.

Made taco dip and rasberry banana bread to take to dinner tomorrow night. Haven’t made the taco dip since 2019, maybe earlier. Haven’t quite got back to normal for socializing.

We’ve been getting cherry tomatoes for some weeks, and a few of the bigger ones, but it looks like the big ones are all going to get ripe in the next week or so. Never did get around to planting peas, but they’ll save for next year.

Since it still not raining much I watered the back and the front. Hope the weather changes, because I think there’s already a number of trees in the nearby forest that aren’t doing well.

Very pretty. Looking forward to seeing a picture of the finished product.

Guess it’s getting close to settling down time. Even flipped the mattress, washed the mattress cover and washed the sheets today. So the bed’s made and ready for occupancy.

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This dark humor is exactly the reason I love this place. This made me gigglesnort coffee out my nose. It was worth it. And my sinuses are squeaky clean.

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Howdy Y’all! As predicted today has been a day of sloth and uselessness outside of makin’ sup. I decided to make a change to the menu and added steamed cabbage and cornbread instead of rolls. We are both stuffded, and, of course, the cabbage will bring on a fartfest. It has rained off and on the whole day with more on the way tomorrow. I shall join MetalMouse in plannin’ on mowage Sattidy bein’ as no rain is predicted and it will be relatively cooler than usual in these parts.

BooFae have fun at the castle! I am jealous.

Wetone the best course of action is to do nuttin’ while you recover. Remember chawklit is medicinal in this circumstance.

shoe when the urge for beastloaf hits, you can’t do nuttin’ but have beastloaf.

brighttree thanks for all the info on bidets. I now know more about them that I ever would have imagined. I have become very good at sloth and uselessness as has OYKW. I highly recommend it as a way of life. Plus, we are becomin’ quite proficient grumpy old men. Glad the colonoscopy came out OK.

VanGo good luck with frankenputer.

talky hope everything with hubs. It’s better to know than not know. Here’s hopin’ it’s nuttin’ major. Dark and/or weird humor is a thing mumpers do especially well.