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The usual Slide stuff, but every time I went up to the Table, they yanked 2 people off and left us short handed. So every thing backed up. But I survived. I did my Senior Day shopping, and made it home just as the English style drizzle turned into rain. Naptime.

Pretty sure there’s no HOA there. So leave your bin out, paint the house black, put a Camero up on blocks in the yard, go wild!

There be no scurvy here, for I picked up 2 limes, for tonight’s Mai Tai, and Saturday’s gin&tonic. ARRR!

Load the starboard 18 pounders with grapeshot and you’ve got it!

Well Spot flopped onto my bathroom counter, and almost smashed a water glass and my ceramic toothbrush caddy with his butt. He’s 3, if that helps.

I suppose if the Authoritarian Nutter Party got enough seats on the local council, they could go HOA on people.

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That does sound concerning. I’m not dropping more needles now than in the past, but I have noticed decreased strength in my hands. Perhaps that’s what’s happening, you can’t grip as well as when you were younger?

That sort of thing is so annoying, but I’m glad that was the worse part of your trip.

Get some Pop-tarts, if she doesn’t like them I promise your grands will be happy to eat them for you.

Thanks for the encouragement, I know that yesterday was not the norm. I went this morning (same time) and all was good.

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I hadn’t thought about that. Unfortunately, FCD really, really likes pop tarts… I’ve got the little bagels - we’ll see how it goes from there.

BTW, we’re home. Lunch was good. Stop at DQ was a treat. MIL is making us both crazy giving BIL bad advice about medical bills. She really needs to back off, but she can’t seem to let go of her youngest son, which is partly why he is the way he is. Nothing we can do about it at this stage of his life.

I need some chill time. Too much MIL time so far today.

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FairyTime!:tada:
Now I want pop tarts…

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All we had was some formaldehyde bread (what I call the bread that never molds) from the local store, but to my astonishment it had actually gone moldy. Didn’t think it was possible.

The tub guy came in today to repair the non-slip surface in one of our showers. We should have left for the day, as we now both have headaches from the smell. All windows open, air purifiers on, exhaust fans on.

The overseers of Home for The Walking Dead put on a barbecue for the residents today. Bratwurst, burgers, that sort of thing. We went down to eat just to escape the stench in the apartment. Nice of them to do that.

The woman who curates the inhouse library came by and took a good-sized bagful of tomes off our hands. My wife hates getting rid of books, whereas I don’t see the point of keeping them if they’ve been read. These will end up in the downstairs library, so she can live with that, apparently.

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[brace for whining]
OMG! I am sooooooo tired of hearing “I’m so full!” every damn time she eats. Lunch was 1/4 of a sandwich and some fries. Granted, it was a big sammich, but still. Then on the drive home she wanted a small DQ cone (so much for being full) and once at the house, once again “I’m so full!!” Nobody cares!
[End whine]

Apologies, but I just realized that being one-on-one with MIL all morning just wore on me.

Apparently, when I changed the Visa account info for my internet, I failed to check Autopay and I missed 2 payments. So that’s been handled. Always something.

I’m going to talk to Jessica about donating the stuffies I crocheted and if they’d be interested in afghans or lap robes for patients or to sell for funds for Hospice. I miss knitting and crocheting but we and our family are overloaded with my projects. We’ll see what she has to say. I need to do some therapeutic knitting.

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Knock, knock.

Who’s there?

Formaldehyde.

Formaldehyde who?

Formaldehyde-ing places jumped the highwaymen!

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I’ve put in a request to have you banned.

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I’ve been like this since I was three However, if you weren’t having it checked, it won’t hurt …
I do find that I’m walking into a room to do something and then forgotten what for more often than before, usually as soon as I return to where I started from I remember what I needed to do, so it’s not all that bad yet.

that too

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I wonder if I could get away with using that one at work in front of the customer who’s doing the hissy-fitting.

Matter of fact … I should make this a separate thread … I need more euphemisms (“oh, s … sugar”) to use at work.

Wouldn’t the grandkids eat it? I bet the novelty of having breakfast for dinner might be fun for them.

This is always the solution. Then you see/encounter whatever it was that made go into the other room.

Now, when you go to the other room twice and forget AGAIN now, you got problems.

Hide them in a box of something he really dislikes.

For some people, re-reading a beloved book feels … cozy.

I’ve read Watership Down so often that in my younger years I could quote damn near entire paragraphs.

I have a couple of co-workers like this. Same damn whining about the same damn things.

Hell, I may be one of them. For all I know, my crew probably talks shit about me behind my back, too.

I’d be surprised if she doesn’t jump all over your offer. My mother knitted hats for cancer patients for years; we can find homes for your stuff if Jessica can’t.

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Arrrr! :pirate_flag:

Vent away, FCM: that’s (at least partly) what we’re here for. :people_hugging:

Last night’s dinner/live jazz with friends was great. It was really nice to see them/catch up, eat yummy food, and listen to good music. :slight_smile:

Today started with a 10am personal training session. When I first got up I was like, “why did I agree to a morning session on a day off??” but it was good for me to be out of the house/have something to do before lunch. I hit the grocery store on the way home, then decided I was motivated to go do a couple more things – so, after putting the groceries away and cleaning up (and letting Bailey outside), I got right back in the car. I didn’t even eat lunch; I just grabbed a protein shake and took it with me.

First stop was the DMV, for new license plates. My tags were 16 years old, and a few months ago the word “Virginia” on the rear plate started flaking/peeling off. At first you could still see “ginia,” but by this morning all that remained was “ia.” I figured it was only a matter of time before that would be a ticketable thing, and I’d had “new tags” on my to-do list for a little while. I went to a newly-opened “express” location that was actually in a AAA storefront: two women helped me, and I was their first person wanting to turn in damaged plates and get new ones. They had to call someone at the real DMV for help, but everyone was blessedly competent and the whole thing took less than a hour. And I was quite proud of myself for remembering to bring my battery-powered screwdriver with me, which made taking the old plates off/putting the new plates on a breeze. I’ve already updated my vehicle info with EZ Pass (which is why I’m online right now).

After I got the new tags, I decided it was finally time to go check out the Lego buy/sell/trade store a couple towns over. In a development that will shock no one who’s been paying attention, I found something to help keep me busy for the next few days. :smiley: It’s being retired soon, and I already had Star Wars on the brain after assembling C-3PO over the weekend, so I figured why not (I considered the Chewbacca set, but ultimately I don’t care for how he looks). They had a brand new set for $40 less than online, and a “certified” used set in a plain brown box for $70 less than that: at first I picked up the used set, because I don’t care about/never keep the boxes, but then I realized that the pieces wouldn’t be in separate numbered bags (they’d be together randomly; maybe even all in one big bag). Meaning it could be a lot harder/take a lot longer to follow the build instructions. The extra $70 felt worth it, so I got the new set. I’ll start it this evening. I didn’t bother to note how big it will be when it’s assembled or figure out where I’ll put it when it’s done: to borrow a shoe-ism, that’s future Misnomer’s problem. :grin:

I keep meaning to mention that on Tuesday I somewhat impulsively bought a ticket to see Matthew Broderick in a play called Babbitt: it’s an adaptation of Sinclair Lewis’s 1922 novel, and will be at DC’s Shakespeare Theatre Company (despite not being Shakespearean) this fall. By the time I leared about it there weren’t many tickets left, but I managed to get a 4th-row center-ish seat for the last show of the run (a Sunday matinee). I usually don’t like to go to shows by myself, but I decided to pull the trigger on this one. I’m looking forward to it.

I finally ate some lunch while updating my EZ Pass account/starting this post, and now I’m ready to migrate to the couch, turn on the TV, and do very little for the next few hours.

That actually made me laugh out loud… :joy:

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That’s what libraries are for, I’m thinking.

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HAAAAAR Me Mateys! Mowage of the church yahd was accomplished in about three and a half hours, so not too bad. Then it was home for a shower, N.O.L. (OYKW went and got the burgers and fries whilst I showered) and nappage. Then day drinkin’ was accomplished. Now ‘tis Netflix and chill time. There may or may not be popcorn cause I’m still full from snarfin’ down two burgers, plus some fries and onion rings.

MOOOOOOM I seem to be my usual amount of klutzy. Haven’t noticed any uptick in it. However, if you are concerned, I say just to be safe mention it to your neurologist. Couldn’t hurt. Well, couldn’t hurt unless you trip over your neurologist whilst askin’.

MetalMouse I worried that I might come up for review by the RDOS board, but mowage of the church yahd can be claimed as the LORD’S work, or an act of pennance. I think that will keep me outta trouble.

FlyBoy that made me snort ice water! HEE!

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So, talk to me about EZ Pass please. Do you get a discount on the tolls when you use it or is it just more convenient to not have to stop and pay? If there is a discount, how much is it compared to the regular toll? I’ve looked on the website and all I can find is “discounts sometimes apply”.

My old plates were getting pretty bad, the lettering was still readable, but it was badly discolored from sitting out in the sun for 6 years.

Good on you for getting that bit of nonsense over with.

Love the landspeeder, don’t get a ticket!!!

Going to the library late at night after smoking a nice joint and cuddling up in bed wishing for a beloved book isn’t that much fun.

Of course, I keep reference books as well and mine are old. I’m sure the library has better, more up to date recipes and information, but if I want to make cookies, I usually want to just grab my cookbook and start cooking.

But I guess that’s something that I’ll have to look at again when I downsize.

Din tonight is poke chops with gravy, mashed potatoes and steamed asparagus. Hubs has been talking about buying half a cow, but we’ve been eating very well out with what we find in the used meat bin and I’m not a big fan of beef.

At least he’ll be the one cooking most of it after he gets his pellet problem figured out. His fancypants smoker/BBQ wasn’t working right when last he used it, the pellets weren’t feeding and when he looked it all he had was sawdust. The lid gasket was dry rotted but we didn’t think that there was enough humidity to make the pellets melt.

The day after he tried to cook burgers, he started cleaning the hopper and found smouldering sawdust caked up around the dispenser end. He cleaned everything out well and let it sun dry. The smoker maker doesn’t sell the gaskets but he knows he can get something he can use at Lowes. We are really hoping he isn’t going to have to start hand feeding it, that would be a serous pain when he is doing a pork butt.

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Possibly, but the little mutants that they are, they seem top prefer fruit to baked goods. And since they’re both in school, they’re not here nearly as much as they used to be.

His mom used to hide snacks from him and his brothers in Kotex boxes, but I think a Kotex box in the pantry would look just a tad out of place - what with me being post-menopausal and all. :wink:

Was it actually part of the DMV, or a business that was licensed by the DMV to to tags? We’ve got those tag-and-title places around here and I always wondered how they worked. I assume you pay an extra fee for the convenience.

I always have a tough time not seeing him as Ferris Bueller. He could play Hamlet, and my brain would be going “Bueller… Bueller… Bueller…”

I can’t speak to all locations, but the bridges and tunnels I use it for here in Merrylande do give you a discount. For example, I take the Harbor Tunnel when I go to my mom’s. Pay-by-plate is $4, EZPass is $3. No clue how other states work, but I’m sure they have websites. And in Merrylande, there are no more manned tollbooths as far as I know. If you don’t have the pass, they take a picture of your tag and send you a bill.

We’re all in chillage mode. MIL irritation is less as she’s listening to an audiobook. I’m not sure why she brought out her gloves to show me - she’s been going thru her clothes of late - counting socks and underwear and stuff like that. Her Hospice nurse says that’s fairly typical end-of-life behavior - getting ready to go. Who knows…

OK, time to empty the ice machine.

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Your daughter isn’t!

I was thinking about using a flour or sugar bag for hiding cause I know Hubs would never find something there.

Which is so frustrating about it. “discounts might apply” isn’t really that helpful. Grumbles.

Jolene is promising to have a growth spurt any day now, she’s eating two cans of gooshy fud a day. She’s a year old now, I think that she’s lying to us (what a shock), it’s doubtful that she’ll hit 7 lbs.

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That’s when you call an Uber or cab to pour you ass into a car shepherd you safely home.

Make sure that whatever you go with goes well with peanut butter, since, IIRC, that’s your breakfast of champions.

Moooooooom, I’ve always been a klutz so I’m just a bit more careful now.

I’ve massively downsized my book collection the last two moves. Operation Paperback tends to be the primary beneifciary.

That’s how Riverlink does it crossing the Ohio from Kentucky to Indiana. I always warn folks to be prepared to send them a paper check, given their website issues.

Irked, came home, took Nelson to the dog park, then when we got home, he got to hang out with the poodles next door and the neighbor in front’s granddog. A good time was had by all.

Stay safe and healthy y’all!

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I’m pretty sure they won’t take my moldering pulp fiction collection. I have to sweep little bits of paper flakes up every time I re-read them. Libraries don’t carry those old anthologies anymore, once the books are gone, the stories are gone too.

So, now that the fire is out and the power lines are fixed, a local bus broke down in front of our home. I went out an offered them water or the use of our bathroom but the driver said she had to stay with the bus. The single passenger took me up on my offer and then we sat on the porch and talked about how the bus system worked and how best to set up a shopping trip.

Another bus showed up twenty minutes later and my guest left so I went back inside. A few minutes later the bus driver knocked on our door and asked to use the bathroom. The poor woman is still out there, guarding her bus until a big tow truck shows up.

I heated up a plate of leftover poke chops and mashed potatoes for her to eat in the bus and when she brought the plate and cutlery back she asked me to not call the bus company and throw a fit over her sitting out there in the dark because she was on OT and was loving every minute of it.

If she’s still there when we are getting ready to go to bed I’ll make sure she gets another chance to pee before our lights go out.

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JtC you know this, but let it be said, again & again … you are good people.

Like, really good people.

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Ummmm…kinda thought that letting some broken down folks use our restroom was just common courtesy. I know that I would have started to need to pee as soon as the bus pulled over because I have a stoopid bladder that gets threatened when there is no bathroom around.

But thank you for the kind words, they are always appreciated.