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Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
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Good morning everyone.

It’s 52 degrees and rainy with an expected high of 60. That’s too warm for winter, damn it.

Paint, when Polar was struggling with his appetite, I boiled chicken thighs for him. I still do because now it’s all he’ll eat. I mix with white or brown rice and sometimes will break up a cheese stick. I break up the chicken into small bites for him. Yeah, it’s a lot of work, but a year ago it was a real struggle to get anything down him, even treats. On the days when he’s just not interested in starting his dinner on his own, I hand feed him a few bites and that seems to get him going to start eating on his own. I send continued warm wishes, I know how rough it is. Polar’s cancer is spreading, I think, I am not sure how long he will go on and be comfortable. I have to schedule a wellness check for him.

red, I’m glad you got your car issues squared away.

shoe, nice to see you pop in. I hope you’re doing well.

My son’s roommate has tested positive for COVID, damn it. My son thinks he probably has it because he told me yesterday he’d been very tired the last couple of days. I urged him to get tested, but I don’t know if he will; he thinks the store-bought tests are a sham, so I urged him to go to his HMO. He’s of the mind to assume he has it and quarantine, which is good, but I still think he should get tested. COVID is rampant up here and the numbers are just insane. Thankfully, he’s vaccinated, but it’s still worrisome.

Someone asked if the director coming on board will be my boss and the answer to that is “no”. I will be the right-hand person, second in command, as it were. The directors are political appointees. The director, will, however, have input into my performance appraisal and provide comments to my boss. My supervisory chain is national and I hope to keep it that way. People in my slot need impartial voices and someone to go when it’s time to keep the directors on the straight and narrow. Most of them have no federal experience, so it’s part of my job to help in that regard.

Time for another cup of coffee.

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This supply chain thing is nuts! There were empty shelves in WalMart! The butter display was empty! I didn’t need butter, but it was hard to miss the void. I got what I wanted, so that was good, plus a few other things that I decided I wanted… Then I stopped at Aldi for a few more things. I was going to drive thru the car wash, but there were 4 cars in line and I didn’t want to just sit there burning gas, so I came home. I may try later at another carwash. My poor Sonata is kinda cruddy.

FCD is still abed. I’m resisting the urge to go see if he’s still got a pulse - I worry too much. I gave him his pain meds around 8, so they should keep him knocked out for another hour at least. Meanwhile, I’m having some yogurt, plotting my next step. I need to get Higgs a groomer appointment. So I guess that’s next.

Then tea. I think I want some nice, hot, cinnamon tea.

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I don’t mind the seeds on the ground, but it rains sometimes in the winter and the doves shouldn’t have to pick through the mud for a meal. Yeah, I’m a softy, what can I say.

There used to be a pair of ring necked doves that slept on the same branch of the same tree so much they had a pile of poop on the branch. One day the female disappeared and the poor male looked very sad. (They mate for life.) After a month or so the dove noticed the local quail covey. Quail are gray and are about the same size as doves, plus they are flock birds and like to be with other like birds. The dove started feeding and running with the quail. Months later I looked out at the tree in the evening to see the dove cuddled up to a female quail and went awwwww.

I get it. If he uses them all he won’t have any when he really needs them. If he has them he gets to decide if his pain is bad enough to need one or if he can wait. Having them means he has a choice about how much he hurts, not having them means he doesn’t have a choice about it. It doesn’t make sense, but how often do humans really make sense anyhow?

Oh, you would not believe how mean I am to that poor lil kitten. VBC is on prescription food that GG shouldn’t have so I lock her up in the spare room when I give her a bowl of crunchies. GG knows she’s in there with special food and he wants it. I entertain myself by putting single pieces of kibble on the floor a few inches away from the door and laugh as “The Paw” pokes in under the door, grabs the kibble and disappears. Remember that box you saw when you were a kid? You put a coin in the slot and a hand would come out and snatch the coin then disappear again? The Paw looks just like that :slight_smile:

It’s a sunny 42F here today. I haven’t heard from hubs, I hope the visit to the home is going well. I really want this to work for our friend.

When our housekeeper was here last she put a kitty bed on the guest bed. The cats approve:

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Happy Hump Day!

I am back in the land of the living.

It’s an above freezing 37 degrees outside. The sun is shining at least.
I have to go out, but I don’t want to.
Hopefully it will be in the mid 40s by then.

Y’all have been so very busy, so I will do my best to catch up.

{{{VanGo and Cinnamon}}}

Happy Healing FCD

Hope you feel better Nuts

I got rid of a ton of books a while ago.
Part of my MariKondo clean out.

{{{Talky and Mom}}}

Good luck with all the irk shit Taters

I think I like sunrises better than sunsets.
Mornings are cool and quiet

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I had to switch to ebooks, for the most part. I had thousands and thousands of books. I read quickly, so I re-read more than you’d think but it was out of control. Now I still have thousands, but they fit on my phone or e-reader. :smiley:

Yay! :beers: Also, politics could do with a lot less idiocy and bigotry, so I say have at them. Clear house.

Moomm I’m sorry FCD is having a rough go of it. I hope he continues to heal and feels better soon.

I have the first several books of that. I really enjoyed it and heartily recommend.

As expected, I did not sleep much last night, but I did clean my kitchen. On the plus side, I am hardly coughing at all. On the minus side, now that my husband is feeling worse he is very upset that the booster shots didn’t happen before we got sick. Which is fair. Phooey.

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Afternoon all. Dishes have completed the washing cycle and will be removed and put away shortly. Have already started work on the next load by consuming a large lunch. Some soccer on the television this afternoon and a hot bath once I warm up the house sufficiently, probably followed by nappage. It’s 53F outside, which is pretty good for January here.

Taters, hope son tests negative, but he sounds pretty responsible.

OK, need to unpack dishwasher. All y’all take care.

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I got phoned today by the ‘test and trace’ service; apparently I need to isolate for a minimum of 7 days (assuming 2 consecutive negative tests, which I don’t have) after my positive test… the test I reported 8 days ago.

I just can’t imagine why our plague numbers are so high, with such a helpful and prompt system taking care of things. :face_with_raised_eyebrow:

Anyway, I think I’m almost done being a snot monster now, which is good, because all the shops are apparently sold out of tissues.

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I’m glad you are feeling better and sorry for your poor sore nose.

I would be pretty bummed if I was him as well. I hope you both recover quickly.

Our friend has signed a lease and will be moving on on the first. He’s going to be able to keep two cats and has chosen the oldest, sickest ones. That must have been such a heartbreaking decision because I know he loves them all.

He’s getting a one bedroom place with a small kitchenette and huge bathroom. They provide meals in a dining room and light housekeeping.

This is going to be such an improvement in his living conditions, I’m pretty happy it’s happening.

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Wish I could send you some, but wouldn’t be able to get them to you in a reasonable time. :frowning:

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Sitting in the parking lot waiting for therapy to be done. It’s been 1:15 already… I’m hungry and I wanna go home!!!

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unknown, I’m glad that your friend has chosen his new digs. I feel for him having to give up four of his cats though. I hope that you find good homes for them.

Mooooooooom, I’m with you on the e-books, especially after the last household move ( I took 5 car loads of books to the Books for Soldiers drop box).

seanette, I think that most birds are messy when they eat. My sister and her first husband kept finches, a couple of parakeets and a Macaw. Sis said that she didn’t realize just how much of the millet / birdseed her vacuum didn’t pick up until the apartment upstairs had a leak that came down through their ceiling. She didn’t know if she needed a wet / dry vac or a lawnmower. :stuck_out_tongue:

Well, I spoke too soon on the car. It ran rough (on 3 cylinders) part of the way home and the check engine light came on again. The service advisor told me that if this happened, it would likely need a new spark plug on cylinder 3. I have an appointment for Friday afternoon. :frowning:

Stay safe and healthy y’all!

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He finished about 5 minutes after my last post. We’re now home and fed and I’m about to assume the recline position. Gotta rest up for Toby day tomorrow!

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This pissed me off, but I don’t know where to put it.

The only mail we received today was a Right-wing propaganda ‘newspaper’ called The Flame. I object to receiving unwanted anti-American propaganda in my mailbox. And I get enough anti-vaccination stuff too. I did email one advertiser (a law firm down in Kirkland) to let them know that if I ever need legal counsel, I would not be calling upon them.

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Want to get some petty revenge? Does any of your unwanted stuff have those prepaid envelopes included? Fill them with all the garbage you have received and return them. You just cost them postage and the time for an employee to open the envelope and throw their recycled garbage away. You also cost them a fraction of a penny on their garbage bill and a saved fraction of a penny on yours. I did say it was petty. It’s also oddly satisfying.

Dang about the car, it’s so frustrating when you have issues like that. If they thought it was possible that you would need another spark plug, why didn’t they just put one in? Spark plugs aren’t that expensive. Thank goodness you weren’t stranded on the side of the road cause even in the age of cell phones, it just sucks.

Thanks for the good wishes for my friend’s cats. While they are senior cats, they don’t have health issues and are used to being inside only cats. His vet has put him in contact with an older lady who wants a bonded pair of senior cats and it sounds like she will be picking them up next week. The other two get along but aren’t bonded like Mars and Venus.

E-books are great but there is just something about holding a dead tree book that makes a difference. Plus, all the books I own are books that have survived a number of purges even though I don’t use them often if at all.

I was a horrible speller, poor mom tried so hard with me and spelling was the only subject I was allowed to get a C in because mom knew how much I tried. I really, truly did try but was always a creative speller. When I was in Jr. High mom bought me a big leather bound Webster’s dictionary. I put it on the shelf over my desk and took it down so often that I rubbed the gold printing off the middle of the spine and part of the front cover. Currently my Cluthlu plush is sitting on it, but it is ready for if and when I’m too creative for spell check again.

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Howdy Y’all! I did the things, provisions were procured, and I survived Sam’s. Sup got cooked and et. The kitchen got cleanded up. A very bzzy day for us two retired grumpy old men!

unknown glad your friend made the decision about goin’ to his new place. Sad about the kitties, but this will be a much better place for him to live. Less worry for hubs and you, as well.

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Alas, it’s just a newspaper.

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Thank you kindly Good Sir!

I think it will be good for the kitties as well. Our friend isn’t able to stand at the stove long enough to heat up a can of soup, we know he hasn’t been able to properly care for his cats for a while and we can smell the litter boxes from his porch. (Poor man and poor cats.)

Our friend used to be a real social butterfly, he liked to be around people he could tell his stories to. Once he couldn’t get around anymore he got depressed and surly because he missed being around people. Now he’s going to be in a building full of people, many of who will not remember who he is from day to day so he can tell them his stories over and over and over :slight_smile:

Well, dang. Put it aside for the next time you get something with an envelope. I didn’t say you couldn’t send anti-American shit to an anti-vax place. I just tear the identifying info off all that garbage and put it in an envelope box until I get something offensive with an envelope then off it all goes.

We get a lot of “hello neighbor donate money to our church” things that do come with envelopes that aren’t prepaid. We look forward to getting them because we get to spend a couple of minutes mocking them and can use their envelope to make them pay postage due for our garbage.

If I’m going to be petty, I’m going to be REALLY petty!!!

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flyboy I kept getting some knock off yellow pages chucked on my driveway. I eventually called them up an cussed a blue streak about littering on my property. Haven’t had one since. I dunno if that will help if’n your’s is arriving in the mailbox. But it was really satisfying.

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I bought a zucchini the other day, as a possible side for the salmon (mentioned earlier). Yellow squash and salmon would have been too much, so I saved the zuke. I cut it thickly tonight, mixed some salt and pepper into beaten eggs, coated them with cornflower, egg, and panko break crumbs, coated them in more egg and panko bread crumbs, and fried them. Served with ranch dressing. That was dinner. Yum.

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Evening all. Bath was followed by a long nap and BLT’s for dinner. Stuck around the house to see if anyone got back to me on my e-mail issue (they didn’t), so I’ll probably try their chat line tomorrow. Irritating since it works just fine for a couple weeks then gives me this problem.

flyboy, haven’t gotten that paper, but did get the Epoch Times delivered by mail a couple times last year (trying to get me to sign up). It went right in the recycle bin.

unknown, all the ‘please donate’ stuff gets fed to my shredder immediately, although I do like the idea of using prepaid envelopes that way. I may try it next time. Hope things work out well for your friend. Presume you can visit him most anytime.

red, sorry the car keeps acting up. Hope the spark plug does the trick.

OK, some readin’ and internettin’ to do. Everyone have a good night.