(Old) Falling Into The MMP

Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
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Evening all. Soccer was coached and Mac-n-Cheese eaten so the evening requirements have been met. Temperature is ‘only’ 80F at 9:30pm, so AC will be staying on.

Wet one, stay cool, and sorry that you had to draw the ‘bad brother’ card. I’ll be 75 in about 20 more months but rather hope to live a bit longer than that.

FCM, I’ve gotten rid of my 2XL stuff and have mostly XL now, but pants vary between 40" waist (must wear belt) and 38" (a wee bit too tight). Weight seems steady at about 207lbs., so guess I’ll just have to keep getting the XL.

doggio, just what does MSG actually do there?

Cookie, I have done the self-picture thing (for another requirement) but the passport/DL is something new, I think. Hope it can be worked out.

Interesting. Never knew foot doctors were so much in demand.

red, no whine at all, your facing some medical necessities that are wearing on you, and you’re confiding in your on-line friends. Take care.

Catglove, Ah, I see. Have seen Dave’s Killer Bread on the shelves but never picked a loaf up, might give it a try one of these days. And good on ya for doing the tedious but absolutely necessary paperwork for those needing assistance. And meatloaf lasagna sounds quite intriguing.

And it’s closing in on 10pm so off to Slumberland I shall go. Take care and will check back in on Hump Day.

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Is there a local walk-in office near you anymore? Sorry for the hassle.

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The not rubbing your eye is only for 4-6 weeks, not forever.

…You should avoid rubbing your eye for at least two to four weeks after cataract surgery, and many doctors recommend waiting up to six weeks until your final follow-up exam confirms full healing. [1, 2]…

Also, dislodging a lens is quite rare. Not a reason to walk around struggling with vision and not being able to read for pleasure.

Why You Must Avoid Rubbing

  • Infection risk: Fingers and hands carry microscopic bacteria that can enter the small surgical incision.
  • Lens displacement: Pressure from rubbing can shift or dislodge the artificial intraocular lens (IOL).
  • Slow healing: Rubbing irritates the corneal tissue and strains the incision site. [1]
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Thank you.

I had steroid injections in my left knee 8 years ago and have done great since so I don’t wish to avoid them but don’t want to rush into the invasive stuff until I’ve given PT a fair chance. Besides, these would be a bigger joint and then the whole outer length of my leg from hip to knee-more ouchies to clench my teeth through. At least I now know some good orthopods….

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Up, caffeinated, off to heave. It’s currently 79 degrees Ferret Height(26.111 Centipedes), with a Heat Index of 89 Ferrets(31.667 Centipedes). Gonna be a long day.

Unless The Supreme Shouting Officer sees how she works, unlikely.

Clerk packages while causing Tet Offensive level of chaos.

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Good Mornin’ Y’all! Up and caffeinatin’. YAWN ‘Tis 75 Amurrkin out and mostly clear with a predicted high of 94, becomin’ sunny later this mornin’ and then partly cloudy mid-afternoon. OYKW will procure provisions this mornin’ and I shall accomplish mowage, as the yahd is lookin’ somewhat awful. I must maintain the next to worst lookin’ yahd status I covet. The afternoon will be devoted to high RDOS sloth. The leftover lasagna will be tonight’s sup.

Now I need more caffeine and to feed rumbly tummy. Then, well, mowage awaits! Rah. I will be a good neighbor and wait until eight o’ clock.

Happy Hump Day Y’all!

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Morning, mumpers! It’s currently 16c/61f with a predicted high of 21c/70f and a chance of rain. Weather app says “It’s fucking raining. This is good news. If you’re a fucking duck.”

Mollie excellent news on the prescriptions, it’s another positive step in your journey. And happy anniversary!

flyboy I hope you are coping with the new system now that it’s been launched. We had a major outage on campus today so I’ve been unable to use anything requiring the VPN this morning, and now it’s completely lost its way to our main student record system.

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Yesterday was a busy day in the end, and I logged out of irk later than I had intended. Just had time to feed the mogs and get changed before I went off to the gym. Got back 2hrs later, threw all my gym stuff in the laundry basket and flopped on the sofa until 'im indoors provided me with dinner.

Today was big bombshell day for the team, we told them about the proposed changes, and have schedule a 2hr workshop type of thing for next week so they can bring all their ideas and concerns for an open discussion. It’s going to be a gradual transition so nothing changes overnight, and we already know it will be messy. Troublesome Minion will not be happy but she’s not been in touch with me about it yet. Her only question during the meeting was whether departmental meetings would still happen. Obviously they will, because the dept meetings belong to the academic side of things, we just go along to take minutes. Well, I do, 'cos neither of my minions do that. She will find it hard to let go of most of her little dept, and she’ll have much less time to focus on everything they want when she’s got 250 students to worry about instead of 80.

The chaos of the garden has largely been dealt with, most of the surface greenery has been cut down and now we have to work out how to dispose of it. 'im indoors thought George was going to dig up the bramble roots, George obviously did not think the same and considers his part of the job done. For some reason, I’m the one getting grumbled at about this, even though it’s nothing to do with me. Ho hum. I’ll have to see if I can work out some kind of solution.

No pub tonight either, my friends are off doing other things (one’s gone to Cyprus to visit family, the other’s gone fishing).

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Today, our yard will be lumberjacked. Last night, a guy knocked on our door. The company he works for is from Virginia, and they’re doing some work for a neighbor. They were asking if anyone else needed tree stuff done while they’re here, and as it happens, we had some that needed doing. We’ve got 3 dead trees near the fence and if they fall the wrong way, they could end up in the street - not good. Then 2 other trees we wanted gone. We’ve also got several large branches that hang way too low. Just last week, FCD and I were talking about contacting someone to take care of it all, and as it happened, someone contacted us.

They didn’t want a deposit - just a check when they’re done. And since a couple of the trees are hardwood, they’ll cut them into log-sized hunks that we can use for firewood. They’ve got a chipper to deal with the little stuff, and all the debris will be dumped in our woods to rot, so no haulage fee. So, for 5 trees and 3 branches, it’ll be $3K. Definitely worth dipping into savings, especially because of the fence/road proximity. All I have to do is keep Otis contained while they work. That’ll be fun.

They’ll be here around lunchtime, when they finish the neighbor’s job. Before then, I’ll make a run to Food Lion for a few things. Truly an exciting day ahead…

The forecast for today is upper 80s with possible t-boomers tonight. The heat wave prediction is no longer as dire as it was, tho it’s still warmer than I like. But the triple-digit heat indices have disappeared, so yay!

FCD’s last surviving aunt called last night. Assuming we can arrange to board Otis, we’ll be heading to Indianapolis (actually Avon) the week of Oct 5. She wants us to stay for a week - even tempting us with a trip to Costco!!! We’re thinking more in terms of 2 or 3 days. She’s a very sweet lady, but OMG can she TALK!!! Plus Uncle J is in late-stage Parkinson’s and he’s very hard to understand, so conversation with him, at least for me, is next to impossible. No offense to either of them, but sitting around with them all day…

We will probably drive to West Lafayette - I am curious to see Purdue after all these years - so that will kill one day. Plus one of FCD’s cousins lives there - I suppose we could meet him for lunch. But since it’s his family, I’m just going along for the ride - I’ll let him make the decisions about what we do and how long we stay.

Aunt B said we can bring Otis - there’s a big NOPE! They don’t have a fenced yard but they do have a very active airedale mix. Otis and Sadie would totally trash the house in record time. So FCD needs to arrange to board our goofball. Plus 10 anna half hours in the car for Otis - not sure I want to try that.

Yep, exciting day/days ahead. I’ll try to keep whining to a minimum.

Happy Wednesday!!! (I was sure it was Tuesday…)

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Swampy, you’ve probably told us what GC is, but my sleepy brain went right to Golden Calf. I thought, "If Swampy can go to the idolator’s for lunch, there really is religious freedom in N. Ali-bama!

When i went to the audiologist the other day, she gave me a little book about cochlear implants. I’ve read most of it, and I found that implants are better than they were. They now can handle the pitch changes in hearing music. That’s a big difference for me. I love music, though I never learned how to make it. There are still some things I don’t understand, but I feel better about the outlook, if it comes to that.

FCMom, it looks like you’ll be having several hours of the mating call of chainsaws. I hope you have ear protection handy. Let the chips fall where they may.

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Whe had the day off yesterday while Management got the live version going. We have not used it live yet. :grimacing:

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dinner went well, great food and service, lovely catching up with the guys. getting home…uff da! we head to the door of the restaurant and was greeted by thunder, lightening, and rain teeming down. no taxis would stop. i had to use a brolly. headed to the bus stop, just missed the bus by half a block. thankfully a bus shelter corner. the rain stopped by the time the bus arrived. then the wind picked up and a tornado watch pops up. bus get to my stop, teeming rain again. le sigh. some items are still wet this morning. the cats were not amused by my late arrival.

johnny la, that was quite the day you had. i hope all goes well today.

fcm, good luck with the trees today.

dogbutler, that is some serious chaos.

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Morning all. Woke up with a sore throat and a feeling of lethargy (well, more than usual) and wonder if I caught a bug sometime in the last couple of days. Think I’ll take it easy today and use up the remaining Day-Quil and see how I do. No soccer today and it’s going to reach 96F, so no good reason to be outside, either. We’ll see how it goes.

doggio, Ah, I see. So she fits in well with the rest of the crew, then…

boo fae, just wait until TM sees what those changes really do to her job and I thing the ‘T’ in TM will come out soon enough. Happy treaty-making with the neighbors.

FCM, glad you got a good deal on the trees. I normally don’t contract with folks looking for extra business (unless I can check them out on-line), but I trust your instincts on this. Hope the Indiana trips goes off as planned.

Point of Order, I am located in N. Ali-bama, swampy is in the Southern half of Georgia IIRC. And GC is Golden Corral, a all-you-can-eat buffet restaurant that I also frequent at times as the food is palatable and the prices reasonable.

rocky, sounds like Murphy saw you having a good time and said “that won’t do”…

And throat is feeling somewhat better so maybe the day will improve. Take care all.

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Luckily, most of it will be in the back 40… OK, back 2. Our yard isn’t that big. Frankly, the biggest bother will be keeping Otis inside - he’ll whine and fuss till he decides to nap.

Back from my Food Lion run. Turns out the soda sale at Weis doesn’t start till tomorrow, but it’s not like I went out of my way - the stores are within a block of each other.

I also learned that self-checkout at Food Lion is monitored by cameras overhead. I had items in both hands to scan, but the system locked me out till the clerk came over. Guess the camera thought I was going to steal a bag of frozen green beans. Because I’ll risk everything for $1.59… Ah, technology!

So, just waiting for the tree folks to come back. I see a day of crocheting ahead.

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Good morning, everyone. Once again, I swiped up on my watch instead of down, but I was rewarded with an extra hour of sleep for my blundering. I’m going to need to start going to bed earlier after I start the GAHT. No sunrises this morning, so here’s my sister and me ca. 1989:

We had a fun dinner last night with Squeaky at the Buca di Beppo, It’s a “family style” restaurant, We all quickly agreed on the Penne ala Vodka, but more negotiation was required for the entreé. Squeaky finally admitted that he had no interest in anything other than the penne, which made things easier for Mrs Magill and I. We started with a capresé salad, and enjoyed the Penné ala Vodka and the Chicken Rustica. We stuffed ourselves silly and have a fridge full of leftovers. At one point, the song “Do You Love Me (Now That I Can Dance)” came on the Muzak, and Mrs Magill and I danced the Mashed Potato and The Twist in our seats while Squeaky wished a hole would open up beneath him and swallow him whole. On the way home, we stopped at Handel’s Ice Cream, which I like better than Jeni’s. There is always room for ice cream.

We got home, sent Squeaky off to the showers, and proceeded to relax in our various ways. Mrs Magill sat with Chloé (and gave her a badly needed facial trim[1]), and I watched a Delta Green actual play featuring a King in Yellow scenario.

Many thanks to everyone for the well wishing. It’s been a rocky year, but I think we’ve pulled through.

doggio - What’s a “redneck stir-fry?”

Cat Glove - Which variety of DKB do you like? Mrs Magill likes Dave’s Seven Grain Thin Sliced, and she has converted me to Dave’s raisin bread.

Better than knowing some bad arthropods.

FCM - good deal on the tree guys.

Today is a counselling day. With the prescriptions arriving soon, I think we’ll have much to talks about.

  1. She has eyes again! ↩︎

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Good morning.

It’s 57F, mostly cloudy, and DRY outside. Damn it. The first of the rain is now projected to start around 8:00 a.m. here. I hope they’re right. I was really looking forward to it. Anyway, the predicted daytime high will be 67F, so it’ll be coolish at least.

Mollie, belated anniversary wishes to you and your wife.

FCM, that sounds like a terrific deal on the trees. What they’re doing for you would be much more expensive out here.

Red, I’m sorry you’re feeling icky again. I hope the next four days pass quickly.

Groceries, including the all-important doggy ice cream and coffee, were procured yesterday.

I’m going to make split pea and ham soup for tonight’s dinner. The weather is predicted to be coolish, and I guess it’s my little homage to the season slowly rolling over to fall. The ingredients for this were purchased yesterday, so I don’t have to run out and get them.

Johnny, I hope the first day with the new system runs smoothly for you.

Zeus got to go to the dog park yesterday for the first time and did very well. I’m not surprised; he did so well when first meeting Buster and Maisie, both of whom are high-energy dogs. My son sent video and pics of the outing.

I’m going to finish my coffee and get the day started. It’s a three-cup day, but I don’t have to be anywhere.

Take care of yourselves, please.

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It sounds like Zeus just needed a stable home life. I’m pleased he’s doing so well. Your son is doing Dog’s work.

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I hope that you’re feeling better soonest. It wouldn’t surprise me if you picked up something from the little germ factories kids that you coach (one of the hazards of the job).

I’m glad that Zeus did well at the dog park, taters. I’m looking forward to getting Nelson to one once I’m feeling up to it. It does so much for their socialization.

Last night wasn’t quite so restless and I actually slept until almost 0900! Still, there will likely still be some nappage today.

Y’all have a great day!

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So, it’s now 8:54 a.m., and nary a drop of rain in sight.

Dang it. And in just a couple of hours, the chance of precipitation has dropped from 100% to 76%, and the wet stuff is now predicted to start falling after noon.

Bah, I should have known. Every time they make a big deal about the weather forecast, it all fizzles out. Who knows, maybe I’ll be surprised.

I’m not impatient or anything…

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Checking back in. Feeling much better now, sore throat has pretty much gone away and soup and sammiches have helped me feel much better. Temperature is already up to 95F (feels like 109F say the Weather Wizards) so not planning on going outside unless I have too.

FCM, I think the Kroger self-serve has something like that, I occassionally get a ‘stop-wait for assistance’ if something of mine is in the cart and doesn’t get scanned, with picture accompanying the alert.

Mollie, it is always a good thing to embarrass your young’ums now and then…

Taters, good news on Zeus. Sounds like he is fitting in. And yeah, I have the opposite, get a 15% chance of rain and by the afternoon it’s pouring.

And into the afternoon I head. See y’all there.

red, doing better and glad to hear that you are too.

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As the lovely and talented Mrs Magill says, “If we weren’t allowed to embarrass our kids, what would be the point of having them?”