(Old) Happy National Shrimp Scampi Day in the MMP!

Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
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Picking up where I left off …

Good on ya’! They are trainable, but it does take reinforcement. Lots and lots of reinforcement.


Quit worrying. Half the congregation has called the church to offer to help. Just open with “I just heard about [name] and I want to help; what can I do?” and see what they say.


It’s only legitimately embarrassing if you’re 20. Getting up gets harder as we age whether we like that or not. Not being able to get up is life-threatening. I’d far rather have the impersonal pros get me up than ask some other old person friend to help.

Late Aged MIL used to fume about her infirmities and growing inabilities. My answer was always about like: “You came by them honestly. There’s no dishonor in (e.g.) being 83 and can’t reach your toes. But you will feel silly or ashamed after you fall and break your arm while bending over to tie your shoes.”


All DIY projects, even vacuuming, demand a blood sacrifice. I’m sure my move next week will be no exception.


As to me:
Had a successful day yesterday consolidating my crap, solving a few loose ends, and having a beachfront tiki bar lunch. Fancy Italian with roomie Mike for dinner then a later evening of salacious texting to help somebody :slight_smile: get through her shift at work.

Ordered my electrical service today, now that it’s May. So as far as I know everything I can do ahead of the move is done. Just waiting for more purchases to filter in and get schlepped to the storage unit.

I just had an idea to go to the building office and see if I can get access to measure exactly. I have a couple loose ends I could deal with if I had to-the-inch measurements in a couple spots. The more I can front-load this week, the easier and quicker if comes together after I’m really in there.

It’s nearly 11am on a bright sunny day and I’m sitting here in my PJs. Time to get ass in gear!

Cheers all!!

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Successful trek to Aldi. Groceries stowed and lunch has been ingested. MIL has mostly slept - she’s having a bad day. FCD and daughter are working on the boat. I’m about to read some more.

Such excitement!!

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I have heard from two folks at the church concerning my friend. I emailed and the secretary responded, I knew her too, and the message must have been passed on because the cathedral dean also responded. They both said the same thing, the lady in question is staying with friends but mail to her home address is being brought over. So if I send a letter or card to her house she will get it.

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I concur. And I see that Cupcakes did hear and make contact, so you done good.

Pilot, I looked at one of the charts in the Dr.s office while waiting and 180lbs is where they say I should be, but I like my food too much so I’m going to start working with the gym folks ala boo fae and others and see if I can ‘shape things up’ some while keeping my exercise regime at a level that maintains my weight. Don’t plan to look like an NFL linebacker, but would like to move some of that poundage around.

Only issue I have with that is what happened to the speaker the last time he said that… Besides, the best line for our MMP bunch is probably “I aim to misbehave.”

Have seen the Doctor, my BP medicine has been renewed, I am being referred to an ear doctor for my hearing, a Cologuard kit will be sent to me in the near future, and I get to have a biopsy on May 13th for the small black spot on my torso that I mentioned; so a pretty good appointment. All necessary fluids have been left behind (they needed to poke me twice to find a vein) and the 14 hour fast is now history, so all is right with the world. May try to get the swimming portion of the program in this evening, we’ll see how it goes.

And a good afternoon/evening to all.

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Suddenly it’s noon, and I’m late for my lunch walk. I think I’ll keep irking and walk after I log off.

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Okay, I bussed it to Chipotle, where the field manager e mailed them the days I worked. She didn’t put the hours, but I had screenshot and e mailed them to Housing, who seems to want to move the bar every time I reach it. They have all the info they need!
Good news, I start online training for my new job tomorrow. I do it online, but in the store. I went in today with my i.d. and such. I told the woman I hadn’t had breakfast and asked if I could have a biscuit. She gave me three pieces of chicken and mashed potatos!
Its 80 out, I like this.
Probably going to have spaghetti tonight.
I am off to library to get a book that came in.

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Back from getting the shot. It’s now one hypo instead of two, so can’t say “shots” any more. I went to Fred Meyer and got three containers of white chocolate yogurt. :slight_smile: I’ll think of red when I have one for dessert.

I got a migraine after I posted, but it wasn’t a really bad one. I decided to take the bus downtown instead of walking but still did over 4 miles.

Cupcake, you’re a good person.

MetalMouse, I’m very impressed with your health and weight progress!

Oh, my goodness! I hope you missed breakfast because you were in a hurry and not because you didn’t have breakfast food. What a nice woman to give you a good meal!

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My Aldi has a Greenies knock off that I occasionally buy for Nelson when we’re running low before the Chewy order.

One of my friends back in the day had an 80s Chevette (nicknamed the Shitvette) that you could see the road from the hole in the floorboard.

Irked, came home, walked Nelson and et. Right now we’re working on toning down the barking in the house. The Blue Bits are the operative element here. :stuck_out_tongue:

Stay safe and healthy y’all!

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Suntan, that sounds great!

I have no sleep schedule since MusicMan started working his second shift schedule. Today’s nap actually wasn’t so great as I woke up in lots of pain from PT. I took some Aleve, though, and am feeling better now.

What’s going to happen to roomie Mike when you move?

I am at that point of hunger where if I got up to eat something now it wouldn’t be too bad. But my level of laziness and the comfortable poodle sleeping on top of my left hip makes me think I’m going to be STARVING by the time I get up.

Tomorrow I’m going back to the AMC. It will be the first time I’ve been there in awhile. I’m not sure if I’m going to continue going. Physically it’s demanding, but mentally it’s also taxing and kind of puts me back in the same mindset where I was when I was teaching - not so much as when I was suicidal, but there is a potential for anxiety related to some things that I don’t want to discuss here.

Oh well, what do you think, breakfast sandwich, ham sandwich, or sloppy joes for dinner?

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Sloppy Joes!

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I think white chocolate yogurt sounds like a superb remedy for the post-injection blahs, blues, or Owwies!. :grin:


Short version: he’ll be fine.

Long version: Mike is a long time friend and generally great dude. He’s single, lives alone, is retired, plenty wealthy enough, and owns his fully equipped 4 bedroom spacious suburban house outright. Plus other houses. I’ve been renting a room in his main house and the rent, although at local market rate, is a drop in both our buckets. It’s just there for honesty fairness, not for economic necessity to either of us. Logistically all that changes when I leave is it’ll be quieter and the household’s coffee consumption will shrink by 2/3rds.

He’s got a real active social & recreational life but we both enjoy doing some Batman and Robin time together. Sometimes he’s Batman and sometimes I am. My new place is 2-1/2 miles from his. We’ll continue having interesting experiences together.

We’re making vague noises about taking July-ish and going to Thailand with a few days’ stops in Japan going each way. He’s in the odd spot chronologically that his older friends are getting into the infirmity and never-ending doctors program and his younger friends all still work. Of our joint and partly-overlapping circles of friends he and I are some of the few in the Goldilocks zone of unlimited free time and the energy and cashflow to make it count.


As to me, another semi productive day. Once I got clean and out of the house at the crack of noon I got a monstrous Reuben sandwich at a local deli. By the time I was eating it’d been 18 hours since dinner and I was hungry again. Wolfed the whole thing where usually a half is plenty. Not really a smart habit.

Then erranding and admin and now back home at 7pm wasting time w y’all. I’m thinking I’ll eat something before bed, but not much.

Big news for tomorrow is I convinced the new apartment management to let me into my soon-to-be apartment tomorrow for a few minutes to take some exact measurements. The place has very few cabinets in the kitchen but plenty of closet space. I’ll need some sort of portable shelving to convert at least some of the closet into both a food pantry and a kitchen equipment storage area. Plus a lot of other toy storage area. Boys have toys.

If I have the measurements tomorrow I can figure out what shelving I want, order it, and receive it before I move in. So the first order of business after move-in is to assemble the shelves in place so I have someplace to unpack the boxes into. That’ll save me a few days on getting settled.

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I’m going to use this when I’m walking Ms. Dog and people ask what breed she is. “She’s a comfortable poodle.” :slight_smile: Glad you’re feeling better!

Doc, do I rub it on or take it internally? :slight_smile:

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Rub some on for topical relief of any swelling or itching at the injection site, then gobble the rest while chortling madly or giggling giddily as best suits your rapidly improving mood.

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Well, it happened. I fell off Ariel today. We finished our ride and I was dismounting. As in, we weren’t moving. I swung my right leg over, and either she spooked (which she never does) or I goosed her. Anyway, she did something quickly and I went off. Landed on my butt/hip. I was alone in the arena but Elizabeth and Marissa heard me calling and came in. Ariel of course stood there. I shifted to my back and laid there a few minutes. Jamie came in to help me up. Of course I was wearing a helmet. My right hip (the fat part) is ever so sore. Took ibuprofen and applied arnica.

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I cringe when I hear about hips getting bonked like that. If the pain gets worse get to the ER as soon as you can.

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I hope that you aren’t too sore tomorrow wet one. Like baker said, if it gets bad, go in for x-rays.

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Howdy Y’all! Provisions were procured and stowed and we got fried chikin plates to scarf down. Then nappage and day drinkin’ occurred. Just another day of never endin’ excitatement here at da cave.

WetOne EEK! Hope things don’t hurt too bad tomorrow, but like red and cupcakes said, if it gets bad hie thee to the ER.

CupCakes I know your friend will appreciate a card and/or note from you.

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Youch, WetOne! I imagine you’re going to have a very colorful hip by tomorrow. I concur about the x-rays.

So cool! There was a long line of prayer flags on a fence by the Sound. The sentiments were wide-ranging, but I couldn’t get them all in one shot. Here’s a small sampling:

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Pilot, the yogurt worked! I’m feeling better! :slight_smile:

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Happy Hump Day!

It was a nice morning at the park.
Until I noticed that Echo was off. She was fine before we left and happy to go. Then I saw her standing on one of the tables, not interested in joining the GR, or seeing the treat lady. Petey dad called her over and she ignored him. She adores Petey dad, if she is ignoring him, something is off.
I’m pretty sure it’s Shar Pei fever. We gave her some aspiring and she perked up a bit.
This is how she was a month ago, and I think it may be that going to daycare, then to the park is too much for her. She is turning 5 in July, which is not old, but daycare wears her out pretty well.
We put the AC on for her since she is panting a lot.
Now she is outside and won’t come in because it’s cooler out there.

My aunt’s funeral is tomorrow and I let my cousin know I won’t be there. I got a mass card for my aunt, as my cousin is adamant about NO FLOWERS! The shrine didn’t answer when I called, so I went through the Society of the Little Flower. I don’t know when my cousin will get the card.
It seems the shrine is closing soon. That is a little sad to me even though I don’t go to mass, and even if I did, I wouldn’t go there. It is somewhat historic, old enough that the KKK burned a cross in front of it when it was first built.
I read that on the website.
It’s the church my grandparents went to, and where I was baptized. I think my aunt went there most of her life. It is within walking distance of her house.
I’ll make a donation to a charity in my aunt’s name as well. I have to pick one.
Another cousin’s daughter has Charcot-Marie-Tooth Syndrome, so maybe that.
My aunt was a kind woman, I think she would approve.
It’s interesting to me that it showed up on my father’s side, because it’s genetic on my mother’s side and I have dozens of cousins with it. Or rather my mother’s cousins.
My grandmother didn’t have it and didn’t pass it on.

My son got off at 1130 last night, that is not even worth going in.
I got only about 3 hours sleep last night before the pain woke me. Then I couldn’t take a nap because I was worried about Echo. I am feeling very out of it.
My son just texted he will get off around 3.

My BFF’s SIL tried to kill her daughter. He isn’t mentally ill, just a psychopath who wanted to be single without splitting assets.
He was treated horribly by his parents though, friends referred to him as the invisible child.
I always wonder though, is he the way he is because of the way he was treated, or was he treated that way because his parents sensed there was something wrong with him and didn’t want him?

WetOne, I will tell you what my doctor told me. If I had gone in sooner when my dogs pulled me down onto my face, I would not be having nearly the trouble with my knees and back as I am now.

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And this is the main reason GG and I are leaving on June 9th. If I was still here watching the disaster unfolding, I wouldn’t be able to help but jump into action. If I’m across the country, there is nothing I will be able to do but look for the library or senior center so I can get my patterns printed.

I will have my phone and tablet, but the printer will be moved with the rest of our stuff and I do have my priorities.

Before Tai chi, I could not get up off the floor without using furniture. Now I can. Just that alone is enough to keep me doing Tai chi until I die.

I’m glad you are going to be able to get the measurements and I hope your move goes smoothly.

I’m assuming you have already done both things and am happy that the lady’s support group has circled the wagons.

I wish her well, she has a long road ahead of her.

Was the migraine shot related or random?

I’m glad it wasn’t bad.

A young lady in the community is trying to start a home business that involves making doggie treats. If you PM your address to me, I will buy a bag of assorted treats and send them to you. Don’t start talking about paying me for them, they are only five bucks a bag and I like to support young folks get started.

Yanno, that’s really not that good for you. Can you try to adjust so you can get a decent amount of sleep on a regular schedule? Your body will thank you.

NO! Dang, I hope you didn’t break anything. Remember to use ice with heat, it doesn’t work nearly as well if you only use one.

So this morning was surplus produce which involved me sitting in my car next to a nice park and looking at the new leaves on the trees and the Monarch Butterflies flittering around while the birds were singing and swooping around. This is the time of year that AZ shows it’s good side and for a brief moment I was fooled into thinking that summer wasn’t really that bad.

Narrator: It is and it is getting worse.

If I didn’t have people depending on me, I would just stop getting the boxes. Well, that and I do like knowing that I am doing some small part to stop food waste. We got carrots, onions, frozen white fish, Oreos, apples. Oh, and a couple of cans of tuna, some canned veggies, a can of white chicken and some dried lintels.

We are moving. We are eating out of our freezer and pantry. The only things we kept was the canned chicken and an onion. I’m going to think harder about doing this going forward.

Oh NO, all of those symptoms sound very worrying. What is Shar Pei fever? I’m assuming it is breed specific, and I am assuming that you are doing all you can. I hope she starts feeling better soon. You as well.