# (Old) Today in History - a pivotal moment in the MMP **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Tags:** mmp\ **Created:** [October 14, 2024, 8:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-today-in-history-a-pivotal-moment-in-the-mmp/1008758 "2024-10-14T08:02:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 314
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> [@nelliebly](#): > > I think Mom’s real reason for excluding me was probably that the trial involved murder or S-E-X. Probably some swear words too! I’m glad you were able to spend time with him outside of the courtroom. > [@](#): > > My kids have strict instructions that no senior apts or assisted living unless I can have a cat. Whatever it takes Boo has to have a kitty on her lap. Which is why I have been looking into fostering. I’m sure I will outlive our current fuzzbutts and don’t want to die catless. > [@purplehorseshoe](#): > > Probably they saw “poppy” and thought “opium.” (Yes, _I_ know it’s a different species of flower. But postal employees aren’t known for their expertise in botany.) That was my first thought, but the the seed package was sealed in an manila envelope. Something triggered the post office to open the envelope and to find the seeds. The opened envelope and the other contents were delivered. > [@purplehorseshoe](#): > > I snerked. You’d think I’d be a pro at that sort of thing, LOL!!! I agree with you about **nellie.** I’ve never read such a gracious apology in my life. > [@Paintcharge](#): > > Please don’t reply to this, You can’t say something like that without expecting lots of supportive hugs. Here’s one from me. 🫂 > [@Sticks\_and\_Scones](#): > > If everything happens for a reason, I’m trying to figure this one out. Its because your doctor had his head up his… I hope you start feeling better soon. > [@scareyfaerie](#): > > I have a very simple recipe for a quick version That certainly does look simple, thanks so much! > [@scareyfaerie](#): > > Slothage and a good book I reckon. Just so happens, I have a brand new book that needs to be read. It seems as though fate has already decided! Enjoy! > [@Die\_Capacitrix](#): > > Our windowsills are actually window ledges - they are about 8" deep. I take back what I said about cleaning windowsills. If we had 8" deep windowsills, they would be covered with folded blankets or kitty beds because there would be no way to keep the cats out of them. > [@purplehorseshoe](#): > > Coupla my crew have been predictably getting on my nerves in predictable ways. Such a fine line between being stoned enough to put up with idiots and too high to do the job. It took me many years to find the balance point, good luck! > [@BippityBoppityBoo](#): > > While you’re in there, post what they’re doing/saying/not doing so we can snark in solidarity, right along with you. Ain’t no snark better than shared snark. We all can throw in some snerk karma while we’re at it. This! So much this! Ain’t nothing more fun than pointing and laughing at idiots. > [@Paintcharge](#): > > Then they become an abomination, aside from those Samoas from the Girl Scouts. Samoas are the only thing I can’t have in the house because I will gorge on them. I have decent self control when it comes to sweets, but I’ll eat those things frozen at three in the morning if I wake up knowing there are some in the freezer. That is usually because I go to sleep thinking of them in the freezer… So today was more expensive than we would have liked. Hubs got in his car to go to the grocery store and it wouldn’t turn over. Instead of letting me drive, he just took my car to get a new battery. This means he changed all of my stuff because he’s ten inches taller than me. 😡 He impulse bought a can of corned beef hash at the grocery sto and found some big packages of chicken breasts and thighs in the used meat bin so chicken tamales are on the menu sometime during the week. He also brought home some lovely yellow tomatoes and some very sad looking jalapenos so I grabbed my trusty knife and made a quart of pico. It will be better tomorrow. Tonight was fried food night at the casa. I fried up the cornbeef hash, grated a couple of potatoes for hashbrowns which got fried in butter, fried eggs in butter and toasted english muffins which were slathered with butter to be sure they had the proper amount of grease as well. When Hubs put the curtain rod up over the french doors, he put the center support slightly higher than the side supports. Not much but enough that if you are critical and look close you can see the bow. I didn’t see it until he did and I don’t think it is enough to bother with, but Hubs is planning a trip to Lowes tomorrow to buy the needed things to rehang the rod. I don’t want him to put more holes in the wall, I think he should just use a pair of pliers and bend it down a little, but he thinks that’s a horrible idea for reasons that really don’t include the reality of the situation. The curtain rod doesn’t have to be strong enough to support a sports car, it just needs to be able to hold some fabric curtains. Tomorrow I will be going to the dispensary and then to the gym. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-today-in-history-a-pivotal-moment-in-the-mmp/1008758)._