# Hearts and Flowers in the MMP **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Tags:** mmp\ **Created:** [February 12, 2018, 11:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hearts-and-flowers-in-the-mmp/808678 "2018-02-12T11:43:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 8
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/22080_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2018, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hearts-and-flowers-in-the-mmp/808678/141 "2018-02-16T19:12:19Z")
Taking a break to have an orange (Cara-Cara - very yum!!) Just over an hour left - I need to find something kinda brainless to do. My brain needs a break. ---
**Author:** ![BeepKillBeep](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9e8a1a/32.png) [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2018, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hearts-and-flowers-in-the-mmp/808678/142 "2018-02-16T20:50:34Z")
> [@Sunny\_Daze](#): > > Yay **Roadrunner**! What kind of paper/conference, if we’re permitted to ask? The paper is a precursor to my work on using artificial intelligence to infer algorithms. The conference is on computational methods. My co-author and I were a bit nervous it might not be accepted because it is our weakest result (being so early in the research program). So for this to be accepted is very promising for the remainder of our work. We just had a breakthrough on inferring a process’ algorithm under conditions of uncertainty with respect to the number of steps in the process. It is pretty cool. ---
**Author:** ![BeepKillBeep](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9e8a1a/32.png) [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2018, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hearts-and-flowers-in-the-mmp/808678/143 "2018-02-16T20:52:53Z")
> [@FairyChatMom](#): > > Taking a break to have an orange (Cara-Cara - very yum!!) Just over an hour left - I need to find something kinda brainless to do. My brain needs a break. Cara-cara are my absolutely favorite oranges! So I heartily agree with the “yum yum”! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2018, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hearts-and-flowers-in-the-mmp/808678/144 "2018-02-16T21:10:27Z")
> [@dogbutler](#): > > Curling rocks! That’s cause it’s not [Cleavland](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1G2l_A9nB0&t=58s). Didja realize if you even accidentally put an extra hook on the “i” in “Ohio” it becomes “Oh no”?..which pretty much sums up that state. :eek: > [@BeepKillBeep](#): > > I had a paper accepted at a conference today. Hooray! Conga-rats! I lost a couple hundred dollars on a conference call today…playing solitaire. :rolleyes: I have plans for tonight, otherwise [this](http://www.njpac.org/events/detail/animal-house-40th-anniversary) sounds really, _really_ cool to go to. ---
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2018, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hearts-and-flowers-in-the-mmp/808678/145 "2018-02-16T21:19:14Z")
> [@BeepKillBeep](#): > > The paper is a precursor to my work on using artificial intelligence to infer algorithms. The conference is on computational methods. My co-author and I were a bit nervous it might not be accepted because it is our weakest result (being so early in the research program). So for this to be accepted is very promising for the remainder of our work. We just had a breakthrough on inferring a process’ algorithm under conditions of uncertainty with respect to the number of steps in the process. It is pretty cool. Very cool. I know just enough to be dangerous. My husband’s PhD was in data modelling. Still waiting on that maybe snow they sorta promised. Harrumph. ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/22080_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2018, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hearts-and-flowers-in-the-mmp/808678/146 "2018-02-16T21:46:08Z")
Home at last - let the long weekend begin!! Burgers and chips for supper. That’s as far ahead that I’ve been able to think. I need to pull the truck out of the yard and start loading it. Oh, and it’s rainy-ish, which adds to the fun. ---
**Author:** ![Buttercup\_Smith](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buttercup_smith/32/473_2.png) [@Buttercup\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buttercup_Smith)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2018, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hearts-and-flowers-in-the-mmp/808678/147 "2018-02-16T22:54:58Z")
Warning TMI: The ENT sprayed numbing agent into each nostril and used a camera and hemostats to pull out some stents that I did not even know were in there. He placed them during surgery and they were a medicine delivery system. These things were and inch and a half long and a half inch wide. I was shocked. This is what I get for expecting hubby to tell me anything. I did not see the doctor after surgery that day. He was doing another surgery. The pathologist report on the polyps removed was normal. This procedure today was the absolute worst thing I have ever been through. The doctor told me he did the exact same surgery on a man from the Keys right after mine and that women are tougher than men. So there. I have to go back in two more weeks for one more de gunking and then I will be done. I need to use saline sprays and a neti pot forever in order to keep things open so polyps don’t come back. Happy Firday! ---
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2018, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hearts-and-flowers-in-the-mmp/808678/148 "2018-02-16T23:55:34Z")
We have supped. All is well. **roadrunner** I have absolutely no idea about what you posted but congrats! 😃 **Butters** I hereby convey upon you the title of most disgustin’ post of the week. ---
**Author:** ![missred](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/missred/32/14096_2.png) [@missred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/missred)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2018, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hearts-and-flowers-in-the-mmp/808678/149 "2018-02-17T00:51:09Z")
**metal mouse** , your plumbing woes make me glad that I can turn that kind of stuff over to apaprment management. Congratulations **roadrunner**! Nelson gets Taste of the Wild puppy formula in small sized kibble. I tried him on regular sized, but he makes a mess of that. He also gets Milo’s Kitchen, mini Milkbones and three calorie reward treats for training and spoiling. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_stainless_steel_rat/32/5727_2.png) [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Stainless_Steel_Rat)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2018, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hearts-and-flowers-in-the-mmp/808678/150 "2018-02-17T01:13:04Z")
Running water has returned to Case rat! The plumbing folks finished the job, cleaned up nicely, and departed. Of course, I still need to repair the drywall (last estimate on Monday) and fix the carpet, and the main bathroom is still a mess (can’t put the sinks back until the drywall is fixed), but dishes are washed and laundry will be done tomorrow. Soccer refereeing tomorrow (might as well, the all-day rain is due to return). **roadrunner,** have fun plotting the robot apocalypse. **Butters,** TMI! Way too much TMI!! (in fairness, you did warn us, but…) ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2018, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hearts-and-flowers-in-the-mmp/808678/151 "2018-02-17T01:40:30Z")
For all the [Peter Rabbit](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6-YPiqOh_w)fans. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2018, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hearts-and-flowers-in-the-mmp/808678/152 "2018-02-17T03:21:58Z")
I’ve apparently kilt the MMP. I am surprised. I rather like Mister McGegor taking a full magazine of a sub machine gun. Maybe it is just me. Swampy? Dogbutt? Spiderboy? ---
**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2018, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hearts-and-flowers-in-the-mmp/808678/153 "2018-02-17T03:38:26Z")
> [@BeepKillBeep](#): > > I had a paper accepted at a conference today. Hooray! Does that mean your paper training is officially complete? 😃 Actually congratulations! But this being the MMP I just had to --------------- > [@carnivorousplant](#): > > I’ve apparently kilt the MMP. > I am surprised. I rather like Mister McGegor taking a full magazine of a sub machine gun. > Maybe it is just me. > Swampy? > Dogbutt? > Spiderboy? So he bumps and beats me to the top of the page. Do I just let him hang or wait for him to hang himself later? Questions, questions, decisions, incisions. ---
**Author:** ![BeepKillBeep](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9e8a1a/32.png) [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2018, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hearts-and-flowers-in-the-mmp/808678/154 "2018-02-17T03:38:46Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > I’ve apparently kilt the MMP. > I am surprised. I rather like Mister McGegor taking a full magazine of a sub machine gun. > Maybe it is just me. > Swampy? > Dogbutt? > Spiderboy? Maybe everybody is just enjoying Friday night olympics coverage. I’m watching curling myself. Sent from my SM-G930W8 using Tapatalk ---
**Author:** ![dogbutler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dogbutler/32/428_2.png) [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2018, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hearts-and-flowers-in-the-mmp/808678/155 "2018-02-17T04:19:29Z")
Worked, which I guess was good, vause the Canes blew it. More work tomorrow. > [@BeepKillBeep](#): > > I had a paper accepted at a conference today. Hooray! Congrats, **Roadrunner**! And welcome back! > [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](#): > > **Butters,** TMI! Way too much TMI!! (in fairness, you did warn us, but…) No such thing as too much TMI.😛 But congrats on having the running water stay in the pipes. **Flytrap** , I did like it. But that tank is a [T34](https://www.worldwarphotos.info/gallery/ussr/tanks-2/t-34/t34-soviet-tank-17/)(with a non standard rounded turret), not a [King Tiger](http://tank-photographs.s3-website-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/king-tiger-tank-schweizerisches-militarmuseum-full-switzerland.html) ---
**Author:** ![Buttercup\_Smith](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buttercup_smith/32/473_2.png) [@Buttercup\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buttercup_Smith)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2018, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hearts-and-flowers-in-the-mmp/808678/156 "2018-02-17T04:34:32Z")
[https://goo.gl/images/De6pYA](https://goo.gl/images/De6pYA) This is a photo of what they pulled out of my facial sinus. TMI. ---
**Author:** ![dogbutler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dogbutler/32/428_2.png) [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2018, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hearts-and-flowers-in-the-mmp/808678/157 "2018-02-17T04:41:51Z")
> [@Buttercup\_Smith](#): > > [https://goo.gl/images/De6pYA](https://goo.gl/images/De6pYA) > > This is a photo of what they pulled out of my facial sinus. TMI. That’s not TMI. You st least need some goo for it to be close to TMI. ---
**Author:** ![Buttercup\_Smith](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buttercup_smith/32/473_2.png) [@Buttercup\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buttercup_Smith)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2018, 6:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hearts-and-flowers-in-the-mmp/808678/158 "2018-02-17T06:53:41Z")
There was plenty of goo. Believe me. After pulling those stents out he went back in with a vacuum cleaner and well… I shudder to remember it. ---
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2018, 11:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hearts-and-flowers-in-the-mmp/808678/159 "2018-02-17T11:32:07Z")
Good Mornin’ Y’all! Up and caffeinatin’. _YAWN_ ‘Tis 54 Amurrkin out and partly cloudy, actually dark still, with a predicted high of 79 and mostly N.O.S. for the day. Oh and the pine trees are kickin’ up their annual orgy. ICK! We have no plans at all for the day which is fine by me. Maybe go grab a burger and a beer for N.O.L. Or not. I need to forage through freezers for foodstuffs to prepare this comin’ week. I have declared today and tomorrow to be no cook days just cause. **flytrap** that’s my kind of bedtime story! **MetalMouse** yay for non-leaky water! OK, now I need more caffeine and to feed rumbly tummy. Then, well who knows! It’s all willy-nilly today! Happy Sattidy Y’all! ---
**Author:** ![dogbutler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dogbutler/32/428_2.png) [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2018, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hearts-and-flowers-in-the-mmp/808678/160 "2018-02-17T11:49:36Z")
Up, caffeinated, and sheveled. Off to work, Laundromat after work. > [@Buttercup\_Smith](#): > > There was plenty of goo. Believe me. After pulling those stents out he went back in with a vacuum cleaner and well… I shudder to remember it. That’s more like it.😉 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hearts-and-flowers-in-the-mmp/808678.md?page=7) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hearts-and-flowers-in-the-mmp/808678.md?page=9)