(Old) Really? I'm starting the MMP?

[nelliebly]

I just realized my washing machine is agitating to the same beat as “The Twist” by Chubby Checkers. Seems appropriate.

Today marks the beginning of my massive, ruthless Chuck It program in preparation for moving. I know it’s months away, but this needs doing anyway. That tube of peppermint foot lotion a friend gifted me? I used in once in 3 years. Gone. Ditto the lipstick I never wear because doing so would scare small children. I may not know where I’m going, but by golly, I’m traveling light(er).

Scudsucker, that’s awful that the cops wouldn’t do anything. Homeless people, on the other hand, can be VERY helpful toward others. An acquaintance’s wheelchair somehow caught on a manhole cover, tipping her out. (She was unhurt.) Three homeless men ran up. One stopped traffic. Two lifted her up and into the chair. She asked one to get something from her purse, He said, “No, ma’am, but I’ll bring it to you.” He didn’t want to be suspected if something was missing. She had no money to give them. They didn’t ask for any.

WetOne, I hope whatever it is is minor and departs soon.

Sticky, you’ve never had a Shirley Temple? You poor thing! The ones I had as a kid and gave my own kids on special occasions, was ginger ale or 7-Up with maraschino cherry juice and a long-stemmed maraschino cherry It’s more about looks than taste. I think it was supposed to be like a kiddie cocktail. I’ve never had a Roy Rogers, which was supposedly the boys’ alternative to an ST, I guess because ST’s are pink. The Roy Rogers is made with cola.

red, how does Nelson do in the rain? One of my son’s dogs refuses to go out in it. (She’s a rescue from Texas.) Ms. Dog, however, loves it.

@FairyChatMom

At least she’s not hoarding Windex, right?

Or using antibiotic ointment on the windows.

@dogbutler

So we’re back to the “no 6th punch” thing.

“No sixth punch” is my motto. I give up after the fifth punch. OK, after the first punch. Well, really, a soon as someone doubles a fist.

[Sticks_and_Scones]

@dogbutler

So we’re back to the “no 6th punch” thing.

Oh, I’m sorry. That’s a total bummer and waste of your time.

I took a nap and now I’m sitting here with a certain poodle upon my lap. We are collectively waiting for MusicMan to get home. He’s still about 4 hours away at this point. Then tomorrow we’re going to be off to the Cleveland area again because he’s got an MRI scheduled Monday at the VA hospital. We’re going to spend the night up there so that we don’t have to drive a very long way very, very early in the morning. He has declared that mandatory fun will be had!

I had wanted to stay at our favorite hotel up there, but it is almost $400 per night!!! For as much as I love it’s beauty, I think I’ll have to pass.

[FairyChatMom]

Supper has been ingested, FCD is doing the dishes, and I have half a row to finish then the latest blanket will be done. I’m dragging - I hope I can sleep tonight.

While FCD takes his mom to church tomorrow, I’ll run the mower in the yard to chop up leaves. There aren’t many… yet… Not much grass either.

That’s all. Off to finish the blanket.

[swampbear]

Howdy Y’all! Mowage got accomplished and after a shower followed by a beerverage, nappage was accomplished. OYKW developed a gnawin’ and a cravin’ for a Jack’s burger. So he got his burger and I got a chikin sammich. Thus no pizza. Been watchin’ tackleball as well. Boo’s Huskers almost pulled off a big upset. There is much to be proud about Big Red today.

MOOOOOM glad you survived the sleepover.

Cookie glad the pancake experiment went well.

Oopsie you’ve put a lot more work into a rental place than I ever would. Hope your landlord appreciates that.

nellie have you been dancin’ with the washer again? Glad Ms. Dog and you had a good time. I need to do another get rid of junk.

[missred]

@Chefguy

A down day today with nothing planned. We’ll rest up until Monday when the wife’s niece comes over with husband, one of her sons, and the son’s girlfriend. I’ll be making butternut squash soup with ginger shrimp and a side salad of greens, pears (Harry & David), stilton and candied walnuts.

While the whole meal sounds tasty, the salad goes to the divine level.

@nelliebly

red, how does Nelson do in the rain? One of my son’s dogs refuses to go out in it. (She’s a rescue from Texas.) Ms. Dog, however, loves it.

He’s not crazy about it. If it’s doing more than the occasional drop, I put his ducky slicker on him and he doesn’t have issues unless it’s pouring buckets.

Got the 'scrip picked up, mailed out a batch of cards and picked up a couple of pieces of chicken at Popeye’s to go with a salad for supper. Now for chillage.

[rocking_chair]

I’m looking at a wild time of get togethers and social things. My introvert self is wondering how this has happened.

Last night was a friday Halloween style at the condo. I attended briefly. Wore a crayola thing, cerulean shirt and crayon point hat.

Today was baby meeting. She is a cutie. Interesting conversations. On the way to the baby meet, met my new neighbour’s wee kitten. Cute little fella mostly white with a bit of dark grey.

Tomorrow is dinner with former colleagues.

Then Halloween party at the office on weds. Cheetah outfit for that day.

Trick or treating at the condo on Thursday. I have scooby doo planned for that.

Klackity and I went on the shopping trip. I tried a different routine. Usually I go from Micheal’s to homegoods/tj maxx to acme to target. This time I switched and instead of acme and target, I got lunch at chic fil a, then five below, to ShopRite.

It took 20-25 minutes to get from five below to ShopRite. I shall have to try a different route. I believe I took the long way about. It may be better to go diagonal through a bit of the neighbourhood. This would take me past federal chicken and doughnuts… that might be a good take away.

Decisions, decisions.

[The_Stainless_Steel_Rat]

Good Evening all. Soccer is complete for the day, the kids won the first two games (u9’s won 2-0 and the U10 5-0), then the U9’s had a second game (it’s a tournament) and lost 0-2 so our game tomorrow is ‘win or go home’ time. To relax them I’ll let them paint my beard (it’s become a custom every season) before the game. Weather was perfect, even got some cloud cover when the sun started getting hot, so great day to be outside. Was a bit frustrated after the loss, so burnt some calories at the gym rather than sit around the house and snack, so the Fettuccine dinner didn’t hurt my calorie intake too much. Tired and will probably head off to bed fairly early.

swampy, I see mowage went well. And a Bigger Jack is now on my menu for Moanday…

wet one, hope you feel better soon.

red, no rain down here; we could probably use some.

FCM, that’s one of my favorite movies. And the ointment probably works better than Windex at least…

Cookie, your yogurt pancakes sound intriguing.

nellie, good luck on the ‘chuck it’ program; my garage could probably stand about 60% of the stuff disappearing but the work involved keeps me from getting to it.

@nelliebly

“No sixth punch” is my motto. I give up after the fifth punch. OK, after the first punch. Well, really, a soon as someone doubles a fist.

On of my (few) Magna hero’s is One Punch Man.

Sticky Buns, I remember the old Arcade in Cleveland, I imagine it being a hotel now is quite impressive.

rocky, you social animal, you!!

And that about wraps it up down here in Ali-bama. Will check back on all y’all later tonight.

[BippityBoppityBoo]

@swampbear

Boo’s Huskers almost pulled off a big upset. There is much to be proud about Big Red today.

There sure is! Those boys did us proud, they hung in there the whole game, even were ahead for a little while, which shocked the Ohio stadium.

Scrapping til the end, losing by only 4 points when all week the pundits were predicting a humiliating rout of 40-50 points. No one was more surprised than Ohio, I bet they were glad to see the last of our beefy defensive line.

Here’s hoping the Dawgs are getting rested up for the Gators and the Wolfpack for Stanford.

The Chiefs play Los Vegas tomorrow but I care much less about those games.

I’m enjoying the mumpers enjoying the World Serious even though I don’t follow baseball.

[JaneDoe42]

@dogbutler

@FairyChatMom

And I didn’t even finish the post before Roxy came up to tell me Tobias hit here. Siblings…

“It was a preemptive counterattack!” - Tobias

I knew she was going to hit me so I hit her back first!

@dogbutler

I you even more.

I love you too

@The_Stainless_Steel_Rat

JtC, lovely pic of the two of them.

Thank you. You are not a cat owner, so don’t know how special it is to have kittehs that like to cuddle. It was really tricky considering the age difference. We are so happy that everything worked out so well.

@nelliebly

But the really stupendous thing was on the other side of the lake.

That sounds so wonderful to see, I also wonder what was happening. Hurray for a squirrel to make the day even better!

@nelliebly

I’ve read all and probably missed replying to many, but I’m very tired, so domani.

You showed up and told us that you were alive and had a good day. That’s really all that is important to me

@scudsucker

Fuck me, the cops could not have been less interested.

I have many words about LE lately. I’m so sorry your local police care so little about the people they are paid to protect, but until they are forced to start taking financial responsibility for the harm they cause every day, they won’t start caring.

And now I’m going to move on because the rest of what I want to say is more pit than mump worthy.

@Sticks_and_Scones

I had a reply started and then life got in the way.

BTDT. I can’t believe you haven’t had a Shirley Temple! It wasn’t the flavor, it was the presentation. They came in a fancy glass and had food coloring and maraschino cherries and mint sprigs. Sometimes there would be little umbrellas!

I thought they used the juice out of the maraschino cherry jar for coloring, but I’m now learning that I’m wrong.

I don’t remember them tasting so great that I want to have another one, but they were mocktails before they were a thing and I always liked it when my folks said we could have them.

@Misnomer

Not because we get spied on or I want to fake anything, but because one laptop will always automatically lock while I’m using the other

BFF’s job includes much time waiting on hold. She makes her notes using the keypad which doesn’t include mouse touching unless she makes a mistake. Just that much non-activity was sending so many alerts to her supervisor that the supervisor gave BFF money out of her pocket so she could buy the jiggler and stop the alerts.

@dogbutler

Which sounds like something straight out of rodent p0rn.

I will be sure and tell her that when next we talk

@nelliebly

Today marks the beginning of my massive, ruthless Chuck It program in preparation for moving.

You are so smart! I started getting rid of stuff when Hubs agreed to move and was so sorry that I hadn’t started a year earlier. We only lived there for 8 years, how did we end up with so much unneeded stuff?

@Sticks_and_Scones

I had wanted to stay at our favorite hotel up there, but it is almost $400 per night!!!

How much just to walk in and look around? It really is lovely.

I hope the MRI helps get his pain sorted. Or at least gives him an answer. Have a great drive!

@missred

He’s not crazy about it. If it’s doing more than the occasional drop, I put his ducky slicker

That is my favorite pic of him. He just looks so spoiled and indulged

@rocking_chair

This time I switched and instead of acme and target, I got lunch at chic fil a, then five below, to ShopRite.

you are such a rebel!

Once again, we don’t expect Trick or Treaters. There aren’t any children in the neighborhood and the houses aren’t close together. I’ve got a small bag of fun sized chocolate bars, if nobody knocks on our door I’ll toss them in the freezer so hubs doesn’t eat them all at once.

[BippityBoppityBoo]

@JaneDoe42

I’ve got a small bag of fun sized chocolate bars, if nobody knocks on our door I’ll toss them in the freezer so hubs doesn’t eat them all at once.

Definitely take that bag to your election workers! Chocolate and a big bag of popcorn would make their day.

Boo, [election worker of 20 years]

[dogbutler]

Huskers almost did IT, and the Badgers are ahead in the 3rd, now it’s time to switch to hockey.

@missred

I put his ducky slicker on him

“If it’s all the same, I’ll just poop in the house” - Nelson

[Baker]

@FairyChatMom

Ever have one of those days when you load the washer, put detergent in the dispenser, and forget to turn it on?

Yeeeaaaahhhh…

dammit

My issue is forgetting I put it in and then it’s and hour and a half later and someone else in the building wants to use it.

@Sticks_and_Scones

Ok, but you must concede that Bubba is the best dog ever.

If I knew how to post a picture I’d show you how my Mauser would give him a run for his money.

@Misnomer

It’s been her and me against the world ever since.

My Mauser was on PetFinder, two counties north. He was five when I got him, he’s around twelve and a half now. Bailey really grew, didn’t he?

When I play trivia on Tuesdays, there are two young boys with their parents, good kids and well behaved. I need to buy them some Halloween candy, what is the favorite with kids these days?

Do you all ever buy marked down product at the grocery store? I just got a container of “everything bagel topping” marked down to half original price. Now I need to make challah or something like that, so I can use it.

@scudsucker

WTF, police? I don’t have a bunch of respect for them because I am in a law-averse counter-culture, but society has agreed that the fucking police have some duty to help. They are not paramedics, sure, but looking out the window at a man I reported as spasming just off a major road did not elicit any care whatsoever.

I bet they figure someone like you will do the work. They could have taken the time to call an EMT.

[dogbutler]

@Baker

Do you all ever buy marked down product at the grocery store? I

All the time, It’s like cooking “Chopped” style.
[Ted]Open your baskets, and you have
Everything bagel seasoning
A bag of apples
catfish nuggets
Icee cereal[/Ted]

[Baker]

Okay, now I have to work on that.

[missred]

@Baker

When I play trivia on Tuesdays, there are two young boys with their parents, good kids and well behaved. I need to buy them some Halloween candy, what is the favorite with kids these days?

IDK about trendy, but you can’t go wrong with a Snickers as a rule.

@Baker

Do you all ever buy marked down product at the grocery store? I just got a container of “everything bagel topping” marked down to half original price. Now I need to make challah or something like that, so I can use it.

Part of my groceries come from a grocery outlet, so, yeah, I buy marked down stuff.

[purplehorseshoe]

@dogbutler

So we’re back to the “no 6th punch” thing. Which would have been nice to tell me before I got to work.

Does that mean you got there and then couldn’t work?

@nelliebly

massive, ruthless Chuck It program

@missred

put his ducky slicker on him

God that’s adorable.

@The_Stainless_Steel_Rat

my garage could probably stand about 60% of the stuff disappearing but the work involved keeps me from getting to it.

Change garage to basement and ya got me.

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Work was smooth today. There was a Mich-Mich State game so there was a decent pregame/dinner bustle but nothing we couldn’t handle, even if one of the girls did call out sick.

I was a bit late Friday and explained to S.M. that Thursday had, in her absence, gone like hell and that I was anxious about going in.
She took me outside to a private spot when she was heading out last night, and I tried to keep it professional but kinda poured my heart out.

I felt bad - I basically threw everyone I worked with on Thursday under the bus - but she explained that she needs to know these situations so she can address them.

Rationally, I know that. But I still felt bad about sitting there saying, "… and she kept doing THIS so he kept messing up THAT oh, and another thing, get this … "

… but it felt good to vent, too.

None of what I told her was any big surprise, but at least she has a better picture of what goes on behind her back.

I went inside feeling aaallllll better. No residual irritation in me at all.

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Chick at the window was on her phone discussing the evening’s plans. “Girl I gotta go back and get my charger, you know I ain’t goin’ home tonight!”

Then there was the guy with the following message on his jacket. It looked professionally done, not like some DIY Sharpie job, but I can’t imagine where - or why - you would buy something that says:

It’s not an addition until you’ve sucked dick for it.

Dafuq?

Okay, I iz hongry and need to forage. See y’all later!

[Paintcharge]

I have mysterious tinnitus tonight. I’ve never had this before.

[dogbutler]

@purplehorseshoe

Does that mean you got there and then couldn’t work?

Yep.
And this is a complete sentence of more than 5 characters, thank you very much Mr. Discourse

[Baker]

@nelliebly

Today marks the beginning of my massive, ruthless Chuck It program

You and my sister would get along. I’m still regretting thinning my books, especially cookbooks, when I moved.

[purplehorseshoe]

Whoops. The blurred jacket message was supposed to be typed as1

It’s not an addiction until you suck dick for it.

Helluva difference!

@dogbutler

Yep.

That both sucks AND blows.

Still don’t get the 6th punch reference, tho …

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Laundry is a-swishin’ in its bath, Monkey has chased treats around AND got some fresh 'nip (he’s now snoozing off the excitement on the ledge of my chair about 2.5 inches from my shoulder … OMG I think he just started snoring softly) and there’s a frozen stuffed chicken thingie baking away in the oven.

Just need to refill a buncha rattie water bottles and my evening will be complete.

Oh! Oven timer just beeped!