Just remember: ugly cookies have no calories.
Happy Thorsday!
I’m tired.
I went to bed last night. When my son called me at 120 to go get him, I called a cab for him.
It’s a bit too expensive to do that out here, but I’ll call a cab once in a while when I really don’t want to get up.
I wish if they were going to be getting out early every night, that management would start calling again and ask if you want the night off. No pay or course, but that is better than getting ready and going to irk just to irk a half day.
I’m going to bed now, will catch up with stuff tomorrow.
This. So much this 
Which helps my friends…the best way to convince me to not eat a cookie is to make a batch. I will eat a test cookie/slice/piece of whatever sweet I’ve just made and if it is acceptable to me, I’m over it and done.
Hubs has asked me to stop with the cookies after I have a nice assortment to send to Mom and friends because he can’t keep his hands off them, so today I looked at artisan bread recipes. This will be an issue for my diet because unlike sweets…if the bread comes out right…I will eat all of the bread without sharing.
Does he have any co-workers who live in your area? Maybe he could pay them for rides?
My Mom always bought a honey baked ham for special occasions and there was always a long line at the Honey Baked Ham store.
Hey, there’s a piece of 
next to swampy’s name. Hey, Happy Anniversary!!! Thanks for joining this community, you add so much and I, for one, am grateful 
Drove the 6 blocks to work this morning even though it was high 40’s and sunny because we had a zoom call with the Hematologist-Oncologist at 11:15 this morning. When I went back to work in the afternoon, I walked which I’m glad I did because on the way home an old friend was out raking leaves so I walked across the street and caught up with her.
My Spartans played Southern Indiana tonight and looked much better at the start of the game but there were periods where they were unfocused which causes concern because we have Duke coming up on Tuesday.
Spoke with our daughter this evening and we figured out a plan for Thanksgiving. We are going there and we discussed a menu and who is bringing/preparing what.
Agreed here too. Like I said, I was just concerned it might be the harbinger of difficulties I would care about. I can already be jumpy about that kind of thing.
Me: < naps >
Spot: jumps up, curls up around feet >
Me: " awwwwwwww."
Spot: < wet noise >
Me: “please God, let that be a snort and not a fart.”
But up and drinking a good Daiquiri and watching bad football.
As long as your coworkers don’'t start greeting you with “You’re still here?” you should be fine
MMMMMM. I’m having potatoes with Bo Seasoning and cheese for dinner tonight(with Smoked Paprika chicken)
Looks at user name and wonders what you aren’t jumpy about! 
JtC Perhaps a sprinkle with sugar after the cookies come out of the oven while still hot?
I got nothing to add about the the wedding invite that hasn’t been said already… Don’t fret about it.
doggio You left us in suspense as to the direction of Spot’s wet noise…
Do you have an MMP name yet? I nominate Jumpy.
Up, caffeinated, and sheveled. Off to heave. Or Mez around.
Thankfully it was just snot. Because for such a smol creature, he can emit a “black Hefty bag full of dead skunks on an asphalt parking lot in August in N.C.” grade stench.
Good Mornin’ Y’all! Up and caffeinatin’. YAWN ‘Tis 54 Amurrkin out and mostly cloudy with a predicted high of 78 and mostly cloudy for the day. We are commencin’ with a cool down in weather now. High temps will be in the 60s and some rain is predicted. We shall see. Sloth, general overall uselessness, nappage, and day drinkin’ is the plan of the day. Sup shall be grilled poke chops, peas 'n carrots, scalloped N.O.T., and rolls. Maybe I’ll take the two empty propane tanks and get 'em filled up. It’s not like I have to be all that properly attired to do such.
Leaper I wouldn’t read too much into it. Personally I’d be happy that I was not invited cause then I’d have to go or come up with a suitable excuse.
JtC I am impressed with all your mad bakin’ skilz!
Now I need more caffeine and to feed rumbly tummy. Then, onward into the day! Rah.
Happy Firday Y’all!
Mornin’ all. It’s 0530 here, an hour before sunrise with now just a hint of light behind the few clouds over the ocean. I’ve been balconatin’ about an hour now in the 79/26F lush tropical warmth. Yesterday was gray and semi-drizzly all day and I just wanted to kill something. Blech! It finally cleared up as the sun went down. Today should be gloriously sunny & top out around 86/30.
When he called you for a ride and you weren’t willing, why did you call the cab rather than him? “Sorry kid, I’m not getting up. You’re an adult, arrange your own cab. G’night. [Click]” Weaning him will only occur if you’re consistent about making him do as much as possible, not as least as possible.
Said another way, you are being jumpy about this specific thing, and probably for naught. When you see them next, say “I hear you got married. Congratulations!!” Then shut up and listen to what they say. Then go back to work. It’ll be fine. if it isn’t, it’ll be real obvious soon enough.
These kinds of problems, if they become problems, are not the sorts of problems you can anticipate or head off by getting out in front of them. But if you allow yourself to develop a paranoid state of mind, you will be spotting little slights and passive aggressions behind every interaction. Don’t do that. Admittedly much easier said than done. But worth a conscious try.
Yaay swampy! For someone of such advanced slothin’ skills I find the fact you’re an early bird to be an especial treat. Gives me hope for my own transition to retired happy abject uselessness. You’re a fine mentor.
As to me:
Beaching for sure, all else TBD. Need to decide a couple of admin things with Her Ladyship and that’s always a fraught process. Except when it’s unexpectedly effortless. A tiring dynamic to be sure.
Are you some kind of extraterrestrial or something? I don’t know if I can continue being friends with you - talking nonsense like this… 
OK, maybe you’ve redeemed yourself with this.
52° here and overcast, forecast to get colder and rainier as the day progresses. It rained a bit overnight, but not nearly enough - we’re falling behind on our annual rainfall.
I woke a bit after 4 (stoopit bladder) and I played some games on the tablet for about 90 minutes, then showered and dressed. Critters have been tended and I’ve fed my face - and it’s barely after 7!! SIL planned to drop the kids off around 9 - we shall see. It’ll be a basement day for sure, what with the weather and my not having my car, so I can’t take them anywhere. No biggie. I’ll get a fire going down there and they can run amok.
MIL called last night - she wants to visit BIL today. Visiting hours are 6-8PM and FCD will take her. Maybe he can persuade her to come here for supper first. He’ll be taking her to her thyroid doc on Moanday - fingers crossed they can figure out why she’s lost her appetite. It may be stress, but it might not be. Hope we can figure something out for her.
And with luck, I’ll have my car back by the end of the day. And maybe tomorrow I’ll be brave enough to drive the new vehicle. I can’t be the first one to put a ding in it. 
Meanwhile, caffeination continues. Happy Firday!!
Mornin’ everyone.
It’s 42F and cloudy outside. The high temp will be around 52F. Rain showers will occur early in the day, then back to overcast skies. Rain and rain showers will move back around 7:00 p.m. tonight and last all day tomorrow.
Leaper, I wouldn’t read too much into the wedding thing. As others have said, sometimes it’s just about cost and level of closeness. If you’re not particularly close to the groom, it’s nothing personal.
JtC, I thought about baking some cookies, but fortunately for me, I was out of butter so I could not bake.
I was awake at 2:45 a.m. this morning and out of bed by 3:45 a.m. I tried sleeping in, but my bladder said, “Hey, you’re awake! I’m going to keep pinging you until you get up!” Once I’m up, I cannot go back to bed.
I hope you get your car back today, FCM! I’m sure driving the new rig will become second nature with time.
I am not sure what the plans for today will include. I know I must call my mother and wish her a happy birthday because today is her 86th birthday. If she is free, I may take her to lunch.
If it turns out that my day is free, I’ll find some other way to use the time. I have things around the house that I should tackle and a couple of errands I need to run.
Well, I should finish loading the dishwasher and maybe take care of some less noisy chores. Or, maybe I’ll just cruise the interest for awhile. No need to rush into things.
Afternoon, mumpers! It’s currently 8c/47f with no predicted change today, and partly cloudy. Weather app is all Friday-ish and says “Shove those fucking clouds up your ass”. No, I’d really rather not if it’s all the same to you.
Leaper I would not be bothering myself about the wedding thing. It often comes down to costs, numbers, and levels of closeness. Just congratulate the groom after the event and leave it at that.
Taters I hope your mother has a lovely birthday, and that you get to take her out to lunch. Those are precious times!
Moooom here’s hoping you get your car back today. Are you holding off on the new one until FCD puts the first dent in it?
I have had a slow and relatively unproductive day by all accounts. The high point was going out for jacket potatoes at lunchtime with a friend, even bigger bonus was having a chat with the lovely lady in the School of Education’s café. She likes us so much, she split an extra potato between us 
I had a potentially icky job landing in the inbox earlier but it turned out not to be too icky, just tedious but it’s done now, and we are shutting up shop in 45 minutes so fingers crossed nothing else appears that I don’t want to do! I’m leaving my laptop here because we are out on strike on Monday and Tuesday, and I’ve got a day’s leave on Wednesday so I won’t need the laptop until Thursday when I’m due back on campus.
**Leaper **what everyone else said.
Having an MRI with contrast on Tuesday. They want to see what is going on with the other part of my knee, the part that is swollen and hurts and has fluid behind it. They said it was a bone bruise.
Trying to get the kids to play together without me. It’s not working too well…
Wearing me out.
Maybe you can show them a cartoon about how kids should play together?
It’s official: I’m an idiot. My middle sister has a landmark birthday coming up, so we three siblings got her a personalized throw. It has her name, a long list of her many great qualities, and a line, “And we love her!” followed by the signatures of my other sister, my brother, and me. Well, I didn’t think to add my sister-in-law. She has issues and frankly isn’t that fond of the birthday sister, but still, no excuse. So I’m ordering another throw and will just eat the costs. In my defense, I sent my sister and brother a mock-up, and the didn’t notice the omission, but I should have.
My daughter should get here around dinner time. I’m going to multi-task: I can worry while cooking and baking. Also, I am craving blueberry pancakes. I have no blueberries and no time for pancakes.
I was unfamiliar with that term and had to look it up. I like it so much, I may stop saying “baked potato” altogether.
I’m glad they’re being thorough instead of just diagnosing and treating without really checking.
Leaper, it may be an if…then omission. When my daughter got married, I wanted to invite a departmental colleague whom she knew well. However, if I’d invited him, I’d have had to invite the rest of the department, and they were not a fun bunch. In your case, it might have been that if they invited you, they’d have to invite someone at the same level of acquaintance. I wouldn’t worry about it.
Happy Birthday to your mom, taters! I hope you two get to go to lunch.
Task for the week: All 3 crummy, too-low, running-on, squeaky-flush handle 2007 toilets replaced with standard-height, 2-part low/high-flow push-button flush 2023 toilets with soft-closure seats. A cheap-ish thrill. Now the garage is full of old toilets.