# The President's Day MMP **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Tags:** mmp\ **Created:** [February 20, 2017, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-presidents-day-mmp/780310 "2017-02-20T11:28:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2017, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-presidents-day-mmp/780310/121 "2017-02-23T21:41:44Z")
> [@Sunny\_Daze](#): > > Any tips for Madrid? Well, I’ve never been to Spain… But I kinda like the music Say the ladies are insane there And they sure know how to use it ---
**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:** [February 23, 2017, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-presidents-day-mmp/780310/122 "2017-02-23T22:25:15Z")
Supper was chickie, broccoli, and instant smashed N.O.T. (judge ye not!!) - we’s both stuffded. The house is open to the loverly mild day. We’ll get another tomorrow, but rain is supposed to hit on Saturday. Of course. Oh well. It’s been a pretty good, if busy, day. ---
**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:** [February 23, 2017, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-presidents-day-mmp/780310/123 "2017-02-23T22:59:55Z")
Dindin has been ingested and we both have rotissed chikin and N.O.T. sallit for N.O.L. tomorrow. The ham is bakin’ away as I decided to go ahead and do that. It should be done around six so’s I can let it “rest” (apparently bakin’ takes a lot out of a ham) a while before it’s refrigerated. It’s a spiral ham so it’ll be easy to take off slices to heat up if desired. Thus is life at da cave. ---
**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:** [February 23, 2017, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-presidents-day-mmp/780310/124 "2017-02-23T23:40:04Z")
Glad you liked the concert **butters**. **big kitty** , in a pinch, ~1 lb of white rice in a cotton sock and microwaved for 2 minutes is a good heat pack. The rice will be good for a couple of months. **metal mouse** , were your jeans all the same cut? When I buy jeans, they are generally more snug than the old ones, but cotton gives after a number of wearings/washings. Once month end is survived, I’ll be going to see _I Am Not Your Negro_ at the local art/classic cinema and have dinner at the coffee house across the street with friends. I’m taking the next day off to get a new airbag installed as part of the big recall. ---
**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:** [February 24, 2017, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-presidents-day-mmp/780310/125 "2017-02-24T00:07:57Z")
One more hour before I can go home. _cries_ ---
**Author:** ![Sahirrnee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sahirrnee/32/13937_2.png) [@Sahirrnee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sahirrnee)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2017, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-presidents-day-mmp/780310/126 "2017-02-24T01:40:21Z")
See why I don’t need to go out for excitement **Swampy**? **MetalMouse** , the dog is like a stubborn old man, the cat is like a bratty kid. We have new sidewalks. Well, new patches in the old sidewalks. I sat outside for a bit today, just enjoying the spring like weather. It’s clothing confusion time out there, I saw everything from shorts and t-shirts, to long pants with jackets and hats. Lots of baby strollers too. I am so dreading tomorrow, but I’ll probably have fun after I get out there. ---
**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:** [February 24, 2017, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-presidents-day-mmp/780310/127 "2017-02-24T02:21:23Z")
Work was busy. I went home, walked Gordie, and took a nap. Asian BBQ chicken with lemongrass thyme rice is cooking, a load of whites are in the dryer, got Blackhawks hockey on the TV, and I got a glass of [Voodoo Ranger 8 Hop Pale Ale](https://untappd.com/b/new-belgium-brewing-company-voodoo-ranger-8-hop-pale-ale/1806038) in front of me. Life is good. 🙂 > [@Catamount](#): > > Working a mid-shift today. Got up at the usual weekday time anyway and did 40 minutes of yoga to work the kinks out of my back. (How a rock band got into my back I’ll never know). It did some good but I still need to find Ye Olde Heating Gelpak. They really got you, huh?😛 > [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](#): > > Everything is ‘organic’, which is not surprising since “organic” is 'related to living organisms" which encompasses every damn bit of life on this planet. (Sorry, the usurpation of that word by the ‘green’ folks vexes me). Anyway, not planning to go back. Technically ,it’s “containing carbon” So inorganic milk would be water, or possibly mercury.:eek: **sari** , things like that are why I don’t even try to eat at work anymore. A four hour sandwich?:dubious: ---
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2017, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-presidents-day-mmp/780310/128 "2017-02-24T02:44:00Z")
> [@Spiderman](#): > > Stopped & got a [Schmitter](http://c0468742.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/h-and-j-mcnallys-the-schmitter-philadelphia-600.jpg) > > > [@swampbear](#): > > > > **Spidey** I want one of those sammiches. **BooFae** could get one **IF** she plans her trip right & stops in the right city. Hmmm, mebbe she should tell the embassy _that_ is the reason for her trip; if the employee is from the area, it’ll be approved w/o any further questions being asked! 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Buttercup\_Smith](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buttercup_smith/32/473_2.png) [@Buttercup\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buttercup_Smith)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2017, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-presidents-day-mmp/780310/129 "2017-02-24T03:51:05Z")
So at the Symphomy I saw people in shorts and flip flops and very dressed up folk. I was midrange. At the intermission or intermezzo as it was called I needed caffeine badly and was starving so I got a cup of real coke, a bag of tater chipsnd a regular pair of Reese’s PB cups. The tab was $5. I said is that all and she said: "this is not the movies. My knees hurt. Time for some more Rooster dick cartilage injections. ---
**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:** [February 24, 2017, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-presidents-day-mmp/780310/130 "2017-02-24T04:02:30Z")
**Red,** the problem was that they came from several different sources and types, and two pair came in via mail-order (those are the tight ones) and I didn’t ask to try them on…big mistake. Refereed the outdoor soccer game, first of the year for me, and did alright, kept up with the 12-year old kids and didn’t screw up (well, much). Now thinking about bed real soon… ---
**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:** [February 24, 2017, 11:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-presidents-day-mmp/780310/131 "2017-02-24T11:24:01Z")
Good Mornin’ Y’all! Up and caffeinatin’. _YAWN_ ‘Tis 54 Amurrkin out and clear with a predicted high of 81 and N.O.S. for the day. Tomorrow the high will be low 70s and on Sunday mid 60s. Weather be weird. Takin’ N.O.L. to Sammie and family around eleven this mornin’. The rolls will need to be baked and the beans and ham (if desired) heated up but they can do that when they’re ready to eat. After I do that who knows what will happen. It’s a willy-nilly kind of day. Now I need more caffeine and to feed rumbly tummy. I will also purtify at some point as I must be about the public. Happy Firday Y’all! ---
**Author:** ![scareyfaerie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scareyfaerie/32/3135_2.png) [@scareyfaerie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scareyfaerie)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2017, 11:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-presidents-day-mmp/780310/132 "2017-02-24T11:24:20Z")
> [@Spiderman](#): > > **BooFae** could get one **IF** she plans her trip right & stops in the right city. Hmmm, mebbe she should tell the embassy _that_ is the reason for her trip; if the employee is from the area, it’ll be approved w/o any further questions being asked! Ooh…I will have to try that one! I’m leaving in 8 minutes to head into the city for my train to Lunnon. How exciting is that? Since 'im indoors has now also got an interview today, I have at least triple-checked that I am carrying his passport as well as mine 🙂 Apparently it is not the done thing to say that you’re applying for global entry simply because it gives you TSA Pre-Check as part of the deal. Must remember _not_ to say that! ---
**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:** [February 24, 2017, 11:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-presidents-day-mmp/780310/133 "2017-02-24T11:25:05Z")
I’m feeling really exhausted this morning - getting out of the sack was a chore. But I’m showered, dressed, and in the office, so there’s that. TGIF! Happy Firday! ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2017, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-presidents-day-mmp/780310/134 "2017-02-24T11:34:29Z")
> [@Sunny\_Daze](#): > > Hubby comes home tomorrow and leaves again on Saturday. Any tips for Madrid? How long is he going to be there and what hours is he expecting to keep? Not much point in recommending city tours if he’s going to be there for two days and staying on the US clock 🙂 ---
**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:** [February 24, 2017, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-presidents-day-mmp/780310/135 "2017-02-24T13:25:10Z")
Up, caffeinated, and sheveled. Off today. I’m washing the sheets this morning. ---
**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:** [February 24, 2017, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-presidents-day-mmp/780310/136 "2017-02-24T13:30:10Z")
Got an email asking who wants to do a team lunch today. Um, some of us need a wee bit of advanced notice. I packed my lunch and it won’t hold well till Moanday. Lack of planning on your part, you know… 😃 ---
**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:** [February 24, 2017, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-presidents-day-mmp/780310/137 "2017-02-24T14:06:00Z")
> [@Buttercup\_Smith](#): > > So at the Symphomy I saw people in shorts and flip flops and very dressed up folk. I was midrange. At the intermission or intermezzo as it was called I needed caffeine badly and was starving so I got a cup of real coke, a bag of tater chipsnd a regular pair of Reese’s PB cups. The tab was $5. I said is that all and she said: "this is not the movies. > > My knees hurt. Time for some more Rooster dick cartilage injections. What music did they play at the concert? Real coke is better than that crappy coke I got last night. Was at a vending machine and accidentally pressed the wrong button. Oh well, it gave me a bit of caffeine, so I’m grateful for that at least. ---
**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:** [February 24, 2017, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-presidents-day-mmp/780310/138 "2017-02-24T14:07:03Z")
I changed the sheets without feline assistance. I should get an adulting award.😃 ---
**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2017, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-presidents-day-mmp/780310/139 "2017-02-24T14:12:05Z")
Cruising the boards early and quick before doing some shopping. Sometimes dull is nice. ---
**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:** [February 24, 2017, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-presidents-day-mmp/780310/140 "2017-02-24T14:26:31Z")
> [@dogbutler](#): > > I should get an adulting award.😃 I believe that adulting is illegal in some states. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-presidents-day-mmp/780310.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-presidents-day-mmp/780310.md?page=8)