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Hi Againparityanimal wrote: »Howdy y'all. It's marvelous Monday! 56 out there now with an expected high of 72 and 30% chance of precipitation. I need to get out to buy cat food and maybe a couple of other things. I did the major grocery shopping yesterday, so today's can be a short run.
Tonight I have to remember to check in and see if I need to physically report for Jury duty tomorrow.Hi Ed
Commercial store bought Frozen Lasagna or Homemade and then frozen. We still have some Homemade Frozen Lasagna in the freezer, it was Broken up into servings.
My Problem with many Lasagnas is the ratio of Pasta to Cheeses and Meats. The ones my brother makes are loaded with cheeses and meat. Usually Ground Beef. Another option is Crumbled Italian Sausage in place of the Ground Beef.
Normally my brother does the grocery run however he decided that prudence dictated not going. Possibly today as he is out of India Relish and Lettuce, I am down to the last two slices of 647 Wheat Bread.
Have a Good Day
Roger
This was store bought frozen lasagna. Stouffers is pretty good, for store bought, but I agree with you on the ratios. When I make lasagna (which is exceedingly rare) I like more fillings than noodles too. And of course, with J not eating meat, I'd have to make two pans to feed us both, or only make it when he's out of town.
Need to feed the cats and get the sink cleared.
It sounds like really nice weather and if I remember the weather forecasts it is headed our way for later in the week.
Our Jury Duty works pretty much the same was for the County Juries, If I remember properly federal Jury duty works a little differently. Good Luck with the Jury Duty, Which outcome You want depends on if You want to go or not. Here the money they pay is a pittance compared to most anything.
I got the word that my Brother is making the ShopRite run later on, I think 90% I will go with him as I need some apples and such and prefer to select my own fruit, He does not seem to notice some types of defects.
Making Lasagna here is fairly rare too since both of us are watching what we eat.
BTW My Brother uses the No Cook Pasta where You soak it in water as he feels that is both easier and less likely to result in broken pasta.
Have a Good Day
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Hi Again
It sounds like really nice weather and if I remember the weather forecasts it is headed our way for later in the week.
Our Jury Duty works pretty much the same was for the County Juries, If I remember properly federal Jury duty works a little differently. Good Luck with the Jury Duty, Which outcome You want depends on if You want to go or not. Here the money they pay is a pittance compared to most anything.
I got the word that my Brother is making the ShopRite run later on, I think 90% I will go with him as I need some apples and such and prefer to select my own fruit, He does not seem to notice some types of defects.
Making Lasagna here is fairly rare too since both of us are watching what we eat.
BTW My Brother uses the No Cook Pasta where You soak it in water as he feels that is both easier and less likely to result in broken pasta.
Have a Good Day
Roger
When I lived in Memphis, I was called once for Jury duty, right after I retired. Amazingly, one of my co-workers who retired at the same time I did was there as well.
We couldn't just call in or check online, like I can here, so we actually had to go down to the courthouse and sit in a big room. Jury duty in Memphis was definitely a cash loss operation for the potential jurors, as it only paid $10 or $15 dollars a day. Not even enough to cover driving downtown, paying for parking, and getting lunch.
Luckily, I knew a nice Thai restaurant downtown so even though I was losing money, I at least had a nice lunch!
I got picked for the very first jury pool so a couple dozen of us went and sat in the hall outside a courtroom. And sat. And sat. And finally got sent to lunch with strict instructions to be sure to come back by a certain time or face a cash penalty. Since we were all losing money for the day anyway, we all came back in plenty of time.
So we sat some more. Finally, after another hour or so, we were called in to the court room. During all our sitting in the hall, people came and went through the court room doors, but when we went in only the judge and a bailiff were in there. We all sat down, in the court itself, and the judge thanked us for our patience.
He said that often just having a jury waiting was sufficient to convince a defendant to accept a plea bargain instead of going to trial, as the defendant could clearly see, with the jury pool waiting in the hall, that they were, indeed, prepared to bring this to trial. In our case, the defendant decided to plea out and the judge thanked us for our time and told us we had completed our jury duty. We didn't have to come back, as they felt our sitting there in the hall for hours was sufficient, and we had done our job.
Needless to say, all of us were delighted as I had thought we would have to go through the same thing (and lose more money) coming back the next day.
Here, I'm hoping that even if I DO have to go in, it may work out as well, either not ever being picked (I can catch up on some reading) or being picked for something relatively short and sweet.
When J was called a couple of years ago, he only had to go in one day, near the end of the week, and didn't get picked for a trial on that day so his jury duty was relatively painless.0 -
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I'm back from walking again and no cents. The temperature this morning was 47 on the porch and 48 on the cable news channel. There was a light mist falling while I was walking and causing a bit of a haze in the air. I dressed lightly due to the warmer temperature.
I got my Income tax refund in the mail Saturday, Too late to do anything with it until Tuesday due to the weekend and Monday's holiday.
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Hi Edparityanimal wrote: »When I lived in Memphis, I was called once for Jury duty, right after I retired. Amazingly, one of my co-workers who retired at the same time I did was there as well.
We couldn't just call in or check online, like I can here, so we actually had to go down to the courthouse and sit in a big room. Jury duty in Memphis was definitely a cash loss operation for the potential jurors, as it only paid $10 or $15 dollars a day. Not even enough to cover driving downtown, paying for parking, and getting lunch.
Luckily, I knew a nice Thai restaurant downtown so even though I was losing money, I at least had a nice lunch!
I got picked for the very first jury pool so a couple dozen of us went and sat in the hall outside a courtroom. And sat. And sat. And finally got sent to lunch with strict instructions to be sure to come back by a certain time or face a cash penalty. Since we were all losing money for the day anyway, we all came back in plenty of time.
So we sat some more. Finally, after another hour or so, we were called in to the court room. During all our sitting in the hall, people came and went through the court room doors, but when we went in only the judge and a bailiff were in there. We all sat down, in the court itself, and the judge thanked us for our patience.
He said that often just having a jury waiting was sufficient to convince a defendant to accept a plea bargain instead of going to trial, as the defendant could clearly see, with the jury pool waiting in the hall, that they were, indeed, prepared to bring this to trial. In our case, the defendant decided to plea out and the judge thanked us for our time and told us we had completed our jury duty. We didn't have to come back, as they felt our sitting there in the hall for hours was sufficient, and we had done our job.
Needless to say, all of us were delighted as I had thought we would have to go through the same thing (and lose more money) coming back the next day.
Here, I'm hoping that even if I DO have to go in, it may work out as well, either not ever being picked (I can catch up on some reading) or being picked for something relatively short and sweet.
When J was called a couple of years ago, he only had to go in one day, near the end of the week, and didn't get picked for a trial on that day so his jury duty was relatively painless.
Interesting that You ran into a fellow Co-worker who is also retired. In NJ supposedly the Jury pool is culled from the drivers license names.
That is a interesting reason for having a jury waiting. In NJ also, unless selected for a jury it is one day also as far as I remember it.
If I said I am feeling like having some Thai Food at lunch time in the near future. Mom enjoyed being on a jury, why I do not know as I would dislike it as do You as I read Your reply. It sounds as if Yours went OK so at least You only went for one day.
My nightmare scenario would be getting selected for a jury that ends up sequestered.
Have a Nice Day
Roger
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Howdy y'all. 65 out there now with an expected high of 72 and 20% chance of precipitation. Didn't need to drive to Lawrenceville this morning. Will find out tonight whether I'll need to tomorrow.
Need to wash yesterday's cat bowls. And see if BOTH my scrips at Walgreens are ready. I got email early this morning that they were working on them, and later got email telling me that ONE of them was ready, but not both. I don't want to go there to get one and then have to wait while they complete the other, or go back later to get the other...so I'll check in a while if I don't get another email.
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The look on Emmy's face! My reaction, exactly.
I don't understand pickle fries, etc. Guess who doesn't like pickles? LOL0 -
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I've skimmed thru the posts...Jury duty in Knoxville was same as Memphis, only I got picked twice. The folks that I worked for would deduct the $15 bucks from our salary amount and pay the difference. Not only was the $15 bucks insufficient pay, (the court actually laughed about it), but then end of year, I had to pay TAXES on the $15.!!! Final insult???
I've been in the yard for the past several days..Yesterday I cleaned the back porch of all the straw bedding that Tom E. played around with, and some junk that I put there a long time ago...keeping only the heavy glass bucket, and 4 blue insulators that Benj left here 20 years ago. My brother may be interested in them...otherwise, out they go!
Tom E. Story. For the past couple days I've had the porch screen door propped open, the yard gate open, and the sliding glass door into the house. Tom E. has loved running in and out, stopping occasionally to lay on the wrought iron table in the back yard to watch (supervise) what I was doing. I guess he thought this openness was to be excepted ...he's been sitting at the yard gate for over half an hour....do you suppose he things it will magically open??? LOL!!
I managed jury duty here in GA 3 years running...and my boss and business owner was also called on but either the week before or after my week! Now I'm old enough I don't have jury duty responsibilities any more, and by the time of the next election I'll be old enough to be escorted to the head of the waiting line!!! That's a big bonus!
Ok....out I go. Time to cut/pull or otherwise eradicate some brambles like Cat's paw and a few black berry canes etc. Its 67 out, with intermittent showings of a bright disk in the sky. Sun maybe???
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Hey Roger...just was paying my car loan and I had more money than I thought I should....I rec'd my Fed and State Tax Returns!!! (most went into savings, but a bit is available for 'fun'. Like an hour massage at a new place next Tuesday. I remembered reading that you had also rec'd yours. so I thought I'd share.
Later... Like tomorrow sometime?!?!?0 -
Howdy y'all. It's wonderful Wednesday! 65 out there now with an expected high of 73 and 20% chance of precipitation.
I am up obscenely early as I have to report to the courthouse this morning for jury duty. The cats have been fed and my breakfast is in the microwave. If I have time I may post a couple of videos before I drive out.
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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...
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Dinner rolls, muffins, or biscuits? You decide what they made...
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Hi Edparityanimal wrote: »Howdy y'all. 65 out there now with an expected high of 72 and 20% chance of precipitation. Didn't need to drive to Lawrenceville this morning. Will find out tonight whether I'll need to tomorrow.
Need to wash yesterday's cat bowls. And see if BOTH my scrips at Walgreens are ready. I got email early this morning that they were working on them, and later got email telling me that ONE of them was ready, but not both. I don't want to go there to get one and then have to wait while they complete the other, or go back later to get the other...so I'll check in a while if I don't get another email.
That makes sense to me, why waste time waiting if You do not need the one that is ready.
FWIW I might like a Cheeseburger Fry. I have tried the Italian Cheeseburger from Jimmy Buffs which is served in a 1/4 or 1/2 of a round Italian Bread that has a small hole in the middle with Deep Fried Potato Chunks, Deep Fried Peppers and Deep Fried Onions and Cheese.parityanimal wrote: »Cheeseburger fries?
https://www.jimmybuffskenilworth.com/s/cc_images/teaserbox_4221337042.jpg?t=1487812217
Very tasty too.
I like some types of Pickles especially the Bread & Butter ones. However not in a Cupcake.parityanimal wrote: »PICKLE cupcakes?
I woke up at 4:30 myself and did not manage to fall asleep again so out I went walking.parityanimal wrote: »Howdy y'all. It's wonderful Wednesday! 65 out there now with an expected high of 73 and 20% chance of precipitation.
I am up obscenely early as I have to report to the courthouse this morning for jury duty. The cats have been fed and my breakfast is in the microwave. If I have time I may post a couple of videos before I drive out.
Today shall be a trip to the bank and CostCo as I have used up all of the frozen vegetables I buy there.
Good Luck with the Jury Duty
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GardenKatGardens wrote: »The look on Emmy's face! My reaction, exactly.
I don't understand pickle fries, etc. Guess who doesn't like pickles? LOL
Hi Valerie
I don't understand them either and so far since I have never tried fried green tomatoes either so....
That they send a tax form does not surprise me sadly. Talk about strange things, my Brother got a 1099 for interest paid on a savings account. Would You believe the bank sent on for the 85 cents in interest paid. He has sat down with the people at the bank and they are puzzled why too.GardenKatGardens wrote: »Hi!
I've skimmed thru the posts...Jury duty in Knoxville was same as Memphis, only I got picked twice. The folks that I worked for would deduct the $15 bucks from our salary amount and pay the difference. Not only was the $15 bucks insufficient pay, (the court actually laughed about it), but then end of year, I had to pay TAXES on the $15.!!! Final insult???
I've been in the yard for the past several days..Yesterday I cleaned the back porch of all the straw bedding that Tom E. played around with, and some junk that I put there a long time ago...keeping only the heavy glass bucket, and 4 blue insulators that Benj left here 20 years ago. My brother may be interested in them...otherwise, out they go!
Tom E. Story. For the past couple days I've had the porch screen door propped open, the yard gate open, and the sliding glass door into the house. Tom E. has loved running in and out, stopping occasionally to lay on the wrought iron table in the back yard to watch (supervise) what I was doing. I guess he thought this openness was to be excepted ...he's been sitting at the yard gate for over half an hour....do you suppose he things it will magically open??? LOL!!
I managed jury duty here in GA 3 years running...and my boss and business owner was also called on but either the week before or after my week! Now I'm old enough I don't have jury duty responsibilities any more, and by the time of the next election I'll be old enough to be escorted to the head of the waiting line!!! That's a big bonus!
Ok....out I go. Time to cut/pull or otherwise eradicate some brambles like Cat's paw and a few black berry canes etc. Its 67 out, with intermittent showings of a bright disk in the sky. Sun maybe???
Later...
Are those the same ones that I have seen on the Telegraph poles along the railroad tracks ?
If so as an example I looked on eBay
http://www.ebay.com/bhp/antique-glass-insulators
If You sell there rather than throwing them out ...GardenKatGardens wrote: »Hey Roger...just was paying my car loan and I had more money than I thought I should....I rec'd my Fed and State Tax Returns!!! (most went into savings, but a bit is available for 'fun'. Like an hour massage at a new place next Tuesday. I remembered reading that you had also rec'd yours. so I thought I'd share.
Later... Like tomorrow sometime?!?!?
Yup that Tax Refund check is the object of my bank stop on the way to CostCo
There seems to be a Tax Refund Scam that involves the scammer filing for Your Refund and then calling to say that they, the IRS overpaid and wanting the money returned with a bank transfer.
Have fun with it
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Howdy y'all from the courthouse in the slightly overwarm jury room.0
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Hi! Busy day, not much accomplished.
. Gym and Groceries.
I hd't heard of the scam that Roger spoke of. Just the people who would file with your SS# while claiming to be you. Also, I have mine direct deposit, they have my account number on file, so I don't have to send that every year. My paper check was stolen from my mailbox when I lived in my apartment in ATL one year. What a mess. I did eventually get my money..the fed's check was cashed at an appliance store in South ATL...they signed it...but misspelled my name. Guess nobody asked to see the 2 forms of ID that is supposed to be checked if you cash out a Tax refund check.
FOOD ALERT. Do not even LOOK at Peeps..."pancake and syrup." OMG! Stay safe..do not buy! LOL but they are tasty!!
I had no idea what blue insulators were selling for. I'll have to go back to that page you provided the link to Roger. All I know is mine are blue. LOL!
Sorry you had to sit at the courthouse today Ed. It probably was warm. We set a new record LOW topping previous warm overnight. and record HIGH today of 77 degrees. I loved it! No coats or jackets...just warmness!
Tomorrow and Friday they're predicting we'll break high temps both days! Yahoo!!!
Glad to see I'm not the only one who's not so crazy about pickles! My Mother used to make 'bread and butter pickles'..have no idea why they were called that...but they were pretty ok!
Going to see if I can get Tom E. to come inside so I can go to bed. No Olympics for me tonite. It was a late night last night, followed by a very late awakening this morning.
Later...
Oh, I did do a load of laundry this morning...
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Well after the questioning of potential jurors for a case, they picked six out of the twenty potential to actually hear the case.
I sent a single word text to J and he knew I was picked. Let's just say that it was not a nice word and the kid on A Christmas Story said it while changing the tires...
That's right. *KITTEN*
We didn't finish all the testimony today so I get to go back tomorrow. Whee! At least I don't have to get there at 8:00 tomorrow, but can get there about 10:20 so we'll all be ready for the judge at 10:30. Hopefully we can finish listening, deliberate, and come to a verdict and get home reasonably early.
Of course I can't talk about the case itself, not even to J, but neither of us has a problem with that.
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I'm back from walking again and no cents. The temperature this morning was 51 on the porch and 54 on the cable news channel. The forecast rain has not started yet, I could see that a few stray drops had hit the glass where I walked. I was dressed a bit lightly due to the warmer temperature and the wind had a bit of a chill to it.
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Have a Great Thursday
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Hi ValerieGardenKatGardens wrote: »Hi! Busy day, not much accomplished.. Gym and Groceries.
I hd't heard of the scam that Roger spoke of. Just the people who would file with your SS# while claiming to be you. Also, I have mine direct deposit, they have my account number on file, so I don't have to send that every year. My paper check was stolen from my mailbox when I lived in my apartment in ATL one year. What a mess. I did eventually get my money..the fed's check was cashed at an appliance store in South ATL...they signed it...but misspelled my name. Guess nobody asked to see the 2 forms of ID that is supposed to be checked if you cash out a Tax refund check.
I had not heard that You needed two forms of ID to cash a refund check. I just go to the bank and partially deposit and part cash back the check. They do not ask for ID, They know me at the bank I went to and the other bank my brother and I go to. A misspelled name and they never noticed.
The record high for Wednesday was 80 in at least one part of NJ. That was also a record high for the entire month of February here in NJ. Today is forecast to have the days temperatures dropping throughout the day with Ice building up in the Northeast corner of NJ.FOOD ALERT. Do not even LOOK at Peeps..."pancake and syrup." OMG! Stay safe..do not buy! LOL but they are tasty!!
I had no idea what blue insulators were selling for. I'll have to go back to that page you provided the link to Roger. All I know is mine are blue. LOL!
Sorry you had to sit at the courthouse today Ed. It probably was warm. We set a new record LOW topping previous warm overnight. and record HIGH today of 77 degrees. I loved it! No coats or jackets...just warmness!
Tomorrow and Friday they're predicting we'll break high temps both days! Yahoo!!!
Glad to see I'm not the only one who's not so crazy about pickles! My Mother used to make 'bread and butter pickles'..have no idea why they were called that...but they were pretty ok!
Going to see if I can get Tom E. to come inside so I can go to bed. No Olympics for me tonite. It was a late night last night, followed by a very late awakening this morning.
Later...
Oh, I did do a load of laundry this morning...
I developed a taste for Bread and Butter Pickles eating the Home Made ones at my Grandparents that they made with pickles from their fairly large garden.
I shall be interested in knowing if the insulators You have are worth any real money
Have a Nice Day
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Hi Edparityanimal wrote: »Well after the questioning of potential jurors for a case, they picked six out of the twenty potential to actually hear the case.
I sent a single word text to J and he knew I was picked. Let's just say that it was not a nice word and the kid on A Christmas Story said it while changing the tires...
That's right. *KITTEN*
We didn't finish all the testimony today so I get to go back tomorrow. Whee! At least I don't have to get there at 8:00 tomorrow, but can get there about 10:20 so we'll all be ready for the judge at 10:30. Hopefully we can finish listening, deliberate, and come to a verdict and get home reasonably early.
Of course I can't talk about the case itself, not even to J, but neither of us has a problem with that.
I'm sorry to hear that You were selected, You must have managed to look trustworthy and impartial to the people selecting from the jury pool.
I hope You are right that it all wraps up today.
Good Luck
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Howdy y'all. It's thrilling Thursday! 41 out there now with an expected high of 53 and 20% chance of precipitation.
Heading out after a while for Jury Duty. I think we are earning our $30 day. You would think they would pay more if you actually get selected and have to sit in a jury, since that's more work than sitting around in the jury room but it's $30 per day regardless.
Oh well, it's $30 extra for each day for me since my "employer" won't be deducting it from my pay.
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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...
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