Me, too, but I rarely use it on the short stretch from the main drag to my house, because who knows…
I am exhausted. I may crash soon.
Trying to learn from you, as I go along..
Here’s some ideas for hearth-proofing for babies. Scroll past the boughten solutions til you get to the re-purposed play at tile fix-it’s pretty clever and lots cheaper.
We’re still trying to figure out a fix for my grandbaby’s house-it’s a loooonnng brick one. I’m thinking pool noodles and double stick duck tape. You engineers can probably think of something better. Let us know when you do.
Happy Toosday!
It was a rainy morning, but now the sun is out.
It’s 67 degrees now, but supposed to get up to 81.
I overslept this morning, my son had to wait about 10 minutes before I got there.
We went to the dog park, but I waited in the truck.
Ripple sat by the gate most of the time, he is such a momma’s boy.
Echo ran around a bit, and of course had to hang all over Lucy dad when he got there.
Both of them were ready to leave pretty quickly though, and Ripple had to try to crawl into my lap as soon as he got in the truck. His chunky butt doesn’t quite fit between my belly and the steering wheel.
Evening all. Spent 90 minutes at the soccer field with about 25 8-year old girls, put on my referee shirt and let them play for awhile, most are moving up to a much bigger field and new rules and the best way (IMHO) for them to learn is to go out and play. Most of them planed like ‘little kids’, dunning around in a bunch and playing both offense and defense, but once they have to play a 25 minute half and a 50 minute game, they’ll find out how quickly they get tired of trying that on a 80’ x 40’ field in 85F heat…
Then stopped by the referee meeting, got a automatic ball pump for being the most active ref in the spring and saw some folks I haven’t seen in awhile, so that was good. then home to the 2sday mac-n-cheese, and since I had pedaled 500 calories off this afternoon I didn;t feel too guilty…
School started here in N. Ali-bama started on 3 August, glad they have AC in the classrooms. I try to time myself not to be near the schools too early or at dismissal time, we have a lot of pick-em-up parents here too.
Recommend Thunderball, For Your Eyes Only, and From Russia With Love.
When I referee the 8-9 year old soccer games, I always tell the parents at the end “OK, I wore them out for you…”
Flyboy, are these the basic dozen eggs cartons or the egg flats that hold a couple dozen?
Anyway, glad someone will get some use from them.
JtC, interesting contrast; Not So Good Cat looks so mellow you’d hardly think he was such a bully to GG…
OK, that’s all I have the energy for tonight. All y’all take care and I’ll catch you on hump day.
So it’s much later than I expected to post, but a promise is a promise.
I haven’t been hanging on The Dope as much because in a perverse way I respect it and it’s members too much to wish to drag it down with my lack of valuable content. Mostly I’ve been on Reddit where I can do a lot of drive by snarky comments without feeling particularly invested.
I know it sounds weird but it’s been a long past few years. I took a promotion four years ago and have been kinda overloaded ever since. I had a manager above me who I think is a nice person and is really driven for their excellence and excellence in those who worked for them, but honestly I think it just gave me PTSD (in combination of working news in DC during Covid, the BLM unrest and then January 6th).
Tack on my mom’s passing 2 years ago and my dad’s decline into dementia this year and yeah, it’s all still pretty overwhelming. It’s definitely brought me a bit down this year.
All that said things aren’t that bad - I have my health, my kids are doing well and I have a new manager who seems very promising.
I’m late writing tonight because I actually decided to jump on one of those projects I have been putting off for months (adding more safety lights to my work vehicle) and managed to finish it a little while ago which brings me a measure of happiness.
Looking at this post, and returning to my initial comment about not wanting to drag this place down, that’s a direct reflection of my being tired of hearing (reading) my own voice - I’d just as soon keep my mouth shut because it’s a little easier not to engage.
However, like all those unfinished chores, re-engaging with life needs to be accomplished whether I like it or not, so I shall endeavor to join in again, even if it’s just some drive by snark. Gotta start somewhere.
Good night friends.
Please do~Boo loves snark. I’ll scootch my crotchety, cranky self over on the Group W bench to make room for you.
I’m a noob so I don’t know you, but holy cow, I can sure relate to how you are feeling. After I quit/retired, it was almost a year before I started voluntarily turning my computer on.
I’m very sorry about your parents, we only have my mother left and she is forgetting a lot of things now. She used to be such a social butterfly…the pandemic took a whole lot away from her.
Good on you for finishing a project! It really is thee little things 
NSGC is mellow looking because there isn’t anyone playing on his lawn! While we do want to protect our gormless guy, we also worry that someday GG will stand up and fight instead of screaming and running. NSGC is a little old guy who can’t jump a three foot baby gate, just one panic filled big-pawed slap would probably result in NSGC being hurt badly.
…Mom just called me to ask me to call her so she can find her phone. I haz a sad now.
You have read the MMP before, haven’t you?
Seriously, though, I understand. I went through similar feelings a while back, and this bunch of knuckleheads convinced me to stick around. We want you here, whatever you choose to contribute.
All good ones. Actually, I’m watching all of the Bonds in order (though it’s taking me much longer than I expected when I started). I’ve got a thread about it here. Octopussy is next.
May not be as bad as it sounds. With my iPad I can call (or text) somebody to ask them to call me so I can find my phone, maybe she used her tablet or computer to do that.
Then again, I love the “Find My Phone” app on my iPad. It’s also on my iPhone, so if I can find one I can use it to find the other. Comes with a little location map so I can tell if I left the missing device across town at my daughter’s or in the car parked out front. I don’t think a week goes by without me using that app a couple of times. The phone has an app that helps me find my hearing aids (as long as they have a battery in). Since my brain injury my iPad & iPhone have become cognitive wheelchairs. I hate to think where I’d be if that brain injury had happened 5 or 10 years earlier.
Grumble, grumble, grump, what I would much prefer is to not have the brain injury and not need cognitive wheelchairs.
Anyway, try putting a “Find My Phone” app on her tablet or computer. It works fine if she has the phone ringer turned off.
Doesn’t sound weird to me at all.
Oh, bless your heart. We tell each other when we did a load of laundry - there’s no way your life is more mundane than that!
Concur that drive-by snark is always welcome.
2am and it’s still in the mid-70s here. This would be a reasonable HIGH temp for the day. Ugh.
Actually, I thought I’d just roll the coffee table over in front of the whole shebang. Granted, it won’t work when I actually want a fire… I do have some ideas. We were lucky with Roxy - she learned “HOT” meant stay back, and she did, so the brick wasn’t even an issue. Tobias seems to be smart, but he’s way more stubborn/determined/pig-headed than his sister was.
Sweetie, do you read most of what we post?? Lack of valuable content is our hallmark! Well, except for my laundry updates - THAT merits its own headlines! 
Sorry to hear about your mom and dad. I especially know what you mean about the dementia - my FIL was such a sharp, clever man and now he’s more like a very tall toddler you have to watch every minute. The sparks of his former self are fewer and farther between these days. It’s heartbreaking.
But congrats on finishing your safety light project! Gold star for you!! 
Today, FCD has to drive all the way up to the north side of Baltimore to see the neurosurgeon who did his back the last couple of times. He (surgeon) wants to open his neck back up and fix something in there, but my sweetie doesn’t want to go under the knife again. I don’t blame him, but the longer he puts things off, the less likely it will work. I don’t bring it up any more - I can go out into the yard and talk to a tree and get the same result. But we’ll see if the doc has more luck today.
If the weather stays nice, when I pick up Roxy, I’ll take both kids to the playground for a little while before turning them over to their mother. For now, rain isn’t forecast till after supper and the 3-4 time frame is showing maybe 80°. That’s a good sign. So maybe some fresh air this afternoon.
Meanwhile, caffeination continues, and I’ve got a couple more hours of me-time till the crawling Speed Racer gets here.
Happy Wednesday!!
Good Mornin’ Y’all! Up and caffeinatin’. YAWN ‘Tis 72 Amurrkin out and clear with a predicted high of 91 and mostly N.O.S., except it could be rainy/stormy later this afternoon, or not. TWPTB have upped their willy-nilly forecast mode today. We shall procure provisions this mornin’ and then proceed to work on our sloth and general overall uselessness skills the rest of the day. Sup shall be leftovers from yestiddy.
gigity sorry about your mom. I lost mine five years ago and it still doesn’t seem right that she’s not here. I also went through AD with my dad before he passed in 2004 so I know somewhat of what you’re goin’ through there. Good for you for gettin’ that project done. It feels good to jump on a project and gettin’ it done. Heck, one of my favorite things is to sit out on the back porch with a beer after mowin’ and admirin’ my handiwork. The satisfaction of knowin’ a thing is done can bring on happiness. Like others have said, we post the most mundane of the mundane here about our lives. Always feel free to jump in. Mowed your lawn? Did your laundry? Dusted? Bought a supply of tp? Went grocery shopping? We are fascinated by it all!
Now I need more caffeine and to feed rumbly tummy. Then, bother of bothers, I suppose I must purtify and don attire appropriate to venture forth amongst the great unwashed. Woe is me!
Happy Hump Day Y’all!
Good morning everyone.
It’s currently 58 degrees and we have an expected high of 90. I really just want autumn to get here.
Welcome back, 2gig. It’s good to see you again! This is the MPP, the very definition of pointless blabber. I drone on about my job and the chores I manage to finish around the house, which is certainly not exciting stuff. I am sorry about your folks and feeling overloaded at work. I can certainly relate to that and I know that part of feeling overwhelmed is the pressure I put on myself to keep things going.
Speaking of work, my first day back was grueling. I was exhausted and fell asleep at 8:00 pm, woke up at 9:00, and then went to bed. My stomach attacked me in a most violent way in the middle of the night and none of that settled down in time to work yesterday, so I took the day off sick. I’m still not feeling 100%, but I don’t have any urges to upchuck, so that’s a good thing. The bad thing is I have so much stuff to get done that losing that day really hurts. On top of that, it looks look I may be tapped to take on supporting another state. I am not really jazzed about this and am hopeful they found a different solution, but I guess I’ll know more sometime this week.
Well, time for another cup of coffee. I got down here a little later than normal, so am behind on my coffee consumption. I hope you all have a terrific day.
Not really in keeping with the spirit of this week’s topic, there, swampy … 
It’s my second Blessed Day Off for the week, before diving into the next Friday/weekend madness, so I plan to ignore many chores.
Only thing I oughta get done today is finish moving the last group of rats into clean bedding.
… later.
I’ve gotten slothful in my retirement. Today I am expecting a shipment of paper towels and Kleenex ™ from da jungle. Much easier than actually going to the sto’.
Morning all. Paper rescued from outside and pills taken, swimmin’ is on the agenda but soccer is not (they usually take Wednesday’s off since lots of folks go to Church Wednesday night here). Rain is expected and it shouldn’t get to 80F today, so yay! for cooler weather.
Hey, I cleaned one of my toilets this morning and I’ll clean the other one a bit later; how’s that for valuable content? 
But seriously, I’m glad work is settling down some for you, hope that it does the same for Taters and her health.
Well, look at his Grand-dad for that… 
But I do hope FCD makes a good decision on the surgery based on facts and not stubbornness.
Wet one, I still go shopping 1-2 times a week, but I see those ‘personal shoppers’ all the time, so one of these days…"
OK, need to do the morning internettin’ and then break my fast a bit later, so all y’all take care.
Happy Hump Day!
It was chilly 59 degrees when I went to pick up my son this morning. Then we dropped Echo off at daycare. Ripple was all excited to be there, but as soon as my son opened the door to get him, Ripple tried to crawl in my lap.
My son was just teasing him anyway, I had already cancelled Ripple’s reservation.
I slept pretty well last night and had NO knee pain this morning. I planned on doing some laundry and straightening around the house.
Then I stood up.
Very little is going to get done today unless I can do it while sitting down.
Barky/Humpy mom called me yesterday. She sounded normal, so I guess she isn’t mad at me. She is out of town though. I let people at the park know, so they can relax knowing she won’t show up.
It’s kind of sad, but everybody watches the road and when a car like hers comes up it, everybody freezes, and if it drives past, you can hear the collective sigh of relief.
I thought ain’t this some shit though. We have beautiful weather, no Barky, perfect park time, and I can barely walk.
It kind of makes me a little depressed though.
When you are 20 and something hurts, you know the pain is going to go away.
Even when you are 40 and something hurts, you know it will get better.
Now, I know if something hurts, it’s not going to go away on its own, and it will probably always hurt, and this is my life from now on.
I’m glad you’re here. 
How are you feeling Wet One? Recovery still going well?
Traffic has definitely slowed to a crawl this week. My son takes a school bus (thank the powers) but my daughter either car pools or I take her. Yeesh. It takes double the time it should take.
As Nettie and Teela pointed out, it’s also hotter than heck around here. The forecast keeps jumping around, but I think 100 is just our new normal. I do not like this, Sam I am.
My mom is trying to drag me off to get some lab work done. Yes, she’s right. I need to do it. Today is not a great day, because the contractor is coming back to finish up removing all of the water damage.
I’m talking to my doctor today about my CSF leak. Part of me is glad, because we can talk about next steps. Part of me is terrified that there are no next steps, so all of me is dreading the appointment.
Take care everyone and happy Wednesday!
Eldest son had his hernia surgery yesterday. He’s in some pain, but doing well. Not supposed to lift over 20 pounds for a couple of months, which will be frustrating for someone who works out religiously.
Did our half-hour exercise class today, so yay for us. We’re trying to maintain a 3-day a week schedule for this.
Some of it is unavoidable and some isn’t. Much of it is a factor of how you lived your life when younger, but some of it is genetic disposition or a result of old injuries now flaring up. Medicine has no answer for osteoarthritis, and it just gets worse with each passing year. I try to live with the pain most days, and medicate it when it really flares up. I have a knee that will likely need attention at some point, but maybe I’ll croak before having to deal with it.