# (Old) It's a matter of taste in the MMP **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Tags:** mmp\ **Created:** [June 22, 2026, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-its-a-matter-of-taste-in-the-mmp/1031097 "2026-06-22T11:31:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 14
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2026, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-its-a-matter-of-taste-in-the-mmp/1031097/14 "2026-06-22T14:17:15Z")
Good morning, all. I slept through my walking alarm… mostly. My bladder woke me up about five minutes later. I thought it was an hour earlier than it was and stumbled into the WC to do my business. On the way, I turned of the light in the closet, so it wouldn’t wake **Mrs Magill**. Coming out of the WC to wash my hands, I saw a half dressed, very confused **Mrs Magill** wondering why the hell I turned off the light on her. I confessed my bleary state, and started getting dressed for walking. She harnessed up Chloé while I got my shoes on, and we stepped out. After half a mile, it started to rain a bit. I pulled out my phone and looked at the RADAR. There was a massive blob of yellow just to our west. I suggested we head back, and we made it just as the sky opened up. Continuing the One Big Gift theme, **Mrs Magill** and the boys gave me a Lego Balrog set for Fathers’ Day. [![](https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/blt470b0c045f45c09d/10367_WEB_SEC06_NOBG_en-gb.png?format=webply&fit=bounds&quality=70&width=800&height=800&dpr=1.5) ](https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/blt470b0c045f45c09d/10367_WEB_SEC06_NOBG_en-gb.png?format=webply&fit=bounds&quality=70&width=800&height=800&dpr=1.5) She spent most of Saturday at the Barnes and Noble - she had several gift cards, and want to just spend a couple of hours doing nothing but drinking coffee and reading. She bought a couple of romance novels (her “Mindless Brain Candy”) and a copy of [Becoming Nichole](https://strokingfire.wordpress.com/2019/03/12/book-review-becoming-nicole-the-transformation-of-an-american-family-by-amy-ellis-nutt/). This tells me she’s working on acceptance. Yesterday, we did a Yoga in the Park event, which was fun. My mat is still a little damp and had grass clippings on it. I’ll need to clean it off before this afternoon. Fun fact: Balance work on grass is not easy. Also, all the fitness benefits of yoga can be easily counteracted by a gourmet doughnut shop across the street from the park. I spend most of yesterday reading, [“What the Hell Did I Just Read: a Novel of Cosmic Horror”](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What_the_Hell_Did_I_Just_Read) by Jason Pargin, writing as David Wong. It’s the third of his “John Dies at the End” books. I’m enjoying it, but I think I preferred his second one better. That’s how our tastes differ. I like comical fantasy novels and Ancient History, and **Mrs Magill** likes romance novels and general non-fiction. > [@purplehorseshoe](#): > > @Paintcharge and whoever else wants their cat or dog to glow in the dark: Chloé wears one of these when we walk. **BooFae** - I consider that perfect top-down weather, if only I still had a car that I could put the top down… > [@Taters](#): > > The weekend was really nice, and Zeus had a great time here. My son kept commenting on how much more relaxed he was, and how much more willing to play he was, too. I now have tufts of Great Pyrahnees’ hair all over the place, though. That is good to hear. I bet anxiety over his previous unstable living conditions were a big contribution to his rambunctious behavior. Kudos to you and your son for sticking it out and helping that poor pup. > [@(Old) My Cup Runneth Over- A Championship MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-my-cup-runneth-over-a-championship-mmp/1030907/17): > > The votes are in and the email is sent to the mods. We’ll see what happens. I’m still waiting to hear back. I keep telling myself it’s no big deal if they won’t change it, but I think I might be lying. Don’t trust that girl. She’s got them shifty eyes. > [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](#): > > **boo fae** , 80F is fairly cool for this time of year around the Southern USA so I wouln’t recommend visiting with either **swampy** or me in the summer… I feel for the Tartan Army travelling to Miami this week. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-its-a-matter-of-taste-in-the-mmp/1031097)._