Speaking of historic signs…
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Sending 
swampy I read that you were picking up scripts today and thought you were getting all famous on us!
Good for you Taters.
Hippy that’s exciting! With a little practice, you can have a lot of fun hiding some fun things in the quilting. My daughter has a baby quilt with all sorts of little animals if you look for them.
Good luck Metal Mouse. I’m rooting for you to get this figured out post haste.
KayT Come back and play with us. We’re fairly well behaved. 
I am awake! Go me. The clean sheets are waiting on the bed for me to actually change the sheets, which I plan to do sometime today. Other big plans include loading the dishwasher and changing the litter boxes. Good times.
Other than that, nothing much is planned.
Take care everyone. I fling hugs with abandon! Happy Thursday!
@Sunny_Daze, what was the question? The abbreviation?
The Vast Conspiracy To P*** Me Off
Did that today. Double the users means double the changes. Even clumping litter only lasts so long on scooping before a dump/scrub/refill cycle becomes needed.
Home Despot’s website has stepped up to the “annoy the living hell out of me” plate. Please explain, guys, why you’re willing to ship magnetic cabinet latches (and why they’re not available in-store also calls for explanation, IMO) but not a small roll of plastic sheeting. I’m trying to AVOID extra in-person trips, TYVM.
Kid had almost 2-hour nap, and he just snarfed down butternut squash mixed in multi-grain cereal (for babbies.) Now he’s sitting on the floor, shrieking, because that’s what he does best. He’s not angry - he just doesn’t speak yet. Kids these days… 
I think FCD and I will be going out for supper because we can. And because I don’t feel like making supper. Adulting is hard today.
FCD got a call from “the IRS” - they had his name and address and wanted the last 4 of his social to confirm his identity. At that point, he hung up. Not sure what the scam was, but we’re sure it was a scam. I hate to think his folks might get such a call and comply.
Asshole scammers…
Last night a helicopter flew over, which isn’t unusual because there’s a military base not that far from here, but this one was low, so I noticed. An hour later, another chopper flew so low, I thought it was landing on the roof. I have no idea what that was about. Some nighttime training exercise?
I think I can say now the injections helped. The itching isn’t gone, but it’s at a level 1 (of 1-10). I’m really, really grateful.
Hugs, chocolate [waves happily @kayT], and sympathy to those having a rough day. Chocolate, the REAL Vitamin C!
BooFae and nut, are you heaving a sigh of relief at developments on your side of the pond?
During a Slack discussion on an issue I thought was relatively minor, a coworker expressed that he felt it was much more serious in his mind, and argued strongly against the majority direction on the issue. After some discussion, in which he made clear that he made his emotions really clear, he ended with declaring that he was muting the Slack thread.
This is affecting the way I see him, but not in a way that’s very clear to me, emotionally. It feels like he flounced and was declaring that discussion was useless (to him) and that nothing would change his mind. At the same time, his passion made me weirdly more inclined towards his point of view (though not enough to change my vote on the matter). Hm.
Doesn’t strike me as a particularly mature or professional response on his part, which would ding his credibility with me.
I don’t wanna jinx anything, but I had a job interview today (yes, at a dispensary - shaddup, I’m good at that job) and I feel like it went really well.
Of course, my parents are having kittens over the idea of me re-entering “a world of addictions” again, but whatevs.
Oh, my shoes fell apart in the parking lot as I arrived - they’re old, and apparently the glue wasn’t holding up anymore.
I was embarrassed, but rolled with it as an opportunity to show that I just keep going, no matter what.
Now I’m “celebrating” with a pot pie (see? eating!) and given the heat, might take a nap.
I haz such a huge happy for you!
Hugs to everyone experiencing family issues.
I was blessed with two non-crazy parents, two non-crazy parents-in-law, and two non-crazy brothers. My wife’s sister and BIL are only slightly crazy, and we love them. So while I can’t fully relate, my sympathies go out to those of you with crazy relatives.
We talked with our mortgage guy this morning and got our interest rate locked in advance. Yay! There are fees, but peace of mind for the next seven months or so will be well worth it, as the fed is expected to raise rates two or three more times this year. So we pretty much know what our monthly payment will be, and it is within our comfort zone.
I predict more than the usual slothage for the rest of today (my Saturday). My body and brain need it.
Wheelie you beat me to it. I’m talking to my mortgage person later today. 
The Calender Said Thursday, But It Was Really FUBARsday
So Midnight was still doing stuff well past our start date, which was a mess. Plus when I was doing the empty bag truck, 1. A bag knocked my water jug off the catwalk, and it fell lid first onto concrete, breaking it. 2. I bumped my head against the fan, and got a cut on my forehead(apparently those bumpers on the fans are just Halloween). And when I was doing the overgoods/damages/RTS stuff, all the supervisors waited till after 9:30 to bring me stuff. So I got out at noon. On the bright sight, Debbie says Captain Queeg is leaving in 2 weeks.
: flings confetti with wild abandon :
Also I did not get my senior discount today, since it was the younger cashier at the checkout. I am mildly irked.
The Ocala version of The Raleigh Weather DomeTM
Have some chocolate, and borrow some of Boofae’s pointy stick wielding Sri Lankan spiders to deal with hubs.
He has a career in politics or AM talk radio waiting for him. 
: crosses appropriate and inappropriate appendages :
: flings PSWSLS at shoe 'rents :
Yay!!!
On your behalf, I am plugging my ears and singing, 
la, la, la in the general direction of your parents. You do you, boo.
doggio have a and a 
Saw someone on Bored Panda call the 2020s “the roaring WTFs”. Works for me.
Me too!
Coming up on noon. I should be out walking, but I think I’ll wait until after irk. I’ve made tuna salad for… whenever. Probably needs to rest for a few hours to let the tarragon absorb the moisture. And I’ve loaded and started the dishwasher.
I called my former boss this morning. It’s her 69th birthday. She said this is the last one; the last year of the sixties.
I’ve got smoked pork chops for dinner. We’ll have baby potatoes with asparagus for sides.
I’m starting to try all of my old teas (actually, my hubby’s but someone has to do it). The ones that are too old are going bye-bye. I’m getting vicious with our things before the next move. Wait until he sees what’s going to happen with our books. Mwah-ha-ha!
I’m establishing my routine as a retired person. Did I mention I retired??? Got up at 7ish, messed around, went to the barn around 10 ish and rode and took care of Ariel. Library, WalMart and the bank rounded off my morning. It’s 85 and humid and boy howdy, I stunk after the barn. I have now showered, shaved, and FDS’d myself into a stupor (Bette Midler) and having a Caesar sallit. My chawklit of choice will be Oreos.
Bette was a lot yesterday. You can add Scott Adams and Macy Gray if you want to go full tizzy. I think Scott should really get analyzed by a professional. He concerns me.
Afternoon all. Well, that was…frustrating. Waited until 1pm to call the Plumbing company, but soon as I said my name I got “hold music” and then the line went dead. They called me back in about 10 seconds and said a guy was headed my way (obviously he was and they had forgotten to call me). About 5 minutes later he knocked and I explained the situation; he called back to the office and from what I could understand their leak detection guy was out until next week sometime and he (the guy at my door) didn’t have a clue on what to do with my situation. He did recommend calling a company called American Leak Detectors, so I did and they are due to come out on Wednesday…
I have a high degree of patience and do not get angry easily, so I not mad enough to go tearing up things, but it has damaged my calm. I have the water off again and will use in sparingly over the next 4-5 days (the dishwasher may get extra crowded) and since the gym has showers I can always bathe there. But if Wednesday comes and there is no solution in sight, I’ll be very… grumpy. You don’t want to see me when I’m grumpy.
However, I also share the Muslim philosophy of “In’shallah” (loose translation–“As God Wills It” or in American, “S*** Happens”). So I’ll muddle along until things get fixed or the house collapses…
OK, probably best for me to get out of here, need to pay the Electric bill (which was also quite high, but that I understand) and maybe visit the gym, so all y’all take care and thanks for letting me vent.