# (Old) Getting back into your groove in the MMP **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Tags:** mmp\ **Created:** [July 28, 2025, 9:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-getting-back-into-your-groove-in-the-mmp/1021422 "2025-07-28T09:33:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2025, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-getting-back-into-your-groove-in-the-mmp/1021422/81 "2025-07-29T22:53:14Z")
> [@FairyChatMom](#): > > OK, Aspirin is a bit odd for a dessert choice, but you’re theoretically and adult, right? The aspirin is for the achy bones, smarty pants. ---
**Author:** ![Rilchiam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2025, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-getting-back-into-your-groove-in-the-mmp/1021422/82 "2025-07-29T23:06:54Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > How about Richiaint? That’s clever, but it reads kind of masculine. > [@missred](#): > > Maybe Toast? (as in l’chaim) You’re not the first to think the name derives from “Chaim”, but it doesn’t. It’s from Lewis Carroll. From **The Hunting of the Snark** : _This also seems a fitting occasion to notice the other hard words in that poem. Humpty-Dumpty’s theory, of two meanings packed into one word like a portmanteau, seems to me the right explanation for all._ _For instance, take the two words “fuming” and “furious.” Make up your mind that you will say both words, but leave it unsettled which you will first. Now open your mouth and speak. If your thoughts incline ever so little towards “fuming,” you will say “fuming-furious;” if they turn, by even a hair’s breadth, towards “furious,” you will say “furious-fuming;” but if you have the rarest of gifts, a perfectly balanced mind, you will say “frumious.”_ _Supposing that, when Pistol uttered the well-known words — “Under which king, Bezonian? Speak or die!” — Justice Shallow had felt certain that it was either William or Richard, but had not been able to settle which, so that he could not possibly say either name before the other, can it be doubted that, rather than die, he would have gasped out [**“Rilchiam!”**](https://classic-literature.co.uk/lewis-carroll-the-hunting-of-the-snark-poem/)_ So, not Ril - Chaim, not Rich - anything, and not Rilch - I - Am. Just a bit of Dodgson wordplay that I couldn’t stop repeating under my breath, and decided to make my screen name. And that I still haven’t gotten tired of! ---
**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 30, 2025, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-getting-back-into-your-groove-in-the-mmp/1021422/83 "2025-07-30T00:00:00Z")
Howdy Y’all! Thanks for all the bday wishes! It’s been a pretty good one. Lunch was fun and the food was nummy. The cheesecake is soooooo good! OYKW makes a mean Noo Yawk style cheesecake especially for someone who loathes cookin’ otherwise. We had it with champagne cause we are all suave, couth and sophisticated like that. It looks stormy out, so hopefully there will be a big tstorm in the near future. The hearin’ aids are kinda cool. When I got ‘em charged up and in my ears, they beeped and a little voice said “powered on.” I felt like some kind of super hero or villain. There are online tutorials as well as an instructional booklet, so I have ways to entertain myself as I learn. I could definitely hear better, but will need to get use to them over time. There’s a six week step suggested for this. Today I wore ‘em for two hours as suggested in the quiet (at home) mode. I will do this for a week. Then it’s gradually wear ‘em for longer periods and try out the other modes (outside/windy, restaurant/store, and movie/concert) and adjust volume as needed. There are six volume levels. Today I had the left one, the ear that has more hearin’ loss, on four and the right one on two. That seemed to work. TL;DR I tried out my new hearin’ aids and think I’m gonna like ‘em. **MOOOOOOM** I think next year might be when I give myself cataract surgery. I think sump’n like a hip replacement should be a gift for a milestone bday, so maybe for the seventy-fifth one. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_stainless_steel_rat/32/5727_2.png) [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Stainless_Steel_Rat)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2025, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-getting-back-into-your-groove-in-the-mmp/1021422/84 "2025-07-30T01:27:05Z")
Evening all. Teeth have been cleaned, flossed, polished and examined and all is well. Then exercised awhile and after the usual 2sDay Mac-n-Cheese I went down to the soccer fields for a bit but they had more coaches than players out so I came home early. Sloth will be my major duty for the remainder of the day. **red,** guess I just pass that airshopw by, it’s at a small airport about 20-25 miles from me and is usually on a soccer weekend, but since you mentioned it, maybe I’ll have a look-see. And what is it with Mumpers and malfunctioning cars? As for posting, I see a couple of changes but I appear able to quote. And I hope you finally got your tax needs across to Ijit. **FCM** , you’re still looking pretty good. Best wishes to **FCD** feeling better soon. And yeah, re-stocking after a long trip is one of the (lesser) joys of travel. And I concur, it sounds like the on-board computer is having a bad day. Don’t spend the tax refund in one place! **Rilchaim** , given your name is from a Lewis Carroll work and you are female, either **Alice** or **Snarky** come to mind as possible Mumper names. Others may freely chime in. **Cookie** , road construction is the bane of my travels, they are building a new roundabout near me and traffic is definitely more confused than normal. But you did get pie, so not all is lost. **Lily** , good news from the Doc always makes it a great day. > [@Paintcharge](#): > > But I’m puzzled how the therm got turned up in July. Poltergeist? **VanGo** , again, sounds like the computer dropped a few files. Hope it stays corrected. **Swampy** , a birthday spent with good friends and good food is a blessing. And regarding the hearing aids, after about 2-3 weeks it becomes automatic and you hardly know you have them on. And onward into the evening. Have a good one all. ---
**Author:** ![TokyoBayer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tokyobayer/32/13989_2.png) [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2025, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-getting-back-into-your-groove-in-the-mmp/1021422/85 "2025-07-30T01:35:14Z")
Tsunami warning in effect for my area, with waves of up to 3 meters (above 10 ft). People in areas lower than us have been ordered to evacuate. We are high enough, but our previous apartment is only 1.5 meter above sea level. ---
**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 30, 2025, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-getting-back-into-your-groove-in-the-mmp/1021422/86 "2025-07-30T02:17:19Z")
Tsunami Watch issued here, even into Puget Sound. I’m far enough away from the water to be safe. Hopefully, it all peters out. **FCM** , saw the pics of the new do and color. I like the cut and I did see the auburn. It’ll lighten up for sure. **Swampy,** sounds like a nice day! ---
**Author:** ![TokyoBayer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tokyobayer/32/13989_2.png) [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2025, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-getting-back-into-your-groove-in-the-mmp/1021422/87 "2025-07-30T02:24:43Z")
Helicopters flying over. Vehicles with sirens occasionally going by. Constant announcements telling people below us to flee. It’s hard to relax. ---
**Author:** ![JaneDoe42](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/janedoe42/32/14104_2.png) [@JaneDoe42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JaneDoe42)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2025, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-getting-back-into-your-groove-in-the-mmp/1021422/88 "2025-07-30T02:36:55Z")
I hope you had the best birthday ever **Swampy**! You deserve some spoiling 🙂 > [@BippityBoppityBoo](#): > > I’d enjoy reading and staring at the forest for a couple of weeks whilst catering to your beloved beasts, utterly at their beck and call. We need Star Trek teleport beams. That would allow you to spend a nice lazy afternoon watching the forest with me and get home in time to take Harriet through the car wash on the way home from school. I used to get a week or so every two years to stare at the forest and it was never enough. It changes daily and is always beautiful and full of song. > [@BippityBoppityBoo](#): > > If there are going to be kids there I like to bring those selections of individual chips and cheese its and Doritos and a cooler of Capri Suns that the kids can dive into right away There aren’t really a bunch of kids in WV anymore. Young folks tend to move out for greener pastures and then come home when they are comfortably retired. There are seven young ones that might be there but four of them live out of state. Still and all, us old folks get snacky pretty often as well. And it will be hot. We will be in a church hall with the AC running but you just know that the doors will be open half the time and the AC will be struggling to keep it down to 80F. Last year someone suggested buying a batch of ice cream cups and I think we will do that as well as buying a bunch of those expensive gourmet fruit bars. We can order them for pick up and put them in an ice chest over a layer of dry ice. If any of the littles show up, I’ll let them have some of the ice to put in juice or water for the spooky steam. I really worry too much about carrying cold or hot food that far, I didn’t really like bring hot food to office potlucks that were only half an hour away. (I also didn’t eat at said potlucks because I didn’t trust anyone else to be as food safe as me.) > [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > I have no problem with leftover shrimp alfredo, other than it’s carb-heavy. I think the sauce splits but that’s probably just me being overly judgemental. > [@FairyChatMom](#): > > Speaking of the house, Casey supposedly gave it a big cleaning before she left - Daughter told me as much. Obviously her definition of clean isn’t the same as mine. From what you have mentioned, daughter isn’t much for cleaning either so she has different standards 🙂 At least you got clean sheets! You paid her, that’s what really matters. I think your hair looks nice. I’ve thought about playing with my hair color, but the lazy always rules out. > [@swampbear](#): > > My present to myself is hearin’ aids. I am so happy you did that. I could tell that Hubs and Mom were isolated by their hearing loss and I could also instantly tell when they got theirs dialed in. They are going to change your world for the better, Happy Birthday!!! > [@Sticks\_and\_Scones](#): > > Today I go to the dentist for my temporary crown. No one has told me how much it will cost. Oh gosh, I love those sort of surprises. NOT, I always know that if they can’t tell me how much it will cost, it is because they don’t want to have to call 911 while I fall over clutching my heart. > [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](#): > > I’ll be coming up on my first anniversary in a bit and it will amaze you how much better you will hear. Kinda like my cataracts. I didn’t know how bad they were because the loss was so gradual. > [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](#): > > **JtC** , like you, I look for new experiences too, but that one might be a bit too far even for me I’m old enough to not be embarrassed if I bail on something. I’m fairly sure the sniks will have been well fed before being handed around to untrained people but I’ve already handled pit vipers so won’t be up front with my hands out. > [@Rilchiam](#): > > I intend to get an array of feminine products and discreetly place them in her room. How long is she going to be with you? A month is what I remember you saying. I’d buy those things but would also expect that she would come with her preferred supplies for those days. I hope you all have just the best time together. Do remember that she has never had a pepperoni roll in her life before. Paw-paws are coming into season, do you have a tree or neighbors with trees? > [@Chefguy](#): > > I had to hit the brakes coming over a rise because of backed up traffic, and the asshole behind me almost rear-ended me, ending up sliding sideways into the shoulder. We saw so many secondary accidents on the I17 between Phx and Cordes. People just refuse to slow down when things get dicey because they left the house late. I’d glad Sadie isn’t sitting at home alone wondering why you are still waiting for a tow truck in a different state. > [@susan](#): > > Sitting in the doc’s office. All labs great, A1c great, BP and oxygenation great. Good on you! I’m so happy you are doing so well, you seemed to be not so happy last year. > [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > but SWMBO wants me to go to a protest with her this afternoon (1700 to 1800). Have I mentioned recently how much I love her? Do tell her that for me, please. > [@Paintcharge](#): > > Need to mow, but it’s friggin 90 ferrets out there. And humid. Don’t mow your back yard, the fireflies are almost done making whoopy and are borrowing underground right about now. > [@Paintcharge](#): > > Random things blinking on, ABS, 4 wheel drive not active, no hill start assist Hubs suggested unhooking your battery and letting your car sit for few minutes before hooking it back up again. He says modern cars are basically computers on wheels and all comps need a hard start once again. > [@missred](#): > > ETA: I had to go around Robin Hood’s barn to do this. Could a mod please check this out at your convenience? TIA! I have a lot of success by reporting my own post and then highlighting the issue. Our dear **BrightTree** does their best, but it won’t hurt to highlight the issue. > [@Rilchiam](#): > > So, not Ril - Chaim, not Rich - anything, and not Rilch - I - Am. Just a bit of Dodgson wordplay that I couldn’t stop repeating under my breath, and decided to make my screen name. And that I still haven’t gotten tired of! I love it, **Alice!** It’s great and perfect. > [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](#): > > either **Alice** or **Snarky** come to mind as possible Mumper names. Others may freely chime in. Great minds and all. I like Snarky better, but Rilchiam doesn’t seem to be as rude as me. So my day was a day. I went to PT and got told that I’ve probably got a tear in my rotator cuff. It would take an MRI to be sure but I’m really hoping that the proper stretching and resistance movements will stop any more damage. I promised the PT folks that I would start setting a timer when I stitched (cause that’s more than likely the repetitive motion that is causing the damage) but I’m pretty good about ignoring timers when I’m focused on something, so that didn’t really help a whole lot. They gave me some exercises to do at home and the training PT person suggested I go to Charleston for Tai-chi classes. I think I need to rearrange my room and move the TV in here so I can watch classes and have room to work out alone cause the local gym keeps promising them but never delivers. > [@TokyoBayer](#): > > Constant announcements telling people below us to flee. It’s hard to relax. Japanese people do seem to take such things more seriously than is done in the US. I can promise you that all of the beaches in Hawaii are filled with people holding up their cell phones. ---
**Author:** ![TokyoBayer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tokyobayer/32/13989_2.png) [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2025, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-getting-back-into-your-groove-in-the-mmp/1021422/89 "2025-07-30T02:38:18Z")
> [@JaneDoe42](#): > > Japanese people do seem to take such things more seriously than is done in the US. I can promise you that all of the beaches in Hawaii are filled with people holding up their cell phones. Yeah, a tsunami is a great way to get clicks. ---
**Author:** ![dogbutler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dogbutler/32/428_2.png) [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2025, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-getting-back-into-your-groove-in-the-mmp/1021422/90 "2025-07-30T02:44:27Z")
Up from naptime. Having a Manhattan and Redneck Stirfry. > [@susan](#): > > All labs great, True, but i still prefer beagles. > [@FairyChatMom](#): > > I pulled over, turned the car off, then started it again, and all was well. > [@Paintcharge](#): > > that all go away with a re-start. 90% of tech support is “turn it off, then turn it back on again”. > [@swampbear](#): > > try out the other modes (outside/windy, restaurant/store, and movie/concert) They need an “ignore” mode, too. > [@TokyoBayer](#): > > It’s hard to relax. A tsunami off of an 8.7 is no time to relax. You and **Taters** stay safe. > [@JaneDoe42](#): > > We need Star Trek teleport beams. That would allow you to spend a nice lazy afternoon watching the forest with me and get home in time to take Harriet through the car wash on the way home from school. Oooo. then I could help babysit and pet assorted Mumpers pets, and show up drunk on disheveled on assorted Mumper doorsteps. ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2025, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-getting-back-into-your-groove-in-the-mmp/1021422/91 "2025-07-30T02:59:03Z")
> [@JaneDoe42](#): > > Good on you! I’m so happy you are doing so well, you seemed to be not so happy last year. Thank you. The switch from Ozempic to Mounjaro seems to have worked. ETA: tsunami advisory pretty much all the way up the west coast. ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2025, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-getting-back-into-your-groove-in-the-mmp/1021422/92 "2025-07-30T03:01:37Z")
> [@JaneDoe42](#): > > I have a lot of success by reporting my own post and then highlighting the issue. Our dear **BrightTree** does their best, but it won’t hurt to highlight the issue. Because the quote function is currently a mess, I’m only going to quote your post and not try to nest **red’s** , too. There are some real issues with formatting going on, particularly with respect to the quote function. There are threads in both ATMB and Site Feedback outlining the concerns if you want more information about them. The Discourse team is aware and working away. It may take some time, but I’m confident they’ll get things resolved as fast as they can. ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2025, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-getting-back-into-your-groove-in-the-mmp/1021422/93 "2025-07-30T03:04:14Z")
Thanks for the update. I can’t get spoiler tags to work or see a preview. ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2025, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-getting-back-into-your-groove-in-the-mmp/1021422/94 "2025-07-30T03:05:21Z")
Yes, they are aware of those, too. We’re just kind of limping along at the moment. Thanks for your patience! ---
**Author:** ![TokyoBayer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tokyobayer/32/13989_2.png) [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2025, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-getting-back-into-your-groove-in-the-mmp/1021422/95 "2025-07-30T03:09:26Z")
> [@JaneDoe42](#): > > There aren’t really a bunch of kids in WV anymore. Young folks tend to move out for greener pastures and then come home when they are comfortably retired. There are seven young ones that might be there but four of them live out of state. There aren’t as many kids in rural Japan either. Fewer jobs and most are in the cities now. Lots of helicopers. They fly over every 10 minutes or so and the announcement for people in lower areas to seek shelter is being constantly repeated. ---
**Author:** ![JaneDoe42](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/janedoe42/32/14104_2.png) [@JaneDoe42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JaneDoe42)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2025, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-getting-back-into-your-groove-in-the-mmp/1021422/96 "2025-07-30T03:15:38Z")
Happy Cake Day! And thanks, I know you are always here for us, it is much appreciated. ---
**Author:** ![JaneDoe42](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/janedoe42/32/14104_2.png) [@JaneDoe42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JaneDoe42)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2025, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-getting-back-into-your-groove-in-the-mmp/1021422/97 "2025-07-30T03:17:40Z")
> [@TokyoBayer](#): > > There aren’t as many kids in rural Japan either. Fewer jobs and most are in the cities now. That really seems to be the problem all over. I hope you stay dry and hope folks stay off the beaches. ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2025, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-getting-back-into-your-groove-in-the-mmp/1021422/98 "2025-07-30T03:19:59Z")
Aww, thanks. 🙂 Love you all! ---
**Author:** ![missred](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/missred/32/14096_2.png) [@missred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/missred)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2025, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-getting-back-into-your-groove-in-the-mmp/1021422/99 "2025-07-30T03:30:45Z")
Thank you so much, **bright tree**. ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2025, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-getting-back-into-your-groove-in-the-mmp/1021422/100 "2025-07-30T03:34:41Z")
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