Early Risers - Eastern Time Zone

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  • parityanimal
    parityanimal Posts: 23,108 Member
    edited September 2017
    Howdy y'all. It's scintillating Sunday! 62 out there now with an expected high of 84 and 0% chance of rain. One thing that I very much dislike about my current Bluetooth keyboard is that the LOCK key is right above the backspace and it is easy to hit LOCK instead of backspace.

    Fortunately, my tablet doesn't actually lock at that key and a swipe with my finger is enough to re-engage the screen, without putting my password or code back in.

    The hotel doesn't do much in the way of breakfast of Sunday so I walked up to Corner Bakery Cafe for a light scramble with potatoes and rye toast, along with a "regular" size cup of hazelnut coffee.

    I've been getting a banana as part of my breakfast but since I wasn't buying the hotel buffet this morning I wasn't about to pay hotel prices for a piece of fruit. Fortunately, I did remember last night to grab a couple of sugar free Powerade drinks to bring back to the hotel room so I'll have one of those in lieu of that banana. The potatoes will also provide additional potassium if I need more today.

    Right now I am suffering the sweats from the potatoes and toast (and the hot coffee) even though the room is set at 68 degrees. So I am enjoying my cold Powerade from the refrigerator under the bathroom sink and wishing I had brought a fan with me.

    Cats were fine last night though we though Kiara would never calm down! She was very excited to see us, even if just briefly. This is her first weekend with both of us gone for long periods of time, and not being there at night. Lilo doesn't LIKE it either but she has experienced it often enough that it's not such an enormous issue with her.

    We'd have brought them with us if that were really feasible but no....

    I may post a few Dragon Con pictures here or perhaps some other web site if I can find one that's free. I gave up Photo Bucket when they decided that one couldn't "share" links to view your pics from other sites without paying a fee. I said, "Fine. B-bye!" Seems to me that they could have just added more advertising links or something to make money. Oh well, plenty of other sites on the net.

    I did post nearly a hundred pictures on FaceBook.

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    A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.

    Herm Albright (1876 - 1944)

    :)

    All mushrooms are edible. Some, only once...







  • parityanimal
    parityanimal Posts: 23,108 Member
    Our full size Bluetooth keyboard does have the numeric keypad built in, but as I don't carry that one for notebook use, I am not currently using it. J is using one of them, I think. We may have two. But he's using one for a desktop. I am pretty sure I have one that I could use with my iMac but it came with a wired keyboard that is fine.

    I normally have the keypad attached to my MacBook Pro, which doesn't have a keypad built in.
  • parityanimal
    parityanimal Posts: 23,108 Member
    Stealing some of the funnies again! Especially the saddest picture in the whole world.

    That brain blob looks like something right out of a horror movie. The Brain From The Lost Lagoon!
  • parityanimal
    parityanimal Posts: 23,108 Member
    These "portals" look like a neat idea.

    https://www.sharedstudios.com/
  • RogerToo
    RogerToo Posts: 15,464 Member
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  • RogerToo
    RogerToo Posts: 15,464 Member
    edited September 2017
    Hi
    I did some walking once again + 1 Cent found less than a block from the house on the return leg of the walk. The temperature this morning was 60 on the news channel and 57 degrees on the front porch and back yard

    I went to the Grocery Store Sunday, The bill came to $24.44 so I paid with a $20 bill, Two $2 bills, a Quarter, a Dime, A Nickel and 4 Pennies :)
    The Girl at the register looked at it, poked the $2 bills and said I don't think We can take those :) I said they are legal Currency, so she called and they came and looked and said of course we can take those.
    Young People :)

    My Brother has had problems paying with $1 coins in the past also :)

    Interesting Links:
    https://weather.com/forecast/regional/news/meteorological-fall-chilly-temperatures-eastern-southern-us-september-2017
    First Week of Meteorological Fall is Living Up to Its Name as Chilly Temperatures Engulf Eastern, Southern U.S.
    By Brian Donegan Sept. 3, 2017

    http://www.denverpost.com/2017/09/02/massachusetts-library-chuck-e-cheese-tokens/
    Fines can’t be paid with Chuck E. Cheese tokens, Massachusetts library reminds borrowers
    The library says the tokens are not legal tender and cannot be accepted
    By The Associated Press
    September 2, 2017 at 4:30 pm

    Two Guys Noticed These Pipes Sticking Out Of The Ground , They Never Expected This To Be Underneath
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0w0OkUdVlM

    Have a Great Labor Day
    Roger
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    RogerToo Posts: 15,464 Member
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  • RogerToo
    RogerToo Posts: 15,464 Member
    Howdy y'all. It's scintillating Sunday! 62 out there now with an expected high of 84 and 0% chance of rain. One thing that I very much dislike about my current Bluetooth keyboard is that the LOCK key is right above the backspace and it is easy to hit LOCK instead of backspace.

    Fortunately, my tablet doesn't actually lock at that key and a swipe with my finger is enough to re-engage the screen, without putting my password or code back in.

    The hotel doesn't do much in the way of breakfast of Sunday so I walked up to Corner Bakery Cafe for a light scramble with potatoes and rye toast, along with a "regular" size cup of hazelnut coffee.

    I've been getting a banana as part of my breakfast but since I wasn't buying the hotel buffet this morning I wasn't about to pay hotel prices for a piece of fruit. Fortunately, I did remember last night to grab a couple of sugar free Powerade drinks to bring back to the hotel room so I'll have one of those in lieu of that banana. The potatoes will also provide additional potassium if I need more today.

    Right now I am suffering the sweats from the potatoes and toast (and the hot coffee) even though the room is set at 68 degrees. So I am enjoying my cold Powerade from the refrigerator under the bathroom sink and wishing I had brought a fan with me.

    Cats were fine last night though we though Kiara would never calm down! She was very excited to see us, even if just briefly. This is her first weekend with both of us gone for long periods of time, and not being there at night. Lilo doesn't LIKE it either but she has experienced it often enough that it's not such an enormous issue with her.

    We'd have brought them with us if that were really feasible but no....

    I may post a few Dragon Con pictures here or perhaps some other web site if I can find one that's free. I gave up Photo Bucket when they decided that one couldn't "share" links to view your pics from other sites without paying a fee. I said, "Fine. B-bye!" Seems to me that they could have just added more advertising links or something to make money. Oh well, plenty of other sites on the net.

    I did post nearly a hundred pictures on FaceBook.
    Hi Ed
    That would be a nuisance if You did have to put in the password every time You hit that key. I hate having the Caps Lock key right above the Shift Key on this keyboard. I manage to hit it several times a day which means I end up backspacing and retyping :(

    I do not blame You for not wanting to pay hotel prices for a Banana :) The Local 7-Eleven charges $1 for two Bananas and I think that is somewhat high, especially since I walk past a Grocery Store and Produce Store. Both of which were open this morning so I was able to buy 5 Greenish and two ripe Bananas. The Ripe ones are for Today and tomorrow. The uneaten ones are not residing in the refrigerator.

    If I said my brother thinks I'm weird that Carbs make me sweat if I eat to many of them...
    That more or less means no Pies or Other Pastries during the Warm weather.

    If You wanted You could attach images here using the Browse function of the image add function. I do so many I decided not to abuse it by doing that however and just pay the small monthly fee with ImageShack :)
    Our full size Bluetooth keyboard does have the numeric keypad built in, but as I don't carry that one for notebook use, I am not currently using it. J is using one of them, I think. We may have two. But he's using one for a desktop. I am pretty sure I have one that I could use with my iMac but it came with a wired keyboard that is fine.

    I normally have the keypad attached to my MacBook Pro, which doesn't have a keypad built in.

    I am too cheap overall to replace this keyboard despite the annoyance from the Shift key until it dies...
    Stealing some of the funnies again! Especially the saddest picture in the whole world.

    That brain blob looks like something right out of a horror movie. The Brain From The Lost Lagoon!

    Why not reuse them I sometimes reuse Your links by forwarding them to friends and family.

    I liked the saddest picture too... The brain link was just weird.

    Have a Good Holiday
    Roger
  • parityanimal
    parityanimal Posts: 23,108 Member
    Howdy y'all. Back in Peachtree Corners. The cats were glad to see us! Friends from Pittsburgh, PA, came home with us and will be flying back to Pittsburgh tomorrow. Lilo was indifferent, as she's seen them before and no big deal. Kiara was excited, but then everything seems to excite her!

    85 out there now, looking to a low of 66 tonight with 10% chance of rain.

    Need to move a load of laundry to the dryer.

    ——————————————————————————————————————————————

    A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.

    Herm Albright (1876 - 1944)

    :)

    All mushrooms are edible. Some, only once...
  • parityanimal
    parityanimal Posts: 23,108 Member
    Howdy y'all. It's terrific Tuesday!

    65 out there with an expected high of 86 and 50% chance of rain.

    Need to work on more laundry today and put some air into one tire.

    ——————————————————————————————————————————————

    A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.

    Herm Albright (1876 - 1944)

    :)

    All mushrooms are edible. Some, only once...
  • parityanimal
    parityanimal Posts: 23,108 Member
  • parityanimal
    parityanimal Posts: 23,108 Member
    Kids try frozen desserts from around the world.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_97H7r7wmI
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    parityanimal Posts: 23,108 Member
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  • RogerToo
    RogerToo Posts: 15,464 Member
    edited September 2017
    Hi
    I did some walking. The temperature this morning was 68 on the news channel and 62 degrees on the front porch and back yard. It was Comfortable walking + 0 cents. There is rain with stormy weather in the forecast for this afternoon into Wednesday.

    Interesting Links:
    http://nypost.com/2017/09/03/americans-work-harder-than-any-other-countrys-citizens-study/
    Americans work harder than any other country’s citizens: study
    By Gregory Bresiger September 3, 2017 | 1:37am

    http://www.ajc.com/news/local/two-women-dragon-con-hit-chairs-thrown-from-hotel-balcony/uaZ5WPYuyiwROLdzZzvUgO/
    Two women at Dragon Con hit by chairs thrown from hotel balcony
    Ellen Eldridge The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
    5:01 p.m Monday, Sept. 4, 2017 Atlanta News

    https://www.indy100.com/article/scientists-discover-maximum-age-lifespan-human-research-science-115-7929206
    Scientists think they have discovered the maximum age a human can live to
    Posted Monday 4 September 2017 16:00 by Greg Evans

    Have a Great Tuesday
    Roger
  • RogerToo
    RogerToo Posts: 15,464 Member
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  • RogerToo
    RogerToo Posts: 15,464 Member
    Howdy y'all. Back in Peachtree Corners. The cats were glad to see us! Friends from Pittsburgh, PA, came home with us and will be flying back to Pittsburgh tomorrow. Lilo was indifferent, as she's seen them before and no big deal. Kiara was excited, but then everything seems to excite her!

    85 out there now, looking to a low of 66 tonight with 10% chance of rain.

    Need to move a load of laundry to the dryer.
    Hi Ed
    Welcome Home
    Howdy y'all. It's terrific Tuesday!

    65 out there with an expected high of 86 and 50% chance of rain.

    Need to work on more laundry today and put some air into one tire.
    As I understood the forecast today is due to be warmer than Yesterday was as well as wetter.

    I have a small Air Compressor in the trunk that runs off of 12 volts as a part a emergency kit that was sold by CostCo.
    Fried Green Tomatoes
    Fried Green Tomatoes is something we do not see on the menu around here.

    Cheers
    Roger
  • RogerToo
    RogerToo Posts: 15,464 Member
    Hey! Home from the 'north' :) Sugar Hill that is...
    A beautiful beautiful day here today, cool morning, warm afternoon, Brisket in the smoker, (for the meat folks) grand kids around, Jenn's Mom and husband were there also, we sat outside and it was great. Nice dinner (I took my own with me LOL!) Poor Nate was worried about what would Grammie eat, none of the food was Vegan. So I showed him my red rice and chickpea with steamed kale, cabbage, cauliflower, and baby carrots and beets in the center...Grams was OK!!! :)

    Hope you all have had a great weekend...I'm heading to the land of Winkin, Blinkin, and Nod for a long nights sleep!
    Will read and catch up with the posts, etc tomorrow.

    Later...

    Hi Valerie
    I wish we had a Smoker here. It would be the perfect way to finish the Home Made Pastrami that my brother likes to make and share with friends.

    That's looking ahead bringing Your own food :)

    The Weekend was Fine

    Cheers
    Roger
  • parityanimal
    parityanimal Posts: 23,108 Member
    I think they mis-titled that one article. Americans, according to the article, work longer hours (or perhaps we should say are presumably AT WORK longer hours, whether actually working or just being paid to goof off...) but I didn't actually see anything in the article to support the idea that Americans work harder. :)

    I hope they catch the chair throwers. I'm sure any convention has a few *KITTENS* attending, but these people could have killed someone!

    I'm not at all sure I want to live to be 114. Maybe if they can guarantee a good quality of life.

    I'll be plugging in my compressor to pump up the tire later on this morning, if it's not raining.



  • parityanimal
    parityanimal Posts: 23,108 Member
    Cats will do anything to get you to stop looking at other cats on the internet.

    http://cheezburger.com/3288325/cats-will-do-anything-to-make-you-stop-looking-at-other-cats-on-the-internet
  • parityanimal
    parityanimal Posts: 23,108 Member
    Howdy y'all. It's wonderful Wednesday! 66 out there now with an expected high of only 74 and 40% chance of rain.

    Pondering breakfast options now. The feline fiends can wait until their usual time.

  • parityanimal
    parityanimal Posts: 23,108 Member
    5 ridiculous etiquette rules from the past.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvuwH2b34Kk
  • parityanimal
    parityanimal Posts: 23,108 Member
    Irene Ryan with Roy Rogers and Dale Evans!

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8z-qTG-Yt4
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