# The meandering musing MMP **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Tags:** mmp\ **Created:** [December 30, 2013, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-meandering-musing-mmp/677469 "2013-12-30T11:14:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**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:** [December 30, 2013, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-meandering-musing-mmp/677469/41 "2013-12-30T22:39:35Z")
Mac-n-cheese was good, and I have leftovers for lunch tomorrow. Yay! My sweetie called. I really miss him. I wish he’d come home with me, then drove back a week later. Oh well… Knitting calls my name. So goes my evening. ---
**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:** [December 30, 2013, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-meandering-musing-mmp/677469/42 "2013-12-30T22:55:15Z")
> [@EmilyG](#): > > Okay, I’ll change mine to 3988. Problem solved. Fun! I’ll be 3898! It’s like we’re twins! 😃 Dindin has been consumed. ‘Twas good. Also a cheesecake is bakin’ away as I post. It has 57 more minutes to bake and then the oven will be turned off and it shall set in the oven another 30 minutes. After that it must set for 20 more minutes before it can be refrigerated. OYKW whipped it up and got it in the oven then he left to go take care of paperirk stuff at his house. Thus I am left to babysit cheesecake. It shall be dessert for the big New Year’s Day Eats on Wednesday. Anywho, it’ll be in the fridge before eight o’clock. ---
**Author:** ![EmilyG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/emilyg/32/364_2.png) [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2013, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-meandering-musing-mmp/677469/43 "2013-12-30T22:57:27Z")
We’ll be making a cake here too, soon, for my sister’s birthday, which is on January 1. It’ll be from a mix, though, because I’m lazy and weird (weird in that I actually like cake-mix cakes.) _shameful face_ ---
**Author:** ![Catamount](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/catamount/32/2840_2.png) [@Catamount](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Catamount)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2013, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-meandering-musing-mmp/677469/44 "2013-12-30T23:16:31Z")
My head’s finally clearing out. Honey is a good thing for coughs and sore throats caused by coughs. I’m attacking the stuffy head with chili and it seems to help. That is all. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2013, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-meandering-musing-mmp/677469/45 "2013-12-30T23:18:46Z")
> [@swampbear](#): > > Also a cheesecake is bakin’ away as I post. It has 57 more minutes to bake and then the oven will be turned off and it shall set in the oven another 30 minutes. After that it must set for 20 more minutes before it can be refrigerated. Let’s all go over to Swampy’s kitchen, stand in front of the stove, and, 1…2…3…Jump! ---
**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:** [December 30, 2013, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-meandering-musing-mmp/677469/46 "2013-12-30T23:23:09Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > Let’s all go over to Swampy’s kitchen, stand in front of the stove, and, 1…2…3…Jump! Ain’t skeered of you! I know no mumper would do sump’n to mess up a Noo Yawk style cheesecake. So There! 😛 ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2013, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-meandering-musing-mmp/677469/47 "2013-12-30T23:23:19Z")
> [@SpazCat](#): > > I’m attacking the stuffy head with chili and it seems to help. Outstanding. You don’t want to pamper those dern bugs in your tummy with cottage cheese and chicken soup. It just makes them stronger! Put some substantial seasonings in there that will kill their evil butts! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Catamount](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/catamount/32/2840_2.png) [@Catamount](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Catamount)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2013, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-meandering-musing-mmp/677469/48 "2013-12-30T23:33:56Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > Let’s all go over to Swampy’s kitchen, stand in front of the stove, and, 1…2…3…Jump! Eh, might as well. [JUMP](http://youtu.be/wlq0lYB3iSM)! > [@carnivorousplant](#): > > Outstanding. You don’t want to pamper those dern bugs in your tummy with cottage cheese and chicken soup. It just makes them stronger! Put some substantial seasonings in there that will kill their evil butts! > 🙂 I tried chicken soup yesterday and much like ze goggles, they did nothink. The chili burns us! It burns us into breathing again! ---
**Author:** ![James\_Toothpaste](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e56c9b/32.png) [@James\_Toothpaste](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/James_Toothpaste)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2013, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-meandering-musing-mmp/677469/49 "2013-12-30T23:41:08Z")
> [@What??? No MMP???](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-no-mmp/677007/23): > > Maybe today I’ll try to play the piano with a bandaged finger. If all goes well, maybe I can try taking the bandage off tomorrow. LOL ---
**Author:** ![EmilyG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/emilyg/32/364_2.png) [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2013, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-meandering-musing-mmp/677469/50 "2013-12-30T23:49:13Z")
> [@James\_Toothpaste](#): > > LOL I’m wondering why you’re only quoting my bandaged-finger post now - the bandage came off a few days ago. Heh. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2013, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-meandering-musing-mmp/677469/51 "2013-12-30T23:54:49Z")
So your finger survived, did it? [del]We’ll have to try harder next time.[/del] Good. Glad to hear it. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2013, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-meandering-musing-mmp/677469/52 "2013-12-30T23:55:30Z")
> [@EmilyG](#): > > I’m wondering why you’re only quoting my bandaged-finger post now - the bandage came off a few days ago. Heh. Congratulations. I am glad that your musical abilities were not affected. 🙂 Effected? The effect of the car door affected my finger. Is that right? 😕 ---
**Author:** ![EmilyG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/emilyg/32/364_2.png) [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2013, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-meandering-musing-mmp/677469/53 "2013-12-31T00:43:37Z")
“Affected” is correct. ---
**Author:** ![Sticks\_and\_Scones](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sticks_and_scones/32/16951_2.png) [@Sticks\_and\_Scones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sticks_and_Scones)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2013, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-meandering-musing-mmp/677469/54 "2013-12-31T00:44:38Z")
Wow. It’s been a week since I’ve stopped by. And what a week it was. RT was on vacation last week and spent the first part of the week with his children and the rest of his family and then he came home to spend the rest of the week with me. We ran around like crazy and had a blast! Now I’m out on the road with him for two weeks. We’ve been out for two days so far and it’s fun. The worst part is having to get up and get dressed and make the long cold walk into the truck stop to go to the bathroom at 3 in the morning. You must calculate how bad you have to pee and cross reference that with how difficult it is to climb down the stairs and how cold it is outside and then decided precisely the correct moment to make your exit. Ahem. 😛 Otherwise it’s a blast. Very soon I have to actually do some work and start filling out job applications and stuff while he’s driving. I hope you all are doing well. I really did miss all of last week’s MMP so I hope it was a good one. I guess I’ll get back to goofing off for a bit and in the meantime if **swampy’s** cheesecake is finished, I’ll be right here if he has any leftovers. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Seanette](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/seanette/32/9139_2.png) [@Seanette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seanette)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2013, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-meandering-musing-mmp/677469/55 "2013-12-31T01:15:17Z")
> [@swampbear](#): > > **Nettie** hope you’re feelin’ better now! Well, I _was_. However, Monday was rather aggressive with me. I have several new bruises courtesy of work mishaps. Banging the back of my hand on the corner of a shelf hard enough to bruise wasn’t that huge. Tripping over a furniture cart I didn’t know was behind me when I backed up and winding up on my (admittedly rather padded) rear end and back was a bit more of an issue. I now have a spectacular bruise on my right shin that was probably caused by my left foot, and I think I’ll have a bruise or two on my back tomorrow. Good news is that I’m quite sure I didn’t hit my head (no tender spots) and aches and pains will no doubt be minor. Annoying, but minor. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2013, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-meandering-musing-mmp/677469/56 "2013-12-31T02:00:28Z")
> [@EmilyG](#): > > “Affected” is correct. Thank you. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2013, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-meandering-musing-mmp/677469/57 "2013-12-31T02:32:51Z")
> [@anyrose](#): > > So your finger survived, did it? [del]We’ll have to try harder next time.[/del] Good. Glad to hear it. Rosie! :eek: Remember yourself! ☹ ---
**Author:** ![gotpasswords](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c57346/32.png) [@gotpasswords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gotpasswords)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2013, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-meandering-musing-mmp/677469/58 "2013-12-31T02:36:47Z")
Jump all you want in front of my oven. It’s a concrete slab on grade house, so all you’ll hurt is your feet. Learn Something New Every Day Department - I just found out one of our local Rennies creates coloring books. Not sure if they conjure up the drawings from scratch, so to speak, or if someone else sketches them out and he does the final drawings, but the notable thing is that in this age, it’s still done with pencil or pen on paper, rather than using Adobe Illustrator. ---
**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:** [December 31, 2013, 11:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-meandering-musing-mmp/677469/59 "2013-12-31T11:21:51Z")
Good Mornin’ Y’all! Up and caffienatin’. _YAWN_ 'Tis 49 Amurrkin out with a predicted high of 57 and cloudy. Another gray day in south Jawja. It’s supposed to be rainy tomorrow. We shall see. **Nettie** ouch! Hope you ain’t too bruised and banged up today! Leftover cheesecakeage. It is to laugh! 😛 **StickyBuns** have fun on your trip with RT! Sounds like it could be a blast! And now this… \ CLEARING THROAT \ \*\* HAAAPPPYYY BIIIRRRTTTDDDHHHDDDAAAYYY TOOOOOO YOUUUUUU!!! HAAAPPPYYY BIIIRRRTTTDDDHHHDDDAAAYYY TOOOOOO YOUUUUUU!!! HAAAPPPYYY BIIIRRRTTTDDDHHHDDDAAAYYY DEEEAAARRR BBBAAAAKKKEEERRR AKA DDDEEEAAATTTHHHMMMIIISSSTTTRRREEESSS!!! HAAAPPPYYY BIIIRRRTTTDDDHHHDDDAAAYYY TOOOOOO YOUUUUUU!!! \*\* Ok, I need more caffiene and rumbly tummy wants to be fed. Then, alas, irk purtification must commence. Hopefully it will be another quiet day and possibly a shortish one. Happy Tuesday/New Year’s Eve Y’all! ---
**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:** [December 31, 2013, 11:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-meandering-musing-mmp/677469/60 "2013-12-31T11:32:38Z")
Up, caffeinated, off to work. Hockey after work.🙂 Happy Birthday **Rebo**!!! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-meandering-musing-mmp/677469.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-meandering-musing-mmp/677469.md?page=4)