# (Old) The MMP is the place to be! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Tags:** mmp\ **Created:** [January 27, 2025, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-the-mmp-is-the-place-to-be/1013472 "2025-01-27T12:20:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 13
**Author:** ![peedin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peedin/32/14095_2.png) [@peedin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peedin)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2025, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-the-mmp-is-the-place-to-be/1013472/241 "2025-01-31T14:45:35Z")
It’s raining with a predicted high of 40. My plan for today is PT, and getting the Christmas storage boxes out of the garage. My tree comes down this weekend. This morning I took my first shot of compounded semaglutide for weight loss. I’m doing this through Weight Watchers. I take Dupixent for nasal polyps, but that is a prefilled pen. This I had to draw into a syringe. I’ve given Ariel a handful of shots so the concept isn’t completely freaking me out. I ordered 4 boxes of Girl Scout cookies. I plan to take 3 to the barn. Keeping the Do Si Dos for myself. ---
**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:** [January 31, 2025, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-the-mmp-is-the-place-to-be/1013472/242 "2025-01-31T14:53:28Z")
Morning everyone. It is raining and has been all night. I can still see a few patches of snow up under the trees but it will melt off today. It is 51F and we’ve gotten an inch an a half of rain out of this storm so far. Besides going to the gym, not a lot is going to happen today. The light will be good for doing white work this afternoon and that is the extent of my plans. > [@SurrenderDorothy](#): > > But now, knowing them, I expect our time together will be measured in years! That is so wonderful, love heals so much. Great pics! Good luck with the interviews, I’m sure you will rock them. I know that you will become a treasured asset where ever you land. > [@dogbutler](#): > > Spot wants me impeached for the lack of lunchmeat and ice cubes to chase around the kitchen. Sounds like a hanging offense to me! > [@missred](#): > > For me, it’s knowing that people who I respected are OK with at least enough of his BS to vote for it. This. Now there is a bill going through the house to restrict access to all forms of birth control. I know women who voted for this. All respect for them is gone now. > [@missred](#): > > The Appalachians are much older than the Rockies Yanno something that just fascinates me? The Appalachians are older than the KT boundary. All of the geological formations I’m used to looking for are missing now that I’m living in an “older” part of the world. It’s just strange and sometimes confusing because I don’t really know what I’m seeing in the rocks anymore. Learning is a good thing and I’ve got a bunch of learning to do in these new OLD lands. > [@FairyChatMom](#): > > They are higher than sea level and not in sight of the ocean, hence my dislike. Another weird (to me) thing. Supposedly we live in the mountains and it certainly looks that way. Our home is about 100ft above than sea level. In AZ, at 3400 ft above sea level, I could look across flat desert and see the light glow from Phx or Prescott depending on which way I was looking. Now I can’t even see three blocks away in any direction. Good luck grand wrangling. I hope Trevor doesn’t drag too much mud in. > [@purplehorseshoe](#): > > Literally sat on a box of fucking sausage, and hoped to all hell that nobody else would come in for a second. Chances are good that if someone had come in, they would have sat on the box of pepperoni next to you and shared some tears. > [@AskNott](#): > > In the mail today, I got my new state ID card, fully identifying me as a non-driving up-to-date citizen. Was it super hard to give up the idea of driving again? I know that day will come for me and I am so not looking forward to it. > [@Kitten\_Mitten](#): > > Bella was looking at me like she needed breakfast so I started getting her kibble when daughter asked what I was doing and if Bella had not told me that she had already had breakfast before they left their house. Yeah, cats aren’t the only lying liers who lie. I’m glad she enjoyed her second breakfast 🙂 > [@Paintcharge](#): > > Another good day with the museum, so that is going well. That is great, it is good to hear happy words from you. Dang about the truck, though. > [@dogbutler](#): > > To beat the earning forecast. Same thing at Brown. What’s this about UPS cutting back on Amazon deliveries? Is that because UPS is sick of Amazon underpaying them or because Amazon usage has dropped suddenly? > [@scareyfaerie](#): > > Combined with “what’s left in the fridge that I need to use before next week?” That’s usually how I plan menus for the week 🙂 > [@scareyfaerie](#): > > She’s just told me she needs to ask someone else because she’s lost the plot. This is the third time I’ve asked for her input on something this week, and the third time she’s passed it on. That’s not great, I hope she learns to focus soon. > [@peedin](#): > > I ordered 4 boxes of Girl Scout cookies. I plan to take 3 to the barn. That is about the only thing I miss about working. It was great to be able to put food out in the break room and know that it would be gone by the end of the day. ---
**Author:** ![peedin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peedin/32/14095_2.png) [@peedin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peedin)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2025, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-the-mmp-is-the-place-to-be/1013472/243 "2025-01-31T14:56:14Z")
**JtC** do you use a special lamp for needlework? I want to get back into needlepoint but no light in my house is strong enough. ---
**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:** [January 31, 2025, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-the-mmp-is-the-place-to-be/1013472/244 "2025-01-31T15:38:18Z")
I have a **magnifying lamp** available, but mostly I sit next to the French doors for the natural light. I really want one of **[these](https://www.amazon.com/Daylight-Company-Stitch-Precision-Comfort/dp/B0CYM16WGV?ref_=ast_sto_dp)** but if I put out that much money for a lamp, I would have to use it instead of wandering around the house to sit by different windows as the light moves. ---
**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:** [January 31, 2025, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-the-mmp-is-the-place-to-be/1013472/245 "2025-01-31T15:41:39Z")
> [@scareyfaerie](#): > > He’s been to look at a room in a shared house that he thinks will suit him, so once he moves in he’ll have somewhere to leave most of his work-related stuff (and do his laundry). More explanation, please? Did I miss something? ---
**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:** [January 31, 2025, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-the-mmp-is-the-place-to-be/1013472/246 "2025-01-31T15:46:11Z")
I wondered, but didn’t want to pry. I believe he’s working in a different country now, so it would make sense to get a room there. ---
**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:** [January 31, 2025, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-the-mmp-is-the-place-to-be/1013472/247 "2025-01-31T15:47:42Z")
UPS article: [UPS announces major cutback in Amazon relationship](https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2025/jan/30/ups-announces-major-cutback-in-amazon-relationship/) ---
**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:** [January 31, 2025, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-the-mmp-is-the-place-to-be/1013472/248 "2025-01-31T16:17:57Z")
> [@peedin](#): > > **JtC** do you use a special lamp for needlework? I’m obviously not **JtC** , but I use an [Ott](https://a.co/d/hVbJ0bg) Lite for most of my precision work. I specifically like the one that I linked to because you can drag it around and position it just where you want the light. Speaking of sewing stuff, my new sewing machine is crappity crap crap. Yes, I should have known because of the price. Fortunately, there is a very old sewing machine upstairs that I had forgotten about which may work. MusicMan is going to carry it downstairs for me and I’ll start to investigate whether it works or whether I need a new, quality one. I’ve been working on taxes today and trying to take breaks when I can no longer breathe due to anxiety. I’ve got mine mostly done, I just need to have MusicMan around when I’m doing his in case I have any questions. I’d also like to extend major hugs to **shoe** , **nellie** , **taters** , and all of those struggling with what is going on these days. I am grateful for each and everyone of you and send much love your way. ---
**Author:** ![liirogue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dbc845/32.png) [@liirogue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/liirogue)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2025, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-the-mmp-is-the-place-to-be/1013472/249 "2025-01-31T16:24:39Z")
Thanks everyone for the well wishes. Not much change from yesterday, but trying to stay upright as it seems to help keep gunk from gathering in my lungs as badly. Taking a brief break from work this morning as I’m messing up some simple things, so I’ll catch up with all of y’all instead. > [@dogbutler](#): > > Spot is interested in consuming my psyillum capsules I kept reading this as _psilocybin_ capsules and thought Spot was about to be in for one heck of a day! > [@Chefguy](#): > > We have two cat brushes and neither one is worth a damn for this long hair. I used to have a longhair cat prone to hairballs. We switched him to a food for hairballs (something like [this](https://www.petsmart.com/cat/food-and-treats/dry-food/purina-one-plus-hairball-formula-adult-cat-dry-food--chicken-high-fiber-with-vitamins-2509.html)) and it helped a ton. He still had them but with far less frequency. > [@JaneDoe42](#): > > Plate the veggies and chicken to rest, put the pan on the stove and use the drippings for gravy. > > I am very lazy. First, that hardly sounds lazy. And second, I don’t know why but this reminds me of what used to be one of my favorite frozen meals (this Lean Cuisine [herbed chicken and gravy](https://www.amazon.com/Lean-Cuisine-Comfort-Roasted-Chicken/dp/B00DQ24UWI) but I can’t stand the texture of what they now claim is “chicken” in that dish. So now I’ve been inspired to see if I can find some sort of copycat recipe when I feel up to it. Hugs to everyone impacted by these crazy times. I’m not impacted yet, but everything I read or hear about is… distressing, to put it mildly. And I’m afraid. ---
**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:** [January 31, 2025, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-the-mmp-is-the-place-to-be/1013472/250 "2025-01-31T16:24:43Z")
> [@Sticks\_and\_Scones](#): > > I specifically like the one that I linked to because you can drag it around and position it just where you want the light. Is it cordless? ---
**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:** [January 31, 2025, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-the-mmp-is-the-place-to-be/1013472/251 "2025-01-31T16:26:28Z")
> [@Paintcharge](#): > > > [@missred](#): > > > > my cat, Figaro > > I once had a Figaro, I sort of got him by way of a roommate abandoning him. He had a partial tail, cuz, said roommate didn’t see him knocking over a bottle of wine onto his tail. Figgie ended up with an ex. My Figaro was rehomed from my sister when she graduated from college and moved somewhere she couldn’t have her. She had been a surprise birthday gift from her former fiancé, who really had no clue about the responsibilities of having a pet. **dot** , your puppers look great! I love Einstein’s bow ties. Before I got my dog, I was looking at senior dog rescues and I would have likely given any of your guys a good look. > [@dogbutler](#): > > This is the reason this sign exists in the apartment: Sounds like you have Spot’s number. 😛 > [@peedin](#): > > **JtC** do you use a special lamp for needlework? I want to get back into needlepoint but no light in my house is strong enough. I’ve found that [Ottlite](https://ottlite.com/?sscid=11k9_12mny0&) lamps work really well for painting, papercraft or embroidery in the studio. I see I’ve been scooped by **sticky buns**. 🙂 Hugs to you **nellie**. I hope that you feel comfortable coming back to us soon. Up, caffeinating, breakfasted, a load of towels in the dryer, jeans in the wash and everything else on deck. I’ve done most of the houseirk and will shevel shortly to go buy groceries, although I’ll have to do the menu plans and list first. It rained most of the day and night yesterday, so no dog park for Nelson until it dries out a little. I may take him to Lowe’s though, since I need a couple of things from there. He’ll hit the ladies in the paint department for treats and they’ll fuss over him some. Stay safe and healthy y’all! ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2025, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-the-mmp-is-the-place-to-be/1013472/252 "2025-01-31T16:31:56Z")
that lamp looks like it is alive and could attack! ---
**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:** [January 31, 2025, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-the-mmp-is-the-place-to-be/1013472/253 "2025-01-31T16:40:27Z")
Carol: “We need to reduce headcount.” Management: \< runs fire drill 2 minutes after thunderstorm \> One of those days where they were sending people home before the shift. Also, I hate touching pudding. > [@FairyChatMom](#): > > There should be a law (Hah - like that will happen) limiting when talk about the next election can begin. Strange Women Lying In Ponds And Distributing Swords is starting to look god right now. > [@JaneDoe42](#): > > What’s this about UPS cutting back on Amazon deliveries? Is that because UPS is sick of Amazon underpaying them or because Amazon usage has dropped suddenly? It’s all about getting rid of every account that doesn’t provide a certain profit margin, service be dammed. The stock market isn’t liking Carol’s ideas. > [@liirogue](#): > > I kept reading this as _psilocybin_ capsules and thought Spot was about to be in for one heck of a day! 🤣 ---
**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:** [January 31, 2025, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-the-mmp-is-the-place-to-be/1013472/254 "2025-01-31T16:42:21Z")
> [@liirogue](#): > > (something like [this](https://www.petsmart.com/cat/food-and-treats/dry-food/purina-one-plus-hairball-formula-adult-cat-dry-food--chicken-high-fiber-with-vitamins-2509.html)) She has to have wet food because of all the tooth extractions. Perhaps there is something out there. ---
**Author:** ![Sahirrnee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sahirrnee/32/13937_2.png) [@Sahirrnee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sahirrnee)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2025, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-the-mmp-is-the-place-to-be/1013472/255 "2025-01-31T16:48:31Z")
Happy Friday! It’s raining. It’s 42 degrees now, supposed to get up to 53. I’m not going anywhere, so it doesn’t matter much anyway. I didn’t see that I could donate them until after I ordered, **Red** My son will probably like them. We’ll think of you when eating the Thin Mints, **Doggio** I always do an annual budget each year, **MetalMouse** , but it gets modified throughout the year. I had designed my own spread sheet years ago, but I lost the code. I don’t feel like rewriting it, but I can never find anything that fits what I am looking for. I lost my calender pages too. I think I no longer have the patience to design it again. ---
**Author:** ![liirogue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dbc845/32.png) [@liirogue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/liirogue)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2025, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-the-mmp-is-the-place-to-be/1013472/256 "2025-01-31T16:48:55Z")
There is indeed - all of the major brands seem to make a wet food with hairball control. I searched Petsmart for “cat food hairball” and probably two dozen wet options came up. ---
**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:** [January 31, 2025, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-the-mmp-is-the-place-to-be/1013472/257 "2025-01-31T16:51:56Z")
Thanks. I figured there must be. ---
**Author:** ![Bob\_Blaylock](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bob_blaylock/32/3235_2.png) [@Bob\_Blaylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bob_Blaylock)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2025, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-the-mmp-is-the-place-to-be/1013472/258 "2025-01-31T16:59:09Z")
> [@Seanette](#): > > > [@Paintcharge](#): > > > > The truck is misbehaving. The “heater” only blows on high and it doesn’t blow hot. That blows. Really hoping to not get caught in an ice storm. > > @Bob_Blaylock , any thoughts on the lack of heat problem?   Sounds to me like two different issues.   One is with the system that controls the blower motor; probably the switch itself.   The other would have to do with the mechanism that controls the amount of HVAC air going past the heater core, as opposed to the amount bypassing the heater core.  That could also probably get back to the switch assembly.  I’d look at that component first, as its the one place where one item being damaged (albeit in two places) could account for both problems. ---
**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:** [January 31, 2025, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-the-mmp-is-the-place-to-be/1013472/259 "2025-01-31T17:01:13Z")
Nope. That would be even better if it was. Fortunately, it’s conducive to the setting that I have it in and I’ve got it plugged in to a very long extension cord. ---
**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:** [January 31, 2025, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-the-mmp-is-the-place-to-be/1013472/260 "2025-01-31T17:11:48Z")
Darn. I don’t like stringing extension cords around, I forget they are there and trip over them. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-the-mmp-is-the-place-to-be/1013472.md?page=12) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-the-mmp-is-the-place-to-be/1013472.md?page=14)