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Fishing Humor to start with
That doesn't work I suspect no matter how fervently You say it
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parityanimal wrote: »Howdy y'all. It's sensational Saturday! Not feeling so sensational here, with a great big Ariel sized hole in our hearts but somehow we'll muddle through. My primal screams in the kitchen this morning didn't shatter any of the glassware so I guess they weren't TOO loud.
Lilo got me up about quarter after seven but I've been distracted by folding laundry from yesterday, eating breakfast, feeding Lilo, crying, screaming, talking to Jason and making the baked beans for the pool party that I don't really feel like going to.
I don't want to be home, but don't really want to be anywhere else either. If there were a way to cease to be, temporarily, until the pain fades, that would be great but there's not and the permanent solution on that is unthinkable. I'll go hours and be just fine and then something triggers.
Time will make it easier. I keep telling myself that. Being with people today should help for a while. People who didn't know Ariel and won't remind me of Ariel. If we hadn't promised to go we probably wouldn't so it's just as well we did promise.
J took Thursday and Friday off work to try to begin coping.
78 out there now with an expected high of 89 and 20% chance of rain.
As for the baked beans, here's the line up, plus bell peppers, onion, jalapeños, garlic, black pepper, smoke seasoning, ginger, brown sugar, and tomato paste:
Hi Ed
It will pass, it is no easier than losing any other family member...
I still wake up with regrets for oversights that happened years ago, however I will go on as will You I am sure.
Not a surprise...parityanimal wrote: »Lilo, being the only cat in the house, is definitely getting more attention now. I don't know how much she misses Ariel, but Lilo is getting more attention. And I think she knows that I'm upset as she's being more attentive to me too. I need to get showered for this pool party and go and try to have a good time.
My stripping the bed wasn't extra work, as it needed it anyway. Lilo is loved and she knows it. She helped raise Ariel when we brought Ariel home as a kitten.
I did not eat itparityanimal wrote: »Roger, please tell us you did not eat that piece of cake! It looks fabulous, and I'd have certainly loved a bite of it, well, OK, I'd have probably loved the whole piece but a bite would be all I would need to eat...
J is getting in the shower now. Off to the party shortly.
I posted the picture to show the temptation I dodged.
It looked so good as a while cake in the display case where I could see nuts under the frosting around the outside...
Congratulations on that achievementparityanimal wrote: »We had a good time at the pool party and were able to mostly just live for a few hours. Another one next weekend, and then another the following weekend! Busy summer...
They ate pretty much ALL of the baked beans. I have become the official bean baker.
On the good side You dodged the rain at the pool party.parityanimal wrote: »Howdy y'all. It's scintillating Sunday! Lilo is helping me report that it's 71 out there now with an expected high of 84 and 80% chance of showers. Sounds like a wet day. We got our 20% yesterday as we got home from the pool party.
I've had my breakfast and Lilo has been served.
Maybe a little laundry today.
Currently it is a damp, dreary & humid Fathers Day out the window
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GardenKatGardens wrote: »Hi! Saturday!
4p. 89 degrees, sunny, little breeze, and 45% humidity...all in all just to walk around the yard picking up sticks, and trying to grab my britches (weight of my cell phone was trying to undress me!!! (that was interesting!! and certainly grabbed my attention)
I hope the pool party is going well for both J and Ed. Sounds like Ariel is holding up well which is good! I just can't get my memories of poor old Tom E.
Binge listening to a Lifestyle Seminar...I didn't listen during the week, but have Sat. and Sun to listen to the speakers I'm wanting to hear.
Also making up my homemade mosquito spray...I love this stuff...its a bottle of very large and cheap bottle of blue mouthwash, several (3) cups of Epsom Salt, and 3 cans of the cheapest beer you can find...Those three things, mixed so the Epsom Salt dissolves...then spray in areas where you might sit outside, or where you know the mosquitoes are...it holds up for about 80 days! And it does not kill the mosquitoes or other bugs, but the smell confuses the mosquitoes and they don't land on you. Its weird. and the mosquitoes do leave the area after a few hungry days. So, cheap, easy, and doesn't totally kill the environment.
Ok, now to get the sprayer filled, a different pair of shorts, and go confuse the mosquitoes!
Later...
Hi Valerie
I bet that would work well in a Flit Gun, Remember those
I have had weight in the pockets do that to me too when the clothes were starting to get loose
Now if there was a cheap easy to make spray for Ivy...
It sounds as if You and Ed have better weather than I
Have a Nice Day
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Hi..Sunday!
I am going to be really brief..I saw that Roger walked 29 steps, but haven't read the articles, almost afraid to. So much awfulness going on out there.
Need to get dressed in something at least semi decent, and make a quick Kroger run...I'm grilling today...yep, I may get wet doing it, but I want grilled corn on the cob...no excuses.
I didn't get any rain yesterday Ed....lots of grumbling and rumbling in the sky, but not a drop. Which is ok, as I'd gotten a tad over 2 inches on Fri, and because I'd sprayed the yard, and wanted it to be good and dry before the next rain.
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Funny movie posters for movies with names changed by adding "ing" to the end.
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Hey! I had my grilled corn on the cob with grilled onions, squash..yellow crookneck and zucchini, and orange and yellow peppers.
Laugh of the day My groceries..
6 ears corn, one head cauliflower, 3 colored peppers. Total cost $4.06!!! I think I won shopper of the week!
Got everything cooked and did not get rained on. It did rain like the dickens while I was in Kroger, but quit as I came out! Sheer luck!!!
Roger I so do remember the Flit sprayer! YIKES. Mother would spray us (my brother and self) before we would go blackberry picking. Flit was DDT!! Glad both my boys arrived 'normal'. OTOH, I think a lot of people used Flit in the house to kill flies and other assorted bugs. Nobody knew how dangerous that stuff was. But, yes, you 'could' use a Flit sprayer. I used a garden sprayer holds about 2liters fluid, and has a pump to pressurize the sprayer. Works for me! AND I have two of them...one for herbicides and one for things like harmless mosquito spray.
Loved seeing the various Cat cartoons. I enjoyed also the gifs of the jumping cats!
Ok, its about time to get my stuff together, and head toward bed. You know, prep the coffee maker, go back to the kitchen because I forgot my night glass of water, check again to make sure I closed the garage door, and turned on the alarm system, etc. OOPs. where's my phone, etc...getting ready for bed can take 5 minutes or 20..depending.......:)
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Howdy y'all. It's marvelous Monday! 71 out there now with an expected high of 86 and 60% chance of rain.
Need to fold some laundry from yesterday and get some more done perhaps. Also need to get out to the store.
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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)
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I walked 4230 Steps during today's walk according to the fitbit
The temperature this morning was 78 on the news channel and 76 degrees on the front porch with 100% humidity. The weatherman is predicting rain and Thunderstorms for NJ once again
Today I was better with the allergies walking, OTOH I was suffering from a case of terminal sweat
A Shower is in my near future while my brother goes and gets his hair shortened AKA a Haircut.
I am guessing that Sundays rain cleared the air for this mornings walk.
I hope the Severe Thunderstorms in the forecast for later today are not too bad.
Thankfully as of this morning I am back within my 5 pound comfort range after Fridays Caloric Overload
Still a bit more to get back to where I was Friday morning, however a am guessing that a couple more 100% days will do the job.
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-whole-foods-m-a-workers-idUSKBN1972VI
Technology News | Fri Jun 16, 2017 | 6:35pm EDT
For Whole Foods workers, fears of robots, drones and culture clash
The merger that shook food and retail stocks on Friday - Amazon.com Inc's proposed deal to buy Whole Foods Market Inc - rattled some employees of the upscale grocery chain who expressed fears ranging from layoffs to the loss of their laid-back corporate culture.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/2017/06/17/drive--movies-thrive-streaming-world/102665316/
Drive-in movies thrive in a streaming world
Melanie D.G. Kaplan, USA TODAY Go Escape magazine 8:04 a.m. ET June 17, 2017
Last year, while visiting national parks in Colorado, I happened upon a real treat: Star Drive In, an outdoor theater that opened in 1955 in the southern part of the state. But my delight didn’t end there.
Next door, I found the Best Western Movie Manor Motel, where you can look out a big window and watch the Star’s outdoor screen … from your bed! Each room is named for a movie star. Booking a night at the motel was a no-brainer. I checked into my no-frills Mel Gibson room and crawled into bed for the feature.
According to Wheeler Winston Dixon, a film expert at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the first drive-ins appeared in 1933 in Camden, N.J. They hit their peak midcentury with about 4,000 locations, roughly one-quarter of the nation’s total movie screens. Now, he says, they account for just 1.5 percent.
http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/democrats-vs-trump/candidates-georgia-special-election-brace-final-weekend-n773596
Jun 17 2017, 12:12 pm ET
Candidates in Georgia Special Election Brace for Final Weekend
The race has dragged on for months — Ossoff narrowly missed a chance to win outright in April, running against a multi-candidate GOP field and coming a few thousand votes short of the necessary 50 percent threshold — and it's become by far the most expensive House race ever waged, with Ossoff raising an astonishing $23.8 million, most of it from outside the district.
Have a Great Monday
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GardenKatGardens wrote: »Hi..Sunday!
I am going to be really brief..I saw that Roger walked 29 steps, but haven't read the articles, almost afraid to. So much awfulness going on out there.
Need to get dressed in something at least semi decent, and make a quick Kroger run...I'm grilling today...yep, I may get wet doing it, but I want grilled corn on the cob...no excuses.
I didn't get any rain yesterday Ed....lots of grumbling and rumbling in the sky, but not a drop. Which is ok, as I'd gotten a tad over 2 inches on Fri, and because I'd sprayed the yard, and wanted it to be good and dry before the next rain.
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Hi Valerie
We had .69 inches of Rain Sunday... One heavy downpour and several light waves of rain
Interesting, My brother was commenting that Corn on the Cob is expensive as are Oranges locally.GardenKatGardens wrote: »Hey! I had my grilled corn on the cob with grilled onions, squash..yellow crookneck and zucchini, and orange and yellow peppers.
Laugh of the day My groceries..
6 ears corn, one head cauliflower, 3 colored peppers. Total cost $4.06!!! I think I won shopper of the week!
Got everything cooked and did not get rained on. It did rain like the dickens while I was in Kroger, but quit as I came out! Sheer luck!!!
Roger I so do remember the Flit sprayer! YIKES. Mother would spray us (my brother and self) before we would go blackberry picking. Flit was DDT!! Glad both my boys arrived 'normal'. OTOH, I think a lot of people used Flit in the house to kill flies and other assorted bugs. Nobody knew how dangerous that stuff was. But, yes, you 'could' use a Flit sprayer. I used a garden sprayer holds about 2liters fluid, and has a pump to pressurize the sprayer. Works for me! AND I have two of them...one for herbicides and one for things like harmless mosquito spray.
Loved seeing the various Cat cartoons. I enjoyed also the gifs of the jumping cats!
Ok, its about time to get my stuff together, and head toward bed. You know, prep the coffee maker, go back to the kitchen because I forgot my night glass of water, check again to make sure I closed the garage door, and turned on the alarm system, etc. OOPs. where's my phone, etc...getting ready for bed can take 5 minutes or 20..depending.......:)
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As You say, Who knew that the Miracle bug spray was dangerous
Been there done there when it comes to getting ready for bed. In my case it is at least a 10 minute process....
Have a Nice Day
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parityanimal wrote: »Howdy y'all. It's marvelous Monday! 71 out there now with an expected high of 86 and 60% chance of rain.
Need to fold some laundry from yesterday and get some more done perhaps. Also need to get out to the store.
Hi Ed
Yesterday was Grocery Store day in this house. My Brother picked up foods for me, $25 of them.
Thank You for those Interesting links
Stay Dry
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Good Monday Morning!
Stupid but necessary foot, decided Saturday night to start hurting again!?!?! Its on the inside of my ankle, but the hurting is more like when I had plantar fasciitis...heel hurt like blazes first few steps after sitting or getting out of bed, but then the pain went away. I may have to do a bit of investigation...I know where the tendon is that has been giving me issues. He showed me. I don't have a name for it, and I wonder if plantar fasciitis is only in your heel. Anyhow, I'm sitting here with my foot in a bucked of epsom salts & cold water....
I think I will make a grocery run to either Publix or Aldi. Aldi has a granola that I like, is not very sweet, and low fat, at a nice price....they also have berries on sale. BUT, I also need banana's. And after trying Aldi's bananas several times, with the same results, no more! They are refrigerating them I think....they never turn yellow...just an icky yellowish gray green, and then within 48 hours they start getting mushy. Like I said, no more. SO, I'm guessing Publix AND Aldi's???
Need to clean the grill, as I didn't go back and finish that little chore yesterday after eating.
I think there is at least one load of clothes to wash, and a tiny bit of sewing. (old gym pants I cut off at the knee, because it has no pockets. So today I'm going to add one back pocket...sized to hold my phone! (in case I take another try at flinging myself at the ground and not missing.) If I miss, it means I've learned how to fly, right???? LOL! Yeah, I read all his books.
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Lies movies tell that will kill you if you try to do what they do...
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Howdy, y'all. It's terrific Tuesday!
73 out there now with an expected high of 78 and 80% chance of rain.
Not much on the agenda today. I do need to fold the last of the laundry though.
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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.
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I walked 6161 Steps AKA 2.79 miles according to the FitBit + 3 Cents during today's walk according to the fitbit
The temperature this morning was 69 on the news channel and 72 degrees on the front porch with slowly lowering humidity. The weatherman was predicting rain and Thunderstorms for NJ Yesterday, nailed it There was .60 inches of rain nearby me and well over 3 inches in parts of NJ.
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/338518-five-things-to-watch-for-in-georgias-special-election
Five things to watch for in Georgia's special election
ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Months of attacks and tens of millions of dollars have led up to Tuesday’s special election in Georgia, where Democrats are looking for their first major election victory of the Trump era.
President Trump’s shadow has loomed large over the race. The Democratic push to frame a victory for Jon Ossoff as proof of a growing anti-Trump wave has nationalized the race. All that attention has drawn almost $60 million of spending from both sides — a record for a House race — into the suburban Atlanta district.
But as Democrats angle for an upset, Republicans in Georgia and across the country have fallen in line around their own candidate, Karen Handel. The GOP knows losing a red seat would be disastrous for their agenda, but they are just as aware that a Democratic loss would deal a heavy blow to the opposition’s momentum.
Polls open in Georgia at 7 a.m. and close at 7 p.m. Here are five things to watch as results roll in from the 6th District.
Will the huge turnout trend continue?
Will GOP strongholds and white women save Handel?
Can Ossoff flip Republican moderates and turn out black voters?
Can Democrats keep outperforming Clinton?
While Democrats have failed to flip any Republican seats in special elections this year, they have seen one promising trend — candidates keep outperforming Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton’s 2016 margins.
What does the vote mean for Trump’s agenda?
Hmm, Details if interested by following the Link.
Have a Great Tuesday
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GardenKatGardens wrote: »Good Monday Morning!
Stupid but necessary foot, decided Saturday night to start hurting again!?!?! Its on the inside of my ankle, but the hurting is more like when I had plantar fasciitis...heel hurt like blazes first few steps after sitting or getting out of bed, but then the pain went away. I may have to do a bit of investigation...I know where the tendon is that has been giving me issues. He showed me. I don't have a name for it, and I wonder if plantar fasciitis is only in your heel. Anyhow, I'm sitting here with my foot in a bucked of epsom salts & cold water....
I think I will make a grocery run to either Publix or Aldi. Aldi has a granola that I like, is not very sweet, and low fat, at a nice price....they also have berries on sale. BUT, I also need banana's. And after trying Aldi's bananas several times, with the same results, no more! They are refrigerating them I think....they never turn yellow...just an icky yellowish gray green, and then within 48 hours they start getting mushy. Like I said, no more. SO, I'm guessing Publix AND Aldi's???
Need to clean the grill, as I didn't go back and finish that little chore yesterday after eating.
I think there is at least one load of clothes to wash, and a tiny bit of sewing. (old gym pants I cut off at the knee, because it has no pockets. So today I'm going to add one back pocket...sized to hold my phone! (in case I take another try at flinging myself at the ground and not missing.) If I miss, it means I've learned how to fly, right???? LOL! Yeah, I read all his books.
Later...
Hi Valerie
I hope the bucket of Epsom salts helps.
That is exactly what it sounds like I put my Bananas in the Refrigerator and that is the color they turn too, However I pull them out a little bit ahead of when I want them to warm up and then they are good to go. The skin never turns the proper color, however they ripen inside OK.
I hate Mushy Bananas too.
Oh darn, I forgot to clean my grill too, Thanks for reminding me, I think
Have a Nice Day
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Hi Edparityanimal wrote: »Howdy, y'all. It's terrific Tuesday!
73 out there now with an expected high of 78 and 80% chance of rain.
Not much on the agenda today. I do need to fold the last of the laundry though.
It is such a much nicer day outside today. I walked to the border of the next town and during that jaunt The Brook was well over its banks, No surprise BTW.
Stay Dry, No rain in our forecast, a chance of T-Storms Wednesday and then Thursday is supposed to be the Pick of the week.
Anybody trying movie stunts is at best gullible.
Stay Dry
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Wow. Lucky You to still have a Drive in theater in Atlanta
The closest one in NJ is quite a ways off.Starlight 6 Drive-in
2000 Moreland Avenue SE
Atlanta, GA 30316
Phone : 404-627-5786
Website:https://starlightdrivein.com/
Facebook: ???
Status: OPEN
Opened: 1949
Closed: open
Screens: 6
Car Capacity: 900
Open Year Round: ???
Outside Food: ???
Digital: ???
Admission Price: $9.00
Pets Allowed: ???
Cash Only: ???
Sound: ???
Food Permit: ???
Alcohol: ???
About Starlight 6 Drive-in
The Starlight opened in 1949 as a solo screen drive-in. In 1956, it added a second screen and changed it's named to the Starlight Twin. Then amid growing competition from multiplexes, the Starlight added another 4 screens in 1982 to become the Starlight 6 we know today. The Starlight drive-in is open 7 nights a week, year round. In 1998 the Starlight Drive-in became the last drive-in left in Atlanta. They continue to modernize and in 2013 the Starlight upgraded to digital projectors.0 -
Good Morning!
Tues. Chiro day, very happy about that. Everything needs adjusting from my neck to my knees! I think, no, I Know it has to do with my foot and its brace. Pat will fix it
Movie type stunts done on TV used to come with a warning...like "kids don't try this at home", now we know, it should have included adults too!!! LOL
That last cartoon...what appears to be shelves stacked with fireworks packages, or sweet treats, etc...I finally 'saw' the boots...but it took a LONG time for the face to appear, and I didn't try very hard to locate the rest of the body. Time's short this morning.
I've already cooked a pot of pinto beans, just for general use. Part to freeze for the next time I want pinto beans, and part to add to salads, or with rice, etc. Need to get those beans portioned out...and I think Ed and I must be sharing that load of clothes seems to be there are more loads to fold, than loads washed...
Got my shopping done yesterday during the 'dry time'...rain came later. And today looks like a pretty much day long rain event.
Yes, Roger....I think we know about today's election. You can't watch TV for more than 15 minutes without commercials for both of them. I'm don't live in the 6th District...wish I did. After suffering thru all this for weeks and weeks, I feel like I deserve to get to vote!
Oh, and about that Drive In Movie...nope! Moreland Ave is not a very safe place to be...unless you want a movie with a side of robbery, or the excitement of an ambulance ride. Just kidding, sorta.......
Ok, time to deal with the beans.
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Drove to Decatur, and back...no rain! I was the lucky one. DS2 sent me text about Severe Weather Alert. I think it was because of the flash flood warnings. But he did say, after i questioned him, that they were having rain in town.
Before it starts here I'm running outside to look at my house....
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PS to above.... It did rain! 3 inches in my rain gauge, and still some light rain... but it was a 'civil' rain...meaning not a lot of rumbling, and no loud bangs...good kind of 'sleeping rain'. And yes, I did. Short nap anyway.
I can't see anything amiss with the house...making me wonder if a bird flew into a window maybe?
Ok, time to think about dinner. (steamed cauliflower in the refrigerator, and a potato waiting to get nuked for about 6 minutes...all will get my fav. Vegan Pimento Cheeze Sauce!
15 more minutes to vote, and then I intend to turn off the TV and wait until I wake tomorrow. Wellll, that may be a pipe dream. Going into this they said Ossoff only had a 0.1% lead....and a lot of blah, blah, blah...GA State Law, allows for a recount if the ballot counts are close, and its FREE to recount. GA pays for it. (meaning you and me Ed, and we didn't even get to vote!)...
As for as that list of 'if's'....I'm going to bet that the rain put a damper on the turnout. There was a huge early voter turn out though. Republican white women...I can't believe they said that! It could happen...but the peeps in district 6 are well educated...maybe they'll remember some of the stuff she pulled while in office here. The district IS very white. Not a large percentage of black votes to be had. Such is politics and drawing up of voter districts.
Ok, watching the national news and then eating my white dinner with orange sauce! LOL!!
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I walked 6400 Steps AKA 2.87 miles according to the FitBit + 2Cents during today's walk
The temperature this morning was 68 on the news channel and 66 degrees on the front porch with lowering humidity.
Have a Great Wednesday
Roger0
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