# Let's keep a happy thought in the MMP! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Tags:** mmp\ **Created:** [November 14, 2016, 11:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-keep-a-happy-thought-in-the-mmp/771949 "2016-11-14T11:30:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Buttercup\_Smith](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buttercup_smith/32/473_2.png) [@Buttercup\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buttercup_Smith)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2016, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-keep-a-happy-thought-in-the-mmp/771949/61 "2016-11-15T20:09:58Z")
Cute puppy **Jennshark**. For real happy thought of the day. Auditor has come and gone and I did really good. Now \*\*Lucky Louie \*\* can come on back to irk tomorrow where he belongs. **Swampy** The puppy is not **DeeDee’s** or am I confused? ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2016, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-keep-a-happy-thought-in-the-mmp/771949/62 "2016-11-15T21:06:23Z")
**swampy** ’s confused. But he’s an old geezer, so that’s to be expected. 😉 I’m home - I got to the office early so I left early. I’ve got the start of a batch of sketty sauce on the stove and I’ll attend to it shortly. I’m thinking my supper will be a sammich, or maybe mac-n-cheese. We’ll see how I feel when the sketty sauce is built. C’mon Firday!!! ---
**Author:** ![Patx2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/73ab20/32.png) [@Patx2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patx2)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2016, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-keep-a-happy-thought-in-the-mmp/771949/63 "2016-11-15T21:51:37Z")
FCM great idea! Happy thoughts! Mine is we are finally having some autumn, the temperature is cool and winter hasn’t arrived yet. The leaves are gorgeous. Now I want some sketty. I love sketty and meatballs. Yum! ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2016, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-keep-a-happy-thought-in-the-mmp/771949/64 "2016-11-15T21:54:45Z")
It’s smelling sketty-licious in here! I may just have to have a sample for supper tonight… We shall see. Welcome, **PatPat**! I will agree that some leaves are gorgeous - just not the ones covering my yard that I’ll be cleaning up this weekend. ugh. ---
**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:** [November 15, 2016, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-keep-a-happy-thought-in-the-mmp/771949/65 "2016-11-15T22:33:24Z")
Dindin has been ingested. 'Twas good even if’n I do say so myself. Ben & Jerry’s Chawklit Fudge Brownie ice cream for later. Life is good. Ummm… yeah **Jaws** has the cute puppy. I got confused cause, cute puppy! ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2016, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-keep-a-happy-thought-in-the-mmp/771949/66 "2016-11-15T22:39:10Z")
Sauce is done and it’s cooling. I ended up making myself an egg sammich. Ice cream later, chillage on the recliner with Higgs and Taz right now. Good times! 😃 ---
**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:** [November 15, 2016, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-keep-a-happy-thought-in-the-mmp/771949/67 "2016-11-15T22:52:10Z")
> [@FairyChatMom](#): > > Sauce is done and it’s cooling. I ended up making myself an egg sammich. Ice cream later, chillage on the recliner with Higgs and Taz right now. Good times! 😃 I used to use tomato paste, garlic, mushrooms and spices. After being married, I used a bottled sauce and add ground beef, garlic and spices. ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2016, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-keep-a-happy-thought-in-the-mmp/771949/68 "2016-11-15T23:07:50Z")
I use ground beef, diced onions, chunked mushrooms, canned diced tomatoes, tomato sauce and paste, garlic, oregano, basil, pepper, and a glug of burgundy. Don’t ask for amounts - I have no idea. I just throw stuff in till it looks like enough. And it’s always good, so yay! Higgs is snoring away and Taz is draped across my left leg. Ziva is snoozing on the dining room table. Exciting evening here. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Deanna\_D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e495f1/32.png) [@Deanna\_D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Deanna_D)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2016, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-keep-a-happy-thought-in-the-mmp/771949/69 "2016-11-15T23:51:04Z")
Mmmm! That sauce sounds heavenly! My sauce recipe is pretty similar, but I add just a pinch of red pepper flakes for a little kick. And work was busy as hell today…the price to pay for taking yesterday off. I have never been so happy to be home! The doggies have been walked, and I plan on spending a quiet evening just watching TV. The only exciting thing to happen today was my little terrier’s encounter with a Canada goose this morning. Dexter spotted it first, and bolted after it, barking his not-so-fearsome little battle cry. I panicked, since it didn’t register what it was at first…I thought I was finally going to have to face one of the loathsome coyotes that live in the woods. All I saw was a large, grayish/brown thing. It took off flying before Dexter could get too close, and I was just astonished at how big it was. Nature is just amazing! I just hope my neighbors didn’t hear me scream! Oh, and Mom, I’m a transplanted Yankee chick, originally from New Jersey. I now call South Carolina home, and have been here long enough to have lost my accent, and learn how to make proper collards…over 30 years now. And in spite of my vast expanse of woods and my own personal wild kingdom in the back yard, I actually live just outside of the SC state capitol. ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2016, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-keep-a-happy-thought-in-the-mmp/771949/70 "2016-11-16T00:34:58Z")
I think you’re our first SC Mumper, sandwiched in there between \*\*doggio \*\*and **swampy**! There’s a mental image… :eek: I’ve got 3 sacks o’ sketty sauce in the freezer, plus enough extra for tomorrow’s supper. Yay! I need to get the dishes done before bedtime. What are the odds?? ---
**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:** [November 16, 2016, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-keep-a-happy-thought-in-the-mmp/771949/71 "2016-11-16T00:50:59Z")
**MOOOOOOM** don’t forget **Peaches**. She’s closer to **DeeDee** than I am. 😃 We’s tahrd bodies tonight. OYKW is already in the boudoir watchin’ teevee. I shall join him shortly. I foresee an early night night for both of us. Nitey Nite Y’all! ---
**Author:** ![Patx2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/73ab20/32.png) [@Patx2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patx2)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2016, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-keep-a-happy-thought-in-the-mmp/771949/72 "2016-11-16T01:05:15Z")
> [@FairyChatMom](#): > > It’s smelling sketty-licious in here! I may just have to have a sample for supper tonight… We shall see. > > Welcome, **PatPat**! I will agree that some leaves are gorgeous - just not the ones covering my yard that I’ll be cleaning up this weekend. ugh. Thanks 😂 ---
**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:** [November 16, 2016, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-keep-a-happy-thought-in-the-mmp/771949/73 "2016-11-16T02:13:27Z")
Thanks, Mom. ---
**Author:** ![Buttercup\_Smith](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buttercup_smith/32/473_2.png) [@Buttercup\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buttercup_Smith)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2016, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-keep-a-happy-thought-in-the-mmp/771949/74 "2016-11-16T02:18:29Z")
We had a little rain. Was so nice cause we need rain. It weren’t enough but we’ll take what we can get. It was actually a cold front and the temps may have dropped a degree or two. I still have the A/C on. This weekend the WPTB are forecasting wx in the 60’s :eek::eek::eek: Trying to think of my happy thought of the day for tomorrow. Who knew it would be such a chore?? I am getting sleepy so will _try_ to see If’n I can go to sleep. ---
**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:** [November 16, 2016, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-keep-a-happy-thought-in-the-mmp/771949/75 "2016-11-16T02:29:39Z")
I would like rain. I am experimenting with raising fairy shrimp for fish food. They need spring water, and I would like to see if they will hatch and live in rain water. ---
**Author:** ![Seanette](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/seanette/32/9139_2.png) [@Seanette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seanette)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2016, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-keep-a-happy-thought-in-the-mmp/771949/76 "2016-11-16T04:01:56Z")
Argh! Is there a vacuum attachment for sinuses? ---
**Author:** ![dogbutler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dogbutler/32/428_2.png) [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2016, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-keep-a-happy-thought-in-the-mmp/771949/77 "2016-11-16T04:06:32Z")
CANES WIN!:D:D:D > [@kopek](#): > > I remember the first day better. Being the driver on two wheels meant someone had to remember what was going on! 🙂 Especially after the chili and that old lady comic at the dive bar. > > (You on the other hand — I had bungee cords available if I had needed them.) > Edit — WOOHOOO on page two!!! I remember the Backwards ABC song. And the tacos. > [@Jennshark](#): > > Heeeere’s Tally, the wonder student! She’s a bit bigger than this now, I need to take more pics. > http://i628.photobucket.com/albums/uu7/JennDiamond1967/Puppy%202\_zpstv4mlexp.jpg"][http://i628.photobucket.com/albums/uu7/JennDiamond1967/Puppy%202\_zpstv4mlexp.jpg](http://s628.photobucket.com/user/JennDiamond1967/media/Puppy%202_zpstv4mlexp.jpg.html) SQUEEEEEEEEEE! **DeeDee** , Maggie Wonderbeagle and I had a staredown with a flock of them once. Luckliy the turned, and waddled off, I was expecting something like the fight in_Big Trouble in Little China_. wELCOME, **pATpAT**! ---
**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:** [November 16, 2016, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-keep-a-happy-thought-in-the-mmp/771949/78 "2016-11-16T04:37:43Z")
Taught new TDR people at work today and training new hires Thursday and Friday. Tomorrow I hope to get to do normal work. ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2016, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-keep-a-happy-thought-in-the-mmp/771949/79 "2016-11-16T11:26:08Z")
> [@swampbear](#): > > **MOOOOOOM** don’t forget **Peaches**. She’s closer to **DeeDee** than I am. 😃 I know, but the mental image of you and \*\*doggio \*\*sammiching around \*\*DeeDee \*\*was just too disturbing not to share! :eek: 😃 I will be \*soooooooo \*glad when my sweetie gets home. Yeah, I miss him, but his dog is driving me crazy! I don’t know what it is she wants - I give her skritches, I try to play with her, but she just gives me these sad eyes and whines. She misses her daddy, for sure. We’re promised several pretty days thru Saturday, then the bottom falls out of the temps and Sunday will be _coooooooooooooold_ and windy. I wish we could get some good, strong winds to knock all the rest of the leaves off the trees so we can be done with de-leafing the yard. But it’ll drag out a few more weeks. alas. Still, the work week is about over the hump. Happy Wednesday! ---
**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:** [November 16, 2016, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-keep-a-happy-thought-in-the-mmp/771949/80 "2016-11-16T12:40:50Z")
Good Mornin’ Y’all! Up and caffeinatin’. _YAWN_ ‘Tis 46 Amurrkin out and clear with a predicted high of 79 and N.O.S. for the day. What is this “rain” you all speak of? It is a foreign concept to me. I need to go to the sto’ this mornin’ for some comestibles. Dindin shall be at the not too shabby Chinese [del]hog trough[/del] buffet cause OYKW wants to go there. Hey, he’s buyin’ so I’m eatin’. I shall also attend Evening Prayer over to the church house this evenin’. OK that’s all I got for now. I need more caffeine and rumbly tummy wants to be fed. I’m thinkin’ I’ll get purtified and go grab a bizkit for brekkie before headin’ to t he sto’. Happy Hump Day Y’all! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-keep-a-happy-thought-in-the-mmp/771949.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-keep-a-happy-thought-in-the-mmp/771949.md?page=5)