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  • RogerToo
    RogerToo Posts: 16,157 Member
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  • RogerToo
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    Hi
    I'm back from walking and No cents. The temperature this morning was 63 degrees. The walking was really nice today and yesterdays high was forecast to be in the high 80s, Which is where it ended up.

    Fridays Breakfast was Cereal called Organic Brown Rice Crisps that looked like Rice Crispys :)

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    A web of new political action committees raised nearly $6 million in recent months under the guise of supporting police, veterans and cancer research. But nearly all the money has gone to their own vendors and staff, as opposed to those causes — hallmarks of so-called scam PACs.

    Several of the people and entities involved in the new PACs have been investigated for alleged fraud and other illegal practices in the charity sphere.

    https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/03/politics/chinese-lasers-us-military-pilots-africa/index.html
    Chinese lasers injure US military pilots in Africa, Pentagon says

    Here are a couple of weird stories IMO.
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    German man ordered to pay child support after ex-wife forges signature for IVF pregnancy

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    Oregon horse sues former owner for $100,000, seeking damages for neglect

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    Danbury Hospital surgeons remove woman’s 132-pound tumor

    Follow Up to yesterdays link
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    Hawaii volcano shoots lava into sky; evacuations ordered

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    Mobile phone cancer warning as malignant brain tumours double

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    Studies: Blue Light From Phones, Computers Could Lead To Major Eye Problems

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    http://denver.cbslocal.com/2018/05/02/scotland-bans-cheap-booze/
    Scotland Bans Cheap Booze

    Have a Great Weekend
    Roger
  • RogerToo
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    parityanimal wrote: »
    So far an hour and a half of additional, interrupted, sleep. If the AC unit would just stay on all the time it would mask the other hotel noises but it won't so I hear doors, cleaning staff, etc. I got up and had lunch and then went out to check out a consignment store and the nearby Goodwill store.
    Hi Ed
    Doesn't the fan stay running to help mask outside the room noises ?
    I have trouble trying to sleep with intermittent noises so I can understand and sympathize with you giving up on sleeping.
    The consignment store seemed to have nothing but women's clothing, and I didn't see anything that would really flatter my figure, so I only stayed a moment. :wink:

    The Goodwill store was really not as nice as some of the local stores in Peachtree corners, though I did briefly browse men's shirts. Some of them would have looked decent on me. Much better than any of the stuff at the consignment store. :smiley:

    Then I thought about checking out some additional consignment stores but was feeling draggy again so decided to come back to the hotel, which is where I am now. Maybe I can snag a bit more nap in an hour or so, after I check my post-prandial blood glucose and see how a couple of ham and cheese hot pockets, two (just two!) Pringle's potato crisps, and a bit of walking around in the parking lots and the Goodwill store did for me.

    Finishing a cup of coffee from the lobby (all day coffee!) and will have a bottle of water next. I could really hit the bed now but I'd have to get up too soon for the glucose test so I'll just doodle around on line for a bit.
    One of the local consignment stores did not make it and the other one that takes them also sell Greeting cards so that may be what makes the difference.

    Two Hop Pockets, hmm, I generally eat one at a meal be it a hot pocket, lean pocket or the tastier to me NS Melts. The main difference that is why I prefer the NS ones is the crust. I prefer the NS crust vs the Hot Pockets crust even though the latter has a crisper.

    If I have a Potato Chip, Suddenly I look down and the bag is gone :blush: You have more control than I.

    I was wondering if they keep the coffee fresh or if it is a Keurig in use after the morning rush?

    Have a Good Day
    Roger
  • RogerToo
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    faithfornsKathie wrote: »
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    I work 5 days. Tuesday thru Saturday. So tomorrow is my Friday!!
    Hi Kathie
    It is still better than the last job I worked for 16 years. Monday through Saturday with only Sunday off. Five 9 Hour days and a 8 hour day on Saturday gets to be really old over time.

    Have a Nice Day
    Roger
  • RogerToo
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    GardenKatGardens wrote: »
    Kathie, I am so sorry! I worked Tues thru Saturday for about 5 years, and it was not fun to hear everyone so happy it was Friday, and making plans 'cuz' they didn't have to get up the next day, etc.
    I will remember that your TGI___ is Saturday evening!

    It appears that Ed got his nap, maybe two...I even managed a short nap today.

    And right now I have a cat, Tom E., at the back door begging to come in to eat.
    gotta go!

    Later...

    Hi Valerie
    It could have been worse, One benefit of being off Mondays is that You are not out trying to shop through the crowds on the weekend.

    Cheers
    Roger
  • parityanimal
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    Howdy y'all. It's satisfying Saturday. 62 here in Murrell's Inlet with an expected high of 77 and no chance of precipitation. 63 back home and an expected high of 83 with 30% chance of precipitation.

    Met the bosses-in-law last night that I hadn't previously met. There were grilled steaks (HUGE grilled steaks), enough baked potatoes to feed a small third world country, and some chicken skewers and smoked whole chickens.

    Honestly, there was enough food to feed 5 times as many people as were present. I hear most of the excess is going to show up in a new form at the company work space on Monday, so people who live here won't have to worry about breakfast or lunch that day, and probably could still have plenty left to take home for dinner.

    They definitely know how to throw a party.

    I've had this morning's free hot breakfast and am now pondering some coffee. They keep the coffee fresh all day. It's in big urns in the seating area of the lobby.

    I could go back to bed for a short nap before checkout but I generally don't on drive mornings.

    Back to Peachtree Corners in a while and see how much the cats trashed the house while we were gone!

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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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  • GardenKatGardens
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    Hi! Cinco de Mayo! I think I love Cinco de Mayo cause it just 'sounds' so neat to say...and cuz I can say it. Also my young HS age neighbor and my youngest nephew share this day for their birthdays. (makes it easy to remember)
    Had bean burritos for brunch, and 2 rather spicy enchilada for dinner...along with salads both meals. Yummmm!

    Tried to nap this afternoon, Ted called. He loves it when he catches me napping!! Kids! anyhow, he's coming out tomorrow so we'll tie into that 'new addition' again. He's handy for things that are heavy, or need ladders! We'll probably go to VeGreen's for early dinner which means I'll have leftovers for Monday! YEA!!!

    Kitchen is clean, Tom E. has eaten, as have I...and since my nap was a bust, I may begin getting ready for bed time. I'm patiently? waiting for Ted to play a scrabble word....cuz I have another doozy to play. 3 moves ago I 'bingo'ed' and followed that up with a 30 point word. Depending on what and where he plays I can score another big word when its my turn. :)

    Beautiful day here, and it never did rain. I looked at the weather channel, and we have typical summer time rain predictions for the next 7-10 days...choice is either 10% or 20% each day. Which generally is a cyb and we'll remain rainless. (and its too early for that...that is more like late June!)

    Kathie, enjoy your weekend. (I know about the no crowd shopping, etc. It was a very nice perk)

    Home safe Ed and J, and hope the cats were perfect and the house is intact!

    Later...
  • parityanimal
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    Howdy y'all. We have been back for several hours now, but we needed to unpack, check food bowls for the cats and sugar gliders. Lilo had eaten most of her food, but there were still a few kernels of kibble left. I added more and she had a snack shortly thereafter. Dinah whined about having only kibble while we were gone and looked hopefully at me for some canned food but she can wait until morning. After a short time, she gave up and ate some more of her kibble. All the cats were very glad to have us back home. Kiara was so excited she went tearing all around the house.

    On the way back we stopped at a roadside stand in South Carolina and bought some wildflower honey (with a bit of honeycomb floating in it), some homemade style hot jalapeño jelly, some home made style T.O.E. (tangerine, orange, elderberry) jam, and half a gallon of peach cider. I'm sure we'll enjoy those goodies and they should last me quite a while as neither of us eats much jam or jelly and I mostly use the honey for cooking, again in small quantities. The sugar gliders may get small amounts of it too.

    Met all the bosses-in-law and their families, and saw a few people I hadn't seen in years. And I went out on the pier at Garden City and ogled the ocean.

    Going to bed now. That was a long trip.
  • RogerToo
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  • RogerToo
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    Hi
    I'm back from walking and as I was walking across the parking lot to pick up my refill of coffee I found a penny, then leaving I found a second penny in their driveway, then crossing the street I spotted the third penny so I ended up with a grand total of 3 cents. The temperature this morning was 63 degrees. The walking was really nice today, There is a 70% chance of rain for today and the sky does have that appearance.

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    Have a Great Sunday
    Roger
  • RogerToo
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    parityanimal wrote: »
    Howdy y'all. It's satisfying Saturday. 62 here in Murrell's Inlet with an expected high of 77 and no chance of precipitation. 63 back home and an expected high of 83 with 30% chance of precipitation.

    Met the bosses-in-law last night that I hadn't previously met. There were grilled steaks (HUGE grilled steaks), enough baked potatoes to feed a small third world country, and some chicken skewers and smoked whole chickens.

    Honestly, there was enough food to feed 5 times as many people as were present. I hear most of the excess is going to show up in a new form at the company work space on Monday, so people who live here won't have to worry about breakfast or lunch that day, and probably could still have plenty left to take home for dinner.

    They definitely know how to throw a party.

    I've had this morning's free hot breakfast and am now pondering some coffee. They keep the coffee fresh all day. It's in big urns in the seating area of the lobby.

    I could go back to bed for a short nap before checkout but I generally don't on drive mornings.

    Back to Peachtree Corners in a while and see how much the cats trashed the house while we were gone!
    Hi Ed
    I would have loved that sort of party food, especially in the past. Even now I would likely have eaten the Huge steak, and possibly a smallish baked potato :wink: The Smoked Chicken I might pass on and try the Chicken Skewers depending on how they were seasoned.

    Would those be the large Coffee urns that they Brew in and leave plugged in to keep Coffee Hot or what seems to be prevalent these days, The Insulated ones that the Hot Coffee goes into ?
    parityanimal wrote: »
    Howdy y'all. We have been back for several hours now, but we needed to unpack, check food bowls for the cats and sugar gliders. Lilo had eaten most of her food, but there were still a few kernels of kibble left. I added more and she had a snack shortly thereafter. Dinah whined about having only kibble while we were gone and looked hopefully at me for some canned food but she can wait until morning. After a short time, she gave up and ate some more of her kibble. All the cats were very glad to have us back home. Kiara was so excited she went tearing all around the house.

    On the way back we stopped at a roadside stand in South Carolina and bought some wildflower honey (with a bit of honeycomb floating in it), some homemade style hot jalapeño jelly, some home made style T.O.E. (tangerine, orange, elderberry) jam, and half a gallon of peach cider. I'm sure we'll enjoy those goodies and they should last me quite a while as neither of us eats much jam or jelly and I mostly use the honey for cooking, again in small quantities. The sugar gliders may get small amounts of it too.

    Met all the bosses-in-law and their families, and saw a few people I hadn't seen in years. And I went out on the pier at Garden City and ogled the ocean.

    Going to bed now. That was a long trip.
    It does sound as if the cats missed You, especially Kiara.

    I would not say I do not use much Jam, Preserves or jelly, However the last Jar I bought which was Knotts Farm Boysenberry took me 1.5 years to use up :smiley:

    Peach Cider is a new one to me. Was it treated to prevent spoilage or does it need to be refrigerated ?

    Have a Good Day
    Roger
  • RogerToo
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    GardenKatGardens wrote: »
    Hi! Cinco de Mayo! I think I love Cinco de Mayo cause it just 'sounds' so neat to say...and cuz I can say it. Also my young HS age neighbor and my youngest nephew share this day for their birthdays. (makes it easy to remember)
    Had bean burritos for brunch, and 2 rather spicy enchilada for dinner...along with salads both meals. Yummmm!

    Tried to nap this afternoon, Ted called. He loves it when he catches me napping!! Kids! anyhow, he's coming out tomorrow so we'll tie into that 'new addition' again. He's handy for things that are heavy, or need ladders! We'll probably go to VeGreen's for early dinner which means I'll have leftovers for Monday! YEA!!!
    Hi Valerie

    Hi Kathie
    Last nights news had weird questions people ask about Cinco de Mayo. Examples, When is Cinco de Mayo ? Is it something to do with Mayo (Mayonnaise)
    What is it in celebration of. And more stupidity :wink:

    I actually like Bean Burritos as as long as they are not spicy, I used to buy the large ones from the Dollar Tree, I have been avoiding them due to the heavy Carb load in them.
    Pass on the Spicy Enchiladas and TBH anything with much heat. I still claim that something can be spicy but not hot. In some ways Pumpkin Pie is spicy, After all it has spices flavoring it :smiley:

    Leftovers, Easy and already paid for...
    Kitchen is clean, Tom E. has eaten, as have I...and since my nap was a bust, I may begin getting ready for bed time. I'm patiently? waiting for Ted to play a scrabble word....cuz I have another doozy to play. 3 moves ago I 'bingo'ed' and followed that up with a 30 point word. Depending on what and where he plays I can score another big word when its my turn. :)

    Beautiful day here, and it never did rain. I looked at the weather channel, and we have typical summer time rain predictions for the next 7-10 days...choice is either 10% or 20% each day. Which generally is a cyb and we'll remain rainless. (and its too early for that...that is more like late June!)

    Kathie, enjoy your weekend. (I know about the no crowd shopping, etc. It was a very nice perk)

    Home safe Ed and J, and hope the cats were perfect and the house is intact!

    Later...
    We end up with the same thing all summer long, rain in the forecast due to scattered Thunderstorms due to the heat.

    Good Luck With the Bingo
    Roger

    P.S. I hope our rain holds off as my brother mentioned yesterday that the mower smelled hot when he mowed so I hope I can get the shroud off and check to see if mice built a nest in the area over the cooling fins blocking the air flow as has happened in the past. Depends on the rain holding off.
  • faithfornsKathie
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    Good morning to everyone. Off of work today and tomorrow but can't sleep in. :( Wake up at the same time and can't go back to sleep. Not much going on around here today and that is good.
  • RogerToo
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    faithfornsKathie wrote: »
    Good morning to everyone. Off of work today and tomorrow but can't sleep in. :( Wake up at the same time and can't go back to sleep. Not much going on around here today and that is good.

    Hi Kathie
    I know what You mean, I was never able to sleep late on my day(s) off either. I am still waking up before 5AM these days and not falling back to sleep. Thus I eventually learned to not stay up later than usual and planning on making it up by sleeping later the next morning.

    Not much going on can be a good thing.

    I talked to the garbage truck workers this past week as to whether VHS cassettes were garbage or recycle. Garbage they are so now I get going on cleaning out the room where they are stored. I have been taking some of them and converting them to DVD or BluRay. Mainly things I do not ever expect to see for sale. Family trips and events of course and I will hold on to those tapes as backup, Other items like the old HBO specials that they used to air many, many years ago.

    Have a Nice Day
    Roger
  • parityanimal
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    Howdy y'all. It's scintillating Sunday! 63 now with an expected high of 79 and 0% chance of rain. Feeling a bit more human this morning after getting a (mostly) decent night's rest. Lilo has gone back to playing vulture as a means of getting me up. Amazingly, at 15+, she can still get up on the headboard without too much difficulty.

    Got the dishes done overnight, but need to clear the sink and clean the used cat bowls. And feed the cats. I had a couple of small slices of thin crust meatsa pizza for my breakfast.

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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
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    Signs you're at a bad buffet. I think for most of us ALL buffets are bad...

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEywqOIWs5s
  • parityanimal
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    Emmy tries a custom made MRE.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yHz7CuqBj4
  • RogerToo
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    parityanimal wrote: »
    Howdy y'all. It's scintillating Sunday! 63 now with an expected high of 79 and 0% chance of rain. Feeling a bit more human this morning after getting a (mostly) decent night's rest. Lilo has gone back to playing vulture as a means of getting me up. Amazingly, at 15+, she can still get up on the headboard without too much difficulty.

    Got the dishes done overnight, but need to clear the sink and clean the used cat bowls. And feed the cats. I had a couple of small slices of thin crust meat pizza for my breakfast.
    Hi Ed
    I am still waiting to see any of the spotty showers that were in the forecast on today's weather forecast :smiley:

    I do like meat Pizza, meats I like on them would be Bacon or Sausage or Pepperoni.
    My brother likes a Breakfast Pizza too. I tried a slice of Chicken Parm Pizza, never again :(
    I also like all 5 of the NS Pizzas so I try to stay with them. The three Frozen ones have a nice crispy, crunchy thin crust.
    parityanimal wrote: »
    Signs you're at a bad buffet. I think for most of us ALL buffets are bad...
    I plan to go look at this video as soon as I post this reply.
    Going out on a limb here, signs I can think of would be Lots of Pasta. Cheap Veges, Low cost meats, Potatoes and rice.

    Reasons I like a Buffet would be that I can have a large variety of things and still not have to much of any of them. Unlike eating at the Diner for example.

    Have a Nice Day
    Roger
  • parityanimal
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    Types of cabbage and what you might do with them.

    https://www.thespruceeats.com/types-of-cabbages-2215899?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=shareurlbuttons

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