# Smarter minds and, uh, butts in the MMP **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Tags:** mmp\ **Created:** [August 22, 2022, 10:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smarter-minds-and-uh-butts-in-the-mmp/970078 "2022-08-22T10:20:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 14
**Author:** ![BippityBoppityBoo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bippityboppityboo/32/5745_2.png) [@BippityBoppityBoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BippityBoppityBoo)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2022, 6:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smarter-minds-and-uh-butts-in-the-mmp/970078/261 "2022-08-28T06:18:41Z")
> [@purplehorseshoe](#): > > What an embarrassment of riches! šŸ˜ I am so filled with Mumper Love right now ā€¦ Me too!! This is gonna be sooooo much fun! ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/22080_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2022, 7:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smarter-minds-and-uh-butts-in-the-mmp/970078/262 "2022-08-28T07:17:55Z")
**FCD** got on the road just before 3 of the AM because he was awake. I helped him load the car and now Iā€™m hoping I can fall back to sleep for a bit. I plan to fret till he gets there. We didnā€™t move the dining room table, but I think I can drag it out of the way. Hoping I can clean that carpet today and it dries overnight, or sooner. Fun day ahead. > [@Sunny\_Daze](#): > > No Samsung. No Samsung TVs, while weā€™re at it. I guess we got lucky - we have both a Samsung washer and TV and no issues with either. The washer wasnā€™t my first choice, tho. I got it because it was in stock at Loweā€™s and didnā€™t require a second mortgage. Ok, time to try sleeping, dammit. ---
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2022, 10:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smarter-minds-and-uh-butts-in-the-mmp/970078/263 "2022-08-28T10:44:02Z")
Good Morninā€™ Yā€™all! Up and caffeinatinā€™. _YAWN_ ā€˜Tis 70 Amurrkin out and partly cloudy with a predicted high of 90 and partly N.O.S. for the day. There could or could not be rain later today. The big item on todayā€™s agenda is deheathenization. It is our interim interimā€™s last Sunday with us. Donā€™t know if I have mentioned this yet, but we have an Interim Priest startinā€™ with us on September 1st. Heā€™ll be around four days a week, as an interim position is part time. Now the search for a new Priest/Rector can begin in earnest. The process for this stuff is slooooooooooooow! Anywho, after we deheathenate we shall procure some kind of McN.O.L. and then return to da cave for the usual sloth and general overall uselessness that is our wont. **Nettie** hereā€™s hopinā€™ you are over the plague soonest. **shoe** we donā€™t get to pick our 'rents. Maybe Poland will not let your mom in. Would that not be a hoot! **red** glad you had fun with the beagles and that Nelson was not too put out with you. Treats tend to make forgiveness more forthcominā€™. **MetalMouse** I think you have earned a day of high sloth. **MOOOOOOM** hope FCD has a safe and uneventful trip to Flahrduh. Now I need more caffeine and to feed rumbly tummy. Then purtification for deheathenization must commence. Happy Sunday Yā€™all! ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/22080_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2022, 10:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smarter-minds-and-uh-butts-in-the-mmp/970078/264 "2022-08-28T10:51:41Z")
I was up til after 4 then dozed off till after 6. I may actually nap today. **FCD** is somewhere in NC. My caffeination has begun, the critters have been tended, and my brain is still a tad fuzzy. Gonna be an interesting day hereā€¦ Happy Sunday, I guessā€¦ _\< yawn \>_ ---
**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:** [August 28, 2022, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smarter-minds-and-uh-butts-in-the-mmp/970078/265 "2022-08-28T11:52:04Z")
Up, caffeinated, and sheveled. Off today. Cleaning, then sloth is on the adgenda. > [@FairyChatMom](#): > > **FCD** is somewhere in NC. : waves vaguely westward : ---
**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:** [August 28, 2022, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smarter-minds-and-uh-butts-in-the-mmp/970078/266 "2022-08-28T11:57:52Z")
**metal mouse** , take care of that sunburn. As a veteran of quite a few of them over the years, Iā€™ve found that [an oatmeal bath](https://www.swansonvitamins.com/p/aveeno-soothing-bath-treatment-8-ct?SourceCode=INTL4071&showPopup=f&medium=Shopping&SourceCode=INTL4071&gclid=40c038e767e91d80c7eb5bec316405a7&gclsrc=3p.ds&msclkid=40c038e767e91d80c7eb5bec316405a7&utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Shopping%20-%20Smart%20-%20Beauty%20%26%20Personal%20Care&utm_term=4582352181253793&utm_content=Beauty%20%26%20Personal%20Care) and an application of [aloe vera gel with menthol](https://www.ebay.com/itm/324147560095?chn=ps&norover=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-213727-13078-0&mkcid=2&itemid=324147560095&targetid=4581183927179147&device=c&mktype=&googleloc=&poi=&campaignid=418233787&mkgroupid=1241348861725295&rlsatarget=pla-4581183927179147&abcId=9300542&merchantid=51291&msclkid=3d9039221cd811caa59c5a294a3e0292) makes them more bearable. Sounds like FCD is making good time **Moooooom**. Up, caffeinating, breakfasted and fixing to do KP. Other than lunch / breakfast prep and cooking supper (salmon patties, sweet corn, slaw, cottage cheese and 'maters), it will be a day of sloth. Stay safe and healthy yā€™all! ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/22080_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2022, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smarter-minds-and-uh-butts-in-the-mmp/970078/267 "2022-08-28T12:00:13Z")
Itā€™s 8AM. Iā€™ve had a couple of scrambled eggs and an apple, plus my requisite Diet Coke. I think I shall don some grubbies and have at the dining room carpet. Yes, I know, you envy my lifeā€¦ ---
**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:** [August 28, 2022, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smarter-minds-and-uh-butts-in-the-mmp/970078/268 "2022-08-28T12:12:17Z")
Major thunderstorm activity last evening, with 65mph winds and torrential rains. Hope nobody was hurt at the state fair, which took a direct hit. Quite the lightning display for us and we lost power briefly. Luckily this building has a backup generator. ---
**Author:** ![teelabrown](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/teelabrown/32/8412_2.png) [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2022, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smarter-minds-and-uh-butts-in-the-mmp/970078/269 "2022-08-28T12:35:56Z")
I hope **FCD** ā€™s trek is uneventful, **FCM**. We recently drove a similar distance when we went on vacation, but we took two days to do so. It wore me out! I canā€™t imagine doing it in one day now that Iā€™m well into my sixties; even when I was younger, it would have done me in. My mom had Alzheimerā€™s, and she started not recognizing her own son who lived with her. One day she became terrified of him, and tried to ā€œrunā€ away down the street. I put ā€œrunā€ in quotes because she used a four-point cane and couldnā€™t get very far. Her meds were adjusted and she had no more episodes of this sort. My local stone fruit orchard is awash in peaches just now. I bought a batch yesterday and made a rustic peach tart for last nightā€™s dessert. It came out especially good, as they were good cooking peaches - full-flavored, slightly tart and firm. The second half of it is now in the fridge and Iā€™d be surprised if it lasts until this afternoon. Weā€™re off for a walk in a semi-wild county park this morning. We noticed yesterday that a crew of goats had been deployed there to eat and clear away a lot of undergrowth and brush in anticipation of fire season. Iā€™m going to take a couple of carrots and an old celery clump with us and vary their diet a little. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_stainless_steel_rat/32/5727_2.png) [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Stainless_Steel_Rat)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2022, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smarter-minds-and-uh-butts-in-the-mmp/970078/270 "2022-08-28T12:57:00Z")
Morning all. Feel better after a good nightā€™s sleep, will dine out in several hours and then take **swampyā€™s** suggestion for a day of high sloth. Still heading for 90F again, maybe by September itā€™ll cool down someā€¦ Hope that **FCDā€™s** travel is safe, **FCM**. **lucky** , thatā€™s a nice thing you are doing, but make sure the goats donā€™t follow you homeā€¦ šŸ˜‰ šŸ˜ **JtC** , thanks for the VBC and GG story, made me grin way to early in the morningā€¦ OK, pill taken but paper is still to be retrieved (maybe when I head out to dinner-itā€™s sloth time). All yā€™all have a good Sunday. ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/22080_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2022, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smarter-minds-and-uh-butts-in-the-mmp/970078/271 "2022-08-28T13:01:18Z")
> [@teelabrown](#): > > Her meds were adjusted and she had no more episodes of this sort. The neurologist changed the dosage of one of his Parkinsonā€™s meds and it sorta helped - no more hallucinations, but his memory is now worse. Thereā€™s a Parkinsonā€™s center at Johns Hopkins - if we can get them to move here, maybe the doctors there will be more helpful. My own personal, biased opinion is that many of the doctors in Ocala are just throwing pills at old people on Medicare till they die. I have never spoken to any of them and I just get disjointed stories from my inlaws, but I donā€™t have a whole lot of confidence in the medical community there. Of course, MIL has a tendency to adjust her meds according to her own opinions, so maybe Iā€™m being grossly unfairā€¦ On the other hand, when you canā€™t get an appointment for a problem for 3 or 4 weeks, it doesnā€™t inspire confidence. My front door: ā€œGo ahead, try to break in!!!ā€ [![Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/jAlEwHZ.jpeg "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/jAlEwHZ) I just finished sucking up a metric butt-ton of cat hair from the dining room floor. Iā€™m about to fill the steam cleaner and have at it. Good timesā€¦ ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2022, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smarter-minds-and-uh-butts-in-the-mmp/970078/272 "2022-08-28T13:14:59Z")
> [@purplehorseshoe](#): > > > [@kitap](#): > > > > One day just as the tech arrived he saw me watching the TV as a snow leopard made a graphic killing. He looked up at all the blood and the dead whatever and said ā€œmayyyyyybe not the best thing for us to be showingā€. > > I probably should not have found this as funny as I did. > ā€¦ whereā€™s that handbasket? šŸ˜ˆ Trust me, I thought it was funny, too. Not nearly as funny as the tech whom I accidentally threw into a tizzy because I arrived an extra 10 minutes (extra time budgeted due to roadwork) who saw me arrive and said to the other tech ā€œsheā€™s **early!!!**. The other tech said " thatā€™s fine; weā€™re ready for her. Go get herā€. ā€œBut sheā€™s early!!!ā€ I think the first tech was a recent grad. ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/22080_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2022, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smarter-minds-and-uh-butts-in-the-mmp/970078/273 "2022-08-28T14:12:29Z")
Dining room carpet is clean! Huzzah! With luck, itā€™ll dry today and I can move the table back in tonight. Itā€™ll definitely dry overnight. I also cut up an old memory foam topper to make a couple of mattresses for the two pack-n-play beds. Now Iā€™m waiting for my daughter to let me know sheā€™s on her way to the playground. A high school friend, her son, and her mom are visiting and Daughter wants to show off her school. Meanwhile, the kids can play at the playground. So Iā€™m going to meet them there. **FCD** called when he hit SC - around 9:30. Hereā€™s hoping the interstate there isnā€™t as stupid as it usually is. I swear, every time we make the trek to FL and back, we end up sitting on I-95 in SC, because who the heck knows??? Heā€™s hoping to return home on Thurs to miss the holiday weekend traffic. Of course, that all depends on how his dad is doing. Meanwhile, Iā€™m chilling till I get the text to go. ---
**Author:** ![Taters](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/taters/32/2845_2.png) [@Taters](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taters)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2022, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smarter-minds-and-uh-butts-in-the-mmp/970078/274 "2022-08-28T14:43:47Z")
Good morning everyone. Itā€™s currently 53 degrees and sunny with an expected high of 80. Iā€™ve started the sprinkler because itā€™s been several days since Iā€™ve watered the lawn and I want to keep it green. Iā€™m sorry for all of those that got the crud and send my best well wishes. It sounds like FCD is making really good time, **FCM**. May the rest of his trip be as speedy. **JtC** , the broadband mission is EXACTLY for folks like you. Itā€™s called Rural Development, lol! Not sure of your governance system out there, could be county too. I fall under county governance, for example. At any rate, it is your local government who must act, but I swear, it seems like most people donā€™t know about this program. Rural Development has 60 plus different programs. [Rural Development](https://www.rd.usda.gov/). Anyway, thatā€™s my spiel. I am constantly amazed at the different stuff this agency does. **oopsie** , I am a little jealous. I want an Aeron chair too but just cringe at pulling the trigger on getting one. Those things are the BEST and have 10 to 15-year warranties. I made do with an $189.00 mesh chair from Amazon, and itā€™s okay, but I would much rather have the Aeron. Take care of that sunburn, **Metal Mouse** , and enjoy your day of sloth! Sounds like you need it after yesterday! Sending hugs and boos as needed or wanted and hopes that you all have a great day. ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2022, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smarter-minds-and-uh-butts-in-the-mmp/970078/275 "2022-08-28T14:50:45Z")
**Mooom** , add me to the list of those wishing **FCD** a nice easy drive to Flardah. Iā€™m sure the visit will not be easy though. All my best vibes to you all. Hereā€™s my left arm two days after my platelet donation attempt. [![Imgur](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52316774826_f034504d08_b.jpg "A9310968-39CA-41CE-BB94-373D2B65F4E7") ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/195486993@N02/52316774826/) It doesnā€™t hurt or anything, but jeez. Still having to talk myself out of canceling next Fridayā€™s appointment every time I think about it. I keep telling myself itā€™s for a very good causeā€¦ ---
**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:** [August 28, 2022, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smarter-minds-and-uh-butts-in-the-mmp/970078/276 "2022-08-28T16:19:37Z")
I made baked chilie rellanos fro brunch Me: \< starts food prep \> Godie: ā€œI wish to go out RIGHT FRICKINā€™ NOW.ā€ Me: šŸ™„ > [@Wheelz](#): > > Hereā€™s my left arm two days after my platelet donation attempt. Tech #1: ā€œThe needle wonā€™t go in.ā€ Tech #2: \< picks up sledgehammer \> ā€œHold it steady, I got this.ā€ > [@FairyChatMom](#): > > My front door: ā€œGo ahead, try to break in!!!ā€ Expecting Jehovahā€™s Witnesses, or going full Gloria Gaynor on **FCD**? ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2022, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smarter-minds-and-uh-butts-in-the-mmp/970078/277 "2022-08-28T16:21:33Z")
I was awakened minutes before two in the ayem by an 'orrible stench. A skunk decided to make its presence known, unfortunately near the house instead of down the block or in another state. I couldnā€™t get back to sleep until almost four. Just finished breakfast: SPAMĀ® and cackleberries as promised. I had mine on low-carb toast, and I made a slice of toast and jam for the Missus. ---
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2022, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smarter-minds-and-uh-butts-in-the-mmp/970078/278 "2022-08-28T16:31:41Z")
> [@kitap](#): > > My numbers are **awesome**!!! Yay!!! This is wonderful! Happy birthday **Nettie**!!! I hope the plague passes quickly and relatively painlessly. I think I missed a ā€œmotherā€ story **Shoe**. Whatever it is/was, I know that you are a wonderful person who deserves all the good things. **Metal Mouse** I likewise have missed the sunburn story. Be careful with the hot water. _Winces in sympathy from California_ **Oopsie** Aeron chairs are great. I think you have chosen wisely. **FCM** Best wishes to you and especially to **FCD**. **Wheelie** Do they ever try and get veins from other places? The elbows arenā€™t great for repeated use for a number of reasons. It might be worth calling ahead and talking to someone before going back in. I wouldnā€™t want to go back in for more of the same either. * * * I had 2 bites of egg yesterday and my body did not try to kill me, so maybe - maybe - I am not intolerant after all? Which would be very nice. My diet is limited right now. Iā€™ll try another 2 bites today and weā€™ll see what happens. We met with our prospective tenants yesterday and they seemed like good people. Weā€™re ticking down closer to moving into our new house and the pieces are clicking into place. Beamette is recovered from her not-COVID\* and Beamer is bitching about school but has been making the bus every day anyway. I am still waiting to hear about a surgery slot, but otherwise things are doing pretty well at Casa Sunny. \*She tested negative repeatedly, by cā€™mon, it was COVID. ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/22080_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2022, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smarter-minds-and-uh-butts-in-the-mmp/970078/279 "2022-08-28T16:49:27Z")
> [@dogbutler](#): > > Expecting Jehovahā€™s Witnesses, or going full Gloria Gaynor on **FCD**? šŸ¤£ That wouldnā€™t work - heā€™s got a garage clickerā€¦ Back from the playground. It was nice to see Lauran and Megan and Meganā€™s spawn Isaac. They went to tour Daughterā€™s school and I came home via Food Lion to get some gushy food for the cats. They seemed to really enjoy the stuff my daughter gave us for them. Having lunch and preparing to assume the reading position on the recliner. I donā€™t think Iā€™ll be putting the dining room back together today - I went over the traffic path pretty heavily and itā€™s still quite wet. No biggie - itā€™s just me and the critters. Afternoon plan is max chillage. Then weā€™ll seeā€¦ ---
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2022, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smarter-minds-and-uh-butts-in-the-mmp/970078/280 "2022-08-28T17:02:22Z")
> [@Sunny\_Daze](#): > > I think I missed a ā€œmotherā€ story **Shoe**. Iā€™ve b!tched about her incessantly over the years. Sheā€™s a narcissistic control freak, and very manipulative. Sheā€™s flying out today to Poland, a couple of days after my dad tested positive for the 'Rona. Heā€™s in his mid 80s and will be alone for weeks. Sheā€™s highly likely to lie to the authorities to get her wat - itā€™s what sheā€™s always done. Iā€™m across the country, learning all this by text. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smarter-minds-and-uh-butts-in-the-mmp/970078.md?page=13) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smarter-minds-and-uh-butts-in-the-mmp/970078.md?page=15)