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Evening all. Pedaled off at the gym about 4 of the doughnuts I ate this morning, so after that and some soccer coaching training (an hour’s worth in 96F heat), I decided to head over to the next town that has a Golden Corral, and had a dinner…soup and salad to start, rice and pot roast for the main course, and pecan pie to finish it along with several refills for my Coke, all for less than $20. I do wish the GC that was close to me and shut down during the COVID times would reopen. But then I’d have to exercise even more…

Wheelie, hope you had a good day train driving. And a most happy Orbit Completion Day!

Taters, not sure was stunl means, but hope they get things worked out for you.

OK, need to finish up the day’s puzzles and crossword before bedtime, so all y’all take care and I’ll catch you on the next MMP.

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Stunl means stunk. The room reeked of cigarettes and some other funky odor. I am in a different room for the night, but still don’t have complete resolution. They are waiting for a manager to get in now. :roll_eyes:

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Trader Joe’s has some good cold brew coffee that would be concentrated and less pricey than the K-pods.

Product detail page.

That’s a freeze dried version that is new-I haven’t tried it, but it would be quite concentrated.

Here’s the Trader Joe’s cold brew concentrate that I have used and liked. It is a liquid.

If you’re interested, you can make your own cold brew coffee concentrate overnight and really easily. Let me know if you’d like to be talked through that.

Have you tried the Fairlife Protein shakes at Costco? 30 grams of protein, 150 calories. I really like them because too much soy doesn’t agree with me and this protein is milk based. Not too many flavors at Costco and the price is great for 30 gram protein shakes. Very smooth, none of that slimey, gloppy goop. I’ve only bought them at the store-they don’t show up at Costco .com.

(Not Costco but they do offer other flavors)

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I haven’t completed my To Do list for today. (When I do, it’s my Tah-dah list.) I got tired out between the gym and running errands, so I’m taking a break. I normally take Sunday off from working out and just walk a couple miles, but I won’t be able to get as much exercise in Chicago, and my family is always shoving food and alcohol at me (which is one reason you’d like them), so I’m suffering while I can. :slight_smile:

Both kids called, so my Sunday is complete. I think my daughter is going to start looking for another job. She’s been there for several years and loves the people she works with, but the pay isn’t great, and she’s outgrown the job. I don’t know if she’ll look for another job as a reporter or go into something else. Stay tuned!

shoe, job hunting sucks. It’s never made sense to me that looking for a job requires completely different skills than the jobs you’re applying for. You’re a catch, though, so don’t get discouraged. Hey, if I owned a cannabis shop or any other business, I’d hire you in a flash.

This may well be the best, funniest sentence I’ve ever read on the internet. I can’t stop laughing. Pure gold.

I hope it’s the former. I know Mrs. LA is a helluva nurse, but the tummy troubles concern me. One way or t’other, I hope she feels better.

Taters, that sucks. If the hotel is that booked, wouldn’t they need a handicapped room for someone…handicapped? I hope that’s the only rough spot in your week. Heaven knows you deserve smooth sailing.

MetalMouse, I think meetings outdoors when it’s that hot constitute cruel and unusual punishment. Glad you rewarded yourself with a good dinner. The closest GC to where I lived in Wyoming was 2 hours away. It closed for good some years ago. I took my daughter there once because she’d always wanted to try it. It was cheap, and she loved it. Now I’m 30 miles from one, but since I don’t drive , it might as well be the moon. Kudos on the great workout!

Wheelie! Happy Birthday! I’m so glad you got yourself borned!

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I’ve had that. It’s good. Couldn’t bring myself to dilute it.

The doc said to stop taking her OTC medication. She tried that for a day and a half, and it didn’t work.

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So what’s the next step? Tummy troubles can be pretty miserable. She sure doesn’t deserve that. Plus she should be able to enjoy your wonderful cooking!

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Thank you for articulating what I couldn’t quite understand was so frustrating. YES THIS, SO MUCH THIS!!

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I’m grinning too. I wanted to be Grandma when I grew up, she had red hair (Mom said it came from a bottle, but you just can’t buy that sort of reditude) and scooted around in a red bug and was glamorous and everyone loved her.

One day she swooped in to take my toddler sister and preschool me to the circus. Mom had warmed us up by taking us to watch the circus train come to town but she had a new baby and couldn’t come with us.

When Grandma got us to the circus, she didn’t want to park in the public lots because it was too far away, so she scooted her bright red bug around the tent and found a spot next to some Zebras in a pen. We were late, so she rushed us inside and we got to see the monkeys and the clowns and the lions and tigers and the elephants that sat on red stools and lifted their front legs and trunks into the air and trapeze artists and ate hot dogs and cotton candy and peanuts until we were almost sick. It was a great time.

When we got back to her bug, the bonnet was smooshed in and there was a note on her windshield saying that she shouldn’t have parked there because that was where they walked the red stool sitting elephants while lining them up to go inside and sit on red stools.

When we got home, Grandma begged us to not say anything about her bug until she had a chance, but toddlers…we ran right inside yelling for Mom that we were home and that Grandma’s bug got elephant smooshed. They got into a short argument because Mom thought Grandma had had an accident with us in the bug and was lying about it because Grandma did tend to drive a little fast and loose.

Next time I will share the story of my baby sister shooting Mom’s waterbed while she was at a seminar and the panic to get that mess cleaned up before Mom got home.

Thank you. I will stop fretting about that part now. The only way to become an expert fretter like me is to always find something else to fret about.

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Great band name!
And I loved the Volkwagen/elephant story.

Thanks to all for the birthday wishes. It was a good day, but tiring. Probably the busiest day I’ve ever been solo engineer. I logged over 16,700 steps today. Though I love driving the train, it’s also hard work.

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Up, caffeinated, and sheveled. Off to heave, and battle the FUBAR Fairy.

Gordie was licking his back this morning, and he kept leaning father and farther back, until he fell over on his back.
< joins JtC in the bad pet parent section of the handbasket >

" One morning I shot an elephant in my pajamas. How he got into my pajamas I’ll never know. " - Groucho Marx

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I just wanted to give this joke the recognition it deserves. :partying_face: