I would get nekkid and run through the thread but we’d have to close it down while everybody bleached their brains. 
Did I mention that new Twuck came with six months of Sirrius radio? I’ve been playin’ around with it some to see what it’s like. I have decided, so far, that if I decide to keep Sirrius I will probably just go with a music package. Talk radio does not impress much. However, I have been rockin’ out to the 70’s music channel!
Home. We had crab legs for supper. Food Lion had them for $3.99/lb, and since it’s just my sweetie and me for supper, I decided to splurge! They were good, with a salad on the side. Plus I made sammiches for our lunches for the rest of the week. I am so productive!
SIL is on The List. I came home to find the garage door wide open and he’d gone to work. This is the 3rd time that has happened - with the garage door open, anyone could waltz in and steal all our good stuff. If we had good stuff. Who’d want a 7-y/o Dell and a CRT TV? Still, he’s getting yelled at. Again.
Today was the last day of classes in daughter’s county. She’s just about got her classroom cleaned up, but she’s required to be at school thru Friday. So she’ll be reading and surfing the net and stuff. Tuff life.
So, is it Firday yet? Please?!?
Bernie, Taz, and Cleo have a vet appt on Monday. Good times…
It’s just a student position - I’ll be organizing some of the historical documentation for the department I’m in. Data entry, basically, but very interesting data, and a great opportunity to learn more about a field that interests me. I don’t really want to specify what the job is online, though…sorry!
No planes took off or landed on 06L/24R today, but I did see a few small ones take off on 10/28. An Air Transat plane and a Canjet plane were towed down the taxiway though - one in each direction (probably to and from maintenance at the companies at the end of the runway). There was also a spider crawling around the windows all day long, and it was nice and sunny and warm. It was great!
Today went much better than yesterday, except for the fact that one HR group (the one that’s supposed to be helpful) apparently doesn’t have me in their system at all, so they didn’t know I existed. A bunch of other departments know I’m there, though, so we don’t know why the info didn’t make it to them. As long as I get paid, though, I don’t care!
Hey Mumpers!
Muppet was here yesterday, taxi. **LiLi **was having internet problems last week; not sure if she’s still having intermittent problems or is just busy.
Amusing story, Bobbio.
Hope the back gets better, rosie.
Hope the grrrrr has passed, mmmmmmmmmmmmmm.
Sounds like an interesting (and useful - for your career, at least) job, mnem.
I’m tired - had a kind of long day - but will go out in a bit to see if the concert at the library is still on (the concert is outdoors and it’s been looking like it wants to rain for hours and hours).
Hugs to all…
GT
I’m here. Just stuck in more of my ever-so-enjoyable all-day meetings for most of the week, which puts a serious damper on my Doping time. It’s a good day when I can snag a LAN connection for about 10 minutes just so’s I can check my work email. Sigh.
Really, my boss ought to be more respectful of my need to do extracurricular activities during work hours. The nerve of some people, I tell ya.
Nice to know I was missed, tho.
Sorry you might have to sell the car, Nava. Just remember… won’t be long before you’re away from both the heat and Mumsy, right?
{{rosie}} Sending lots and lots of good back vibes your way.
swampus, the music stations on Sirius are pretty freakin’ awesome, aren’t they? I’m tickled to bits about the fact that they actually devote entire stations to Bruce Springsteen and The Grateful Dead. Boss Guy has one installed in his chick-magnet-mobile and he likes to show it off whenever possible (he drives a fancy-shmancy Merc, as necessitated by his swingin’ single downtown guy image).
So I actually got home at a reasonable-ish time today, and decided I’d be somewhat productive rather than flopping onto the sofa as I’d usually do. Banana-Blackberry Muffins are in the oven, litterboxes have been cleaned, and in a few minutes (once the muffins are done) I’m fixin’ to go put out the recycling bins.
Yep, excitement is my middle name. 
So your real name is Mahna Excitement Mahna? Good to know.
Please pass the muffins.
I saw most of the concert but then got restless because I was thinking of all the things I need to do here. Also, it smelled like it was going to rain at any moment, so I figured I should get ahead of it (even though I was only a few blocks from home).
Now I’m going to get my list of stuff to do organized and come up with a plan…
Off to do constructive stuff. I hope.
GT
Nava–that’s one of my favs, too. Go ahead (but please send me any money you may make on it!)
Today sucked at work. There is no other way to describe it. Tomorrow should be better–it can’t really get too much worse. Blech.
Off to bubble in the bath and then watch a TOS (Star Trek) to take the taste of today out of my mouth.
Didn’t read it all; after the aliens and subduing them with ka-rah-tay, what else is there?
Evenin’ folks.
Work was blah, that’s about it. I just have to get through two more days, so I suppose that’s the silver lining.
That’s hilarious, Bobbio. That’s quite a kicker there at the end.
Not much else going on here. I suppose I should get dinner going soon, but I just want to relax for a few minutes.
There were torrential downpours and cars in the ditches and guardrails all the way down 40 this morning. I pent 7 hours in a meeting, watch Powerpoint slides, then drove back an hour, to sit in the Booster Club meeting, and look at Powerpoint slides. I did walk two laps around the RBC Center before the meeting, and saw the kick-ass new digital Jumbotron they put in. Now I sitting at the computer, and drinking Yuengling. I hope when Gordie wants to play tug-of-war wiht a spit soaked toy.
Hope the back feels better, rosie.
I hope the shakes clear up, Nava.
VBob, wow. Sounds like one of my customers.
Herbs, i could go for some streaking Mumpettes.
Good Mornin’ Y’all! I am up and caffienatin’. YAWN
It’s eighty degrees outside at four a.m. Summer has definitely arrived in south Jawja.
Definitely time for more caffiene.
Have a good day y’all!
I have a sore throat, swollen glands and a temperature. Is that enough for a full-sclae blurf?
Yikes, BooFae, you have teh sick, sorry! And yes, that qualifies for a full-scale Blurf.
Forgot to thank you for your tale of yesterday, BBBBobbio - the newsies up here in DC were talking about the UFO sighting near Williamsburg yesterday. That’s definitely a strange twist to the tale.
Up and caffeinating, ready to head in to work. Not early today but on time at least. LOL Happy Hump Day all! And sending healing vibes to those in need, especially Rosie.
Checking in. We’re taking Mr Rebo to the clinic to get an upper GI-oscopy - whatever they call it. Stick a camera down his throat and look at his esophagus. It’s been paining him for quite some time. He’ll be done by 10, then I have to go to work. He’s a bit grumpy becqause of no caffeine.
Blurf.
I did another rare work-week bambilance shift last night, and I passed a personal milestone of sorts. For the first time, and working on my own, I used my -Intermediate skills on a patient.
I’ve been using them ever since I got the card, but until now, it’s always been under the direct supervision of another -I or paramedic, as a probation/internship type of deal. I have to log 8 calls of the appropriate skill level, and have them signed off by the supervisory EMT that I knew what I was doing and acted appropriately before I can play under my own power. I’m up to 5.
So, last night I drew a shift, and I had no scheduled partner. Sue, my potential adoptive grandmother, was going to answer from home to cover. She’s not even an EMT, so all she can do is drive.
The call was for a woman with severe leg pain. Sue met me at the patient’s house, and she had a long history of sciatic nerve problems. I did a quick exam, and this was pretty much a classic case; she was hurting in her left leg from her butt to her toes. I took her vitals, and just about had a calf on the spot, because her blood pressure was 230/110. If she had a stroke, her head would have popped like a ripe zit.
She was a big girl, and it took some effort to get her out of the house. We loaded her up, and I told Sue that I wanted to consult with our Medical Director on the BP issue before we left.
“Hmmm. Not much you can do for her blood pressure. Administer 30 mg of Toradol.”
“Copy. Administer 30 of Toradol.” Toradol is a liquid NSAID, in the same drug family as aspirin and naprosyn/Aleve.
The doctor had given me a reasonable and valid medical order, I explained the need for his permission, because this particular doctor is personally the one who determines when I can act on my own. Wrote everything down for the report, and I gave the lady her shot.
When I checked her vitals about 10 minutes later, her BP had dropped significantly. She must have been hurting BAAAAD to have that kind of response.
I did everything right, and this wasn’t that big of a deal, anyways. The real fun will be when the Chief and the Ass Chief read the report and see what I’ve done, 'cuz they’ll freak and try to give me hell. That’ll be a bit of a showdown, but I’m covered.
Morning Mumpers. They’re replacing my A/C today, good thing since it’s gonna be hot this weekend.
Good job, BBBobbio!
Hope you feel better soon, BooFae!
Two months, but my car is driver-on-the-left and That Country is driver-on-the-right so if I left the car here it would basically be sitting there as my brothers’ “extra car in case somebody’s is in the shop.”
That blue lagoon pic has been getting rave reviews in the Nava household
Forgot to add: the mood for today is
Everything went smoothly at the clinic, and Mr Rebo is back home in the recliner with a grilled cheese sammich in his tummy. I’m back at work trying to get this shit done for my engineer in Scotland. One more morning at the doctor with my Dad tomorrow, then I have Friday off. Thank Og!
Come on Firday!!!
Wait, it’s already Wednesday and there are only 2 pages to the MMP? I’m shocked. Everyone must be busy.
I haven’t been in here in a long time. Life is going great, but busy. Working, doing a garden, scrapbooking, etc. Let’s see, what’s new…umm…I got a tattoo on my leg the end of May. It’s finally healed, yay! I love it. It’s of a sparrow.
A couple months before that we got a kitteh and he is named Cullen. He is a year old. He is a great kitteh and already owns us. he’s a pudgy cat and fits right in at home.
Hubby and I are getting ready to go camping next week and will be gone for a week.
Other than that, life is normal. Work, play, etc.
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Hey McUne!! Welcome back. I was wondering recently how you’re doing. Are you making your own hot dog and hamburger buns for your camping trip? I’m totally impressed that you do that. Do you have a brat bun recipe? 'Cause the really good ones cost a bundle and I’m thinking I should try my hand at making some. And what do you mean talking about a new cat with now pics?!
Thanks for the welcome back Taxi! Yup, I am totally making our own hamburger, hotdog, and hoagies for the camping trip. I need to figure out how many to make here since we are going for a week.
Honestly, I use the same recipe for all of them. Though this last time I was short on bread flour and tossed in about 1/2 cup of whole wheat flower and the texture was perfect! Just added enough to the texture that they tasted like store bought buns.
What are the ones that you like but cost a bundle? I honestly haven’t bought buns for what 2 or 3 years now…
Oh and Cullen pictures! I have a ton of cute ones of him. 
Many aren’t even on Flickr yet. Here is a link to his set on Flickr. KITTEH PICS!
If you only want to look at one picture, here you go. This is one of my favorite ones. It looks like he is either telling us a story or smiling for the camera. Cullen watching me take a bath.
You asked for pictures. 
Now you will never stop seeing Cullen pictures. 
