Early Risers - Eastern Time Zone
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Hi
It was 75 degrees, Today I did 7,400 Steps. The Humidity is up once again, Starting tomorrow the weather is supposed to be better
The following list is what I have added to my iPod to sample and decide which radio shows I want to add all of to it. I have more different shows than these, However they are more than enough to do today.
Have a Great Wednesday
Roger
The_Story_of_Kansas_City.mp3
The World beyond Tomorrow 52-01-03 Crystal Smugglers of Titan_64kb.mp3
DickTracy-PatGoesOverboard-02-09-1938.mp3
And Nothing But The Truth-(KIXI-News).mp3
Adventures_by_Morse_441021_ep42.mp3
AnyoneAnymore MagnificentMontague 501110 01 Starring Role In Radio.mp3
BbcR7-GhostZone-E1.mp3
Blondie Dagwood Buys A New Suit.mp3
Broadway Is My Beat Jimmy Dorn Case.mp3
Baby Snooks afrs Hanging Wallpaper.mp3
CharlieChan-TheFrightenedSharaf_64kb.mp3
CiscoKid_520722_disapearing_bullet.mp3
CreakingDoor-DayOfTruce.mp3
CBS Radio Mystery Theatre Much Too Much_64kb.mp3
Dr Kildare 50-02-01 (01) Angela And Steven Kester.mp3
Dragnet-Benny_Trounsel.mp3
Ed Wynn The Fire Chief 1932-01-10 Home Sweet Home.mp3
Ellery_Queen_39_04_07_001_Author_Author_Two_Thousand_and_One_Dollar_Watch.mp3
Exploring_Tomorrow.19xx.xx.xx_Happiness_Effect_64kb.mp3
The Fat Man Murder_squares_the_triangle_64kb.mp3
FortLaramie560122001PlayingIndian.mp3
Gunsmoke 52-04-26 (001) Billy the Kid.mp3
Hopalong Cassidy 41-08-11 (xxx) Forecast.mp3
Imagination Theatre #689, 05-31-2009, KINCAID, THE STRANGESEEKER - THE AVATAR.mp3
Information_Please_-_380517_-_001_-_Harry_Overstreet-_Marcus_Dufield_-_48-44_30m09s_10602.mp3
Inner_Sanctum_-_410107 Amazing Death of Mrs Putnam.mp3
Inspector_Thorne-51-07-20_01_The_Fabulous_Divorce_Payoff_64kb.mp3
Lights Out.1941.02.17_Special_to_Hollywood.mp3
Lux_35-10-28_Dulcy.mp3
mail_call-groucho_marx_64kb.mp3
MikeHammer-lauraFentonCase_64kb.mp3
Mr Moto ep01 A Force Called X07.mp3
Mr Keen 40-06-05 The Case Of The Woman Who Wasn't Needed.mp3
Murder_By_Experts-49-06-13_001_Summer_Heat_64kb.mp3
Murder_Clinic-42-08-11_004_Governor_Of_Cape_Haitian_64kb.mp3
NickHarrisDetective340214TheCaseOfTheAvengingAngel_64kb.mp3
Philo Vance 43-04-29 (xxx) The Case of the Cellini Cup.mp3
Poirot_US_45-02-22_01_The_Case_Of_The_Careless_Victim.mp3
Quiet Please 3000 Words Aug 23, 1948.mp3
Richard Diamond 49-05-01 (002) The Barton Case.mp3
Roy_Rogers__4x-xx-xx_epxxxx_The_Russian_Kid.mp3
12SKY_King The Black Circle.mp3
The Crime Club 46-12-02 (01) Death Blew out the Match.mp3
The Fat Man_ Murder Wears A False Face-SD.mp4
The_Crime_Club_461202_ep01.mp3
Topper1945-07-19MalveenaHiresAPsychiatristaka1945-07-1245-07-05MalveenaHiresAPsych_45-07-12TelephRepairman_akaTopperSues2Psychs.mp3
VengefulCorpse_64kb.mp3
Richard Diamond Buried Treasure Map.mp3
Richard Diamond Private Detective Intro.mp3
Hop_Harriganj1335-Mystery_of_The_Wailing_Witches_ep01.mp3
Death Valley Days - Dear Teacher.mp3
Duffy_s_Tavern_064_Guest_Clifton_Fadiman.mp3
Jimmy_Durante_and_Garry_Moore_Show_the_-_Sorry_the_Lion_Is_Busy.mp3
Elevator_Caper_64kb.mp3
Ways_Of_Men_Past_Present_And_Future.mp3
BatMan Mystery Club The Monster Of Dumphreys Hal.mp3
Mr District Atty Death By Adoption_64kb.mp3
Ford Theater ep01-Connecticut_Yankee_in_King_Arthurs_Court.mp3
Murder At Midnight 01 The Dead Hand.mp3
Mystery In The Air ep06 The Great Barastro.mp3
SuspenseTheater-1944-10-26-115-TheNightMan_64kb.mp3
SUSPENSE THE WHOLE TOWN IS SLEEPING - RAY BRADBURY.mp4
TARZANS FIRST BIRTHDAY.MP3
Your Army Air Force 1945.09.06 Doolittle Flier.mp3
You Bet Your Life lUnedited-Rec1949.01.27ForBroadcast1949.02.00 -
Hi Edparityanimal wrote: »Howdy y'all. At work the fun never ends. Today the person who was supposed to work middle shift called in and was in Tennessee due to a sudden death in the family, and will have to be off for at least a week. WHY THE HELL CAN'T THEY HIRE ME SOME PEOPLE WHO CAN ACTUALLY *KITTEN* BE THERE TO WORK? One quit, rudely, by just not showing up...one called in sick for several shifts in a row, now this one suddenly has to be gone for a week (conveniently covering labor day weekend, and including the two days that we needed her to open so I could have MY mini vacation that I really, really need over labor day weekend.
Management in the store has that problem. I already, truthfully, intimated to them that I cannot change my plans as we've already paid for event tickets, already paid for some of the hotel, and none of this is transferable or refundable. If we don't go, we just lose a good bit of money already paid out. If they try to say I HAVE to change my plans...well, then they may be looking for new fuel lead/manager a lot sooner than they expected as well, and I really don't think they are going to go there.
I AM taking this badly needed mini-vacation. That's all there is to it.
Dinner tonight was a small, boneless pork chop, dredged in seasoned flour, pan fried, served with steamed, lightly buttered green beans, mashed potatoes, and some home made country (milk) gravy. I deserved it.
And there are two plates of leftovers in the fridge. I made three pretty much identical meals of it, since there were three chops.
if I were suspicious of the timing I would tell that person they need to supply a copy of the Death Certificate or the newspaper page with the obituary Does that make me a suspicious curmudgeon type of person to suggest that?
I'm sorry to hear that one just dropped out of sight, Courtesy is a dying or dead art anymore.
Just from curiosity did You make Your own Seasoned Flour or did You buy it Already to use ? I have seen it available, I just do not know how good it is beyond being a little faster and if a person did not have seasoning
Hi Againparityanimal wrote: »Howdy y'all. It's wonderful Wednesday! High today supposed to be 91 with a 20% chance of rain.
Tag day. Wheee!
Leftover pork chop meal for breakfast.
TBH a left over Pork Chop Meal for Breakfast sounds really tasty. I have been know to reverse the order of my meals and have Breakfast at Dinner time or even to have a Bowl of cereal for Breakfast and Dinner
Good Luck With Tag Day
Rain in our forecast for later on today
Roger
Hi ValerieGardenKatGardens wrote: »Good Early Morning!
Tag Day and Grocery Shopping Day! Roger do you have a day specific chore to add to that?
I'm guessing you're getting pretty good at 'grocery Wednesday' for the 10% discount! BTW, thats TWICE as much discount as we get here! Hmmmm. My list at the moment is kinda loosey goosey...14 fruits, 10 veggies, 7 servings of dark green leafy for salads, 3 cans of mixed beans, and 4 of the little 6 ounce cans from Publix. (those really come in handy), and a couple sweet potatoes, and salad raw things like cukes, tomatoes, carrot to shred, parsley, etc. I looked at the weekly ad for Kroger, and its understandably geared towards the holiday weekend, and bbq meats, sandwich buns, and junk food. No a lot of help there.
So, will now check the Publix ad. If I find no enticing veg. there, I may just be forced to make a Whole Foods run.
Will be keeping the littles again today. As the valve replacement and by-pass surgery is happening today for Jenns step dad. One of Jenn's friends brought them dinner. It was good to see her again. This lady and 2 of her teaching friends were week day morning regulars when I worked at the gym. And for the longest time, none of us realized we were friends in common! LOL!
Ed, sorry you're having staff issues...that has to be maddening. Too bad you can't do a 'group hire/train, and surprise the ones who are ducking work with lay-offs.
Time to check the ad at Publix, and get a move on...
I'd really like another cup of coffee...
Later...
I Bought Some Assorted Apples just in case one of them has a poor texture. I already have one in the refrigerator where I know I will be chopping off some of it, OTOH at least it was only 99 cents a pound if that is a plus?
On to my shopping
4 tangerines
4 Black Plums
2 Bartlett Pears
1 Granny Smith Apple
1 Red Delicious Apple
1 Honey Crisp Apple
2 Bananas straight into the Refrigerator as they are fairly ripe already.
So at 2 of the large fruits or 2 of the smaller and 1 large fruit per day that should hold me for a few days 4+ to be exact. I do not want to buy to far ahead. My brother will be looking at the prices a bag of Clementine or tangerines at the Shoprite and I may have him pick up of a bag of those to supplement as they should last at least a week or two. I bought the 4 Tangerines as a Just in case they were high at the Shoprite. I have seen then sell for between $3 and $6+ for a 3 pound bag there.
I have finished my other chore for today, that was select from my archive of Old Time Radio Shows and put Sample on Mr. iPod to audition them. What with everything that killed 2+ Hours of the day.
My Brother has been slicing Fresh Picked Tomatoes and Zucchini into his salads this summer.
I tend to steer clear of canned vegetables as they taste salty to my taste buds these days and the Sodium listing in the Nutrition tends to confirm that FWIW.
I hope the valve replacement and by-pass surgery that is happening today is 110% successful and that a speedy recovery ensues.
I like Your thinking regarding Eds Staffing issues. You can see what I thought of in my reply to him
Then You should have a Coffee
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Roger your comment about needing a obit or certif. When I was managing an overnite crew at ARC...a lazy young lady, who called in more than most, called me to tell that she was at 'X' hospital with her sick MIL..and couldn't come to work...in fact she shared that the MIL was in ICU....so when I got everything under control, I called the hospital.... There wasn't a MIL in the whole hospital......and next day, Human Resources came down on my head because I had 'checked up' on my employee. WHAT???? Yeah, no joke. I was soooo mad I couldn't see straight. And rather than let the little liar go, they just moved her to another department. Well, at least she was out of my hair...but it shows how wimpy management can be sometimes!
All my shopping is done, Jack stayed home today to get the kids off to school, so he's working from home....and I don't have to go up there today... Iv's surgery, if it was on time, started at 8:30, and was anticipated to take 5 hours. Hoping everything is going well.
And I did have that second cup of coffee Roger, decaf
Later...
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Howdy y'all. It's thrilling Thursday! Store people said they would "figure out something" for Friday and Monday. I'll leave them to that, and leave copious notes on what has to be done on opening. I think they (without me having to bring it up at all) have figured out that I NEED THIS BREAK and they better not *kitten* with it.
Our out of town friends have arrived and are asleep in the guest room. I have to go in and work today and then I'm NOT AVAILABLE until Tuesday.
Roger, I make my own seasoned flour. I have all sorts of things to season with and it's simple enough to put a few spoonfuls of flour in a ziplock bag, add seasoning, shake it up, and toss the item(s) to be seasoned into the bag to shake with it. Shake off excess and cook. I don't even use Shake 'n Bake.
Well, off to the rat mines!
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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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Hi
It was 71 degrees out the door, And it was drizzling for most of the walk, I did take a folding umbrella in my pocket that I used for part of the walk. Today I did 8,752 Steps. The Humidity is up once again, Starting tomorrow the weather is supposed to be better, Cooler
So far one hit and two misses from the radio shows I listened too. Tom Corbett Space Cadet, Miss, Inspector Thorne, Hit, Hallmark, Unsure.
I picked some Raspberries to go in my cereal for Breakfast on my return home too.
Have a Great Thursday
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Hi ValerieGardenKatGardens wrote: »Roger your comment about needing a obit or certif. When I was managing an overnite crew at ARC...a lazy young lady, who called in more than most, called me to tell that she was at 'X' hospital with her sick MIL..and couldn't come to work...in fact she shared that the MIL was in ICU....so when I got everything under control, I called the hospital.... There wasn't a MIL in the whole hospital......and next day, Human Resources came down on my head because I had 'checked up' on my employee. WHAT???? Yeah, no joke. I was soooo mad I couldn't see straight. And rather than let the little liar go, they just moved her to another department. Well, at least she was out of my hair...but it shows how wimpy management can be sometimes!
All my shopping is done, Jack stayed home today to get the kids off to school, so he's working from home....and I don't have to go up there today... Iv's surgery, if it was on time, started at 8:30, and was anticipated to take 5 hours. Hoping everything is going well.
And I did have that second cup of coffee Roger, decaf
Later...
When I was working as a Dispatcher I quickly learned who was doing just enough to get by and who was a good worker. Would You like to guess who got the Runs that paid better and who got the lemons?
I have heard that many employers now will not give a bad reply when a prospective employer calls up checking on how someone is. So I agree that many employers are wimpy, OTOH with people being so willing to run to a lawyer rather than take responsibility for their actions and the consequences, Sadly I have to say I would not want to be a Boss anymore.
Strange You should mention Decaf as I was thinking about boiling a pot of water and putting a couple of DeCaf Coffee bags in to steep as I walking back on the return leg of my walk
I hope All was well with the surgery, 5 hours sounds like a long involved one.
Good Luck
Roger
Hi Edparityanimal wrote: »Howdy y'all. It's thrilling Thursday! Store people said they would "figure out something" for Friday and Monday. I'll leave them to that, and leave copious notes on what has to be done on opening. I think they (without me having to bring it up at all) have figured out that I NEED THIS BREAK and they better not *kitten* with it.
Our out of town friends have arrived and are asleep in the guest room. I have to go in and work today and then I'm NOT AVAILABLE until Tuesday.
Roger, I make my own seasoned flour. I have all sorts of things to season with and it's simple enough to put a few spoonfuls of flour in a ziplock bag, add seasoning, shake it up, and toss the item(s) to be seasoned into the bag to shake with it. Shake off excess and cook. I don't even use Shake 'n Bake.
I am appalled You do not use that Gourmet item, Shake and Bake Next You will be telling me no Ramen either
I bet You also pass on Hamburger Helper When I was working I did use the latter two on occasion to save time.
There are so many pluses to making Your own seasoned flour that I was pretty sure You did make Your own.
Good News that they will handle it.
Have a Great Holiday Weekend
Roger0 -
Good Morning its a beautiful morning in GA!
Roger I hope your walking morning is a cool and 'unhumid' (is that even a word!?) as our morning! Back porch drama...2 cardinal ladies, one brave the other not so much...the brave one cautiously one hop at a time coming across the porch floor toward the cat (dry) food....the other, vacillating between the cat window, and the handle of my composter....continuous chirps between the two... so, in a bit, say 50 or so chirps, Betty Brave gets to the food dish, and is happily pecking away, when the stupid human moved....bye, bye, birdie!!!
And such is the excitement in my life today!!! LOL!! And for that I am grateful, and it is 'enough'!!!!
Just texted DS1 about gym tonite.... Papa came thru the surgery and was in recovery last I heard yesterday afternoon... Not sure if DIL will be home for the kids after school...
Ed, glad you're sticking to your guns about your time off this weekend... Leave them a big fat fancy list! I did that for my replacement when I knew I'd be out for 6 weeks after surgery. Sadly, I don't think they even looked at it,.......... I came back to chaos.
I picked up Ambrosia apples yesterday. The one I had last night was delicious...but it was also $2+change a pound! Good thing I like little apples!
Ok, breakfast, gym for Grammie, and then I think I'll tackle this carpet cleaner and see why its not putting out 'steam'......arg. Always something, right?
Later...
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Hi AgainGardenKatGardens wrote: »Good Morning its a beautiful morning in GA!
Roger I hope your walking morning is a cool and 'unhumid' (is that even a word!?) as our morning! Back porch drama...2 cardinal ladies, one brave the other not so much...the brave one cautiously one hop at a time coming across the porch floor toward the cat (dry) food....the other, vacillating between the cat window, and the handle of my composter....continuous chirps between the two... so, in a bit, say 50 or so chirps, Betty Brave gets to the food dish, and is happily pecking away, when the stupid human moved....bye, bye, birdie!!!
And such is the excitement in my life today!!! LOL!! And for that I am grateful, and it is 'enough'!!!!
Just texted DS1 about gym tonite.... Papa came thru the surgery and was in recovery last I heard yesterday afternoon... Not sure if DIL will be home for the kids after school...
Ed, glad you're sticking to your guns about your time off this weekend... Leave them a big fat fancy list! I did that for my replacement when I knew I'd be out for 6 weeks after surgery. Sadly, I don't think they even looked at it,.......... I came back to chaos.
I picked up Ambrosia apples yesterday. The one I had last night was delicious...but it was also $2+change a pound! Good thing I like little apples!
Ok, breakfast, gym for Grammie, and then I think I'll tackle this carpet cleaner and see why its not putting out 'steam'......arg. Always something, right?
Later...
As I was walking Yesterday I cam across a gentleman throwing some type of bird-food from a cup and he seemed to be attracting Bluebirds.
We don't see many birds beyond the common Sparrows by the house.
I was not to happy with the price per pound for some of yesterdays apples either However it is what it is at this time of year. The Apple tree I walk past did not look like it had any apples growing this year, I wonder if Jack Frost Ate the Blooms.
I figured it out, Your Carpet Cleaner is Broken
I am happy to hear that Your Papa came through the surgery Well.
Enjoy Your Thursday
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Roger,
Bird feeder would bring a wider variety of winged fowl May also entice more squirrels and sometimes deer, rats, raccoons, and/or possums! At one time years ago...pre cats era, I used suet cakes in heavy wire cages for the woodpeckers....the varmits STOLE the entire thing...cage and all. Never did find the cage... Strongly suspect raccoons. That was before I knew there was an abundance of them in the woods behind my house. Blue birds?, I'd be curious to know what the was feeding them....Real Eastern Bluebirds??
The Steam Cleaner, Bissell...is not releasing fluid thru the floor part...the hand held for stairs and or upholstery works fine. There's a piece under the fluid tank that I need to remove and clean, I hope. Read the booklet on line...seems to be the issue.
The Papa, is Nate and Livy's last living grandfather. Jenn's step dad...but the father figure in her life most all of her years... These kids LOVE their PaPa and MeMe! Nate bonded with PaPa from day one...and if Ivan's around none of the rest of us 'count' for anything!!! In truth, we all love PaPa!!! So there is a sigh of relief that he should have a smooth recovery and be returned to his grands in good health. Their biological granddad died 2 years ago in August, as did his wife. It was a bad month. So glad August is over and we still have Papa! I was holding my breath!
Waiting now for the washer to finish its rinse and spin cycle, then off to the gym to deal with a much different 'cycle'...aka the recumbent bike. Seems to be helping my psoas, making it easier to get around with less pain. 73 has not so far been a 'kind' year to me! Hope it gets its act together so I can replace it with 74! Holding out hope!
Just noticed the outdoor temp is 87. Started at 71 this morning..so fast warm up on this sunny day! Humidity seems to be staying low...watching to see if that Tropical storm stays south of us, as predicted this morning. Rain would be nice, but...not like that!
My DS1 pointed out the other day that he hadn't seen a squirrel in nearly 2 weeks...Wait WHAT?, and he attributed it to having 3 screech owls and a big horned owl that he is seeing. I don't think I have owls,...but you know, I'm not up very long after sunset, and god knows I wouldn't hear one unless it LANDED on my shoulder and 'whooo-ed' in my ear! LOL!!!
Ok, washer sounds quiet....time to go.
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Fixing to leave. Just need to finish the last of the sugar glider food for D to serve them.
Roger, I have, in the distant past, used Hamburger Helper. Too salty, and I can make the same type dishes in one pan without needing the box. And mine taste far better.
It was even MORE in the distant past that I tried Shake 'n Bake and was not impressed. Again, I can make a similar coating, much tastier, and I know exactly what I put in it.
I left additional instructions for the fill in person tomorrow (and whoever does it Monday) with the department head. The person tomorrow is turning out to be one of the better fill in people, so that reduced my anxiety somewhat. Hopefully they can get him to fill in Monday as well. In any case, I intend to enjoy our hotel room and Dragon Con as much as I can and not answer any calls from Kroger...unless I'm in a really good mood.
No one even suggested I give up my holiday. I think they all realize if I don't get one I may go bat*kitten* crazy...
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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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Howdy y'all. It's fabulous Friday! Even more fabulous because I'm NOT AT WORK!
So why am I awake? Well, it is Friday...and I DID get nearly two hours sleep more than usual and may go back for more after going downstairs for some breakfast in about 45 minutes.
Downtown Hotlanta forecast for today: 82 for the high and 60% chance of rain. Of course I didn't bring my umbrella. But I'll be fine.
In addition to the eggs, sausage, bacon, and pastries, I hope they have a banana downstairs. I brought some Powerade ZERO with me (sipping some now) and may have some tea in a while.
We did something unusual, for us in Atlanta. We drove downtown instead of taking the MARTA! And we're paying for valet parking. Our hotel isn't all that close to the downtown MARTA station and it's really a pain moving luggage and "stuff" for 4 people through the MARTA stations, packed MARTA trains, and then the downtown streets and sidewalks to the hotel. We know because we did it last year. And prior years. I'm getting too old for that.
I also brought a convertible cane, that folds out to a small canvas seat, as my old knees, back, and right hip often have trouble with long standing times in lines that aren't moving. Gives me a seat to rest on and something to lean on so I don't look so strange walking a little bent over to minimize the pain in the hip and back. I suppose I ought to find a chiropractor in my home area...and will, eventually.
Well now breakfast is scheduled to be about 30 minutes away and I have yet to do any other internet browsing so OFF TO THE SALT RACES...er, OFF TO THE INTERNET!
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Hi
It was 67 degrees as I went out the door. Today I did 8.3K Steps. Today the weather is supposed to be best for several days to come
While Walking I had 7 smallish Deer walk out of a side road several block from the house and saunter across the road and down a different street, stopping to eat somebody's landscaping on their way back to the Brook where they shelter by day.
On a TV History note.
Having watched Both Shows I will mention that the American version first episode is near enough to identical to the British version the show is based on.Three's Company is an American sitcom television series that aired eight seasons on ABC, from March 15, 1977, to September 18, 1984. It is based on the British sitcom Man About the House.
Have a Great Friday
Roger0 -
Good Morning...TGIF...and Ed seems to be really enjoying it! I'm so glad. We all deserve a fantastic Friday when we feel like kids playing hooky from school!!
Ed, enjoy Dragon Con!! Pix Please?...I love seeing some of the costumes. If its a slow news day I'll look for you on TV Noon News!!!
Meanwhile I think we are feeling the effects of Hermine. The wind blows not wildly, but noticeably in spurts, and it has gotten considerably Darker since I first got up. Like we just experienced the 'shortest ever day in GA'...or else I've woken in the land of the endless night, which must be in the southern hemisphere right now, with constant daylight coming into Alaska.. I'm guessing maybe we'll see a spot or two of that predicted rain.
Some cleaning to do today, maybe a nap if this keeps up! Supposed to be lower 80's as Ed pointed out, and I had thought it might be a good day to mow....but, upon looking at my driveway we've already had just a very light shower, but not totally wet pavement under the trees, etc. So, lawn will not dry today!
Roger, whats happening in Jersey? I hope its a good walking day. Meant to tell you yesterday, as I was leaving the kids house the other evening, I saw a pretty doe, just munching away on somebody's mailbox flower garden! She wasn't very freaked by my car either....looked up as if to say 'Oh, another one of those', and went right on eating. Just glad she didn't panic and jump onto my car. Crazy deer!
My niece in Mo played around with growing container potatoes, and yesterday 'dug' her bounty, and posted pix to me and her Dad. She'd gotten some mixed colored potato seed evidently, as there were rosy reds, dark purple, white, and yellow ones. She grew them in potting soil, in 2 containers...and she went all out on the containers, teehee! one was an old red kitchen sized trash can, the other just a big black pot. Since they grew in potting soil she said reaching in and feeling for potatoes was a whole lot easier than digging in the garden! I'll bet it was!!! Made me think of your brothers garden and his sweet potatoes...
Maybe, just maybe next spring I can find a garden spot here in my yard...though I doubt I really have enough sun anywhere to support a garden. My electric bill for July 25-Aug 25 was a whopping $66. All those 90+ degree days and hot nights.... That's how much shade I have:)
O, need to move, no wait, we're about to begin the cardinal feeding dance...except the fraidy one has also come onto the porch....hmmmmm. Next week they'll probably bring their friends!
Later...
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Hi ValerieGardenKatGardens wrote: »Roger,
Bird feeder would bring a wider variety of winged fowl May also entice more squirrels and sometimes deer, rats, raccoons, and/or possums! At one time years ago...pre cats era, I used suet cakes in heavy wire cages for the woodpeckers....the varmits STOLE the entire thing...cage and all. Never did find the cage... Strongly suspect raccoons. That was before I knew there was an abundance of them in the woods behind my house. Blue birds?, I'd be curious to know what the was feeding them....Real Eastern Bluebirds??
The Steam Cleaner, Bissell...is not releasing fluid thru the floor part...the hand held for stairs and or upholstery works fine. There's a piece under the fluid tank that I need to remove and clean, I hope. Read the booklet on line...seems to be the issue.
The Papa, is Nate and Livy's last living grandfather. Jenn's step dad...but the father figure in her life most all of her years... These kids LOVE their PaPa and MeMe! Nate bonded with PaPa from day one...and if Ivan's around none of the rest of us 'count' for anything!!! In truth, we all love PaPa!!! So there is a sigh of relief that he should have a smooth recovery and be returned to his grands in good health. Their biological granddad died 2 years ago in August, as did his wife. It was a bad month. So glad August is over and we still have Papa! I was holding my breath!
Waiting now for the washer to finish its rinse and spin cycle, then off to the gym to deal with a much different 'cycle'...aka the recumbent bike. Seems to be helping my psoas, making it easier to get around with less pain. 73 has not so far been a 'kind' year to me! Hope it gets its act together so I can replace it with 74! Holding out hope!
Just noticed the outdoor temp is 87. Started at 71 this morning..so fast warm up on this sunny day! Humidity seems to be staying low...watching to see if that Tropical storm stays south of us, as predicted this morning. Rain would be nice, but...not like that!
My DS1 pointed out the other day that he hadn't seen a squirrel in nearly 2 weeks...Wait WHAT?, and he attributed it to having 3 screech owls and a big horned owl that he is seeing. I don't think I have owls,...but you know, I'm not up very long after sunset, and god knows I wouldn't hear one unless it LANDED on my shoulder and 'whooo-ed' in my ear! LOL!!!
Ok, washer sounds quiet....time to go.
We will most likely be putting the Bird feeder out on the hook where the hanging plant's basket is right now. Last year we mostly attracted the common birds, However we also had Cardinals, Bluebirds and Yellow colored birds. I have no idea what was being scattered for bird food, sorry, he was sowing it out on the Lawn.
We put the same type of cage out for the same reason and The Darned Squirrels decimated it so that was the end of that. I'm not spending money to feed the overabundance of tree rats in this area. We gave up on a couple of feeders for the same reason. The One that seems to work has a spring loaded part that covers the openings to the food if a squirrel climbs on it to feed
FWIW I am not that far behind You in age. I hope/plan to live long enough to get SSI & my Pension for as long a period of time as I contributed to them.
I believe that the larger Owls can carry of Squirrels and Rabbits too. It could also be something else like a Fox or Coyote or ??
I was always happy when a family member had a good outcome from the hospital too. So nice when they can regain health. I hope I'm making sense with my sentence structure here. Somehow it just does not look quite right.
They had a redesigned part for our refrigerator to cure chronic ice build up.
Good Luck fixing the Bissel, I wonder if there is a redesigned part for that problem.
Roger
Hi Edparityanimal wrote: »Fixing to leave. Just need to finish the last of the sugar glider food for D to serve them.
Roger, I have, in the distant past, used Hamburger Helper. Too salty, and I can make the same type dishes in one pan without needing the box. And mine taste far better.
It was even MORE in the distant past that I tried Shake 'n Bake and was not impressed. Again, I can make a similar coating, much tastier, and I know exactly what I put in it.
I left additional instructions for the fill in person tomorrow (and whoever does it Monday) with the department head. The person tomorrow is turning out to be one of the better fill in people, so that reduced my anxiety somewhat. Hopefully they can get him to fill in Monday as well. In any case, I intend to enjoy our hotel room and Dragon Con as much as I can and not answer any calls from Kroger...unless I'm in a really good mood.
No one even suggested I give up my holiday. I think they all realize if I don't get one I may go bat*kitten* crazy...
The last things I tried from the freezer case were Boston Market and Atkins Frozen Entrees, Both Were salty to me also. I was less than impressed, It seems so many use salt to cover other taste deficiencies. Or it could be that is what the Public wants ?
Enjoy the Convention, If I said I have never been to one per se, Only the Computer shows in the 80s and 90s that used to be all over locally for parts and consumables and even entire systems much cheaper than in the stores too.
This was the first ones I ever went to: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trenton_Computer_Festival
Hi Againparityanimal wrote: »Howdy y'all. It's fabulous Friday! Even more fabulous because I'm NOT AT WORK!
So why am I awake? Well, it is Friday...and I DID get nearly two hours sleep more than usual and may go back for more after going downstairs for some breakfast in about 45 minutes.
Downtown Hotlanta forecast for today: 82 for the high and 60% chance of rain. Of course I didn't bring my umbrella. But I'll be fine.
In addition to the eggs, sausage, bacon, and pastries, I hope they have a banana downstairs. I brought some Powerade ZERO with me (sipping some now) and may have some tea in a while.
We did something unusual, for us in Atlanta. We drove downtown instead of taking the MARTA! And we're paying for valet parking. Our hotel isn't all that close to the downtown MARTA station and it's really a pain moving luggage and "stuff" for 4 people through the MARTA stations, packed MARTA trains, and then the downtown streets and sidewalks to the hotel. We know because we did it last year. And prior years. I'm getting too old for that.
I also brought a convertible cane, that folds out to a small canvas seat, as my old knees, back, and right hip often have trouble with long standing times in lines that aren't moving. Gives me a seat to rest on and something to lean on so I don't look so strange walking a little bent over to minimize the pain in the hip and back. I suppose I ought to find a chiropractor in my home area...and will, eventually.
Well now breakfast is scheduled to be about 30 minutes away and I have yet to do any other internet browsing so OFF TO THE SALT RACES...er, OFF TO THE INTERNET!
That is a really smart idea a cane that is also a seat, Brilliant really. It has inspired me to look and see what they cost, probably on Amazon
I can completely understand using a car vs Mass transit. Mass transit is not really geared towards travelers with luggage IMO.
Hopefully they had a suitable breakfast menu for You.
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Roger! I have a new hobby for you....go to GoodWill, or any used book store, and pick up a 'simple' bird I.D. book. Keep it near the window you use to see the bird feeder...figure out what the 'yellow colored' bird it....Or you can be like my father, who when the field next to our house was 'alive' with hopping around goldfinches, identified them as 'canaries', and told my little bro and myself, that we could catch one, IF we sprinkled salt on its tail....Needless to say we tried, and that got old very quickly. Later in life, when I started feeding birds, I learned 'blue birds' could be any number of birds, and yellow birds pretty much were never canaries, but migrating Gold Finches!!! And then there were the 'red birds'..... I found bird feeding was great fun. The 'ground feeding' birds, like cardinals, doves, blue jays, grackles, black birds, etc were attracted to the food in the yard!!! The littler birds like the 20 or more varieties of sparrows, finches, chick-a-dees, titmouse, etc love the feeders. I got some really nice, big feeders with a wooden dowel perch, that anything heavier than a cardinal would shut off the seed supply....worked for about a month, before the 'Kitten, Kitten, Kitten' squirrels chewed the bar off, and then they could perch on one side or the other, and eat away til their little bellies were full, and my feeders were empty.
Also about the squirrels.....DS1 said last night that he'd done a search about missing squirrels, and it seems as though its a normal phenom....as every year about the dog days of Summer there were posts asking and guessing the cause of 'no squirrels... Now, I'm really curious as to why this happens. Might just keep me at my computer all day trying to find out!
No, mass transit not really for luggage, and yet our MARTA cars have location at one end of each car for luggage, or bikes, etc... and one of the rail lines most definitely goes to Hartsfield International. I know I take the train to the airport....driving and parking down there is not the best idea in the world....
Roger I'm with you on living long enough to re-coop the money paid into SS.
Would love to see a pix of the cane that becomes a seat....wonderful idea!!!
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GardenKatGardens wrote: »Roger! I have a new hobby for you....go to GoodWill, or any used book store, and pick up a 'simple' bird I.D. book. Keep it near the window you use to see the bird feeder...figure out what the 'yellow colored' bird it....Or you can be like my father, who when the field next to our house was 'alive' with hopping around goldfinches, identified them as 'canaries', and told my little bro and myself, that we could catch one, IF we sprinkled salt on its tail....Needless to say we tried, and that got old very quickly. Later in life, when I started feeding birds, I learned 'blue birds' could be any number of birds, and yellow birds pretty much were never canaries, but migrating Gold Finches!!! And then there were the 'red birds'..... I found bird feeding was great fun. The 'ground feeding' birds, like cardinals, doves, blue jays, grackles, black birds, etc were attracted to the food in the yard!!! The littler birds like the 20 or more varieties of sparrows, finches, chick-a-dees, titmouse, etc love the feeders. I got some really nice, big feeders with a wooden dowel perch, that anything heavier than a cardinal would shut off the seed supply....worked for about a month, before the 'Kitten, Kitten, Kitten' squirrels chewed the bar off, and then they could perch on one side or the other, and eat away til their little bellies were full, and my feeders were empty.
Also about the squirrels.....DS1 said last night that he'd done a search about missing squirrels, and it seems as though its a normal phenom....as every year about the dog days of Summer there were posts asking and guessing the cause of 'no squirrels... Now, I'm really curious as to why this happens. Might just keep me at my computer all day trying to find out!
No, mass transit not really for luggage, and yet our MARTA cars have location at one end of each car for luggage, or bikes, etc... and one of the rail lines most definitely goes to Hartsfield International. I know I take the train to the airport....driving and parking down there is not the best idea in the world....
Roger I'm with you on living long enough to re-coop the money paid into SS.
Would love to see a pix of the cane that becomes a seat....wonderful idea!!!
Later...
Hi Valerie
We do have two books to ID birds, I just never got around to it for the different sized Yellow Birds. The Spring loaded feeder I have seems to attract all size birds, Sadly the Crows have figured out how to eat there too, They perch on one side and reach around to another side. Did I mention it is a square?
We Get Doves too, They seem to find the seed that the other birds scatter, Those messy eaters
I took a Look to see what was available as it is a intriguing product for me. I can walk, however if I stand too long I get really stiff.
I also saw these http://www.fashionablecanes.com/90338.html
and this
I suspect I would not like the others that use a tripod to hold the seat when I was walking with it.
Enjoy the Upcoming Holiday Weekend
Roger0 -
Some Humor as We head into Labor Day
That Could have been me if I went to Starbucks
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Howdy y'all. It's sensational Saturday! 84 is the predicted high with 0% chance of rain. Despite yesterday's 60%, we never really got caught in any rain. It DID rain while J and I were playing a board game in the gaming area, but was finished by the time we got out of that building. And I felt THREE RAINDROPS while we were walking to Waffle House for supper. So technically I guess I got rained on but it wasn't a problem.
The hotel had sufficient proteins AND a banana on the breakfast buffet so I came out OK. Included some oatmeal with sliced almonds and a sprinkle of crunchy granola too. If there is oatmeal again today, I may add raisins to that mix. Yesterday scrambled eggs and a sausage patty finished it out, along with one small cup of decaf. We've stayed in this hotel before and they tend to alternate between sausage and bacon. I'm much more likely to over-indulge with bacon...because, well, it's BACON! And if I'm not having sausage on a biscuit, I really prefer a couple of crispy links over a patty, but I'll take what's there.
Well, it's late enough now that they should be about set up. They ran late with breakfast yesterday, so I'm giving them a bit more extra time today before going down. But by the time I get dressed and comb my beard and all, I would think they will have it out and ready to serve.
Not taking a lot of pictures, but will likely get a few crowd shots later. Individual pictures display the costumes better, but that requires (at least for me) asking permission of the individuals and tends to clog up the activity of running around. I understand people wanting that, and a lot of people seem to enjoy being photographed, but it does disrupt the flow of walking traffic, and I find it a bit annoying when I have to work my way around it, so I don't want to add to that disruption myself.
One year I dressed as Obi-wan Kenobi and a lady's kids wanted a picture with me, so I posed for that, but it was not in a "traffic" area so I didn't feel like I was annoying anyone. I'll have to see if I can find a picture of Eddie-wan Kenobi to put up here. I wore that to work at the IRS one year too and might be able to find that picture.
OK. Enough rambling as the stomach is rumbling.
Later, gators!
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Hi
It was 67 degrees out the door, Today I did 8,880 Steps 8 steps shy of four 8s
I walked up to the bank yesterday afternoon after the Mailman came by. It was OK walking up, for some reason on the return I felt the warmth of the sun and day much worse. I ended up over 12K steps for the day.
Supposedly Hermine will arrive in my area sometime Sunday and then meander off of the coast causing coastal flooding from the onshore winds.
Have a Great Holiday Weekend
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Hi Edparityanimal wrote: »Howdy y'all. It's sensational Saturday! 84 is the predicted high with 0% chance of rain. Despite yesterday's 60%, we never really got caught in any rain. It DID rain while J and I were playing a board game in the gaming area, but was finished by the time we got out of that building. And I felt THREE RAINDROPS while we were walking to Waffle House for supper. So technically I guess I got rained on but it wasn't a problem.
The hotel had sufficient proteins AND a banana on the breakfast buffet so I came out OK. Included some oatmeal with sliced almonds and a sprinkle of crunchy granola too. If there is oatmeal again today, I may add raisins to that mix. Yesterday scrambled eggs and a sausage patty finished it out, along with one small cup of decaf. We've stayed in this hotel before and they tend to alternate between sausage and bacon. I'm much more likely to over-indulge with bacon...because, well, it's BACON! And if I'm not having sausage on a biscuit, I really prefer a couple of crispy links over a patty, but I'll take what's there.
Well, it's late enough now that they should be about set up. They ran late with breakfast yesterday, so I'm giving them a bit more extra time today before going down. But by the time I get dressed and comb my beard and all, I would think they will have it out and ready to serve.
Not taking a lot of pictures, but will likely get a few crowd shots later. Individual pictures display the costumes better, but that requires (at least for me) asking permission of the individuals and tends to clog up the activity of running around. I understand people wanting that, and a lot of people seem to enjoy being photographed, but it does disrupt the flow of walking traffic, and I find it a bit annoying when I have to work my way around it, so I don't want to add to that disruption myself.
One year I dressed as Obi-wan Kenobi and a lady's kids wanted a picture with me, so I posed for that, but it was not in a "traffic" area so I didn't feel like I was annoying anyone. I'll have to see if I can find a picture of Eddie-wan Kenobi to put up here. I wore that to work at the IRS one year too and might be able to find that picture.
OK. Enough rambling as the stomach is rumbling.
Later, gators!
As You say Bacon! Just Because it is Bacon. Sausage and Gravy on a Biscuit would be OK but Bacon is better. That was one of the reasons I always had breakfast at Shoneys when I was heading South on Vacation, for their Breakfast Buffet with Bacon
That Oatmeal sounds pretty good too. Anymore I find that the Eggs cooked anywhere but home to be oversalted, I guess my tastes have changed.
The Pictures sound interesting, It is funny how things change with the times, Years ago You could just take a picture of a person and not have to ask first, Now Only crowd scenes seem to be Ok.
Reading this is making me hungry now so I'm off for breakfast
Have a Good Saturday
Roger
Hi Valerie
I hope Your area was outside of the parts of Georgia that suffered power outages.
Roger0 -
Good Saturday Morning!
'Later Gator, was found trapped and moved from Lake Lanier!!!!' Little 3 foot guy, that somebody had dumped in the lake. Being transferred back to South GA.
No power outage here... I think where trees fell there were probably outages, the rest would have been south of Macon, is my guess.
I'm about to head to the kitchen and whip up a scramble. Then I'll have left overs for 2-3 days!! Funny, bacon never really has ever stood out as a 'food'. Once in awhile I'd add some crumbled to a salad or veg. Always struck me as being too much trouble to bother with! Am I a kill joy or what?
When I worked night shift we were close to Denny's....the breakfast of choice was Biscuit, sausage patty and GRAPE jelly. Had to be grape. LOL!! The things I used to eat!
Heading into ATL early afternoon for a quick hair cut and some 'town' time with DS2...I'm pretty sure it will include dinner. Then tomorrow he's coming my was for this big "Grilling event!! Should be a hoot. Waiting to make the quinoa tomorrow morning. Cooking it with a bay leaf, and maybe a touch of rosemary OR sage. So our grilled veg. should be good with that. Will chop some peanuts, have Nutritional Yeast, and maybe some other stuff available for whom ever might want it. (me again), not at all sure about what Ted will eat. He's not only a 25 year veteran vegetarian, but also a very Picky one! Geez!! I evidently didn't raise him right!!
Clock tells me 10 chimes, so I guess I'll quit being lazy, hit the shower and make my scramble.
Lotsa steps Roger. I did almost 8000, and didn't mean to....I also took one Aleve at dinner, and slept SO much better! Only up once. Contradictions say I shouldn't take, as it may raise my Blood Pressure....sure hope those little white football pills take care of that!
Ok, I'm off to get clean
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GardenKatGardens wrote: »Good Saturday Morning!
'Later Gator, was found trapped and moved from Lake Lanier!!!!' Little 3 foot guy, that somebody had dumped in the lake. Being transferred back to South GA.
No power outage here... I think where trees fell there were probably outages, the rest would have been south of Macon, is my guess.
I'm about to head to the kitchen and whip up a scramble. Then I'll have left overs for 2-3 days!! Funny, bacon never really has ever stood out as a 'food'. Once in awhile I'd add some crumbled to a salad or veg. Always struck me as being too much trouble to bother with! Am I a kill joy or what?
When I worked night shift we were close to Denny's....the breakfast of choice was Biscuit, sausage patty and GRAPE jelly. Had to be grape. LOL!! The things I used to eat!
Heading into ATL early afternoon for a quick hair cut and some 'town' time with DS2...I'm pretty sure it will include dinner. Then tomorrow he's coming my was for this big "Grilling event!! Should be a hoot. Waiting to make the quinoa tomorrow morning. Cooking it with a bay leaf, and maybe a touch of rosemary OR sage. So our grilled veg. should be good with that. Will chop some peanuts, have Nutritional Yeast, and maybe some other stuff available for whom ever might want it. (me again), not at all sure about what Ted will eat. He's not only a 25 year veteran vegetarian, but also a very Picky one! Geez!! I evidently didn't raise him right!!
Clock tells me 10 chimes, so I guess I'll quit being lazy, hit the shower and make my scramble.
Lotsa steps Roger. I did almost 8000, and didn't mean to....I also took one Aleve at dinner, and slept SO much better! Only up once. Contradictions say I shouldn't take, as it may raise my Blood Pressure....sure hope those little white football pills take care of that!
Ok, I'm off to get clean
Later...
Hi Valerie
Good News that Your power was OK.
That would be a Non-Egg Scramble? Tofu Based?
Not a Killjoy at all, the way I see it if everybody liked the same things, there would only be one of everything available to buy & use.
Call me Lazy, however what I would do was take out the deep as a WOK skillet and cook the entire pound of bacon in one go and the refrigerate most of it and most likely since I was doing that at night after work A couple of Bacon sandwiches on Buttered bread or Toast. Now being even lazier I just pull the Precooked ShopRite Bacon That has the lowest calorie count per slice I have found so far, FWIW, and it tastes good too and just Microwave it or Right from the freezer section I'll pit a whole slice on the NS Grilled Chicken Lunch Sandwich or the NS Hamburger Lunch Sandwich. Today's NS Chicken Sandwich was flavored with the last of the Sweet Baby Rays BBQ sauce.
I managed to get Duracell cr-2025 batteries from CVS for my little FitBit Zip since the Energizer ones did not last worth a hoot. While my brother and I were out in his car we also stopped where he went to the Produce store and went into the Dollar Store and picked up two of the quarts of 1% Milk. Sadly it has to be used by Sometime in July 2017 :)I sure hope I can manage that
What with walking and then running around with my brother I am over 10K steps. I finished the Ed Wynn the Fire-chief radio show form 1932 this morning while walking. I had to stop and look at the date on it when he started making jokes about the Market crash and Recession
I was curious and looked at the Aleve side effects, not great in some ways, most likely worth the risk if You are in pain and should be much better and safer that the Narcotic based pain relievers.
I hope You have a Really Good Time Grilling
Roger0 -
Hi
It was 65 degrees out the door 2 degrees cooler than yesterday, Today I have 7,886 Steps I ended up over 10K steps for the yesterday.
Supposedly Hermine will arrive in my area sometime today and then meander off of the coast causing coastal flooding from the onshore winds. Personally I suspect nothing happening here as this mornings weather report showed the rain off of the coast so I turned on the water to the drip hoses in the garden. While I was out there on the return I picked some more Juicy, tasty Raspberries and enjoyed them on the spot.
Have a Great Holiday Weekend
Roger0 -
Howdy y'all. It's scintillating Sunday! I can't believe it's nearly 11 and no one has posted yet.
Got a few crowd pics from the convention last night, and can post them later this week.
I don't know exactly what the "moisture-binding marine-actives" are in the bubbling body wash in this hotel shower, but maybe my brother E will know. He is an active marine and has spent time in a submarine, and I don't think you can get much more moisture bound than that...0 -
Hi!
Ted and I grilled after shopping for groceries, Got a little carried away with conversation, and some of the squash was a bit more than 'grill marked'...all but one plank was edible though.
My corn was good, we also did slices of onion which were good, I'd made quinoa to put it all on...and he picked up some sliced pineapple, which I will be eating all week. He ate about a slice, and said he didn't like grilled pineapple one bit better than raw, and didn't eat his other slice. Soooo....
I am either catching a fresh cold, or having a really bad allergy attack from having the cat in the house for 2 nights...cat is so miserable...just wants to be petted, and he wants to rub dander on me....this just isn''t working. I think he'll be sleeping under the stars tonite. And will see if I'm any better tomorrow. Throat itches?, one nostril is running like a stormy river, and I feel kinda crappy, but other than that I'm fine!!!
Ed can't wait to see the pix...have seen some on TV news. As usual the costumes are fantastic.
My niece posted yesterday (fb) that she was 'at the mall' with her little guy...1st grade this year, and that there was a Nintendo contest. That they'd already been there for a long time, but that little Nick was going to be in the playoffs. Well, little guy WON! That kid has concentration like I've never seen at that age. I know he was one happy kid!!! I have no idea if he won prizes or anything, but he was obviously happy.
The issue with the Aleve right now is not the Aleve, but its reaction with the new medication I was given for my blood pressure.... I know the Aleve isn't great for me, the older I get.. but there's not much else out there that I WILL take.
And yes Roger, the 'scramble' is tofu.
Ted and I went to Sunflower Cafe in Buckhead yesterday....I'd not been before...it as sooo nice to just be able to 'order' and not have to question what I was about to eat. Though I would LOVE to know how they made my mashed potatoes, so creamy and good...and no animals involved...that in itself was a treat! The egg rolls and sauce tasty, and Ted thought I was nuts cause I ordered the meatloaf (meatless of course:) )... its gong to haunt me for awhile...it was seasoned with an herb, and I know I've tasted it before, but for the life of me not sure what it was, besides GOOD! As was the Granny Smith & tomato salsa!
Its a bit pricy there, or at least in my opinion, but would be a nice place to go for 'special occasions'.
Later...
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Howdy y'all. It's magnificent Monday! Happy Labor Day!
Last hotel breakfast consumed. Checkout time is noon, and car checkout time is 3:00. The vendor area is supposed to stay open until 5:00 but we need to get on home earlier than that anyway. I need to do laundry, and nap since I get back to (blech!) WORK tomorrow.
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Hi
It was 65 degrees out the door, Today 7.5K Steps + 11 cents I found Yesterday.
Hermine has caused zero problems for my area proving that weather-casting is still a less than 100% accurate science
Have a Great Labor Day
Rogerparityanimal wrote: »Howdy y'all. It's scintillating Sunday! I can't believe it's nearly 11 and no one has posted yet.
Got a few crowd pics from the convention last night, and can post them later this week.
I don't know exactly what the "moisture-binding marine-actives" are in the bubbling body wash in this hotel shower, but maybe my brother E will know. He is an active marine and has spent time in a submarine, and I don't think you can get much more moisture bound than that...
Hi Ed
I had posted at 9:07, It seems You missed it
I think that the current crop of Submarines have really good climate control systems, Unlike what I have heard the WWII submarines were like. I could also b completely wrong.
Have a Nice Labor Day
Roger
Hi ValerieGardenKatGardens wrote: »Hi!
Ted and I grilled after shopping for groceries, Got a little carried away with conversation, and some of the squash was a bit more than 'grill marked'...all but one plank was edible though.
My corn was good, we also did slices of onion which were good, I'd made quinoa to put it all on...and he picked up some sliced pineapple, which I will be eating all week. He ate about a slice, and said he didn't like grilled pineapple one bit better than raw, and didn't eat his other slice. Soooo....
I am either catching a fresh cold, or having a really bad allergy attack from having the cat in the house for 2 nights...cat is so miserable...just wants to be petted, and he wants to rub dander on me....this just isn''t working. I think he'll be sleeping under the stars tonite. And will see if I'm any better tomorrow. Throat itches?, one nostril is running like a stormy river, and I feel kinda crappy, but other than that I'm fine!!!
Ed can't wait to see the pix...have seen some on TV news. As usual the costumes are fantastic.
My niece posted yesterday (fb) that she was 'at the mall' with her little guy...1st grade this year, and that there was a Nintendo contest. That they'd already been there for a long time, but that little Nick was going to be in the playoffs. Well, little guy WON! That kid has concentration like I've never seen at that age. I know he was one happy kid!!! I have no idea if he won prizes or anything, but he was obviously happy.
The issue with the Aleve right now is not the Aleve, but its reaction with the new medication I was given for my blood pressure.... I know the Aleve isn't great for me, the older I get.. but there's not much else out there that I WILL take.
And yes Roger, the 'scramble' is tofu.
Ted and I went to Sunflower Cafe in Buckhead yesterday....I'd not been before...it as sooo nice to just be able to 'order' and not have to question what I was about to eat. Though I would LOVE to know how they made my mashed potatoes, so creamy and good...and no animals involved...that in itself was a treat! The egg rolls and sauce tasty, and Ted thought I was nuts cause I ordered the meatloaf (meatless of course:) )... its gong to haunt me for awhile...it was seasoned with an herb, and I know I've tasted it before, but for the life of me not sure what it was, besides GOOD! As was the Granny Smith & tomato salsa!
Its a bit pricy there, or at least in my opinion, but would be a nice place to go for 'special occasions'.
Later...
If I said that when I use Yellow Summer Squash or Zucchini I like to fry it in Olive Oil until it is crispy and a little bit of blackening never bothered me. Likewise with Toast I like it well browned towards blackened
If I said my brother is unhappy that some foods have been banned from his diet due to interactions with hid Medications.
It sounds as if the cat is lonely, Not to much You can do about that the way things are. Hopefully what You are trying works for You.
I have never tried grilled Pineapple, OTOH I have seen it on Cooking Competition shows and it looks delicious too.
I won't mention Your Meatless Meatloaf to my brother as I know he would say it can not be meatloaf if there is no meat in it. He can be a bit of a traditionalist that way. He won't even accept Egg Whites only on a sandwich as the sandwich having eggs on it as to him it is not a egg unless it also has the yolk I know this from his comments about some of the Duncan Donut Sandwich commercials. To me the Jimmy Dean Delights Breakfast sandwiches with egg white eggs are tasty and fine.
Good Job by Nick winning.
Have a Nice Labor Day
Roger0 -
Here is some more humor for Labor Day
Photoshop Fail, Too many hands if You missed it
And now a couple of PhotoBombs, Good Timing too
FedEx Humor
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Good Morning...Hope everyone is enjoying their Labor Day holiday. I know we all are!
(yes, even retired people enjoy Labor Day!)
Roger, how do you fry squash? I know in a pan, etc, Ha's. Just slice and fry? or dredge the pieces in flour or meal or something? Back in the day...I used to saute onion in a big frying pan and then add the squash and a bit of water or broth. Simple to do, not so healthy (butter)...or if I wanted something along the lines of casserole...yummmmm. Thats where the butter, cream sauce, Ritz cracker crumbs, etc came in. You know, its a wonder I survived my own cooking!!!
My phone battery drained itself last night??? Not sure what was going on. I did put it on the charger this morning, and then soon as it had a bit of a charge, I 'threw away' any and all previously opened pages. Will watch it today to see what happens. Ready or not, I could be in the market for that new iPhone that comes out very soon. (Oh, I hope not! I like my big 6+ phone.)
Cat is outside. I don't think he was a bit happy about it. My intent was to not have him in the house, but he bolted in from 'nowhere' when I opened the door to get his food dishes inside yesterday evening. I know he's lonely, poor sad cat... my other concern with him, is he tries to be under my feet as I walk....I Do NOT Need to Fall thank you Tom E. I really don't know how to stop him from doing that. Enough cat talk...
Pedicure for me today, followed my manicure, and not much else on my very short list. I May, or I May Not go to the gym today. Its open...I should...but you know it will be hard to even bike while not breathing so good!! I could be the first gym member to fall off the bikes! LOL!
Hope Ed and J are enjoying the last day of Dragon Con, and Roger, I'm so glad Hermine didn't do any damage to the Jersey Shore.
Later guys...
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Hi ValerieGardenKatGardens wrote: »Good Morning...Hope everyone is enjoying their Labor Day holiday. I know we all are!
(yes, even retired people enjoy Labor Day!)
Roger, how do you fry squash? I know in a pan, etc, Ha's. Just slice and fry? or dredge the pieces in flour or meal or something? Back in the day...I used to saute onion in a big frying pan and then add the squash and a bit of water or broth. Simple to do, not so healthy (butter)...or if I wanted something along the lines of casserole...yummmmm. Thats where the butter, cream sauce, Ritz cracker crumbs, etc came in. You know, its a wonder I survived my own cooking!!!
My phone battery drained itself last night??? Not sure what was going on. I did put it on the charger this morning, and then soon as it had a bit of a charge, I 'threw away' any and all previously opened pages. Will watch it today to see what happens. Ready or not, I could be in the market for that new iPhone that comes out very soon. (Oh, I hope not! I like my big 6+ phone.)
Cat is outside. I don't think he was a bit happy about it. My intent was to not have him in the house, but he bolted in from 'nowhere' when I opened the door to get his food dishes inside yesterday evening. I know he's lonely, poor sad cat... my other concern with him, is he tries to be under my feet as I walk....I Do NOT Need to Fall thank you Tom E. I really don't know how to stop him from doing that. Enough cat talk...
Pedicure for me today, followed my manicure, and not much else on my very short list. I May, or I May Not go to the gym today. Its open...I should...but you know it will be hard to even bike while not breathing so good!! I could be the first gym member to fall off the bikes! LOL!
Hope Ed and J are enjoying the last day of Dragon Con, and Roger, I'm so glad Hermine didn't do any damage to the Jersey Shore.
Later guys...
Nope I just fried thin slices to make a kind of Squash Chip to keep the calories down by not having breading that has both calories and can hold oil and TBH I like them crispy that way, Plain.
A couple of thoughts, there may have been something running t hat used up battery. Another possibility I have heard of is that if Your SmartPhone battery life suddenly gets shorter with nothing running is that there may be some Malware running in the background. I have Norton Security Deluxe a 5 device package. It can be run on PCs, Apple OS X, Android 2.3 or later and IOS7 and later.
If the battery life is good again with things shut down then I would not worry. FWIW I did not think that phone was that old
Could it still be under warranty, either way running it out to the Apple Store might be in order. I would never replace a phone for only a battery. I'm guessing a City like Atlanta will have a Apple Store if we have one near us where I am.
I can see why You would be worried about that cat getting underfoot. I am surprised I survived my cooking in the past too. Heavy on the Starches such as Pasta, Pastry, cakes Breads, Butter and Fatty things like Bacon and Burgers.
Good Luck
Roger0
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