# New MMP **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Tags:** mmp\ **Created:** [July 28, 2008, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-mmp/457941 "2008-07-28T17:35:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![SmartAleq](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smartaleq/32/163_2.png) [@SmartAleq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmartAleq)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2008, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-mmp/457941/81 "2008-07-29T13:43:54Z")
[COLOR=DarkOrange]**HIPPO[/COLOR] BEARDAY, SWAMPY!![COLOR=DarkOrange]**[/COLOR] _Checks preview–yup, that’s tacky, yet heartfelt!_ **Bobbio,** you would! _Neck rub for **Rigs** _ Purty sparkly there, **Dotty!** Poor **Flutters,** hope all gets fixeded… Add me to the list of those puzzled by what a Magical Hoo-Ha is/does. Iz a pozzlment! Happy shoe thoughts for **Haze!** My calf hurts like I’ve been climbing mountains in my sleep. WTF is up with that, anyway? Mmm, I smell cawfee, laterz… ---
**Author:** ![Most\_Creative\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Most\_Creative\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Most_Creative_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2008, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-mmp/457941/82 "2008-07-29T13:57:56Z")
I need to figure out what to do for my Software Tip of the month. It’s my turn to come up with a tip. Before I did shortcut keys and that was well received. This time around I have no idea. ---
**Author:** ![taxi78cab](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e47c2d/32.png) [@taxi78cab](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/taxi78cab)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2008, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-mmp/457941/83 "2008-07-29T15:01:37Z")
**Happy Birthday, swampy!!** And yes, swampy, Methodists do have Confirmation. I took the class and stuff when I was ~13. I think that’s pretty standard. It’s not as formal as Catholic Confirmation, but I don’t know enough about the Episcopal process to know how it compares. Ours was very casual: we met with the minister once a week for… I don’t know, probably 6 week, and then we had the service where we joined the church. That was it. I think the church I’m in now though has a much longer (like a whole semester) process so it’s probably more varied than some other groups. [QUOTE=eleanorigby] I don’t sleep well in AC. \Ever just really need alone time? [/QUOTE] Me either and yes. It’s been so humid here for the last couple days that we’ve had to have the AC on overnight, but it’s wreaking havoc with my sleep. Bleh. I hope it cools down soon. And yes, I’m a big Me Time kind of person. Fortunately, KT was out of town last night so I had the whole evening to myself. I was even going to order Papa John’s (KT doesn’t really like it.), but the local store had a power outage! So no pizza for me. I am a little concerned about what’s going to happen when, someday in the undefined future, KT gets a job closer to home. Right now he leaves at 6:45 and comes home at 6:15 so I get an hour alone in the morning, often an hour alone at lunch (if I go home from work), and an hour after work. I’m not going to be a happy taxi if that suddenly all evaporates. I’ve been bugging him for 2 years to get a hobby or join a group that gets him out of the house one night a week. When he gets a job closer to home, we’re going to have to have a Serious Discussion about giving me some alone time _once a week_. Going out of town overnight ever 3-6 months does not count. Hopefully the incentive of a kinder, gentler taxi will help. There are times when I’m really jealous of my friends who are in LTRs but who each have their own house. Yeah, it costs a lot more, but one’s sanity might be worth it! ---
**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:** [July 29, 2008, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-mmp/457941/84 "2008-07-29T15:01:51Z")
I’m home with a story to tell. But first… OOOOOOH **Dotty** sparkly shiny ring and shoes to match! 😃 Thanks for all the birthday wishes y’all! Makes me feel real special. I got a snail mail card from **BBBobbio** with that most sentimental birthday sentiment of all… Happy Birthday Ya Old Fart! Heart cockle warmin’ I tells ya! I got ecards from **MOOOOOOM and Rebo**. Funnnnnneeeee!!! Hee! Oh and rest assured there will be appreciation tonight. 😉 I also get ice cream cake and champagne. It’s a tradition. Now for the story. I started out this mornin’ really good. Goin’ to meet ol’ y’all know who for brekkies then go to work. Ok, so brekkies happened and I start to work. I was drivin’ twuck today for some reason. Anywho, I’m behind this dump truck and a rock flew out and busted the windshield. Right in the center. :mad: Of course the dump truck keeps on goin’. Anyways, since I was near work I went on in cause I had stuff I needed to take in that I’d worked on at da cave yesterday. I told ‘em what happened and that I needed to go see my insurance agent and start whatever I needed to to get the windshield fixed. The good thing about comprehensive insurance is that I don’t have a deductible for stuff like cracked windshield. So, off I go to see good ol’ Tim. He looks at it, tells me to come inside, gets on the phone and five minutes later I have an appointment with a local glass company to get it replaced. So, twuck is gettin’ a new windshield. The folks at the glass company brought me home even. It’ll be finished sometime this afternoon and they even offered to come pick me up if I need ‘em to, which I won’t cause ol’ y’all know who will take me to pick twuck up. That’s my story. Excitatin’ huh! Oh and lest y’all think I’ve decided to be a birthday slacker, I have work stuff to do for the rest of today and tomorrow, bein’ as tomorrow is a telecommute day. I like this workin’ from da cave thing a lot. There is one fortuitous thing from all this. I have decided that when twuck’s insurance comes due in September I am droppin’ coverage down to what I just have to have since I only use him around town these days. So, I guess it was a good thing I decided to drive twuck if I just had to get hit with a rock while I still have comprehensive coverage. Life. One great big adventure. 😃 OOH! I got an ecard from a friend that’s the Arrogant Worms singin’ [The Happy Birthday Song](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzXO_5e8oO0). HEE! ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2008, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-mmp/457941/85 "2008-07-29T15:10:43Z")
[QUOTE=swampbear] I got a snail mail card from **BBBobbio** with that most sentimental birthday sentiment of all… Happy Birthday Ya Old Fart! Heart cockle warmin’ I tells ya!! [/QUOTE] I got you the card because of the front, and you don’t even mention it to the Mumpers. :mad: ETA: I just got back from the doctor’s office, for a happy reason. I got all updated on my shots, 'cuz they’re required for EMT school. I’s gonna go back and get my Intermediate shingle, starting 25 August. ---
**Author:** ![HazelNutCoffee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ac91a4/32.png) [@HazelNutCoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HazelNutCoffee)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2008, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-mmp/457941/86 "2008-07-29T15:14:49Z")
That’s a lovely ring, **Dotty** , and I approve of the shoes. 😃 It’s so hot, and I’ve been bleeding so heavily that I actually feel light-headed. (Sorry, TMI. Deal with it.) Early bed for me. ---
**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2008, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-mmp/457941/87 "2008-07-29T15:17:23Z")
I am now in deep mourning for Scrabulous. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![gotpasswords](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c57346/32.png) [@gotpasswords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gotpasswords)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2008, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-mmp/457941/88 "2008-07-29T15:24:37Z")
[QUOTE=swampbear] Now for the story. [/QUOTE] What a weird way for someone to give you a new windshield as a birthday present! _It’s just what I wanted! How did you know clear was my favorite color?!_ ---
**Author:** ![Taters](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/taters/32/2845_2.png) [@Taters](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taters)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2008, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-mmp/457941/89 "2008-07-29T15:32:37Z")
**Flutterby** , I hope you get the insurance thing squared away with a minimum of hassle and sailing over counters. I can so relate to the “me time” thing. Unfortunately, I really don’t get any either. Someone is always home or with me. Frankly, the only “me time” I get is on the commute to and from work. Not exactly quality time, is it? Glad to see you got a shiny new windshield with a minimum of fuss, **Birthday Boy.** I hope your day is as nice as you are! I am a tired\*\* Taters\*\* \*\* today. I could literally crawl under my workstation, curl up and take a nice nap. Well, back to the grindstone… ---
**Author:** ![Lissla\_Lissar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8491ac/32.png) [@Lissla\_Lissar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lissla_Lissar)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2008, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-mmp/457941/90 "2008-07-29T15:42:01Z")
Urgh. Tired today. Nat seems better. My Dad wants to come over and wash dishes, so I’m creating dishes for him to wash. I’m doing a big pot of beans with a smoked turkey leg. Some will be soup, and some will turn into chili. Yum. ---
**Author:** ![Flutterby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Flutterby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flutterby)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2008, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-mmp/457941/91 "2008-07-29T17:16:53Z")
They got it fixed. What happened is what I figured once I calmed down and noted dates. You see, since my car is older than 12 years I need an inspection done. They gave me insurance for two weeks to get it done and handed in then it would extended in full. So I turned in the inspection papers on the 12th (they were due the 21st) and paid the remainder of my policy for six months. Well the girl who took a copy of the inspection sheet made a note of the payment… but not that I had handed in the inspection sheet. So my policy was cancelled on the 21st like they told me it would be if I didn’t hand it in. The nice lady took my info again, made me a new policy, used the check they sent me of my refund to pay for it, and made a note in my file that it wasn’t my fault. So I’m on the road again, but damn that was a shock to open that letter! ---
**Author:** ![taxi78cab](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e47c2d/32.png) [@taxi78cab](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/taxi78cab)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2008, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-mmp/457941/92 "2008-07-29T18:37:22Z")
Where is everybody? Only 2 posts in the last 3 hours! It’s sunny and almost 90 out. Why am I at work instead of sitting by the pool?! ---
**Author:** ![Most\_Creative\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Most\_Creative\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Most_Creative_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2008, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-mmp/457941/93 "2008-07-29T18:43:13Z")
I’m here, I’m here! I’m ordering books on Borders. Have been looking for the past hour or so. Great exciting life I lead here. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2008, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-mmp/457941/94 "2008-07-29T18:44:38Z")
I’m here- just met with a student and should head home… Parents had a bad day yesterday and I’m feeling a bit blue and not chatty… ordering books might help, though… ---
**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:** [July 29, 2008, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-mmp/457941/95 "2008-07-29T18:44:44Z")
AWWWWW… don’t be mad **BBBobbio**. The front of the card was a bear with it’s mouth open like :eek: and a pair of those plastic google eyes glued on. The inside said “YOU’RE HOW OLD!!!???” I took a little break from the work pile. Actually I’m not worried about gettin’ it done cause I have tomorrow to work through it too. **gotti** the least they could do is write happy birthday on the windshield after they install it. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Most\_Creative\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Most\_Creative\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Most_Creative_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2008, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-mmp/457941/96 "2008-07-29T18:49:44Z")
Anyone who wants $5 off of each regular priced book at [Borders.com](http://Borders.com) just put in this code at the end: BR41925 You can have it shipped to a Borders store for free, or if you have over $25 in stuff you get free shipping as well. So far I have 52 books in my cart for $29.32. Christmas gifts and books for me. I have a TON of under $5 books there for myself. A lot of classics that I’ve been meaning to buy. Free books for me! And if I don’t like them, I can toss them on [PaperBackSwap.com](http://PaperBackSwap.com)😃 ---
**Author:** ![Lissla\_Lissar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8491ac/32.png) [@Lissla\_Lissar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lissla_Lissar)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2008, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-mmp/457941/97 "2008-07-29T18:57:58Z")
Running errands. Do you think you can freeze falafel batter? ---
**Author:** ![Most\_Creative\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Most\_Creative\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Most_Creative_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2008, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-mmp/457941/98 "2008-07-29T19:08:59Z")
I kept forgetting. \*\*Beebs \*\* thank you for the comment on my blog!!! 😃 I love comments and you made my day. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Most\_Creative\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Most\_Creative\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Most_Creative_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2008, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-mmp/457941/99 "2008-07-29T19:10:32Z")
\*\*LiLi \*\* from what I googled, it sounds like you can freeze falafel batter. ---
**Author:** ![Noone\_Special](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/noone_special/32/2863_2.png) [@Noone\_Special](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Noone_Special)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2008, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-mmp/457941/100 "2008-07-29T19:14:26Z")
Yay for an insured _ **Flutter** , Scourge of the Highway_!! 😛 😃 \*\*Haze \*\*-- hope you feel better tomorrow. Obviously no personal experience, but does **not** sound like fun ☹ \*\*Ivory \*\*-- hope your parents are better. We’re not getting any younger, nor are our parents… ☹ **Rigs** , \*\*Taxi \*\*-- I’m with you on the “need ME time every so often.” Don’t get nearly enough of it… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-mmp/457941.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-mmp/457941.md?page=6)