# We're early, we're early and it ain't so important... a pointless MMP **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Tags:** mmp\ **Created:** [April 5, 2010, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-early-were-early-and-it-aint-so-important-a-pointless-mmp/534978 "2010-04-05T02:51:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![gardentraveler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gardentraveler/32/3576_2.png) [@gardentraveler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gardentraveler)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2010, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-early-were-early-and-it-aint-so-important-a-pointless-mmp/534978/41 "2010-04-06T00:38:22Z")
Yay for IB being home, **Haze**. Glad your trip went well **taxi**. Glad he’s doing better **tarra**. Those people need a clue-by-four, among other things, **Bobbio**. That’s just awful. Ah, yes, clueless guests are fun, **FCM**. Nice to see you again, **nashi**. Good thoughts for **FCD’s** surgery already. That library job is really good for you, isn’t it, **rigs**? I got home and went for a walk. There are so many things blooming that I was afraid I’d miss some. Got some nice pictures of the [neighborhood](http://flickr.com/gp/shetravels4th/69h0X0) and of [my garden](http://flickr.com/gp/shetravels4th/m01JW2) (the garden pictures include a bunch that are just for record-keeping, but there are some pretty ones mixed in with them. Now I’m hanging out, watching a movie on German TV and about to start knitting… Woo hoo!!! Back later. GT ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2010, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-early-were-early-and-it-aint-so-important-a-pointless-mmp/534978/42 "2010-04-06T00:45:45Z")
> [@eleanorigby](#): > > That sucks about that dog. I like dogs, but not enough to have one as a pet. Some people are truly clueless. I hope she didn’t suffer too much (and what is up with not spaying her? Talk about irresponsible!) “She comes from a good bloodline, so we want to breed her…” Yeah, to every male roaming the neighborhood. I call bullshit on the good bloodline anyways. She came from A. Puppy. Mill. :rolleyes: :mad: :rolleyes: :mad: > [@dogbutler](#): > > **Vbob** , those people are idiots. Sure removed all doubt, didn’t they? ---
**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2010, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-early-were-early-and-it-aint-so-important-a-pointless-mmp/534978/43 "2010-04-06T01:01:10Z")
I loathe puppy mills more than clueless owners. Puppy mill people are disgusting, shameful, evil wastes of space. :mad: Ok. Enough hostility. Off to watch ST. Tralala! Yes, **GT** –the library has been very very good to me… ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2010, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-early-were-early-and-it-aint-so-important-a-pointless-mmp/534978/44 "2010-04-06T01:04:44Z")
Weren’t folks, long time ago, required to have dog licenses before they could own a dog? there ought to be a test, a learner’s permit, another test, a fostering, then an adoption. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Blue-Sighted\_Shadow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecae2f/32.png) [@The\_Blue-Sighted\_Shadow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Blue-Sighted_Shadow)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2010, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-early-were-early-and-it-aint-so-important-a-pointless-mmp/534978/45 "2010-04-06T01:40:48Z")
Drives by, waves. 9.5 more days until I get my life back! I’d forgotten just how crazy it gets at the end. On the upside, this is the very first busy season that I’ve \*\*lost \*\*weight. Generally, you either lose or gain 15-20 pounds. I’ve lost 12 so far. I think it’s all the caffeine in place of food. Yays, boos, hugs, sympathy, smooches, etc. to everyone who needs 'em. ---
**Author:** ![Lissla\_Lissar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8491ac/32.png) [@Lissla\_Lissar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lissla_Lissar)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2010, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-early-were-early-and-it-aint-so-important-a-pointless-mmp/534978/46 "2010-04-06T01:45:56Z")
**mia** , that’s scary. Do you have a security system? **Bob** , that sucks. Stupid people shouldn’t have pets. Long tired day here, plus last night was terrible- Gnat’s blood sugar shot up and we had to give him insulin at midnight and he was sick and fussy, plus newborn waking every hour. Tired.Bedtime and fingers crossed for a better night. ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2010, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-early-were-early-and-it-aint-so-important-a-pointless-mmp/534978/47 "2010-04-06T02:11:36Z")
_crosses appendages for better nights for **LiLi** and good surgery for **FCD** _ Gratz on the visa, **ems**. I always got terrrrrrrribly nnnnnniervous whenevre I hadta deal with INS-or-whatever-they’re-called-now. Since I had already told my housesitter that it was all right to move his gf in as I wasn’t going to need the flat (they’re supposed to get their own flat in one year and thought it was a Good Idea to get some “live together time” before co-signing a mortgage; I concur), I’m now in the situation of having to either say “oh, no, wait” for what might be a week or having to stay at Mom’s for what might be months. I’ve asked Singlebro to let me use his flat as an “office”: if I’m there, I won’t be hearing Mom’s TV through a closed door, I won’t need to have a closed door which anyway nobody respects, and I won’t be tense expecting Mom to come in at anytime because the question of whether those pants make her ass look like pants or not is too urgent and cannot wait until I’m off the phone with a client (Mom, what makes your ass look like pants is age and fat; if you’re asking whether those trousers are baggy then the answer is yes). I’ll even be able to play music without anybody coming in and saying “what is that noise? oh, it’s your music!” ---
**Author:** ![gardentraveler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gardentraveler/32/3576_2.png) [@gardentraveler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gardentraveler)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2010, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-early-were-early-and-it-aint-so-important-a-pointless-mmp/534978/48 "2010-04-06T02:58:59Z")
Yay for **mmmmm** and her shiny new visa. Oh…and **LiLi’s** post reminded me: that does sound scary, **mia**. Hope whoever it is finds the correct door tonight. I had that happen to me a couple of times at past residences; it was always someone who was, how shall we say, chemically altered. Still called 911 both times, since they were knocking awfully hard. Hope Nat’s sugar stabilizes soon. I’m sure it’s no fun to have to wake up to handle that. ☹ Ooooh, **Nava** , that sounds tricky. Good thing I took those pics earlier; we’ve had a couple of storms pass through in the past two hours (including hail!), so a lot of the flowers are probably gone by now. I’m sure I’m forgetting something… Good luck on your first day of work tomorrow, **Puggy**! And Happy Birthday, HRH!!! Hugs all. GT ---
**Author:** ![gotpasswords](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c57346/32.png) [@gotpasswords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gotpasswords)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2010, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-early-were-early-and-it-aint-so-important-a-pointless-mmp/534978/49 "2010-04-06T03:49:58Z")
Pollen is making us crabby. When will it go away? In California, we might have pollen for a day, and then it goes away. Not here. DH is cranky because it’s turning every stationary thing, including the floors, inside the house yellow-green. We finally gave up and turned on the AC, not so much because it’s warm outside, but to stop the invading stuff. Yech and achoo! ---
**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:** [April 6, 2010, 6:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-early-were-early-and-it-aint-so-important-a-pointless-mmp/534978/50 "2010-04-06T06:56:58Z")
Busy times here, I am off to visit my doting parent for the next couple of days so I will be out of range of t’interwebz. Try not to miss me too much! Rosie’s sig to all! ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2010, 7:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-early-were-early-and-it-aint-so-important-a-pointless-mmp/534978/51 "2010-04-06T07:18:04Z")
_Nooooo!_ **BooFae** , we miss you! Don’t leave us alone! ---
**Author:** ![Noone\_Special](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/noone_special/32/2863_2.png) [@Noone\_Special](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Noone_Special)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2010, 8:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-early-were-early-and-it-aint-so-important-a-pointless-mmp/534978/52 "2010-04-06T08:05:47Z")
Missed most of last week with a bad case of Unending Weekendtisis here… 😃 Had to go back and read to see what things are all about… Mostly {{{ **Tarra** }}} :eek:!! Best wishes for a full and speedy recovery!! **Nava** – transitions… Never easy, even when you’ve BTDT multiple times. Hugs, gropes and kisses to everybody else! ---
**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:** [April 6, 2010, 8:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-early-were-early-and-it-aint-so-important-a-pointless-mmp/534978/53 "2010-04-06T08:17:07Z")
Good Mornin’ Y’all! Up and caffienatin’. _YAWN_ Thus beginneth my irkweek. I think I have some trainin’ for a couple of hours today. I can’t remember. Guess I’ll find out when I get there. Ok, rumbly tummy demands to be fed so I shall forage. Happy Tuesday Y’all! ---
**Author:** ![HazelNutCoffee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ac91a4/32.png) [@HazelNutCoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HazelNutCoffee)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2010, 8:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-early-were-early-and-it-aint-so-important-a-pointless-mmp/534978/54 "2010-04-06T08:20:25Z")
Big hugs for **herbs**! You and your SO are in my thoughts. I am totally agonizing over getting an iPhone. Haven’t quite managed to justify it to myself. But I want it! It’s pretty! ---
**Author:** ![Tupug\_Anachi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@Tupug\_Anachi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tupug_Anachi)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2010, 9:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-early-were-early-and-it-aint-so-important-a-pointless-mmp/534978/55 "2010-04-06T09:27:40Z")
{{{{ **herbs** }}}} Yay to new visa, **ems**! Poor Stella. ☹ Beautimous pictures, **gt**! Good luck on the digs, **nava**. Up very early this morning. Glad to be back in the irkforce. It should be an interesting day. Tupug ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2010, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-early-were-early-and-it-aint-so-important-a-pointless-mmp/534978/56 "2010-04-06T11:23:37Z")
The computer will finally be picked up this afternoon, yay. And I’m all set to camp at my bro’s, with the understanding that Mom gets to feed me (or not, given that I need to eat lunch about one hour sooner than she and Bro do, that part has been left open to experimenting). ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2010, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-early-were-early-and-it-aint-so-important-a-pointless-mmp/534978/57 "2010-04-06T11:28:09Z")
Blurf. Had a good light show this morning on the way to irk. A line of thunderstorms to the north, with flashes visible at the VunderLair, and bolts to be seen when I got to Chesapeake. I loves me a good thunderstorm. 🆒 I got nuttin. ---
**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:** [April 6, 2010, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-early-were-early-and-it-aint-so-important-a-pointless-mmp/534978/58 "2010-04-06T11:53:43Z")
Up, caffeinated, off to irk, then off to the bat to watch hockey tonight. **gotti** , it hangs for a few weeks, or until it rains. ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2010, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-early-were-early-and-it-aint-so-important-a-pointless-mmp/534978/59 "2010-04-06T12:58:58Z")
Serious lack of motivation. Hope teaching helps jazz me up a bit. Bleh. I want bed. ---
**Author:** ![miamouse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ad7895/32.png) [@miamouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/miamouse)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2010, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-early-were-early-and-it-aint-so-important-a-pointless-mmp/534978/60 "2010-04-06T14:14:52Z")
**Lissla** , Hoping baby feels better, and that you get some sleep. > [@Lissla\_Lissar](#): > > **mia** , that’s scary. Do you have a security system? I had one but my very noisy hound passed away about a year ago (bloat). I’ve been on the fence lately b/c the kids have been bugging me about getting a dog. But I guess being unemployed now I have the time and attention to give to training. So we went to North Shore Animal League yesterday. Obligatory [link](http://www.flickr.com/photos/40918635@N03/4497074708/in/photostream/). I have to say she’s a very sweet gentle thing, and doesn’t bark so much. (We also installed motion sensor lights front and back and took care of other various security issues. Also sleeping with hammer under bed). **VunderBob** , couldn’t these people be persuaded to at least use a no kill shelter? (they usually have them fixed before adoption) **Swampbear** , what’s death chicken? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-early-were-early-and-it-aint-so-important-a-pointless-mmp/534978.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-early-were-early-and-it-aint-so-important-a-pointless-mmp/534978.md?page=4)