# (Old) Firin' up the grill in the MMP **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Tags:** mmp\ **Created:** [May 29, 2023, 10:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-firin-up-the-grill-in-the-mmp/984734 "2023-05-29T10:23:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 21
**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:** [May 29, 2023, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-firin-up-the-grill-in-the-mmp/984734/21 "2023-05-29T14:52:01Z")
Morning, all! At just before 11am it’s cloudy, damp, and 69°F, with scattered showers expected all day and a high of only 71. It doesn’t feel like late May, but I know it could be worse. I’m not a griller. I don’t even cook for myself inside; grilling for 1 is _definitely_ not worth the effort. One of my BFFs enjoys grilling, though, and I like burgers and steaks (as long as they aren’t chargrilled; I’ve never liked Burger King’s burgers). Yesterday’s brunch jazz jam was alright. The place had a thing where you use a QR code to both see the menu and place your order (then the food gets brought to you), but the “place your order” part wasn’t working so my friends and I ordered at the bar. Happily, the food was good. The house band for the jam session was also good, and a handful of other musicians actually showed up. I sang one tune; I could have done another, but just wasn’t feeling it. The jam session will return in a few weeks, but I’m not sure if I’ll go. I’m still struggling with my musical focus. A few weeks ago I was all “I know, I need to start going to jam sessions!” but then yesterday I realized I couldn’t answer the “to what end?” question. I still love listening to jazz and singing the Great American Songbook, but now I think maybe it’s some things about the jazz scene/the way jazz performances work that are what’s not right for me. I’ll keep mulling. I started my laundry this morning (I’ll put it in the dryer at lunchtime), but otherwise I don’t plan to accomplish much today other than finishing my Van Gogh (N.O.V.G.) LEGO set. Although sometime this evening I’ll probably start organizing all of the stuff I need for Saturday’s event: my NAACP branch will have a table at a local pride festival, and – as the Membership Chair – I’ll be there from 10am (for setup; the festival starts at noon) until 6pm (or whenever takedown finishes). The big “getting ready” push will happen Friday evening, but I know I’ll feel better this week if I at least start gathering things today. (Luckily, so far the weather forecast for Saturday looks good… 🤞) Turns out there’s a _bunch_ of stuff from the end of the previous thread that I want to comment on… 😃 > [@(Old) A Head For The Hills MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-a-head-for-the-hills-mmp/984409/306): > > we’ll try again with some soft-scrub-with-bleach Oh man, that brings back a memory: in the summer of 1990 – between my freshman and sophomore years of college – I got my first car, a white 1981 VW Rabbit, and I decided to drive some friends to the movies the next night. The parking lot’s light posts were set in big round concrete slabs painted bright yellow, and when pulling out of my spot (which was next to one) I _thought_ I had enough clearance on the passenger side…\*sigh\* Suddenly I had a white car not only all scraped up on the passenger side, but with streaks of yellow. I figured my mom would _kill_ me for messing up my “new” car so quickly, so my friend Patrick and I went to his place and sat in his driveway with a bucket of soapy water, a hose, a couple of flashlights, a Dobie pad, and some Soft Scrub with bleach. 😁 It helped a tiny bit, but didn’t _really_ work. Luckily, Mom didn’t get as mad as I expected. I no longer remember whether the Rabbit spent the rest of its life with yellow paint on the passenger side, but it might have. By 1994 it was costing more in repairs than it was worth, and I got my first new car/my first 2-door (a Mitsubishi Mirage). > [@(Old) A Head For The Hills MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-a-head-for-the-hills-mmp/984409/300): > > (Life in the fast lane, bay-bee!! 😁 ) > [@(Old) A Head For The Hills MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-a-head-for-the-hills-mmp/984409/307): > > But be careful, I hear that slowly makes you lose your mind. (geezer humor) Everything, all the time… > [@(Old) A Head For The Hills MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-a-head-for-the-hills-mmp/984409/307): > > But is it dark and you’re wearing sunglasses??? Hit it!! > [@(Old) A Head For The Hills MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-a-head-for-the-hills-mmp/984409/313): > > The MG’s bonnet has been stowed in the boot. (Translation: The MG’s top has been stowed in the trunk.) I always thought bonnet = hood? > [@(Old) A Head For The Hills MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-a-head-for-the-hills-mmp/984409/325): > > They left me totally speechless when they gifted me with one of these. That was kind of awesome! > [@(Old) A Head For The Hills MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-a-head-for-the-hills-mmp/984409/325): > > Looks around for pics of work in progress. Nah, I prefer not to bore folks with “in progress” pics. 🙂 I expect to finish the set today, though, so I’ll be sharing a photo tomorrow! > [@(Old) A Head For The Hills MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-a-head-for-the-hills-mmp/984409/331): > > Way off! We live near and work(ed) in Silicon Valley, if that gives you a clue. My first guess was either Microsoft or Apple… 😃 > [@(Old) A Head For The Hills MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-a-head-for-the-hills-mmp/984409/335): > > Didja miss me? Duh!! 🙂 > [@(Old) A Head For The Hills MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-a-head-for-the-hills-mmp/984409/339): > > Daughter is supposed to find out what it will cost. Hopefully they offer a discount for a multi-child household…? 🤞 > [@(Old) A Head For The Hills MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-a-head-for-the-hills-mmp/984409/353): > > I’m always a “worst case scenario” kind of person, so of course, yesterday had me convinced that I was never going to hear from him again and this was his cowardly way of cutting me out of his life. So I’d be upset because I was convinced that I’d lost a friend, then get myself under control, then start thinking and crying again. Oh man, I’m the same way! I don’t always believe that the worst case is true/will happen, but I always have to think through it. I think it’s a coping mechanism; I need to feel prepared (or at least as prepared as I can be). > [@(Old) A Head For The Hills MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-a-head-for-the-hills-mmp/984409/353): > > I think it looks pretty good on me. I agree! And that’s a great color for you. > [@(Old) A Head For The Hills MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-a-head-for-the-hills-mmp/984409/354): > > So where on Earth is this old place she used to live? The apartment building down the street from where I live now and where Her Ladyship had rented before she moved in with me. HA! Nice “small word” story. 🙂 > [@(Old) A Head For The Hills MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-a-head-for-the-hills-mmp/984409/359): > > This was about three week’s worth of b.s. squashed into a couple of hours. Holy b.s., Batman! 🫂 > [@dogbutler](#): > > _Somebody_ just had a meltdown because banana time is over How did you know?!? (Oh, you don’t mean me… 😁) --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-firin-up-the-grill-in-the-mmp/984734)._