# (Old) 24 Hours of Labor- A Labor Day MMP **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Tags:** mmp\ **Created:** [September 1, 2025, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-24-hours-of-labor-a-labor-day-mmp/1022642 "2025-09-01T04:02:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 87
**Author:** ![Misnomer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misnomer/32/14897_2.png) [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2025, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-24-hours-of-labor-a-labor-day-mmp/1022642/87 "2025-09-02T17:35:30Z")
Started Typing: 12:34 PM ET Clicked Reply: 1:35 PM ET There’s work stuff I should be doing right now, but I’m feeling sleepy from my excellent lunch (a banana, and the other half of the Wegman’s turkey sandwich I got yesterday) and my next meeting isn’t until 2pm so here I am. Lucky Mumpers. 😁 I expected this morning’s traffic to be terrible, but it was actually on the lighter side; going home, though, will likely be a different story. I just have to remind myself that “worse than 2 weeks ago” still isn’t bad! One of the symptoms of [Bailey’s IBD](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-it-s-time-for-a-new-mmp/1022452/265) is fairly constant hunger, which hurts my heart but is actually helpful when it comes to her meds: the pills aren’t big, and so far she’s wolfing down two laced Pill Pockets each morning. 🤞 I’d rather not have to crush the pills and mix them into her food, since I don’t know how they taste and she’s already getting new stuff. Today I increased the old/new mix to 50/50, and on Thursday it will go up to 25/75; she’ll be 100% on the new food starting on Saturday. Waiting to see if it helps will be hard…I want my dog to be better NOW, dammit! 😉 I’m working on two long-term “to do” list items: over the weekend I finally reached out to my yard company about some landscaping cleanup, and this morning my car started bugging me about its next oil change – which isn’t due right away, but I’ve been meaning to bring it to the shop anyway for new windshield wipers and a general lookover (and now maybe a realignment). Hopefully I’ll be able to check both of those things off the list before the autumnal equinox (09/22 at 2:19pm ET). > [@missred](#): > > I think Nelson has figured out that this is home. 🙂 Awww! 🙂 > [@scareyfaerie](#): > > he works away quite often, so I’d be left with the responsibility 90% of the time I hope he agrees that the final decision rests with you unless/until his job changes! > [@FairyChatMom](#): > > But first, I need to find my pearls and apron so I can do a proper cleaning. And your heels. Don’t forget the stilettos! 👠 > [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](#): > > Tried to pay my property tax early but the on-line payment system is down so need to wait for the old ‘bill in the mail’ and do it in person. I paid mine online a week or so ago, but over the weekend I got a “payment failed” notice; I think I managed to typo my bank account number. I’ll fix it the next time I do bills (the tax isn’t due until next month), but I no longer have the paper bill with my special ID so I’m not sure how I’ll be able to log in. I’ll find out this weekend. > [@rocking\_chair](#): > > favourite author has a new book out today Same here! Well, _one_ of my favorite authors: another will have a new book out at the end of next month. 🙂 I’m looking forward to starting to read [this](https://www.amazon.com/Hallmarked-Man-Novel-Robert-Galbraith-ebook/dp/B0DBWYPCQJ/) tonight. > [@FairyChatMom](#): > > we’ll either go or return via the Bay Bridge/Tunnel, just because What’s the other way you would/could go? --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-24-hours-of-labor-a-labor-day-mmp/1022642)._