# (Old) On this day in history in the MMP **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Tags:** mmp\ **Created:** [August 12, 2024, 10:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-on-this-day-in-history-in-the-mmp/1005605 "2024-08-12T10:29:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 10
**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:** [August 16, 2024, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-on-this-day-in-history-in-the-mmp/1005605/181 "2024-08-16T12:31:56Z")
Good morning all. Have had the morning apple and will shorty follow that with First Breakfast, then we’ll see what the day brings. I’m supposed to have my first practice with my 9-year old soccer team this afternoon, but there is a 40% chance of tunder-boomers so it is a we’ll see proposition. Swimming will also be accomplished and maybe some early grocery shopping (need my weekend banana fix). Otherwise just another hot (getting to 96F) day in N. Ali-bama. **boo fae** , thanks again for the definition, having been reminded twice it may stick for…minutes… As for Colonials, I’m half Irish so I come by my rebellious nature naturally and my Mom’s German family came over after the 1848 uprisings, so I guess I do fit the description… **FCM, JtC** , never tried pot, I refused to smoke cigarettes because my mom did her whole life and I grew to hate the smell of them and when I was a youth getting the weed was pretty much only by smoking (and brownies, I guess). To late to start any new bad habits now, just have to manage with the bad ones I already have. Moooommm, enjoy what sounds like an impromptu family reunion. **Nut** , congrats on the living quarters and the new niece. OK, off to get the pancakes and bacon ready for consumption. Have a good Firday now. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2024, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-on-this-day-in-history-in-the-mmp/1005605/182 "2024-08-16T13:35:58Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > 08/15/2015. 0815 hours is 2015 hours. Oops. Too late to edit. **8:15 PM** is 2015 hours. Anyway, 8/15/2015. ---
**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:** [August 16, 2024, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-on-this-day-in-history-in-the-mmp/1005605/183 "2024-08-16T14:31:01Z")
Happy Firday! Up, caffeinating, breakfasted, a load of towels in the dryer, a load of clothes in the wash and fixing to do KP / houseirk. After, I’ll errand. Such excitement! Stay safe and healthy y’all! ---
**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:** [August 16, 2024, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-on-this-day-in-history-in-the-mmp/1005605/184 "2024-08-16T15:40:43Z")
Heaving went OK for a change. Spot is running around like a madman. He has either eaten a coffee bean, or The Invisible Mole People have breached the perimeter. But I have a load of clothes in the washer. ---
**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:** [August 16, 2024, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-on-this-day-in-history-in-the-mmp/1005605/185 "2024-08-16T15:48:44Z")
A cloudy day in MSP, which means cooler weather. Fried up a leftover brat after removing its condom, added taters and topped with fried eggs. A slow day at The Home, but no new covid cases reported, so perhaps we’ll be back to normal activities next week. Called the vet; they said next week for the ashes. I guess cremation must be a thriving business. Off to the jazz club to see Lizz Wright tonight. Oh great, an optical migraine is setting in. Cheers. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2024, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-on-this-day-in-history-in-the-mmp/1005605/186 "2024-08-16T15:55:22Z")
I’ve just finished breakfast. I used some of the leftover spinach from last night, and made a spinach-and mozzarella omelette. Back to irk. ---
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2024, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-on-this-day-in-history-in-the-mmp/1005605/187 "2024-08-16T15:56:29Z")
I get optical migraines but no pain, just the annoying aura. ---
**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:** [August 16, 2024, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-on-this-day-in-history-in-the-mmp/1005605/188 "2024-08-16T16:13:44Z")
Same here. I just have to sit with eyes closed for a bit until it passes. ---
**Author:** ![Sticks\_and\_Scones](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sticks_and_scones/32/16951_2.png) [@Sticks\_and\_Scones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sticks_and_Scones)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2024, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-on-this-day-in-history-in-the-mmp/1005605/189 "2024-08-16T17:15:01Z")
Checking in as another member of the optical migraine club… I thought I was seeing real life Picasso style paintings the first couple of times! ---
**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:** [August 16, 2024, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-on-this-day-in-history-in-the-mmp/1005605/190 "2024-08-16T17:38:52Z")
> [@Sticks\_and\_Scones](#): > > I thought I was seeing real life Picasso style paintings the first couple of times! I’ve had a couple of instances of aphasia, which is impaired speech while having a migraine. The first time that happened was very scary. ---
**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:** [August 16, 2024, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-on-this-day-in-history-in-the-mmp/1005605/191 "2024-08-16T21:45:23Z")
Howdy Y’all! Been a day of high RDOS inactivities, as promised. We had quality cee-mint pond time, followed by shower, sammich, and nappage. Then we day drank. We scarfed down leftovers and threw out a couple of questionable things. All in all not a bad day. Netflix and chill with popcorn soon. ---
**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:** [August 16, 2024, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-on-this-day-in-history-in-the-mmp/1005605/192 "2024-08-16T22:53:10Z")
Well, the rain that looked like would happen this morning didn’t happen. When I took Nelson out first thing, it was windy and overcast and I thought for sure that I wouldn’t have to water the herbs tonight. House is cleaneded, laundry done, groceries bought, bills paid and I’ll sit down to prep the monthly greeting cards to send tomorrow. Not much ese shakin’ here at CasaRoja. ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21825_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2024, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-on-this-day-in-history-in-the-mmp/1005605/193 "2024-08-16T23:17:20Z")
Home at last!! OMG the traffic, both going and coming home! But the kids had fun till Tobias pooped in the pool and everyone had to get out. Luckily it was after 3 by that time, so I, at least, was ready to leave. I have to figure out tomorrow - what time we pick up the kids and all that. But for now, I need to sit in the quiet for a while. ---
**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:** [August 16, 2024, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-on-this-day-in-history-in-the-mmp/1005605/194 "2024-08-16T23:48:38Z")
> [@missred](#): > > You could have taken a field trip to South Pittsburgh, TN, just outside of Chattanooga, to the Lodge factory and company store. 🙂 Well dang. Do they do tours? I love watching things being made. > [@dogbutler](#): > > > [@JaneDoe42](#): > > > > I honestly had a mini-melt down over not being able to bake cornbread. > > {{{ **JtC** }}} Thanks, I really felt kinda silly while it was happening. Thank goodness I only stomped my feet in my head. Its not like we wouldn’t have any dinner without it and we do have a Food Lion a couple of miles down the road but that was just the last straw. I’m all over it now. I think. > [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](#): > > And cast iron skillets are also good for whacking thieves and **stubborn husbands** with… Which is another reason I don’t have one, LOL!!! > [@swampbear](#): > > Hope you get things all figured out for Bella at the vet. Thanks for the good wishes, her blood work says she still has a UTI and more antibiotics were sent home with her. It is an hour drive to the vet, so we do need to find another one closer to home. Now that we are self paying, we don’t need to take her that far again. I still think she’s in heat again. She got better for a week and now she’s being a slut again. Poor GG is starting to get annoyed again. > [@missred](#): > > Well, the rain that looked like would happen this morning didn’t happen. We got a very nice twenty minute rain but that was all. I hoped that the wind would blow more in, but no joy. the forest is looking very stressed and hubs is talking about watering the lawn. I thought I should start working on getting my med prescriptions refilled and Food Lion has a drive through window for their pharmacy. There is a Walgreens across the road, but I like to support the little guys. The FL pharmacy doesn’t take Humana, so off to Walgreens I went. After we discussed everything, the person helping me said it would be a couple of hours because they would need to call the AZ pharmacy. After I left, I realized that she hadn’t taken my phone number, so I’ll probably go back tomorrow. The family get-together is on Sunday and while I’ve checked our woefully inadequate pantry, I’m sure I’ll find that I need something when I fire up the oven. No meltdowns will happen, I’ve already gotten that over with. ---
**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:** [August 17, 2024, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-on-this-day-in-history-in-the-mmp/1005605/195 "2024-08-17T01:21:25Z")
> [@JaneDoe42](#): > > > [@missred](#): > > > > You could have taken a field trip to South Pittsburgh, TN, just outside of Chattanooga, to the Lodge factory and company store. 🙂 > > Well dang. Do they do tours? I love watching things being made. Not a factory tour (they’re an old school foundry), but they do have a museum and company store. They are a prime contributor to South Pittsburg’s Cornbread Festival. I’ve bought several items from their store. > [@JaneDoe42](#): > > The family get-together is on Sunday and while I’ve checked our woefully inadequate pantry, I’m sure I’ll find that I need something when I fire up the oven. Turnip greens. Greens, a hunk-o-pig and a pan to cook them in for long enough to marry the flavors. Or, given the season, find a roadside produce stand and get some snap beans. Cook them (with some small potatoes is a plus), drain and add some bacon, along with some of the grease. Now, I’m hungry. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2024, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-on-this-day-in-history-in-the-mmp/1005605/196 "2024-08-17T02:06:51Z")
Wheee, _doggie!_ Anniversary Dinner has been dined. We started with escargots with puff pastry and Hollandaise, then had Caesar salads with shaved parmesan. The Spousal Unit had Schnitzel Champignon, and I had Wiener Schnitzel. (Unfortunately, pork; you can’t find veal up here.) I asked the server if they made their Caesar salad dressing in-house, and she said yes. I asked her if they used anchovies. She said yes. I asked her if they had any anchovy filets lying about. She said yes. So I asked her for some to put on top of my Schnitzel. I had to scrape off the cranberry compote, but I still got anchovies on top like I had in Germany. Sides were sweet red cabbage, zucchini, and fried potatoes. Mrs. L.A. ordered a ‘Man-mosa’, and then found out she couldn’t drink it because it was bubbly. I had a ‘Vesper’, but the menu didn’t mention vodka; so it was just gin and Lillet Blanc. Still good, though. We each have a cutlet leftover, and there are the sides. I’m thinking the potatoes might be good for breakfast, with over-easy eggs on top. (With bacon, of course.) ---
**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:** [August 17, 2024, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-on-this-day-in-history-in-the-mmp/1005605/197 "2024-08-17T02:12:55Z")
Evening all. Got my swimming done early, managed to do 1,900 yards in 61 minutes, then took a break and did another 750 yards to get my mile and a half done. Then the Parks Department ticked me off, we had a rain and thunder shower about 3pm but by 4pm it was long gone and the fields showed as open, so I could practice, right? Turned out no I couldn’t, they have some new device that warns of possible lightning strikes and it would not clear us to use the field, although it was obviously safe (I DO NOT mess around with lightning, but there was zero chance here). So after 30 minutes of ditzing around with the kids, I sent them home and returned grumpy. Big Bowl of Salad improved my mood a bit, and I signed up to referee 3 Under-10 soccer games tomorrow (my teams don’t start until next Saturday, so heading 10-12 miles up the road to ref at some other places). So fairly early to bed, games start at 9am. **JtC** , you ever decide to go to that factory in Tennessee let me know, I’m only 90 minutes from there and it’s only 30 minutes down the road to Scottsboro and the Unclaimed Baggage Superstore…[https://www.unclaimedbaggage.com/](https://www.unclaimedbaggage.com/) Don’t have migranes, I used to get the occasional (like once a year) headaches that were so bad I literally had to throw up to get rid of them. Haven’t had one in decades, so guess I am doing something right. **FCM** , poop and run is always a good plan… 😱 😉 😆 **Flyboy** , I figure after than feast she has forgiven you your lapse in memory. Alright, need to get heading for bed, chasing 9 year olds for 3 hours in 90F heat is not as much fun as it will be 2 months from now, but the kids will appreciate it. Take care now. ---
**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:** [August 17, 2024, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-on-this-day-in-history-in-the-mmp/1005605/198 "2024-08-17T02:36:56Z")
Mazel tov! ---
**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:** [August 17, 2024, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-on-this-day-in-history-in-the-mmp/1005605/199 "2024-08-17T02:38:16Z")
> [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](#): > > Got my swimming done early, managed to do 1,900 yards in 61 minutes, then took a break and did another 750 yards to get my mile and a half done. I admire your consistency with your swimming. ---
**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:** [August 17, 2024, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-on-this-day-in-history-in-the-mmp/1005605/200 "2024-08-17T02:40:45Z")
I napped. Spot did his 6:30 head cleaning. I had a Royal Hawaiian and Tex Mex fish stew for dinner. > [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > Anniversary Dinner has been dined Happy Anniversary! and that looked like a darn fine dinner. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-on-this-day-in-history-in-the-mmp/1005605.md?page=9) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-on-this-day-in-history-in-the-mmp/1005605.md?page=11)