**Puggy, I sorta kinda hinted around at gotti for a cite, but was totally ignored. sob I get no respect. Either that, or I’m really bad at flirting.
donkeybear if your hair requires a glue stick, it ain’t a good haircut. Me, I just get the stuff buzzed a half inch all over once a month. It works. Plus, I save tons on shampoo! It looks good and helps me retain my cheap bastid image.
FCM avocado? For real! Dang! You really are an ol’ broad! 
<snerk> IN BED! <snerk>
See, when I try to flirt I can’t code even. sigh :smack:
We have well water and septic, so there’s no appreciable bill there (a little power for the pump) but I do feel better knowing I’ll use less water. And if the dryer’s more efficient, that’s good, too!
I was told by a repair guy to avoid Maytags these days. He said the quality isn’t what it used to be. So I’ll be getting a pair of Frigidaires. Plus the Maytags were a lot more expensive, and I’m spending quite enough as it is. I need to call Lowe’s tomorrow and nag them.
Oh, bite my big toe!!! The previous owners left the green dryer, you old geezer!
Sorry swampy… I’m more of a “let’s be direct and to the point” kinda guy. I’m not the type that interprets a wink from across the room as “let’s go to my place and I’ll show you my etchings after we have a nice pork roast and baked potatos for dinner”
Just catching up here… excellent OP Donkey! I’d like a swimmer for my laundry room, please; preferably one who is willing to do my laundry for me.
And snakes, ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww! That Rinkhals looks very nasty. But I liked Drae’s link. (Although I’m disappointed by the lack of off-the-balcony throwing! Not that that’s snake-related.)
Norm!!! Welcome to the MMP! And you’ll be joining up for real, right?
Welcome also Feydeau and Reggie. I’m hoping I’ve welcomed all the new people…sorry if I missed anyone.
I have a fairly new washer/dryer set (previous owners bought them less than 10 years ago), but I REALLY REALLY want a front-loading washer. Sadly new washer/dryer is several large expenses down the line (unless, of course, I win the lottery). The fridge and stove will need to be replaced first as they are a charming harvest gold (I’m pretty confident they’ve been in use since the 70s).
Hmmmm…there was more…
Got my hair cut this evening. My standing every-four-weeks appointment. No surprises, really. My only requirement is that my hair not come out looking like a mop (it’s way curly). OK, there are actually two requirements. No special care required. No matter how my hair is cut, the only reliable care I give it is washing.
Weekend wasn’t all that fascinating…I talked about it in last week’s MMP. Only important part was that I found the marigolds that Ashes couldn’t find last week. They were in our church garden. Now they’re not, because we pulled all the annuals yesterday.
That’s it for the moment.
GT
Hi ya’ll. Haven’t been around in a while but I haven’t forgotten you! Still love you!
Don’t have anything exciting to tell about, that’s all, except I overcame another aspect of my conservative upbringing these last two weekends. 
My mother would have a heart attack if she knew.
How is everyone?
Details, darlin’, we want details.
Well okay, maybe if it involves snakes, Christian porn or unusual uses for fabric softener we don’t want details. (I have a really disturbing picture of that Snuggles creature at the moment).
Other than that–go for it!
I sent pictures of myself to someone.
Well, they weren’t *quite *nude.
I wish we had a devil smiley.
All that I do is shampoo mine, too, (and use conditioner, but isn’t that assumed?) but now there’s just one additional step. It’s not a glue stick, it just resembles one. (it’s basically hair wax in a twist-up tube.) And, even though it doesn’t look like you’re fishing for compliments or anything, yes, your hair does look good. I just need more gray in my hair.
Waffle House was interesting, to say the least. Today was supposed to be my day of on-the-floor training. This training consisted of “Jeremy, we’re down a salesperson (euphemism for waiter), so here’s a ticket book.” I still fared alright, and ran away with 36.xx dollars for a 10 hour shift. The haul was unfortunate, given that most of the time spent by the other salespeople was spent bitching about how tired they were, smoking, and failing to clean off any of their tables. One of them had made less than 20 dollars all day, and 7 of that came from one customer (who happened to notice that it was her birthday.) Poor girl doesn’t know how to prebus a table, at all.
And, because I promised them earlier, here’s me
after the haircut
Swampy, I know you like a man in uniform, so here
you go. 
On a side note, I just noticed that my stomach hair connects with my back hair.
I don’t know whether I should be afraid, angered, or excited.
Nice pics donkeybear! I am indeed a sucker for a Waffle House uniform. It’s one of my secret shames. 
Ok, direct and to the point. passwords any chance those err… ummm… christian porn films (HEE! I like that Kalley!) will be distributed nationwide? It might be fun to watch while I work on my etchings after I’ve had a nice pork roast and bake potato dinner. How’s that?
Speaking of dinner, I made some fantabulous chicken 'n dumplin’s last night! I made a big pot of 'em thinking there’d be enough for two or three days. HAH! There was enough left for me to bring some for lunch today. We each ate three bowls full plus I took some over to my adopted local mother cause I had promised I would. So, tonight, I’m making spaghetti and meatballs. The sauce is already made cause I did that last night.
I may have to make a pork roast with sweet potatoes cause since pork roast has been mentioned, I want one now. It’s amazing how many times I end up with something for dinner just cause somebody mentioned it in the MMP. You people have a strange influence on me.
Welcome back 'Mika!
Sheesh, thanks a lot swampy, now I’m hungry again and have to find me some food.
Just remember, one can never be too hairy for some of us.
All this talk of haircuts had decided me–I am going to call today and get an appt to have mine trimmed.
Very nice pics–and you I would tip well. I like a cleancut looking waiter…
Update on the kitchen designer guy–we have decided to NOT use him. This means we are back to square one and must look around and start over, but at least we are not out $500 and unhappy to boot. He gave me two scraps of paper with a shitty computer generated pic of what his design would be. I have nothing against the design, but I DO take issue with this:
“this is the cabinet style I priced the job at.”
Me:“Is this middle of the menu, high end or low end?”
No answer to that. He does say that it is the ONLY cabinet that fits my specs.
(really? Hmmm.)
Me,“This is maple, right?”
“yes.”
Me, “We wanted birch.”
so much for specs. Can I say this in MPSIMS, 'cause I really need to? This guy is a complete assh*le.
Remember how he was so fixated on talking to my husband? Well, we have devised a plan…heheh. When he calls to follow up on this (IF he does)–I am going to tell him, “Gosh, you’ll need to speak to my husband about that.”
And then Greg do the whole banker thing on him.
I am getting way too much pleasure out of this scenario.
fcm, I am ever so jealous! Front loading, MATCHING washer and dryer! ::drool emoticon:: Just goes to show you how pathetic I am that I’m jonesing for matching appliances. :rolleyes:
donkeybear, you are ever so adorable. Love the new do. The uniform…not so much.
gt, I gots the curlies, too. I finally found a product (Sleek One) that tames them enough so that I don’t look like the winning standard poodle at Westminster. It’s not a gel or mousse, more like a hair dressing, but leaves my hair soft and frizless.
Here’s my contribution to the dinner ideas. Tonight I’m going to make a chicken stir fry. I got some nice veggies to “stir” in and will make up a pot of brown rice. It’ll be nummy and healthy.
That’s all I got for now.
Tupug
And to continue explaining the cervical collar thing, I asked why FCD was wearing a cervical collar when he for-sure doesn’t have a cervix of his own. And that’s all to that story.
swampy when you make c-n-d, what is the gravy like? My GF makes a batch that comes out soupy, and I’d like it to be more gravyish in consistancy. Everything else she makes for that is great, and the soup thing ain’t too bad, but I’d really like to have it with a gravy.
And because I’m a pop-culture junkie, I just gotta say
Norm!
Sean suggest she add some corn starch to thicken it up. I like it a little soupy but not to soupy. Also, adding a can of cream of chicken soup can help thicken it up. I have been using flour tortillas as dumplings as of late. I cut 'em in strips and drop 'em in the stock which should be at a slow boil a few at a time. Makes yummy dumplings!
Before we get too carried away this week, do we have a volunteer for next week’s MMP yet? We need someone to bravely step forward and lead us or somebody will be drafted. Don’t make me start naming names!
Not me. My life is way too mudane and pointless … wait a minute. That might be interpreted as a selling point.
Gravy: I’ve been using Arrowroot lately with lovely results. The secret to thickeners is to dissolve them in a bit of liquid before adding to the whole thing.
chaotic boy You’ve got some lovely eyebrows, there. I like big old giant eyebrows on a guy.
Runny, sniffie cutie Baby Cherry’s nose has dried up and now Cherry Girl has come down with something, possibly strep throat. Sigh. It’s off to the doc for a culture.
Thanks, swampy!
I’ve been hooked on this Truth or Dare game on the boards since Friday…it’s totally addictive. Always loved that game.
No comment, Kallessa?
