Thank you. Service in my family goes all the way back to the Revolutionary War (4th great grandfather), the Civil War (great grandfather), WWII (stepfather), and Korea (brother). I spent a career of 23 years, serving in Vietnam early on.
Morning all, Up before 7am as my kidneys appear to like working their hardest in the early morning hours and then tapering off during the day (I know, TMI…). Will do mowage in a couple hours, still only 47F outside but should be 65F around 10:30am so that is my goal. Outside of that and getting the garbage bin to the curb sometime this evening nothing much on the agenda.
And a happy Veterans Day to all that served.
boo fae, keep an eye on that pain, may be nothing but if it re-occurs I’d suggest visiting the Doc’s office.
Cat Glove, my usual visit is staying with them Thanksgiving day and Friday, and then going ‘walkabout’ on Saturday before heading home, so I don’t spend all three days there. Usually take them out to eat Saturday night too. And hooray for Daughter’s achievement, may she make a fine priest. And it reminds me of an old joke, that Catholics cannot conceive of a Woman priest, while some Protestant groups have Priests who can conceive…
Cookie, a long and noble record. One Great-great-grandfather served in the Civil War and my dad was overseas (but not in combat) for WWII, but that’s about the extent we had.
And been long enough since pillage, so I think some pancakes sound good right now. Have a good Hump day all.
Good morning, and if you’re in the USA, happy Veterans’ Day.
The air quality index here in Elkhart is 175. That’s right in the middle of the “unhealthy” part of the chart on the Airnow.gov site. We are officially the “huddled masses yearning to breathe free.”
My dental clinic has a new doc. Her surname is Philpott. That’s close to being an apt name/occupation match. Anyway, she rounded off the sharp part of my tooth, but she pointed out that cracks in the two lower incisors and the deterioration of the cosmetic fillings add up to a need for crowns on both of them. I had them scheduled for January, because my dental insurance for 2026 is used up.
Here’s something that helps a little with the arm pain from vax shots. Move the arm all around. The muscle flexing moves the shot stuff away from the jab spot.
Okay, I’m caught up. Time for breakfast.
My family hasn’t been in this country nearly that long. Paternal grandfather was drafted into WWI, but he wasn’t yet a citizen, so that ended quickly. My maternal grandfather was too young for WWI and sole support of his orphaned brothers in WWII. My dad was a Korea-era vet, but served at MCRD San Diego. Then there’s me, a Vietnam-era vet, tho I was never stationed outside the US.
I have a cousin who went to Vietnam in the USAF, and another who served in the USAF some years after 'Nam. Three uncles were in WWII and a couple were in Germany in the late 50s. FIL was briefly in the Marines, but his elder (and only) brother died on Saipan, so FIL was discharged. No lives lost and no injuries, till FCD got seriously hurt at GItmo in '82. I was the last one in uniform when I got out in '84.
Back from Food Lion. There were only 2 sale turkeys left - I guess they hadn’t gotten around to refilling the freezer. I grabbed the one that I thought said 12#. Got it home and looked closer - 17#!!! That one will be roasted and some leftovers will be dispatched among our guests. I removed the middle shelf from the little basement fridge and the bird will live ther for the next 2 weeks.
I also got 2 slabs of ribs and they’re in the upstairs fridge since they’re flat and stuff can be piled on them. But I’ll need to make space for the second bird. I have a few days to figure that one out. I got enough on my list to exceed $50, and there’s still more to go that will hit another $50, getting me my $20 coupon.
Anyway, home now, thinking about what to do next. I suppose I could dust.
HAHAHAHAH!! I made a funny joke!
Good morning.
It’s 50F, dark, damp, and a little bit cloudy outside. We’ll reach a high of 66F, with cloudiness varying throughout the day. We’ll also dry out for a couple of days until the next band of heavy rain comes through. We may see a passing shower or two this morning, too. It was very, very soggy yesterday. So much so that neither dog wanted to go out to do their business so we had to go stand out there with them.
Red, damn, that must be so frustrating.
Congrats to your daughter, Cat Glove.
JtC, love the Cluckingham Palace thing!
I hope you’re feeling better today, BooFae!
Mollie, I’m sorry about Mrs. Magill. I know exactly what a RIF is because they were used a great deal early in my federal government career. I hope she finds something better ASAP. Also, I’m sorry about the whole band trip thing.
My respects to all who served. My Dad was a Vietnam vet and served for almost 20 years.
I did, in fact, order from Costco for delivery. Thus, dinner, fruit, lunch, and snack needs were met. I otherwise puttered around inside and watched some trash TV. We also rented Hope last night. It was actually pretty decent and had lots of comedic moments. It’s a Korean movie.
I still haven’t picked up the fixings for Thanksgiving, mainly because I just don’t have the room to store a turkey for that long. I know I need to get them soon, though.
I have an appointment for a haircut and tone this Friday, so maybe I’ll pick up the feast day ingredients then.
As for today, I’ll probably knock out a load of laundry, and I might spend some time organzing a closet.
For now, I’ll peruse the internet and drink the last of my coffee.
Please take care of yourselves.
Good morning! I have the day off, so I can watch Squeaky march in Franklin’s Veterans’ Day parade in a couple of hours.
To be frank, I was not a direct participant in the act, but was brought in later as a consultant - Still a felony. I just looked it up, and the kids followed my advice and successfully framed a Duke fraternity. Good job guys.
My GP spent a while trying to find out whether I needed the CP vaccine before the shingles. Do you know how difficult it is for an adult to get the CP vaccine? I gave up after a year and got the shingles ones anyway. The second one didn’t bother me, but it laid Mrs Magill out.
Off to Franklin. I’ll post pics, if I get them.
I just love how places that bill you refer to you as Guest - really?? In this case, it’s a medical bill, so it’s Patient. Other times, it’s Customer. But Guest? I think you do not know what that word means.
Plus I’ve been paying almost $900/month for health insurance and I still get a bill for almost $300. This Blue Wave durn well better fix that.
What a lovely result~the Cornhusker men’s 
team and I are enjoying it right along with you.
Excellent advice. I always save some laundry to fold after I get home from my shots. Pushing a vacuum around is a good activity too.
Holy guacamole, that’s my rent! 
ETA: was … I keep forgetting it got jacked up again. So almost my rent.
Happy Veterans Day to all who served! 
I just spent a chunk of time drafting a high-level explanation of what I’m dealing with at work, but I wound up with a massive paragraph that still wasn’t quite clear/didn’t cover everything…so, never mind. You’re welcome. 
I’ll just say that I wound up working 11.5 hours yesterday, and the dry run for a big review is tomorrow and Friday. I’ll go to the Washington Navy Yard for day 1, but day 2 will be held at my company’s office building (at least I won’t have to drive home from DC on Friday). The big review itself is in early December: there will be a lot of related work next week, but I should get to breathe a little during Thanksgiving week. 
I’m glad for today’s holiday. I’ve started reassembling my holiday Lego sets, and I’m looking forward to an afternoon of playing with small plastic bricks. 
I’m generally not one to watch baking/cooking shows[1], but while I was visiting my cousins last November they got me hooked on Holiday Baking Championship and Harry Potter: Wizards of Baking: both shows just started new seasons, and they’re ideal for having on the background while I’m building Lego!
I also plan to do some reading this evening. I haven’t finished the Big Bang Theory book yet, but the newest title in David Baldacci’s “6:20 Man” series was released yesterday and I’ve been looking forward to it.
Hooray for FCD and Tobias! 
My Italian grandmother would often say, “I’m cold…you should put on a sweater!” Must be an 
thing. 
I could actually imagine that while I was reading. Excellent.
Anything inside my mouth or nose always winds up being way smaller than I think!
OMG! I hope the tow truck driver is correct about there being no damage.
Both of those are great!
Any creative ability I have simply builds on the talents of others: I can improvise on an existing melody but not compose a new one, I enjoy coloring but can’t draw, I can assemble Lego but not design my own sets, I love to edit but I can’t write fiction, etc. I have a lot of admiration for those who create the things I then go play with/enhance/destroy. 
HA! I must remember to use this!
other than Is It Cake?, which I love ↩︎
I’m in that boat too, since my TBI. I struggled with threading needles. And finally came up with two assists:
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JNENERY 23 PCS Large Eye Sewing Needles, 2.36in Sewing Sharp Needles | Leather Embroidery Thread Needle, Stainless Steel Yarn Knitting Needle with a 3.3in Plastic Bottle Amazon.com: JNENERY 23 PCS Large Eye Sewing Needles, 2.36in Sewing Sharp Needles | Leather Embroidery Thread Needle, Stainless Steel Yarn Knitting Needle with a 3.3in Plastic Bottle : Arts, Crafts & Sewing
I tried the more expensive ‘self-threading needles’ but they were not very helpful-the thread would slip out or the eye of the needle would break. I quickly gave up on those.
Besides getting really good lighting on the task (a craft lamp or next to a window in the sunlight) I found it helpful to have a white background behind the needle, like a piece of printer paper.
And many hearty good wishes to your daughter. Godspeed on her journey.
My insurance didn’t have any questions. The lab just did an antibody check because I didn’t know and Dad couldn’t remember which of us kids had had them, and I just took the appropriate jab.
I kind of miss all of the small town / suburban parades that seemed to happen for every holiday in middle Tennessee.
As soon as I’m sheveled, I’ll be taking it to the shop around the corner for a look-see. It drove fine on the way home, with no dashboard lights popping up, so I’m hopeful that it was just damage to my dignity.
Up, caffeinating, breakfasted and fixing to do KP. After, I’ll shevel and take the car in. I need to call the delivery company to see what time the infusions are expected so’s I can plan around that. Oh, the joy of being an adult!
I talked to my cousin Rick’s sister yesterday. He got moved to a rehab center and the prognosis is good. I also found out more of what had happened. Given that it could have killed him, I’m glad that he survived.
Y’all have a great day!
The premium got jacked up, too. When you include the supplementals for vision and dental, it’ll be over $1K starting in January. But it’s excellent coverage, and considering the 10 spinal surgeries FCD has had, I don’t think our premiums have yet paid for those surgeries. So I guess I can’t complain too much.
I’m thinking I should get out and mulch some more leaves - our yard is covered and I don’t want it to get too thick. I think we’re past peak color here - the gorgeous oranges and yellows are now fading to browns, and the browns are falling. It’s a fairly quick and easy chore, so I’ll change into ratty shoes and ride around the yards.
Supper will be veggie-beef-barley soup. BTW, barley is kept in the soup aisle at Food Lion. I was looking amongst the dried beans and assorted pastas. Now I know.
My mother’s side goes back to the Mayflower. My great grandfather was captured at 2nd Bull Run and I have documented proof of that. He committed suicide some 47 years later.
They’re ringing the bell at my church, which is where the parade begins. It’s a manual pull rope, so that means some poor schmuck[1] has been pulling it for the last ten minutes.
Probably Fr. Rusty. ↩︎
Mowage is done, the gas can was empty and the tank was half-full so I may have set a new speed record doing the lawn, but managed it before the tank was dry. Only two bags of clippings so I probably didn’t have to mow before the cold weather shuts the lawn down, but the proprieties must be maintained… Have had lunch (trying the Kroger store brand Braunschweiger this week, not bad so I’ll see if I can adjust to it over the next couple of weeks.) and will get to the gym in a little while, then home to get the garbage out and some soccer papers sorted. Cloudy skies but no rain yet, the Weather Wizards are saying a 50-50 chance today and tonight.
And time to catch up with the morning’s doings while crunching an apple (Red Delicious this week–apple prices have gone up considerably)..
Knots, any particular reason for the bad air? And heavy is the mouth that wears the crowns, but I think I’ll be in line for some in the next few years.
FCM, glad you got the birds and the coupon is in sight. And what is this ‘dusting’ you are on about?
Taters, my weather is nearly identical to yours, but without the rain (so far).
Mollie, enjoy the parade. And apparently you offer good advice to miscreants…knew there was a reason I liked you…
FCM, you made me curious, so I checked mine out, Medicare + Blue Cross coverage totals about $600/month, but that’s just for me and not a family.
Oopsie, the right words will come to you, take this one as a first draft. Happy Legoing! As for reading, I usually do mine when pedaling or taking a break between treadmill sessions, been working my way through a bunch of old paperbacks that have been quietly decomposing on my shelves. Currently working my way through a Robert Heinlein ‘Future History’ collection, almost 800 pages and it’ll take me into 2027 at the rate I’m going. And just was thinking about Star Trek as I was typing that comment–feel free to use it anytime.
red, there was a parade around here today, but it was at 11am, so it’s over by now. Hope the car is fine. Best wishes for cousin Rick.
And that’s all for now, as soup and sammiches are in my belly where they belong and I need to pack for some gym time.
The shop that pulled me out last night put the car up on the lift and checked it out. No damage, not even out of alignment, except for a clip on the small trim along the bottom of the front bumper. That will be ~$15 fix the next time it goes in for an oil change (I know this because that I had this repaired recently). They didn’t charge me for the check, since they had to charge me the contracted city rate last night and he said that it should have been a lot less than that.
Now to do the menu and grocery list for the week.
My Polish mother word-for-word pulled this, too.
There was a parade in Leonardtown today, but I was in and out of town long before it was to start. I accomplished leaf mulchage - it’ll last till the next big wind.
I also played in my studio for a little bit - making a planter. Obviously just started, but now that I know how to do it, theoretically it’ll go faster. I think I’ve earned some chillage till supper.