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Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
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Hey everyone, I see you all survived yet another day so good for us!

I’m as ready as I can be for tomorrow and the clock is ticking. I’ve been pounding water like I was in the Phx sun so even if I thought about sleeping, I’ll probably be up every hour to pee. That’s fine, I’d rather be over hydrated than under when people are sticking me with needles and all.

FCM Wolfhounds are super loyal and shouldn’t be left without their pack. Otis would rather be on the boat than left in the back yard to think about chickens. Or at least that’s what my dog friends think about wolfhounds, I have no experience at all.

DAmnit, someone just hit one of the neighborhood deer. Its still light, they were just driving too fast.

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I love Harvard beets. Pickled beets are okay, but I’m not Australian so I’m not going to put them on my hamburgers.

Did you live in Alaska early enough to count it as both?

All I know about chard is that there was a cartoon in which Popeye scarfed down a tin of spinach and it didn’t have it’s usual effect. Someone told him that was because it was chard. “Charred spinach?”

How about potatoes?

I’ve only lived in seven states and one foreign country, so he has me beat, too.

An old friend would have called it “a frog-strangler and a gully-washer”.

I’ll eat it if it’s ready to be eaten, but not if I have to butcher it myself. It’s not that good!

I like it!

Nut and boofae, you need to contact the UAE embassy – tell them to come get their weather and take it back home where it belongs!


Team sports. I may watch the occasional Australian rules football game, but that’s it. I can’t decide which I think is more boring – baseball or basketball. You can keep all the others, too.

Beer. I’ve never sampled one that I thought was fit for human consumption. And if you want to tell me it’s an acquired taste, I’ve never understood why anyone who has sampled it once would want to repeat it enough to acquire a taste for it.

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Did you or FCD clean up after him?

Sis found out what I meant when I said Google Maps couldn’t find this podiatrist office. It took us to Hermann Park and told us we had arrived at our destination. At least 2 miles away. Oy! Gotta go back in 2 weeks and set up an appointment with another specialist too. Nelson was happy to see me when I got home. Sis also sent home some BBQ and sides for supper.

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I used to sort my laundry into white (hot), dark (cold), and brightly coloured (warm) loads, but on the boat, with one washer and dryer being used by 130-odd people, I got in the habit of throwing it all together in one load.

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The power flickered. I napped. Now I’m up, having a Manhattan and Redneck stirfry.

Between the electricity and the water, you’d think I was living in the bad part of Afghanistan.

I just eat toast for that. :wink:

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I’m finally here, at least for now! I missed all of you. Critters and other people’s problems have taken over my life, and the latter has been hella frustrating. Most of it has been with my sister, who’s run into financial difficulty because she’s been supporting my nephew (the lazy, entitled one who has OCD) for so many years. I admit I’m furious with him. He’s still in the $#*&@! hotel, even though his apartment has been ready for a week. He’s “just not comfortable with moving in there yet.” He’s supposed to move out tomorrow. I swear if he doesn’t, I’m going to come unglued. My sister has spent $6,000 she doesn’t have to keep him in that hotel, plus the rent and security deposit on the apt.

Sorry. I shouldn’t have let myself get started.

Pet-sitting has been a lot lately. I really need a day off, but that looks unlikely for a few reasons. But the dogs and cat are all a lot of fun, too, so there’s that.

OK, good news: my back is a LOT better! I can walk three miles now without it hurting (pre-op, it was 3 blocks and it waas agonizing), AND the morning stiffness is gone! I had an appointment with the surgeon and the device rep today, and they’re both thrilled. I’m very, very grateful and relieved.

And my son is about 90% back to good health, so THAT’S a blessing!

Oh, frick. Elderly neighbor called and is in too much pain to walk little Max, so I have to run do that. Tomorrow I’m just going to focus on all of you!

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Hey, @nelliebly. Sorry about your back, so happy about the walking.

Tell me about your device

If you’ve previously explained, point me to it,

Beck

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Yes, thank you, I slept for 2 hrs then laid in bed resting for another 2 hrs.
Afterwards I heated up some chicken noodle soup and had it with nacho cheese doritos.
Then I recreated Hubs medication inventory on a new excel file and filled 2 weeks of pill boxes.
Have been watching the NBA draft, mostly to see all the fashion that the young lads chose to wear for one of the most important days of their lives and to see what their Moms chose to wear.

JtC will remember you in my prayers tonight and tomorrow; also all the medical personnel involved in your surgery and care.

Herald I heartily agree with your sentiments about beer.

Yay, yay, yay! I’ve been wondering how you’ve been doing.

ok, first round of NBA draft is over so I’m off to bed. Tomorrow isn’t far off.

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Good day to all! It was another hot one on tap today, started out with 57Ferrets and rose to 87 before all was said and done. Too many busy Mumpers since I last posted to catch up with, so just know I am sending good vibes to all who want ‘em.

Yesterday was all paying work all the time, not that I get extra money when I work, but it does ensure that I get regularly paid for what I’m contractually obliged to do for my clients.

Today I sheveled early, before my conscious self could catch on to what I was up to and was out early running errands to keep everything here limping along running smoothly for another week. Had to pick up a prescription, grab a few fresh groceries, put gas in the little car, post something in the mail and get milk from the local dairy outlet.

Back home and the little dog got a good romp. The rest of the day was for bludging – too hot for anything else.

FCM, I hope you can get a handle on Otis’s behavior. I’ve trained every dog I’ve had to a crate, even if they’re outdoor models. It just makes life easier for them and for me. Ollie doesn’t mind his crate at all. He gets treats and a safe toy while he’s there, so it’s a safe space for him. Obviously you’d rather have Otis with you whenever you can, but it’s just not always possible. But if he’s already trained to it for overnight, he should be ok for a few hours when you can’t take him with you. Good luck.

JtC, here are some extra hugs to get you through the next little stretch of difficulty. I’ll be thinking of you and will be glad to hear when you’re back home and recovering. I know yer hubs will take the best care of you possible.

Nice to see you, Nellie! Looking forward to seeing more of you.

And that’s it for tonight.

Oh, yeah – bun sighting this morning. :slight_smile:

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Up, caffeinated, and sheveled. Off to heave. It’s currently 66 degrees Ferret Height(18.889 Centipedes).

Yay back and pets!
Boo recalcitrant nephew.

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Good Mornin’ Y’all! Up and caffeinatin’. YAWN ‘Tis 67 Amurrkin out and clear with a predicted high of 90 and sunny. OYKW will procure provisions this mornin’ whilst I accomplish mowage. He will get us fried chikin plates from the Pubic Sto’ for today’s main need to feed. Today is the day to mow as rain may be with us again Thursday and Firday. Plus, it must be done. I must also purchase fuel for the mowers and such so first thing will be a trip down the road to the convenience sto’ to fill up the gas can. I know y’all are full of envy on account of my excitatin’ life!

Hippie that sucks about your appointment. I don’t know about your other drug, but prednisone is Satan’s own steroid. I never want to take it again.

JtC hope all goes well with the surgery today. I know recovery will be weeks, but you are goin’ to feel so much better.

nellie sorry about the frustrations with your sister and nephew. However, yay for the news about your back. Sounds like business is boomin’.

Cat_Glove so the NBA draft is both a sports and a fashion show? Glad you feel better.

BrightTree after almost ten years of bein’ a RDOS, I still think UGH when I read about others’ irk woes. Glad you got all the errands done.

Now I need more caffeine and to feed rumbly tummy. Then, mowage awaits! Rah.

Happy Hump Day Y’all!

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I think I’ll dust the ceiling fan today. The house’s previous owner left us a special doodad made just for that task.

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I can sooooooo agree with this. I tried drinking the stuff at a couple of squadron keggers - not impressed. On a cruise with my mom, we had an excursion that involved beer tasting (she lurves the stuff) and while I tried a sip of each (half a dozed icks!!) I’d let her have the rest. And when we toured Guinness, I gave her my drink voucher. And, really, I say the same for most alcohol. Just not my thing…

I did because I wasn’t going to sit among the mess till he got home, whenever that would be. Usually I let him deal with it, tho.

Here it’s jeans (cold) shirts (cold) unders (cold) towels (cold) sheets (cold) - you see the pattern? :grin: Mixing loads depends on how much of each I have.

Getting back to the topic (can you imagine???) - fashion is surely a place where tastes vary wildly. I don’t follow trends and I, personally, dress for comfort and appropriateness rather than style and statement. But I do notice, on occasion, what seems to be popular. And I truly don’t understand the appeal of wearing jeans that appear to have been attacked by gangs of feline claws.

Seriously? You spent your money on torn, shredded jeans?

It doesn’t offend me. It doesn’t upset me. It does confuse me. I just don’t get it. Then again, I grew up in an era where having a bit of a slip hanging below a skirt was just.not.right! And if your bra strap showed… :open_mouth:

Otis goes to his willingly at night - in fact last night, I found him there before I went to bed! And when he’s in brat mode, I say BED! and he’ll go there. I just hate confining him there for a long time. Our pug would happily snooze all day - Otis is much more active. So, much more than 2 hours seems wrong.

Roxy is at a Girl Scout day camp program this week. They meet at her school, then bus the girls to the fairgrounds for the day. She seems to be enjoying it, according to Daughter. We’re all pretty sure it’s a recruitment effort - so, will my granddaughter become a cookie-pusher? We shall see.

Woke to 60 Ferrets!! We’re promised sun and mid-80s. I’m going to start my day with more de-crabgrassing. In fact, I’m thinking I’ll just don grubbies and not bother with a shower till I quit. So today’s first clothing will come out of the dirty basket.

Beyond that, I’ll just be winging it. Who knows what the day will bring.

Happy Wednesday!

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Yes! Born there in 1947 and was there when it became a state in 1959. But the territories I’m speaking of are Guam and St. Thomas.

Well, we were supposed to go pick strawberries today with the niece. I was surprised that the wife wanted to do this, as her dizziness precludes bending over, and her physical shape makes her further unsteady. Luckily, she woke up this morning and came to her senses, so the trip is off. I was willing to go, just to get her out of the house. My back/arthritis issues wouldn’t allow me to do much picking, but it would have been a change of scenery from the confines of the apartment.

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Afternoon, mumpers! It’s currently 29c/85f with a predicted high of 31c/88f and mostly sunny. Weather app says “It could be fucking worse. You could have fogotten your fucking underwear. Sticky. Did you forget to wear fucking undies?” No, I did not!

They’re often not even ready for the small Tartan invasion force!

I’ll follow doggio’s advice and award her a Fist first! Congrats on getting the doorbell and thermostat to recognise you.

Mooom I’m sorry that Otis is back on the The List, and that the solution is to confine him to a crate when you’re not there. Taking him back to the shelter is not the answer either, I hope FCD starts to take more responsibility for taking care of the dog that he wanted in the first place.

Nettie I agree with swampy, those conversations should be on speaker so you get both sides of the story and you can make your own mind up about who’s right and wrong.

{{{{{nellie}}}}}

Yesterday was hot, today is just plain scorchio! I logged out of work and made campus food, then fed the cats and went to a kettlebells class at the gym. I came home and spent 15 minutes sitting in front of the fan to try and cool off after that. Had chilli for dinner, watched some tellybox stuff, and went to bed. We put the aircon thing on in the bedroom so it was cool enough to sleep, and I had a pretty good night.

I was awake stupidly early because I had a 9am meeting on campus, and we’d already been told that train services were seriously affected by the heat. I left home by 6.30am, caught the 6.59am train to Big City Station and then got a bus out to campus. I’ll probably get a bus back into town this afternoon too.

Today’s meeting room was hot, stuffy and airless. I honestly thought I was going to pass out at one point. After it finished, I made a cup of tea, took it outside and sat on the grass under a tree to cool off a bit. Later, I had a meeting with New Team Manager, and did that outside in the shade too.

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yest. was a clammy day in philly. really humid, not hot, just gross. today had dawned very pretty in the high 60s. one of the best days this week. we will be back to hot and humid next week.

the wrap has mostly worked… koritza did not go near the tank last night. i got the fish some new food. they seemed happy with it. after much back and forth i decided to get a new tank that has a lid. and so it begins…

i hope all goes well today jtc.

nelliebly, sounds like good progress on the back situation. great news on your son. not so great news on the nephew.

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Mornin’ everyone.

It’s 63F and sunny outside. The forecast calls for partly cloudy skies later this morning, and an overall daytime high of 90F. It reached 92 yesterday.

JtC, sending you the very best thoughts right now. I hope the surgery goes/went well.

Nellie, it’s so good to see you post. Yay for the back being so much better, but boo for the recalcitrant nephew. Also, yay for your son’s return to better health.

FCM, I’m sorry that Otis is back on The List. Poor guy. We had to crate or leave both Polar and Brandi outdoors in the dog run when we left the house during their youth. We also had to crate Buster and Maisie the first year or so. We can leave Buster and Maisie in the house now, and they have access to the backyard. However, once in a great while, Maisie finds a napkin, a sock, or sometimes an older stuffy and just shreds it. That usually happens if we’ve been gone a lot. I figure she’s expressing annoyance or concern when she does that.

I throw all my dirties into one hamper. I dump it on the laundry room floor, and separate the clothes into piles according to type when I wash. It helps that I have a laundry room upstairs. When the kids still lived at home, I had whites/towels/sheets, work clothes, jeans, and delicates hampers. I wash my sheets and towels in hot or warm water, but everything else is washed in cold water. I hang most of my shirts and some of my husband’s shirts to air dry. I also air-dry some of my workout pants. I find my clothes last much longer that way.

Yesterday’s movie was not that great. And, while the cost of the movie tickets themselves wasn’t too bad, the rest of the stuff was. We spent just under 80 bucks yesterday. Two movie tickets cost us around 27 bucks. The rest of the money was spent on two small Diet Cokes, one small popcorn, a small tray of nachos, and a packet of M&Ms. The popcorn and nachos were for my husband. I hate fake cheese sauce and really hate jalapenos.

Anyway, it just reinforced that going to movie theaters is just not worth it. I was surprised at how many people were there on a Tuesday at noon, though. The good news is that everyone was quiet and respectful of others. The audience consisted mostly of geezers. I was thinking, “Wow, look at all these old people!” when I realized that I myself am no spring chicken and have the silver and gray hair to prove it.

I’m going to mow the lawn today, and will head out there in a couple of hours before it becomes too terribly hot. After that, I’ll clean up, and maybe I’ll run some errands.

It’s time for more coffee. Please take care of yourselves.

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Good morning, all! It was 61ºF this morning and only slightly humid. It was also too cool for the gnats, so our walk was not nearly as gross. We saw lots of folks this morning, including a jogger who greeted us with a “Morning, ladies,” as she passed. Yay accidental affirmation! :grin: The sunrise was gorgeous, too.

I finished my Balrog last night.

This time, Gandalf brought back-up.

Today is a counselling day. I have back to back meetings up until it’s time to go, so I’m not sure whether I’ll be able to present authentically, which is a shame. When I do, I feel much more relaxed and freer to talk with her. Also, it gets me used to being in public as my true self. I’ll just have to bug out early from the last one.

Nellie - I’m glad your back is better. Your nephew, oy. There is a fine line between assisting and enabling. Your sister may have crossed that line. My father had to step back from that line a couple of times with my brother, who ended up homeless for two weeks as a result.

Bright Tree There were too many other walkers and joggers this morning for the little critters. They were all hiding.

FCM & Herald - I agree with you for most beers, but I love a good, hoppy IPA. There’s something about that combination of sweet and bitter that does it for me. Also, Guinness is liquid gold, and I will fight anyone who says otherwise.

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Morning all. In bed until 7:30am again, guess sleepage is settling into a pattern (was up to micturate at 4:30am). Will perform mowage this morning after 9:30am to allow the working folks to head out, then lunch, gym, and garbage bin to the curb to fill out the day’s goals. 70F now heading to 84F, but the 90’s are coming and no rain due for the rest of the week.

JtC, have only hit one deer in my driving life, not something pleasant (especially for the deer).

nellie, we’ve missed you too. Sorry to hear about sister and problems with her kid, who needs either better counseling or a kick in the posterior (perhaps both). And as we’ve mentioned before, venting is a reason for the MMP; we care. Enjoy the pets and glad your back is doing better, as is your son.

Bright Tree, stay cool.

Swampy, hope your mowage goes smoothly (and mine too). Do you bag your clippings or just mulch them and leave them be? Been a bagger since way back when but wondering if it’ll help the lawn to leave the grass there now and then.

Knots, could use that doodad, my fans haven’t been dusted…for a while…

FCM, I will drink a Coors Light now and then when the situation requires, but that is about as strong an alcoholic content I can handle. Even wine does not appeal to me.

Cookie, can understand about the strawberries (long as they don’t go missing…), but concur that getting wife-unit out of the house now and then is a good thing.

boo fae, whooo, that is a hot one there in Mid-England! Hang in there and stay cool.

Taters, I knew that the concession costs were high these days, but Wow! Makes me think twice about going to the movies again. I know that is where the theatre makes it’s money, but that’s outrageous. And welcome to the lawn-mowing crew with swampy and I.

Mollie, lovely pictures. That’s quite a build there. Hope counseling goes well.

And need to finish up the morning internettin’ and then head out to mowage. Have a good Hump Day all.

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I’m glad your back is better, nellie!