It was a wet and windy 58 degrees at the park this morning. I was debating between a jacket and a coat, and am glad I chose the coat. It didn’t feel too bad when I first walked out the door, but it was getting a bit uncomfortable sitting in the park.
Only three people and four dogs showed up. No surprise there.
The lawn guy sent a text asking if I could park out front as he wanted to get the wood out of the back. I was lucky enough to have three open spaces so I didn’t have to parallel park. Then I saw the big black and white cat sleeping on neighbor’s side of the porch. I called my son to see if he could get the cat to leave, it usually runs as soon as we open the door.
He didn’t run, so my son got his shoes on and came out to get the dogs for me. Then the cat ran to the edge of the porch. That was fine until he saw the dogs. If he had stayed still, they never would have seen him. But No, he had to run and the dogs wanted to chase. My son is a lot stronger than I am.
My neighbor’s niece is over irking on the house. She had a bit of a scare.
When she got there, the door to the basement was open. She knows she left it closed yesterday. She asked if we knew if anybody had been there. We didn’t know, but we had heard a crash from over there. I asked her if she wanted my son to go in with her, and she said no, her son was coming. Then she decided to go in by herself and now the basement door was closed.
She called the police to check the house and they found nothing, so she says now she feels stupid.
I, just joking, said, maybe it’s haunted. She said she could see her grandmother doing that.
I said that’s fine, just keep her on your side of the house.
I hated meetings when I was in the corporate world. One company had them all, and I mean ALL the time. We had one guy in the office, kind of lazy, and he would do anything he could to keep the meetings going.
One day he was blabbering on and on, and on some more, and I wrote in the margin of my notepad, Would somebody please shut this asshole up
I heard a snort; I had totally forgotten my boss was sitting slightly behind/beside me, and he saw what I wrote.
We started to get along better after that.
I’m taking a break from the bullshit today.
Tomorrow it’s back to phone calls.
Unknown, if you’re a potential witness, you likely won’t be allowed in the courtroom during jury selection or any part of the trial other than your own testimony. IANAL, so I could be wrong, but in case nobody advises you of the rules, you might want to find out so you don’t get yourself or anyone else in trouble.
Well, I think we’re going to sell our RV after our move, as I can’t find anyplace out there that has heated storage for it. Even if I could, it just doesn’t pencil out. Sad, really, as we’ve had a lot of fun in this thing and it’s so well built that it’s nearly like new even after 12 years. Well, we can always rent one if we get the urge to travel. The upside is that even at 12 years old, identical models are selling for $70K. It was only $85K new.
Howdy Y’all! We had a very rainy mornin’/early afternoon that turned into a beautiful N.O.S. mid/late afternoon. We accomplished nappage and day drinkin’ and swiped The General’s sup. All in all a nice day here at da cave.
BatBoy if it is the plague here’s hopin’ it’s a mild case.
MOOOOOOM goin’ ahead with the boat move sounds like a good idea to me. Hope the Tobster is better soonest, poor baby!
Shoe conga rats on the promotion!
Unknown whether you choose the jacket or the sweater, be sure to stuff some tissues in the sleeve and pull 'em out periodiclly in true old woman fashion. Offer one to the judge just for good measure. Better still, offer one to the defense attorney. Remember jurists love little old ladies with sleeves full of tissues.
I am positive that you are right, we forgot about that part. Thanks for the reminder, I don’t want to do anything that could possibly cause the jerk to get off.
Hubs is going to be having lunch with a couple of his L.E. friends next week and he’s going to ask them why this case is moving along so quickly. He also thinks it’s rather odd because the wheels move slowly out this way.
Perhaps its because the case most likely isn’t going to go to trial, thanks to excellent security videos showing the entire assault in clear detail. The jerk will take a plea bargain and be transferred out of the County jail and into the State prison system. The sooner they do this the more money the County saves. That’s only the theory of a jaded ex-government worker, btw.
I usually manage to slip up and accomplish at least one thing, usually pet related.
Oh, swampy, thank you so much for the reminder about using tissues as a fashion statement! I will be sure to follow your very sage advice!!!
While I was putting things away in the pantry, i came across 4 big cans of tuna. We usually get a couple of cans of tuna or chicken in the surplus boxes and I thought I had rounded up all the tuna for a big bowl of tuna salad last week. I’ll mix them into salad tomorrow, good thing we both like the stuff.
GG is going to be a happy boy, he lurrrves tuna. The other two get a bite of tuna each, GG gets two bites because it’s so hard for him to be a good kitty around tuna and his hard work should be rewarded.
I just remembered that you weren’t hanging out with the cool kids when this thing first started. Just about a month ago, I was standing in line at a convenience store when a 30 something man ran in the door, right up to the woman in front of me and backhanded her across the face. I wound up and hit him on the head with my carbon fiber self defense cane. As the evening progressed, I learned that the woman had a restraining order against the jerk and he just happened to see her car as he drove by.
The convenience store has a great security system and there were lots of witnesses besides myself. The jerk really doesn’t have a snowballs chance in the summer, which is probably why the County is trying to move this along.
unknown, I feel ya on the counting. I don’t know how many meetings I had with production leads about interrupting my cycle counters when they were counting.
Happy birthday shady!
I hope that Toby is feeling better soonest Moooooooom.
May your cooties be mild and not have any long term effects bat boy.
Congrats on the promotion shoe! I hope that a bump in pay goes with it.
Irked, came home, walked the dog, napped and had a lazy supper of peanut butter crackers and bourbon (don’t laugh: the saltiness of the PB and whole wheat Ritz-type cracker and the sweetness of the bourbon work).
I like oysters raw. The favored way is to throw them on the grill just long enough for the shell to open, pull them off, shuck and put the oyster on a ritz with some hot sauce and wash it down with beer. Makes for a good time with friends on the patio.
I’m worried about the neighbor Aussie, Molly. This weekend, she was tied out (never had happened before) and Nelson gave her kisses. It looks like Mom and the girls are gone, she’s in heat and the 90# Belgian had his way with her. I hope that the dad has pregnancy terminated if it took, because whelping pups with a sire that big would kill her. She’s such a smart, sweet girl and I hate to see bad things happen in her world.
I don’t have her current contact info. I’m not sure what the situation of her and the girls leaving was, but frankly, leaving without Molly, I’m thinking it wasn’t good.
A more regular heave n’ tape today. And Blueberry the Cat was sunning herself outside the gate when I came out. But the tornado warning and somebody having a barking fit shortly after means I didn’t get much of a nap.
I enjoy oysters.
I think they just like their minions running around like headlesss chickens, trying to please them.
Sorry about the 'Rona, Batboy. Hoepfully the shots keep it on the mild side.
Red Could you ask about the dog? Maybe the wife and daughters are off with family and he just didn’t want to deal with a dog in heat in the house. I can hope. Alternative question - contact info for the wife because you have something of hers that very, very important. (I don’t know what the something is. I’ll have to give some thought to that.)
Would they be interested in fostering an Aussie while they’re at it?
sunny, I only know them as neighbors in an apartment complex. Seeing each other outside and chatting is pretty much the extent of the relationship other than the dogs. I’m beginning to think that I like Molly the Aussie the best of the household. Besides, if Molly was left behind, the mom may not have left contact info with the dad.
Get better soonest, batboy. I had it a couple months ago, but not too bad. Just felt kinda slow and loogy for a week-ish.
FCM Good luck on the boat move. I’m holping this water pump is domestic water, not bilge?
Unknown I also want you to go to court, all dolled up as old lady, with your cane. It gives us a chuckle.
shoe Are you officially a pit boss now? Congrats!
Was another busy day in the shop, except for having to take time to zoom in on a pointless meeting. If these people could just get facts right in the emails, there’d be no need for meetings, but nooo, they’ve got to contradict in consecutive emails about dimensions. Guys, we’re supposed to be professionals here.
Anyway I went from a pile of sheet goods and lumber to a curved stage front wall in one day. I’m pretty happy with that. Still got to paint and add the dumb featured “wood slats” to it. And build the cap that will house the dumb LED lights. I’m calling them dumb cuz they will be seen by very few of the audience and are costing them a lot of money. But, hey, I’m getting the money.
Evening all. Managed to futz around all afternoon and didn’t make my usual gym visit. So tonight after doing my walkies at the soccer field, I stopped and did some weights and 30 minutes on the bike, so some exercise was accomplished. Have the house nice and toasty so will take a long hot bath here shortly. That should put me soundly to sleep tonight.
VanGo, letting a fool and his money be parted is the way of the world; that the part comes to you is even better.
red, don’t know what to suggest about the pup; it sounds like a bad situation all around. Hope the guys does the right thing by the dog, she’s the innocent party in all this.
Happy birthday, shady
Cookie, good luck on the sale of the RV, never had a hankering for one, but apparently a lot of people travel or even live out of them.
Sari, hopefully the pups will keep any poltergeist away…
Nut, procrastination gets a bad rap, IMHO.
OK, need to finish up here and head off to the bath. Catch all y’all tomorrow.
Covid update: It’s tolerable as long as I don’t rock the boat. I slept poorly, because I couldn’t lay on my back, sides or stomach comfortably. Had to twist myself into some weird pretzel for things to settle. I also can’t even lean back on my chair.
It is otherwise much like a very bad cold. Still, I get a week off work, so that’s a semi-bonus.
Mskr up your own new drink! I was at a house party once and the guy made a new drink he called a Gilligan’s Island. Amongst it;s ingredients it had Captain Morgan Rum for the Skipper, Gold Schlagger(sp?) for the Howell’s, and a cherry for Mary Ann.
