We’re presently being clobbered by an “atmospheric river” (what used to be called a pineapple express) of torrential rain and gusting winds. Not a good day to be out, as it usually rains tree limbs in this sort of weather. My neighbor always needs to assert his masculinity by driving in the worst weather. He’s retired, so has no more reason to be out than I do. At least it’s in the 50s, so if the power goes out we won’t be freezing.
Stuff like this is why I almost never use my debit card. At least with the credit card, I’m not out anything but the inconvenience of waiting for a replacement card. If your debit card is compromised, your account(s) could be emptied. THAT would be a major pain in the patoot! In fact, I only use my debit card at the ATM. Everything else goes on VISA, and I have a security alert on VISA for any charge over $25 or any on-line charge.
Laundry is done. I rescheduled my Dr appt. My glasses are being sent back for repair/replacement - I suspect when the woman heated the frames to adjust the fit, it warped the part that holds the lens. Luckily my prescription hasn’t changed that much, so I can still wear my old specs. I also vacuumed - sucked up enough hair to build another cat!
Supper will be steak sous vide - the meat is already marinating and I’ve set a reminder on Alexa so I know when to start it. Sides will be broccoli and some manner of spuds. I think that means I can chill for a while. Huzzah!
Certainly how I am choosing to deal with it.
Don’t be skeered, but since you pointed it out I can see it. I would not have noticed if you hadn’t said “look at my mistake!” 67 days left til retirement.
And doing this too, of course.
I looked up RHS Print Management and there are at least 11 reviews saying that this company put fraudulent changes on people’s cards. So I’m sure it was a fishing attempt. Oh well, scr#w them. This is the first time in over 20 years I’ve had this happen.
Anything bad we blame on Putin…
I am going to sit here and glow quietly now. I was on a call and my son walked through the door yelling, “Let’s goooooo!!!” He got into the engineering practicum he applied for! I am SO excited for him I want to scream and hop up and down.
Hiya, chums! Got skewered this morning. No IV with joy juice, and frankly, no fun. I’m taking this off the list of games for my next party. They numbed the area first, but it still felt like someone was poking into my spinal column. It only lasted a few minutes, though. Doc said it’ll be 3-4 days until I notice an effect and to go back to bed. 
Dammit. I am taking on the contours of a pillow, and [whiney baby voice] I want to go to the gym!
OK, rant over.
I check the news frequently. I feel like we’re (the rest of humanity) just standing around a house engulfed in flames and wringing our hands and saying, “Gee, I hope the people in there can put it out with their fire extinguisher.” I want to do something. And I haven’t heard from my Kyiv friend in days now. I keep telling myself she’s smart and is in a nice, safe basement somewhere. My other friend’s friend says she’s staying put in her apartment because “I’d rather die at home than in a moldy basement.” I have other stories, but I know some of you are wisely trying to preserve your mental health.
OK, that rant is over, too.
nameless, I had to really study the needlepoint to see what you were referring to. IMHO, it looksbeautifulthe way it is, and I’d recommend leaving it. You can call it F_ck You, Putin. Will it bother you for time immemorial if you leave it as is?
wet one, that’s 23¢ worth of ridiculous. What a pain.
Knowed_Out, do we have a nickname for you yet? I’ve been a loyal Mac owner for…uh…let’s not say how many decades. When I had to get a new MacBook Pro last year, I was amazed at how it had evolved and improved in 4 years, but then, I’m no techie and am undoubtedly easily impressed. I don’t know why there’s so much snobbery. Mac owners do tend to look at PC loyalists like Chicagoans (like me) look at people who put catsup on hot dogs.
Butters, can you hire someone to help you unpack? If not, the boxes can surely wait. How long before your leg is healed enough to walk without a boot?
Woo!
Woo-too!
Talky it’s sounds like a busy and hard week both. Definitely a good week for donuts. I’m sending you strength and well wishes.
@Knowed_Out I hope the design department is fun to work with despite their snootiness. 
I am a Mac person but I agree with you completely that the Mac way of dealing with file organization is loony tunes.
In the quilting world, that sort of reflection is exactly what you do on purpose. I vote leave it. No need to bring the cat into it.
Last night we celebrated my dad’s birthday. We ordered take out from a fancy place he likes, and ate at this house. My mom baked his favorite cake. A nice time was had by all.
I’ve realized that this year is the year my mom turns 80. Whereas my dad’s milestone birthdays have been preceded by intense planning, led by him, and end up being extended family affairs, my mom has not said much. This time, my sister and I will plan something by golly. I’m reaching out to my uncles now and we’ll see what we can pull together in this year of the plague, 03. I’m tempted to take Mom on a cruise. My dad has always refused, and my mom has always wanted to go… Her birthday is in September so we have a little time to plan, but I’d like to get it firmed up, in case people need to travel.
The appraiser is coming to day, so I shall dust and such. Wheee!
That’s because PC loyalists looked at us that way first.
Is too!
The stagers came and went. One of them said that to put in a bed, a small couch and chair, a table and chairs and a bunch of knickknacks, their flat rate is $1700. Fucking hell, man.
On the plus side for the day, I was finally able to get the globe off one of the downstairs lights and replace the bulb. It was giving me fits, so I decided brute force was the answer and off it came. Win!
Tonight’s dinner is seared scallops on pasta. Gotta use up all that stuff in the freezer(s).
Maybe talk to the cleaning lady and see if she might be willing to make some extra money unpacking under your direct supervision. I moved once while having health issues and manage to put my healing back quite a bit because I couldn’t just sit around and wish my boxes were unpacked. Don’t be me.
It sounds like your entire family will be comfortable there 
Oh Hurray! I hope it sticks, so many places are re-opening just to re-close again.
Thanks for the advice about doves. I bought some groats and raw sunflower seeds but the neighbor’s cat has been stalking the birds so I wanted to wait to start treating the doves.
When this started, I would just open the window and yell at kitty and kitty would go home. Kitty quickly figured out that I wasn’t doing anything but making noise. Next I started going outside and yelling. When yelling didn’t work, I’d walk over to the hose bib and turn the water on. That only worked while I was there to turn the water on. Next I bought one of those motion activated sprinkler things, but it was so sensitive that it was chasing the birds away. By this time I was feeling like I was trying to kill gophers in Caddy Shack. Now I have a gizmo that allows me to turn a sprinkler on with my phone. I’ve run kitty out once so this might be just the thing!
(Kitty is more than welcome to hang out in the front yard or even on the other side of the back yard, I just don’t want kitty around the bird feeders.)
You’ve been to the doctor by now, I hope you have something to make you feel better. Give Nelson an ear rub when you feel up to it, he’s probably a little worried by now.
As well you should be. HURRAY!!! 
That seriously sucks, I really had big hopes for you, I’m so sad it’s not working out as well as hoped.
Thanks to everyone for the input. I was going to rip it out because of the above, but Hubs looked at it and told me that I must be misreading the instructions because it’s obvious that I did it just the way I should have. He pointed out directions and angles and such. Now I can’t touch it because I will always remember how earnestly he explained my work. There are good reasons I love the man.
I think now is a great time to plan a cruise. The prices are super low and they are being very strict about vaccinations and testing. Our housekeeper just came back from Hawaii and said it was the best cruise she’d ever been on.
Holy cow! To you have a rent to own furniture place anywhere close? Rent some furniture and buy some thrift store knickknacks. Once the showing is over the rent to own folks will come and take their furniture back and you can donate the knickknacks back. I’ll bet you can do that for a couple of hundred.
Howdy Y’all! Da cave got spiffed. I went to the gravesite funeral of someone I have known for a good number of years. I did not dress warm enough. Maybe Nancy got a good giggle watchin’ me freeze. Sup got cooked and et and I have had both text and email discussions about Ash Wednesday and Lent in general. People ask weird questions about stuff like this. Just weird. For example, one of my answers was, “no I am not goin’ to climb a ladder and drape a purple cloth over the Christus Rex and then climb a ladder again to thake the purple cloth off and drape a black one for Holy Week.” I deal with some strange stuff sometimes.
shades I could understand bein’ squicked about squish, but, Okra, the pod of God! :: clutches pearls :: :: falls on faintin’ couch :: :: faints ::
taters glad you had a good visit with the progeny and grand progeny. Adam is definitely all boy!
Butters glad you’re startin’ to settle in the new digs. I am sure Scooter and Buddy will be runnin’ the place in no time just like they did in the Keys.
nettie hope DH’s return to work goes smoothly.
talky the occasional dine on donuts is a good thing. If you have several different varieties, it’s like a multi-course meal. Use the China, silver, and crystal for a classic festive event.
MOOOOOOM don’t forget the added bonus of a Comet foot scrub. Comet. It cleans. It beautifies. I should be in charge of their advertisin’.
{{{red}}} feel better soonest. That’s a virtual rather than close up hug, cause germs.
WetOne that sucks. At least they didn’t go after a lot more. My guess is the debit card folks caught it right away when the schmuck was just makin’ a test debit to see if it worked.
MetalMouse the house next door to me (not the one with the great neighbor as she’s been in her house as long as I’ve been in mine) was rented out for a while but got bought three years ago. The couple that bought it is a nice older couple that keeps the place up. May you have the same luck.
Nellie people who put ketchup on hot dawgs are obvious Putin supporters.
sunny the cruise sounds like a nice idea if you can pull it off. Sounds like a great way to celebrate a mileston is crusin’ is one’s thang.
I’m sure there are such places. We just don’t have the time to mess with it.
Early evening all. Swimmin’ has been accomplished, did either 750 or 800 yards (keeping track of all those laps is hard…) and while the whirlpool spa was down for maintenance, I spent my 20 minutes in the sauna, showered and came home. Tomorrow is gym day, push some weights and pedal the bike for 45 minutes.
Those paint markings on my yard took on meaning today; the Utilities were out in force a couple blocks away digging up lines and doing work there. So I suppose one of these days I’ll see them digging holes in my yard.
Roof is almost done, looks nice. And getting quieter, too.
Sunny, I’ll be on an Alaska cruise in May out of Seattle. Recommend taking Mom on one (maybe not Alaska), I bet she’d love it.
Cookie, Ouch! Hope it adds to the price of the house by at least that much.
Unknown, regarding the stalking cat, since you referenced it, there is always dynamite as a last resort…
Nellie, listen to the Doctor, hopefully this time it’ll take. The gym will still be there… And hope for your friends in Kyiv; I was a history teacher and still read a lot, things have been sh****y in that neighborhood before. Hope it doesn’t spread.
talky, Yeah for Overly Boy!!!
To everyone else, yeah, cheers, boo, and hugs aplenty. Take care all.
I just did a crossword puzzle. It had the words ONE and UNO in the grid. The clue for ONE was “Uno” and the clue for UNO was “One (Sp.)”.
I think this violates crossword puzzle law.
Got to work and realized I’d forgotten to take the stoopit trash bin out. Dammit. At least it’s cold enough to prevent stinkiness.
Man, am I pooped today! Came home & went straight to bed - didn’t nap, but lay quietly listening to music with Monkey for a couple of blessed hours. I’ve been looking forward to doing that all day!
Now I need to figure out some sort of dinner, and should probably take a multivitamin or something. I feel run down.
Now that I live Up North & work at a Southern-style BBQ joint, I routinely am asked, “What’s okra?”
Worse: “what’s orka?” 
Them’s fightin’ words!
– signed,
Purple, who puts ketchup & chopped onions on her hot dawgs.
purplehorseshoe, my mother loved okra, prepared many ways. Even pickled(shudder)
I don’t like it at all, but my BIL pointed out one thing to me when I said “I don’t like okra, it gets all green and mushy” and he replied, “But Baker, you like avocados” I must admit he got me there.
I also like ketchup on hotdogs, and mustard at the same time!
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Unknown , regarding the stalking cat, since you referenced it, there is always dynamite as a last resort…
Or an anvil. :d&r:
Doc took three tests, one for covid, one for strep and one for flu. Flu is the culprit. I picked up a prescription for Tamiflu and cough syrup and will be off irk for the rest of the week, given that I’m both knackiered and contagious. Gotta email the note to the boss tomorrow. Right now, there’s a little reddish doggy trying to keep me warm.
Does Nurse Boo get points for calling this one? I need all the success I can get.
I’m glad you’re on the path to recovery. Be good to yourself, good food, lots of rest, surround yourself with gentle, caring people.