# Let's have some breakfast in the MMP! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Tags:** mmp\ **Created:** [March 23, 2015, 10:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-have-some-breakfast-in-the-mmp/715766 "2015-03-23T10:10:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 9
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2015, 10:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-have-some-breakfast-in-the-mmp/715766/161 "2015-03-26T10:54:02Z")
Blurf. Overall, I slept well, but at one point jumped straight out of bed with a leg lock in my calf. The only way I know how to get it to release is to stand up with weight on the affected leg, and that hurts like hell until the muscles relax. I also had some fingers on both hands lock yesterday; mebbe it’s time to have my electrolytes checked. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Vorlon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d07c76/32.png) [@The\_Vorlon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Vorlon)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2015, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-have-some-breakfast-in-the-mmp/715766/162 "2015-03-26T12:39:44Z")
> [@VunderBob](#): > > Blurf. > > Overall, I slept well, but at one point jumped straight out of bed with a leg lock in my calf. The only way I know how to get it to release is to stand up with weight on the affected leg, and that hurts like hell until the muscles relax. I also had some fingers on both hands lock yesterday; mebbe it’s time to have my electrolytes checked. Sounds like it is banana time. They are only mildly radioactive… ---
**Author:** ![Sahirrnee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sahirrnee/32/13937_2.png) [@Sahirrnee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sahirrnee)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2015, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-have-some-breakfast-in-the-mmp/715766/163 "2015-03-26T13:15:19Z")
Happy Thorsday! Supposed to get up to 70 today but rain all day too. It’s pretty sunny right now. > [@Seanette](#): > > I’ve had the mega-crankies lately myself. I’m not normally this prone to fantasizing about strangling co-irkers or classmates. I don’t have specific targets, its almost everybody around me in RL. A lot of small annoyances that by themselves aren’t much, there’s just too damn many of them. Maybe a shotgun approach? It doesn’t help that I wake up in the middle of the night every night and have trouble falling back asleep. ---
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2015, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-have-some-breakfast-in-the-mmp/715766/164 "2015-03-26T13:35:54Z")
> [@VunderBob](#): > > Blurf. > > Overall, I slept well, but at one point jumped straight out of bed with a leg lock in my calf. The only way I know how to get it to release is to stand up with weight on the affected leg, and that hurts like hell until the muscles relax. I also had some fingers on both hands lock yesterday; mebbe it’s time to have my electrolytes checked. Bananas, sure, and cooked tomatoes are another good potassium source. Orange juice – the perennial favorite of advice-givers – has only a middling decent supply. [Common food sources of potassium.](http://www.health.gov/dietaryguidelines/dga2005/document/html/appendixb.htm) We now return you to your regularly scheduled blurf. 🙂 ---
**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:** [March 26, 2015, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-have-some-breakfast-in-the-mmp/715766/165 "2015-03-26T13:52:47Z")
> [@purplehorseshoe](#): > > We now return you to your regularly scheduled blurf. 🙂 _Last week, on the MMP Blurf…_ ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21825_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2015, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-have-some-breakfast-in-the-mmp/715766/166 "2015-03-26T14:10:49Z")
Huzzah!! **FCD** has the satisfaction of lien paper in his hot little hand! The soon-to-be-ex of the bike seller finally got her ass in gear and took care of things. It only took 3 months. But it’s just in time for bike season. With luck we can give the bike a quick cleaning and turn it around for a few quick bucks. ---
**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:** [March 26, 2015, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-have-some-breakfast-in-the-mmp/715766/167 "2015-03-26T14:33:17Z")
> [@Sahirrnee](#): > > Is it worse than pickled herring? Having had both I would say **YES!!!** ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2015, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-have-some-breakfast-in-the-mmp/715766/168 "2015-03-26T14:56:58Z")
> [@purplehorseshoe](#): > > [Common food sources of potassium.](http://www.health.gov/dietaryguidelines/dga2005/document/html/appendixb.htm) My potassium is fine, rather I have a known issue with maintaining enough magnesium, and take Mg citrate twice a day. ---
**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:** [March 26, 2015, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-have-some-breakfast-in-the-mmp/715766/169 "2015-03-26T15:13:46Z")
> [@VunderBob](#): > > My potassium is fine, rather I have a known issue with maintaining enough magnesium, and take Mg citrate twice a day. [This stuff](http://www.marinedepot.com/ps_viewitem.aspx?idproduct=SC1511&child=SC1515&utm_source=adwordsfroogle&utm_medium=cse&utm_campaign=adwordsfroogle&utm_content=SC1515&gclid=COCu-pOnxsQCFYI9aQod2VcAEg) is good at raising Mg. Oh, wait… ---
**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:** [March 26, 2015, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-have-some-breakfast-in-the-mmp/715766/170 "2015-03-26T17:01:32Z")
N.O.L. has been et. Nummy leftover veggie soup. Also, we’ve been purgin’ some files so that means bein’ in dusty file drawers which have aggravated ye olde sinuses. ICK! ---
**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:** [March 26, 2015, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-have-some-breakfast-in-the-mmp/715766/171 "2015-03-26T17:08:33Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > _Last week, on the MMP Blurf…_ …the continuing saga of… It’s spring. I need a road trip. Beach, mountains, anywhere it’s springlike. ---
**Author:** ![gotpasswords](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c57346/32.png) [@gotpasswords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gotpasswords)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2015, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-have-some-breakfast-in-the-mmp/715766/172 "2015-03-26T18:01:08Z")
Stooopid gallbladder! It had the nerve to be stone-free when the ultrasound was done, so the working diagnosis is slightly back-pedaled to “biliary colic” which can be a handful of things that aren’t gallstones. Next step is something called a HIDA scan, which involves a pinch of radioactive stuff and laying still for a couple of hours. Apparently, gallbladders can get lazy in addition to getting clogged. ---
**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:** [March 26, 2015, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-have-some-breakfast-in-the-mmp/715766/173 "2015-03-26T18:01:47Z")
> [@missred](#): > > …the continuing saga of… noble misfits striving for truth, justice, and good pie. ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21825_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2015, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-have-some-breakfast-in-the-mmp/715766/174 "2015-03-26T18:07:35Z")
The house is open and a warm breeze is blowing. The sun is trying to break thru the clouds without much luck. No matter - the fresh air is nice, plus it warms the house without benefit of furnace. Yay! I got my soy sauce and a few other things at the grocery store. We’re having burgers for supper, and I got enough ground beef to make a meatloaf, too. So shortly I will assume kitchen mode. Another exciting day in paradise! ---
**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:** [March 26, 2015, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-have-some-breakfast-in-the-mmp/715766/175 "2015-03-26T18:12:12Z")
> [@missred](#): > > …the continuing saga of… > It’s spring. I need a road trip…anywhere it’s springlike. How’s about [this](http://m.harborfreight.com/200-piece-assorted-spring-set-67562.html?utm_referrer=direct%2Fnot%20provided) Harbor. 🆒 ---
**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:** [March 26, 2015, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-have-some-breakfast-in-the-mmp/715766/176 "2015-03-26T18:17:28Z")
I have decided upon poke chops, succotash, wild rice, and rolls for dindin. The poke chops part was easy bein’ as they are thawed out already. I settled on the rest because it will take all of maybe twenty to twenty-five minutes to make it all happen. So, easy and tasty like the way I like my men. 😃 I don’t want to be here. I want go home time. Sigh. ---
**Author:** ![EmilyG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/emilyg/32/364_2.png) [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2015, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-have-some-breakfast-in-the-mmp/715766/177 "2015-03-26T18:26:41Z")
Playing in a show tonight. 🙂 ---
**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:** [March 26, 2015, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-have-some-breakfast-in-the-mmp/715766/178 "2015-03-26T18:38:15Z")
> [@EmilyG](#): > > Playing in a show tonight. 🙂 Cool. What sort of show? ---
**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:** [March 26, 2015, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-have-some-breakfast-in-the-mmp/715766/179 "2015-03-26T18:38:53Z")
> [@swampbear](#): > > I don’t want to be here. I want go home time. Sigh. As the Alan Jackson song says, “It’s 5 o’clock somewhere”. Given how often you’re posting from home in the afternoon, I think that Somewhere is the town near Leesburg, GA where your orifice is. :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21825_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2015, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-have-some-breakfast-in-the-mmp/715766/180 "2015-03-26T19:25:38Z")
It’s 71° and sunny with a lovely breeze. The house is wide open and for the first time in a while, I’m not freezing in my own house. Yay! I just finished building a meatloaf and 4 burgers. The meatloaf is in the freezer - I think I’ll smoke it with some other beef I bought for just that purpose. The burgers are tonight’s supper. Then I made a batch of teriyaki marinade, almost botching it! :eek: The recipe calls for 3 teaspoons of garlic powder. I dumped in 3 tablespoons! :eek: But I hadn’t yet mixed it up, so I carefully poured out the soy sauce/wine vinegar, leaving most of the garlic clumped in the bottle. Then I measured out about a tablespoon and disposed of the rest. Boy, what a brain fart! It may be a little garlicky, but I can live with that. The alternative was to go buy 3 more bottles of soy sauce, make a triple batch, and try to figure out what I’d store it in. I think I’d have been giving it away. But no prob - I fixed it. I hope. 😃 Apparently the nice weather messed with my brain. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-have-some-breakfast-in-the-mmp/715766.md?page=8) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-have-some-breakfast-in-the-mmp/715766.md?page=10)