(Old) I’ve Never Done This Before in the MMP

Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
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Wow, you must have some seriously good karma.

Yeah, they’ll do that.

Everyone who’s grown cukes for a few years straight, all over the globe, is quietly laughing at with you.

Wait’ll you have zucchini. By which I mean, every human you know will have been gifted zucchini.

How’d you find out the truth?

At least you knew in advance instead of finding out by stepping in it.

Oh, I did; it was just a matter of hoping to not find out, “aw crap so-and-so called out” or whatever crisis du jour.
But S.M. just kept the Early Outs on till dark, and when we were sure no vampires were forthcoming, she set a grateful pair of us loose.

Man, if you wanna get off a bus, and the driver is not letting you off, pulling a honey badger out of your bag is a good way to re-negotiate the situation.

By the way, what kind of driver doesn’t let you OFF the bus?
What was this, some kind of hostage situation?

If I can drag together enough wherewithal to toss out Monk’s old litter box & set up his new one, I’m sure we’d both be happier.

Plus I need to toss a bunch of household trash - all my little buckets are full, and I’ve started resorting to that balancing act where you carefully teeter an object on top of the pile. (But I wanna toss the litter box first, so it sits flat on the bottom of the bin. Much less messy that way.)

And I can hear the rattling of empty water bottles from the next room, so I suppose a pack of rodents requires my attention.

Whelp, on top of all that, time for my own dinner-figuring-out.
One thing’s for sure, dessert is sorted.

There was cake at work, and I hadn’t finished nibbling my slice when S.M. rather abruptly said, “Okay. Shoe, go home!” (“Yes, MA’AM!!”) so I brought the rest of it back with me.

Chocolate frosting with pretty polka dot frosting in bright colors, and vanilla innards, very yum!

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Evening all. Soccer was fun and I came home earlier than expected so had a second breakfast (pancakes and bacon) and then went to the gym for some further exercise, so if I don’t sleep well tonight, I never will. Rain is due to start early tomorrow and stick around most of Sunday, so just as well I did most of the exercise stuff today. Texas Roadhouse will provide the calorie binge tomorrow, so back to the gym so I feel less guilty about ordering the 11oz sirloin instead of the 6oz…

shoe, hope you made it out early tonight. You’ve earned it. (ETA: Yeah!!)

Wheelie, you’re like me, I always catch the earlier ride/bus to the airport if I can, don’t mind sitting there too much. And an exit row all by yourself! Nirvana for the coach passenger.

FCM, am waiting with bated breath for the conclusion of your trashy novel…

JtC, might not be lying, just exagerratin’ a little bit… Hope the plumbing woes get fixed soon. And hope you find the monitor stand of your dreams…

doggio, you starting the vacation countdown yet?

rocky, you ought to buy that driver a notepad and pen so they can write down where they dropped folks off at, since their memory doesn’t seem to good.

swampy, I’m all for having an ‘average’ yard, but one of these days I’ll be moving and some stuff will need to be done there…sometime…

lily, you might not have done all that other stuff, but in turn none of us did with you and wife accomplished. Am exhausted just reading it. Sounds like it’s going to be beautiful.

Oopsie, Cedar Point was always my favorite Amusement Park growing up. Haven’t been there in decades, may need to make a pilgrimage on of these days now that I’ve lost enough weight to fit into some of the rides…

And it’s closing in on 11pm, so off to bed I must needs go. Catch y’all on Sunday (have a good church day, Coppertone)

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Good Mornin’ Y’all! Up and caffeinatin’. YAWN ‘Tis 74 Amurrkin out and partly cloudy with a predicted high of 88 with rain beginnin’ mid-afternoonish. We shall see. There was a nice tstorm shortly after my last post, which we enjoyed whilst sittin’ on the back porch sippin’ gin and tonics in order to ward off scurvy and malaria. The big item on today’s agenda is deheathenization which this mornin’ shall be Morning Prayer lead by da bear. After that it will be back to da cave for a sammich N.O.L. and an afternoon/evenin’ of high RDOS inactivity.

Now I need more caffeine and to feed rumbly tummy. Then, purtification for deheathenization shall commence.

Happy Sunday Y’all!

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Morning, mumpers! It’s currently 19c/67f with a predicted high of 23c/74f and partly cloudy. Weather app says “I fucking enjoy sunshine. I just don’t like it when people fucking blow it up my ass.” Hmm…not sure I’ve had the pleasure…

I didn’t make it to the MMP yesterday as I had a very busy day. I was up early for feline tums and bums, then went to the gym to burn off around 500 cals doing spin and kettlebells. I didn’t have time for my usual hour on the pushme-pullyou because I needed to go home and change, then get to the hairdresser for 11.30am. Had a nice chat with her, got my hair cut and had a deep moisturising conditioning treatment along with a sea salt scalp scrub because I decided I deserved it. Then I nipped home again to have a quick lunch, check up on the cats, and finally managed to scan Blossom for her microchip number. I got Cherry’s chip scanned on the first try but Blossom kept running away from the little scanner, but I managed to get her scanned in the end. Now they can both be registered to us instead of Little Paws and they’re one step closer to being fully ours.

In the afternoon, I went to a big supermarket that’s about half an hour’s drive from home. We had arranged with their Community Champion that we could have a couple of people with collection buckets in their foyer for the afternoon. We were there for about 5hrs (I did the 2-3.30pm bit) and as we were the last ones, Di asked me to take the buckets back with me. I totalled the coins up, we raised £237 and some small change which is pretty good for the afternoon.

I still have to take everything back to hers, so I will do that this morning after I’ve finished my cup of tea. I need to get the car washed and I need to get some cat litter so I can do those things after I’ve been to Di’s. First job of the day though will be waking up the neighbour so she can move her car. She’s parked just far enough across my drive that I don’t think I can get out without scraping her bumper.

First things first…tea!

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I did try zukes one year and I guess the soil in my yard is (was?) particularly crappy because I only got a few. I’ll be adding a new raised bed in the fall so next year, I can spread things out a bit more and maybe not have to search for the harvest. And there will be fewer cantaloupe plants, or maybe I’ll put them somewhere else. But that’s for next year.

Which reminds me of a meme I saw again this year, urging everyone to keep their cars locked, less someone deposit a bag of zucchini in the back seat!
:rofl:

OK, in the most recent turn of events, Julia figured out that Edward isn’t Albert, but when he almost died of influenza after tending to a peasant family that lost the father to the flu and the mother and one child were really sick, she discovered that maybe he wasn’t as bad as she thought. Especially after he gave a position in his manor to the recovered mum and son so they could live in more comfort and not suffer too much after the death of their patriarch. But now the big problem is that England won’t permit a man to marry his wife’s widow. There was a hint about Switzerland, so I suspect that’s where they’ll go after they realize they’re in love and all that crap. We shall see…

I assume you get all vested up for this?

Rough time falling asleep last night - my boo-boo was itching something awful! I certanly wasn’t going to scratch it, but resting my right ankle against it seemed to help - just a little pressure. It’s fine this morning, so far.

FCD is taking his mom to church because he’s a good son. I’m going to run to Aldi. I haven’t thought beyond that. It’s cool this morning (64°) but we’ll get close to 90 this afternoon. That’s the weather and planning for southern Merrylande. :wink:

Happy Sunday!

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Up, caffeinated, and sheveled. Off today I shall do the morning cleaning, then Spot and I shall sloth in the afternoon. He is currently watching his shows.

A gold lamé vest to match the thong, and go with the white gogo boots.

7 days.

As was I, since someone was freaked out by seeing the bottom of his bowl.

I do those every day. :wink:

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OK, where’s my brain bleach…

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Bandaged my leg this morning - well, band-aided it anyway.
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In deference to the queasy, I put the uncovered version here.

It really doesn’t hurt, but it itches. I put an antibiotic ointment and a non-stick dressing on it morning and night. For daytime wear, it gets the giant bandaid. After supper, I uncover it for a few hours till bedtime. At night, I wrap it to make sure everything stays in place. It’s still seeping a bit of blood, but not a lot.

Stitches come out Firday.

And we may have boat problems, but not like this!

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Say that quickly 3 times in a row… :smile: :smile: And maybe wakeup neighbor quietly…dynamite might do the trick…

FCM, read the article about the boat accident and was taken by this…

If you’re going to spend that kind of dough, you ought to get someone who can drive it…

Up early, have acquired my reading matter for the week (Sunday NY Times) and started a load of underwear because I have used the last pair in the house. No rain yet, but a 70% chance this afternoon according to the Weather Wizards, so we’ll see. Outside of dining at Texas Roadhouse, not much on the agenda.

Have a good Sunday all.

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Woked. Washed hair. Ate cake.
Church soons.
The last two Sundays had surprises happen in the political world.
Let today be boring.

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Especially one who can read charts and know where the shallows are. That’s going to require an expensive re-floating and even more expensive repairs - I’ll bet a fair bit of the engine room is now flooded.

OK, off to Aldi.

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Mornin’ all.

It’s 60F and cloudy outside. It’ll remain cloudy all day, with peaks of sunshine and a high temperature of 75F.

I had a busy morning yesterday. I weeded all along my driveway, then into the rock strip in front of the craptastic neighbor’s house. I weed-whacked a little further along. I am not going to do their damn yard work; I also picked up the trash that they regularly let accumulate along there. They are truly gross people. After I did that, I went to the front yard and weeded the beds on either side of the walkway that led to my front porch, although there weren’t all that many weeds there.

Next, I took down the dead 10-foot-tall Vine Maple. It broke my heart when that tree died. I loved it. I used a curved pruning hand saw to cut down a few of the trunks, dug around the base of the tree, and then managed to push the rest of the trunks over. I then had to dig around some more because I found a whole bunch of twine entangled in the roots. There’s more to dig out, but the majority is gone. Next, I got out the hedge trimmers and trimmed the hedges next to the house as well as one of the bushes, which was just another of the stupid hedges. I hate those things and want to pull them out, but after all of the stuff I had already done, raking, blowing, and cutting stuff down into smaller chunks for the yard waste bin, I was tired. My back was just killing me, so I knew it was time to stop. All of that was three hours of non-stop work.

I came inside and rested for about an hour, then dragged two very large bags of mulch down to the patch of garden next to the driveway and filled the lower bed. I have more bags of that mulch in the back corner of the yard and will use them to fill the rest of the beds along the driveway. I was just too tired.

I may or may not mow the lawn today. I probably should. I also need to fill in the holes the pups dug, and do laundry. Finally, I need to run the vacuum. The dogs keep dragging sticks in through the pet door in the overnight hours and then chewing them up. Every morning, I have to pick up bits of chewed sticks. :roll_eyes:

FCM, I’m glad the owie doesn’t hurt that badly, but geez, it still looks pretty fearsome, even now.

shoe, yay for early outs!

boofae, yay for donations for the pet group!

Wheelie, I also like to get to the airport early. I want plenty of time to get through TSA and enjoy a cup of coffee before boarding a flight. I hate feeling rushed.

Metal Mouse, congrats on the award/recognition! I meant to tell you that yesterday.

Swampy, I did not bring the mini torch out. I may do it later this week.

I need to finish my coffee and get the day started. Lots to do, never enough time.

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I skimmed the recipe and was trying to figure out how much fish and shrimp is needed for a standard can of black beans. Then I went for a walk and read it again and realized there’s no black beans.

So now I’m looking for recipes for fish and black beans. Found a mexican style stew which sounds promising. But maybe in the fall.

I had cheesecake last week, but it probably was no where near as good as the OYKW-made cheesecake. Something else to put on my “foods to try cooking” list. My dad made a cheesecake yesterday as their contribution to dinner but it seems the springform pan got stuck and he couldn’t open it. He was planning to take the cheesecake with the pan and see if somebody else can get the pan to cooperate. Cheesecake still tasted fine (he made it on Friday, and had to test it, of course).

Never heard of her. Have to put it on my reading list.

Positively Sisyphean. Actually the whole project sounds like a lot of work. Good luck!

Yay! Every time you mention their names I get a bit of Cherry Blossom Pink and Apple Blossom White go through my head. I suppose my parents (mostly my mom) listened/listens to it a lot.

Made chicken fajitas for lunch, which called for a TBS of lime juice. I zested and juiced two limes and used the remaining juice and zest to make a small batch of lime simple syrup. Today is maybe not warm enough, but there is definitely a strong chance of margaritas this week.

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Mornin’, all! :slight_smile:

It’s currently 79°F and mostly sunny outside. It’s a touch more humid than yesterday and there’s no breeze to speak of, but it’s still nice enough for me to have the windows – and front door – open again. Which is making for a happy dog, who has been amusing herself by barking off and on at various perambulating animals and people. It’s happy barking, not the piercing/sharp barking that sets my teeth on edge, so I’m letting her make whatever noise she wants until it gets too warm and I close up the house/turn the AC back on. (Likely within the hour.)

I wound up spending most of the rest of yesterday watching more episodes of the Nerve Center docuseries: after D.C. Fire and Emergency Services, UPS Worldport, Cedar Point, and the Barret-Jackson Collector Car Auction (which featured a gorgeous black 1958 Corvette, plus the original Batmobile* from the TV show), I watched episodes about yet another Cirque du Soleil show, NYC’s Grand Central terminal, and the then-new Four Seasons hotel in Toronto. Those took care of everything I was primarily interested in; at some point I’ll look over the few remaining episodes and see if anything else catches my eye (like maybe the one on the Panama Canal, or the IndyCar World Championships).

*It wound up going for $4M. :moneybag:

I’m planning to go to a jazz jam session this afternoon. :notes: They’re monthly, at a place super close to home with free parking. They started last year: I went to one or two last summer, but in the fall the jam sessions got paused for football season (the venue prioritized showing the games). They started up again in January, and I’ve been trying to get to one all year – but I’ve either been out of town, had other plans, or (mostly) had to catch up on volunteer-related stuff. But today I’m finally home, have no other plans, and am free of the volunteer stuff (woot!), and there’s no reason I can’t/shouldn’t go. :slight_smile: Plus, one or two of my singer friends might also show up. The urge to just stay home and sloth is always strong, but I know I’ll be happy once I’m there. I’ll sing a tune or two, but mostly I’ll just listen to everyone. It starts at 1pm, and begins with a one-hour set from the house band; I’ll plan to arrive around then and eat lunch while they’re playing (hmmm, pizza or a burger? decisions, decisions!). It’ll be good. I really should go to jam sessions/network/sing with live musicians more. I still need to figure out which tunes I want to do, and print copies of those lead sheets for the band.

They didn’t mention that part! :open_mouth:

I am in awe of your strength/energy/DIY skills!

Awww. :smiley:

How rude! Is it easy to accidentally park too far across, or was she likely drunk or oblivious or something?

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Decided to forgo the Sunday biscuits and gravy this week, as we’re headed to the niece’s place for BBQ later this afternoon and milk doesn’t always agree with me.

Our pies from Stockholm Pie Company arrived via Goldbelly. Yummo, even at about $10/slice.

Good visit with my daughter yesterday. Looks like she’s decided to treat herself better, has lost some weight and is watching her diet. Also quit drinking, which is a relief. Now if she would just stop with the cigarettes already. It may be too late, as she’s over 50 now and should have quit long ago. I fear she will have to deal with emphysema later on. We talked about bequests of “stuff” and she expressed some interest in a few things. It’s a start.

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It was in the top two for me (King’s Island was the other). It’s likely been 40 years since I’ve been to either.

Up, caffeinating, breakfasted and about halfway through Sunday chores. Not much going on here today.

Stay safe and healthy y’all!

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Posts about Cedar Point always throw me a bit - that’s the name of our credit union!

Back from Aldi. FCD just dropped his mom off at church - she’s going to sit with some friends and he went to McD’s to have a soda and read about generators. It’s 11-ish, so lunch time for me, since I had breakfast around 6 and I’s hongreeee!!

Not sure what the rest of today will hold. I’m inclined to do nothing, but we all know that inclination won’t last.

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Keanu reeves was not on the shuttle so I don’t know what the driver was about… technically it was a kidnapping. (Safety tip, do all you can to not get taken to a second location.)

I will email management Monday morning. My thinking is that we won’t see that driver again.

We are the easy peesy building. The building next to us…if she gets on their shuttle, whee doggies; that could be a police situation.

I reckoning that the driver will be banned from our shuttle. The family and I don’t want her fired, just gone from us. An apology and reimbursement would be nice. I did get a receipt for the taxi ride just in case.

Today I’m trying to get some momentum to do laundry. My chair and cats are saying sit back and have some cuddles.

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Washing devices are sloshing away. Both dishes and laundry. I think that’ll be the extent of productivity today. I see book/porch time in the afternoon. Perhaps a nap.

taters You leave the doggie door open at night? I always put the cover on…I’ve got too many squirrels in the house already, plus I frequently see skunks skunking about at night.

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Afternoon all. Underwear is now clean and ready for August and belly has been filled with steak and potato, so even the fairly steady rain does not bother me. May head off to the gym here in an hour or so, they are only open until 6pm on the weekends so need to get my pedaling in early enough. 77F outside but lots of humidity, so inside is the place to be.

Taters, that is a lot of work on your yard, I’d have to rest for 3 days instead of an hour.

Oopsie, enjoy jammin’

Interesting, but I bet your Credit Union doesn’t have 18 rollercoasters…

OK, just looked at the weather map and we have a break in the rain, so need to get to the gym while the gettin’s good. Take care all.