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And yet more humor
Hi
I did some more walking this Morning. The temperature this morning was 43 on the porch and 44 on the cable channel. Due to the weather forecast I have decided to switch over from Hiking Shorts to Hiking Pants, Both the 7 pocket type from Cabelas.
These http://www.cabelas.com/product/Cabelas-Mens-Legendary-Seven-Pocket-Hiker-Pants/1323177.uts
Our Men's Legendary 7-Pocket Hiker Pants boast spacious gusseted button-through cargo pockets, rear pockets and a handy knife pocket. Stonewashed rugged 100% cotton canvas has a perfectly weathered, broken-in feel. Imported.
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Happy Halloween
Have a Great Tuesday
Roger1 -
Hi JanHi all!!
I have tried to remember a time I was so tired, but it has been a while. Sunday was church and they had their trunk or treat Sunday nite. The kids were all so cute and the people had the car trunks and areas decorated so well! Cooked out hot dogs and one trunk "dressed with the Harry Potter theme" served butter beer, so what could be better?
Cooked Sunday nite for my friends memorial service on Monday. A beautiful service and lots of wonderful memories. I left the house at about 9:15 am and did not get back till about 4pm. I am so stiff I can barely move. I have slept off and on all evening even as I struggled to stay awake. So it is 2 am and I am trying for bed, lol. My puppies are none too happy I have been gone.
Chilly here in the mornings but nice fall type days. I did cover my plants, but really need to get out and fall clean.
Val, sorry work is such a pain.Americans do not seem to fair too well on the work happiness schedule as I see it compared to other countries...Things are stupidly expensive. Scary for Em, but you handled it very well.
Maria, not sure what can of a hound may is. She does have cute kissable wrinkles though, lol!
So crazy, I never checked in yesterday, back to zero.... ..Take care..Jan
You had a really busy day so I can see why You are tired.
I remember You mentioned the Trunk or Treat last year too
My plan is to log in even if I have no time to post The thing that would defeat that would be a Power outage that lasted around the clock.
Cheers, Enjoy the Day
Roger1 -
Good morning!
I do check in in the morning and come back if i need to. I guess yesterday i was half asleep and headed into the reheating and cooking section of the day and did not even turn the computer on. That is okay. I need to recommit and today seems a good day to do that...
I can still barely move. We are catching up on e-mails, cleaning and our rescues for dogs today. Mostly resting!
Chilly in your neck of the woods. Your cargo pants sound pretty awesome and just the ticket for walking! Don't you love it when the days cause you to wear 2 or 3 outfits? That is Alabama weather!! Layering helps, but not always possible, lol!....scary articles with the black death and apple phones. (The link did not show up for N korea, but I am going to see if I can find it!). Scary for different reasons of course. I think I will head to humor to round out the day!
Hope Halloween was happy and haunting for all!! ..Jan
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Hi Jan - It’s no doubt that you’re tired after all that...take care. Doggies appreciate routine. Hi Roger - my house is well insulated so even with our cool mornings, we are comfy inside without heat..probably till Dec. Had another bad HR day yesterday...mind you, immediately out of the hospital, I worked 37 hours, took 3 hours vacation. That woman threatened to change my status to part time!!! That’s where I have to pay 100% of my insurance costs. I was cursing on the phone with my boss i was so livid. Last week i had begged my boss to make HR stop harassing me...she said she had called her and told her to not contact me further...three emails yesterday...now HR is insisting on my telling her what “special accommodations” I require. If I wrote it down, I’d then have to endure much more HR involvement. Groan. After the third HR email, my boss just said to not respond. This is absurd. Unrelated to that, i am starting to feel better...still not 100%, but better... caught myself dancing in the kitchen while waiting for the microwave. My wound is draining and sore...and even though I’m good about not putting the tape in the same place, even paper tape rips off my skin. Em had a good day yesterday...seems to not hate me for being parental. I’m making an effort to support her desire for more independence...she was uncomfortable but then felt proud when she saw she could handle more than she thought. Hope you all have a super day.1
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I did post more humor, Once I warmed up from the walking
Hi
I did some more walking this Morning. The temperature this morning was 35 on the porch and 42 on the cable channel. I was glad I have switched over from Hiking Shorts to Hiking Pants with this mornings temperature.
We had 98 or 99 Trick or Treaters for Halloween which is up from the number I remember from last year. I was beginning to wonder is we would have any and then the first three showed up at 4:30 which is well after school is out. The Costumes on the Young ones were good too. The Young Ones were also excited to get the 50 Cent coins
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Virginia Lottery Sold 180 Mega Millions Tickets That Can't Win
If you bought a ticket Friday night, you might have zero chance of winning the big jackpot
By Abby Vesoulis
Sad
http://fox11online.com/news/local/menominee-tribal-police-meth-found-in-trick-or-treat-bag
Crystal meth found in trick or treat bag on Wisconsin Indian reservation
by FOX 11 News
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5030889/Passenger-jet-sabotaged-off.html
Passenger jet is SABOTAGED before it is due to take off in Sweden after person gains access to airport area
By Tariq Tahir For Mailonline, Published: 05:12 EDT, 30 October 2017
Updated: 08:27 EDT, 31 October 2017
https://www.outkickthecoverage.com/espn-cant-afford-monday-night-football/
ESPN Can’t Afford Monday Night Football Any More
Posted on October 30, 2017 by Clay Travis - OKTC
http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/873443/north-korea-nuclear-accident-Punggye-ri-tunnel-collapse-kim-jong-un
North Korea nuclear disaster: Hundreds dead at Kim's missile testing facility
By Joey Millar, 09:20, Wed, Nov 1, 2017
UPDATED: 10:47, Wed, Nov 1, 2017
https://www.studyfinds.org/new-dinosaur-gigantic-carnivore/
Study Reveals Gigantic Tracks Belong To ‘Mega-Carnivore’ Dinosaur 4X The Size Of Lion
30Oct - by Calum Mckinney
Have a Great Wednesday
Roger2 -
Good morning!
I do check in in the morning and come back if i need to. I guess yesterday i was half asleep and headed into the reheating and cooking section of the day and did not even turn the computer on. That is okay. I need to recommit and today seems a good day to do that...
I can still barely move. We are catching up on e-mails, cleaning and our rescues for dogs today. Mostly resting!
Chilly in your neck of the woods. Your cargo pants sound pretty awesome and just the ticket for walking! Don't you love it when the days cause you to wear 2 or 3 outfits? That is Alabama weather!! Layering helps, but not always possible, lol!....scary articles with the black death and apple phones. (The link did not show up for N korea, but I am going to see if I can find it!). Scary for different reasons of course. I think I will head to humor to round out the day!
Hope Halloween was happy and haunting for all!! ..Jan
Hi Jan
Just in Case, here is the Link, I seem to oops that one
http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/872394/north-korea-news-china-warns-kim-stop-nuclear-tests-punggye-ri
Just curious what time You got Your first Kids at the door if any ? As I mentioned above, ours seem to have started late this year, I suspect that there may have been some sort of after school activity once I thought about it today
I can understand being tired, You had a couple of busy days.
I actually Have Thermals I can wear under them on the Coldest days if needed, I will say they are enough for most of the winter excluding unusually cold temps.
You may find today's links interesting and scary too
It was a good Halloween
Roger2 -
hope4change_val wrote: »Hi Jan - It’s no doubt that you’re tired after all that...take care. Doggies appreciate routine. Hi Roger - my house is well insulated so even with our cool mornings, we are comfy inside without heat..probably till Dec. Had another bad HR day yesterday...mind you, immediately out of the hospital, I worked 37 hours, took 3 hours vacation. That woman threatened to change my status to part time!!! That’s where I have to pay 100% of my insurance costs. I was cursing on the phone with my boss i was so livid. Last week i had begged my boss to make HR stop harassing me...she said she had called her and told her to not contact me further...three emails yesterday...now HR is insisting on my telling her what “special accommodations” I require. If I wrote it down, I’d then have to endure much more HR involvement. Groan. After the third HR email, my boss just said to not respond. This is absurd. Unrelated to that, i am starting to feel better...still not 100%, but better... caught myself dancing in the kitchen while waiting for the microwave. My wound is draining and sore...and even though I’m good about not putting the tape in the same place, even paper tape rips off my skin. Em had a good day yesterday...seems to not hate me for being parental. I’m making an effort to support her desire for more independence...she was uncomfortable but then felt proud when she saw she could handle more than she thought. Hope you all have a super day.
Hi Val
I am sorry to hear that You are having so much trouble with the HR department. Even when I worked the Union Job for 14 years I could not tell You if anyplace I worked had one.
Feeling better is great, especially if You felt well enough to be dancing in the kitchen
is there any easy peel tape around, I never looked TBH. I have used the tape that only sticks to itself where I could, Only since it stayed on better though.
Being a parent these days must be like walking a tightrope between to much and too little control.
Good Luck with Em and Work
Roger2 -
Good morning all!
I am starting to feel human again. After much resting. I am not looking forward to the time change coming up. May May always wakes me a little too soon, so looking at the clock with the earlier time is not enticing! I do prefer the spring ahead time, lol! I guess it will help to get to bed earlier. I wish they would split the difference and just not change the time!
Gosh Roger it is cold up there. My house is chilly, it is warmer outside. It is supposed to warm as the week goes on! Maybe some kind of fall. The mosquitoes are so bad I hate to go outside. I am not sure it will get cold enough to give us some relief! I had to play games with a lizard this morning getting in between my screen door and regular door. I left the screen open for him to leave. Apparently he likes it there. I finally chased him from the house after trying to get in with Chester. Us 2, lizard 0. He is finally outside and I got my door shut! LOL! This is before coffee, mind you. When I hit Lowes I guess I need some weather stripping for the door bottom. The house has settled I guess, as there is a gap that was not there years previous...
We had less and less kids for Halloween in the last 15 years. I do not even bother with it anymore, and haven't in the last 8 years or more. Our street is busy, but country and dark. It is not really worth the kids walking so far to get just a few candy or treats. Most people down here do the churches or small community streets where you might know everyone. The fear of what people might give out is no longer making it worth it to go to a stranger's house, and most places have no sidewalks. The kids have fun at church, but I was thinking how sad it is my grandchildren will never know Halloween as we did. Glad it is going well in your neighborhood!! It really depends on where you live here too.
You are right! The articles are mostly scary! North Korea's leader is really deranged and so out of touch with the real world. Unfortunately he is just the kind to set wheels in motion that should never be in motion. A few of the articles that were in that article was interesting too. There was one about a minister that had noticed America is not really ever mentioned in the biblical fight mentioned at the bible's end. for us being a superpower. He is actually not the first that has said this. It is interesting , though he says it is because of a first strike scenario by Korea. It could be any of a few countries though.... I find it interesting as I see our culture start to decay, I can see us so trying to take care of our problems internally, both socially and then financially, it may be America is not in a position to be included. Of course, this is all speculation. I do not think it will be in my lifetime at any rate...
Loved about the dinosaur and laughed about the NFL and ESPN. I have no sympathy for anyone but the dino!! Thanks too for the humor! It was quite awesome!!
Val, there are no words for your HR. Bless your heart having to work for that company. They are lucky to have you. I am sorry about your tape problems. Some of the hypo sensitive tape might help, or possibly the plastic liquid repair might work if you allergy test first. The liquid band aide might work in places for support and leaving a place to drain. I assume the drainage is healthy looking, hopefully. You could check with a pharmacist for some ideas. I just can not believe what you are having to go thru.. so sorry. On the up side, you are a great MOM with a super kid!!
Hang in there, all!! ..Jan1 -
Good evening all, sorry I have been so absent! I Had a bit of an unusual past week and time management is not my strongest suit! Last week I took two extra days off along with my regular two days because I reached a year at my job on the 19th so I started using some vacation days. I don't really need to take them all at once (I'm not going on a vacation) so I'm going to spread the vacation days out over the next 12 months. It was so nice having four days off in a row! I'll be doing that again at Thanksgiving... yay!
On the day before my time off started, my boss asked me if I had looked at my paystub from the check I received that week and I had not yet. I asked her why, was there something wrong, and she said no.... she had given me a raise!!!! I was really surprised because I didn't think that was coming . She seemed so unhappy and dissatisfied with everybody's performance lately that I never really thought about getting a raise at the end of my first year, also because I had gotten a raise at the end of my three month probation . My boss is difficult to read . She has a really hard time dealing with stress and can be really grumpy and sometimes even mean, but then other times she can be pretty nice and generous. I used to be very stressed out about it but I've kind of just gotten used to the way she is. My husband and I decided to go out to dinner to celebrate. I had a pass from a local restaurant for two free meals so we decided to use that. Restaurants will sometimes give out little freebies, or in this case a big freebie, to hotel employees so that we can try out their places and then recommend them to guests. Needless to say I wasn't quite on program that night, but I didn't do too bad . I had shrimp pasta and didn't eat all the pasta as I normally would've but I did eat most of the shrimp and it was very very good , extremely fresh. I had a glass of wine, a little calamari, and a couple of small pieces of bread which I did not enjoy that much (that is very unusual for me as I love bread!) I did not have dessert! It was a good night; the only drawback was about halfway through the dinner a party of about six came in and they were so loud and obnoxious that it started to ruin it for me. I really don't understand why people need to talk three times louder than anybody else in a restaurant, bragging and full of themselves.
This past week we also switched over to a different reservation system at work. It has been strange and stressful getting used to so many new things on the computer, and knowing that even the boss isn't sure about herself in the situation makes me feel insecure and more stressed. The changeover wasn't as smooth as it should've been. The new company didn't prepare everything as they should've and promised, so my boss has been stressed out and in a fog all week too, hopefully next week will go smoother! I must say it feels really good each time I know I've learned something new that's going to stick in my head.
Last Friday was my second weigh-in and I'm happy to say I'm down 8 pounds after two weeks (nothing like the beginning weeks of the diet when you lose weight faster, lol). I deviated from the plan Halloween too so this Friday's weigh-in probably won't be so good, but I know that's temporary. I am back on track today and happy to be.
Jan, my condolences at the loss of your good friend, I hope you're doing alright. The weather here has finally started cooling down the way it should be. For the most part nights have been in the low 50s to upper 40s and days have been in the low 60s... Much more comfortable than 80s and 90s! We are even supposed to get some rain on the weekend ! I really look forward to that as we can really use the water.
Val, I'm glad you're feeling better but I hope your incision is okay. Your work sounds extremely stressful I hope that gets better for you. Do you have one teenage daughter? How old is she ? I thought it sounded like you handled that situation with her really well too. I don't have any children but seems like you said the right things.
Roger, the temperatures are definitely dropping in your part of the world! When do you start to see snow there? I see a lot of deer here but I'm not sure I've ever seen any jump over anything super high now that I think about it . Do you have Cardinals in New Jersey ? We don't have them here in California, at least not in my part, they're so pretty. I used to do a lot of birdwatching in the past , though I haven't in quite a while I still am very interested in bird species. It's fun going to different parts of the country and seeing different birds that you don't have in your own particular region. Wow I can't believe how many trick-or-treaters you had ... We had zero, such a huge difference lol! Do you actually answer the door all night long or stop at some point ?
Well I hope you all had a nice Halloween!
It's gotten late here! Fortunately I'm off tomorrow
Maria
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I did post more humor once again, Including some belated Halloween Humor
Hi
I did some more walking this Morning. The temperature this morning was 58 on the porch and 59 on the cable channel. I wore a sweatshirt and heated mittens and was overdressed. I hung the mittens from the Carabiner I wear on my belt as a result.
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Have a Great Thursday
Roger1 -
Hi JanGood morning all!
I am starting to feel human again. After much resting. I am not looking forward to the time change coming up. May May always wakes me a little too soon, so looking at the clock with the earlier time is not enticing! I do prefer the spring ahead time, lol! I guess it will help to get to bed earlier. I wish they would split the difference and just not change the time!
Gosh Roger it is cold up there. My house is chilly, it is warmer outside. It is supposed to warm as the week goes on! Maybe some kind of fall. The mosquitoes are so bad I hate to go outside. I am not sure it will get cold enough to give us some relief! I had to play games with a lizard this morning getting in between my screen door and regular door. I left the screen open for him to leave. Apparently he likes it there. I finally chased him from the house after trying to get in with Chester. Us 2, lizard 0. He is finally outside and I got my door shut! LOL! This is before coffee, mind you. When I hit Lowes I guess I need some weather stripping for the door bottom. The house has settled I guess, as there is a gap that was not there years previous...
I noticed that the time change was coming when I was looking ahead in the guide on my Satellite TV DVR and noticed that the shows on Sunday and Monday were and hour off. The Guide will correct itself and they will record properly when the time change happens.
You and my brother both, He says they should drop the Daylight Savings time as it is not needed.
You may find this link interesting FWIW
http://www.bravotv.com/blogs/everyone-hates-daylight-savings-time-maine-massachusetts-considering-ending
Everyone Hates Daylight Savings Time, and Now Your State Might Finally Get Rid of It
Let there be light (after 4 p.m.).
by Alesandra Dubin, November 1, 2017 • 2:12 PM ET
I suspect that the kids still get a nice Halloween around here as we are not Rural AKA Country here despite my seeing deer often such as the 3 Seen grazing on the School Lawn. FWIW there were Two there the other day....We had less and less kids for Halloween in the last 15 years. I do not even bother with it anymore, and haven't in the last 8 years or more. Our street is busy, but country and dark. It is not really worth the kids walking so far to get just a few candy or treats. Most people down here do the churches or small community streets where you might know everyone. The fear of what people might give out is no longer making it worth it to go to a stranger's house, and most places have no sidewalks. The kids have fun at church, but I was thinking how sad it is my grandchildren will never know Halloween as we did. Glad it is going well in your neighborhood!! It really depends on where you live here too.
You are right! The articles are mostly scary! North Korea's leader is really deranged and so out of touch with the real world. Unfortunately he is just the kind to set wheels in motion that should never be in motion. A few of the articles that were in that article was interesting too. There was one about a minister that had noticed America is not really ever mentioned in the biblical fight mentioned at the bible's end. for us being a superpower. He is actually not the first that has said this. It is interesting , though he says it is because of a first strike scenario by Korea. It could be any of a few countries though.... I find it interesting as I see our culture start to decay, I can see us so trying to take care of our problems internally, both socially and then financially, it may be America is not in a position to be included. Of course, this is all speculation. I do not think it will be in my lifetime at any rate...
Loved about the dinosaur and laughed about the NFL and ESPN. I have no sympathy for anyone but the dino!! Thanks too for the humor! It was quite awesome!!
Val, there are no words for your HR. Bless your heart having to work for that company. They are lucky to have you. I am sorry about your tape problems. Some of the hypo sensitive tape might help, or possibly the plastic liquid repair might work if you allergy test first. The liquid band aide might work in places for support and leaving a place to drain. I assume the drainage is healthy looking, hopefully. You could check with a pharmacist for some ideas. I just can not believe what you are having to go thru.. so sorry. On the up side, you are a great MOM with a super kid!!
Hang in there, all!! ..Jan
I agree, part of growing up was going Trick or Treating
The North Korean Nut Job is likely to start the next war sadly. I think he is so deranged he thinks he can take on teh world and win.
I'm curious what You will think about the Papa Johns Pizza Chain link I posted.
In approximately and hour it will be time for me to go have Breakfast and since I have switched to cereal until the Quart of milk is used up before going back to Hot NS Breakfasts I think today will be 120 calories of Raisin Bran, yesterday was Life Cereal and prior to that Whole Grain Cheerios, Tomorrow will most likely be Wheaties. I like Variety
I noticed this too
Buttons61 10 hours ago
Buttons61's food and exercise diary was completed for 11/01/2017 and was under Buttons61's calorie goal
Congratulation on getting back on track
Roger2 -
Hi MariaGood evening all, sorry I have been so absent! I Had a bit of an unusual past week and time management is not my strongest suit! Last week I took two extra days off along with my regular two days because I reached a year at my job on the 19th so I started using some vacation days. I don't really need to take them all at once (I'm not going on a vacation) so I'm going to spread the vacation days out over the next 12 months. It was so nice having four days off in a row! I'll be doing that again at Thanksgiving... yay!
On the day before my time off started, my boss asked me if I had looked at my paystub from the check I received that week and I had not yet. I asked her why, was there something wrong, and she said no.... she had given me a raise!!!! I was really surprised because I didn't think that was coming . She seemed so unhappy and dissatisfied with everybody's performance lately that I never really thought about getting a raise at the end of my first year, also because I had gotten a raise at the end of my three month probation . My boss is difficult to read . She has a really hard time dealing with stress and can be really grumpy and sometimes even mean, but then other times she can be pretty nice and generous. I used to be very stressed out about it but I've kind of just gotten used to the way she is. My husband and I decided to go out to dinner to celebrate. I had a pass from a local restaurant for two free meals so we decided to use that. Restaurants will sometimes give out little freebies, or in this case a big freebie, to hotel employees so that we can try out their places and then recommend them to guests. Needless to say I wasn't quite on program that night, but I didn't do too bad . I had shrimp pasta and didn't eat all the pasta as I normally would've but I did eat most of the shrimp and it was very very good , extremely fresh. I had a glass of wine, a little calamari, and a couple of small pieces of bread which I did not enjoy that much (that is very unusual for me as I love bread!) I did not have dessert! It was a good night; the only drawback was about halfway through the dinner a party of about six came in and they were so loud and obnoxious that it started to ruin it for me. I really don't understand why people need to talk three times louder than anybody else in a restaurant, bragging and full of themselves.
I would not worry about being absent, On another forum where I am currently a Moderator we have a saying if some needs to be away for a while, That is "Real Life Comes First".
Sometimes Good Things happen to good people sch as Your raise
Two Free meals is really nice, Around here the Only free meals I see are either Buy one get one of equal or lesser cost or two free meals at a Financial planning session as if I would go anywhere that I suspect / Believe will have a High Pressure sales pitch.
Tasty Pasta is a weakness of mine
I always hated change too so You are not aloneThis past week we also switched over to a different reservation system at work. It has been strange and stressful getting used to so many new things on the computer, and knowing that even the boss isn't sure about herself in the situation makes me feel insecure and more stressed. The changeover wasn't as smooth as it should've been. The new company didn't prepare everything as they should've and promised, so my boss has been stressed out and in a fog all week too, hopefully next week will go smoother! I must say it feels really good each time I know I've learned something new that's going to stick in my head.
Last Friday was my second weigh-in and I'm happy to say I'm down 8 pounds after two weeks (nothing like the beginning weeks of the diet when you lose weight faster, lol). I deviated from the plan Halloween too so this Friday's weigh-in probably won't be so good, but I know that's temporary. I am back on track today and happy to be.
The sales people promise anything to make the sale and then someone else has to try and make good on it, not always successfully.
So True, the first month is always the best loss period.
Snow, Usually not until December or January, are temperatures in NJ are partially moderated by being on the Atlantic Ocean and that needs to cool off first.Jan, my condolences at the loss of your good friend, I hope you're doing alright. The weather here has finally started cooling down the way it should be. For the most part nights have been in the low 50s to upper 40s and days have been in the low 60s... Much more comfortable than 80s and 90s! We are even supposed to get some rain on the weekend ! I really look forward to that as we can really use the water.
Val, I'm glad you're feeling better but I hope your incision is okay. Your work sounds extremely stressful I hope that gets better for you. Do you have one teenage daughter? How old is she ? I thought it sounded like you handled that situation with her really well too. I don't have any children but seems like you said the right things.
Roger, the temperatures are definitely dropping in your part of the world! When do you start to see snow there? I see a lot of deer here but I'm not sure I've ever seen any jump over anything super high now that I think about it . Do you have Cardinals in New Jersey ? We don't have them here in California, at least not in my part, they're so pretty. I used to do a lot of birdwatching in the past , though I haven't in quite a while I still am very interested in bird species. It's fun going to different parts of the country and seeing different birds that you don't have in your own particular region. Wow I can't believe how many trick-or-treaters you had ... We had zero, such a huge difference lol! Do you actually answer the door all night long or stop at some point ?
Well I hope you all had a nice Halloween!
It's gotten late here! Fortunately I'm off tomorrow
Maria
I see the occasional BlueBird, Cardinals, Yellow Finches, Crows, Doves, Sparrows, Ducks, Geese, Vultures an more...
If I had not seen them I would not think that Vultures would be comfortable here in the Suburbs.
We ended up handing out 50 cent coins from 4:30 when they started appearing until around 7:30 when the little kids were done and turned out the light, However I will say I only saw a couple of stray teens go by after that.
We did have a nice Halloween, The kids Costumes were great.
Enjoy Your Day off, I always did
Roger2 -
I too love pasta Roger , and can consume more than I should. Your "Real life comes first" idea makes sense, thank you, I'll remember that.
I see many of those birds here too, except the Cardinal, and yellow finches only in certain specific areas. I see various sparrows, crows, mourning doves, house finches, mockingbirds in some areas, brown towhee (like a large sparrow) and two different blue Jay species frequently. We have vultures in town too...it does seem strange as I always thought of them in wild or rural areas. I was surprised to see one the other day just off the side of a well driven road eating roadkill. That's probably the closest I've seen one. It really illustrated to me first hand the value of their job on earth lol.
50 cent coins, that's generous of you and your brother! Did the kids like them? If it were me as a kid I would have gone home and put it in my piggy bank!
I definitely enjoy my days off, even though I do chores and errands as well as try to relax a little. I get to spend some quality time with my dogs during the day, that's always fun:) I'm off tomorrow too so I'll be sure to check in... In between appointments (real life)
Maria2 -
Hi all. Maria-congratulations on your weight loss. I gave birth to two daughters; one is an adult in Indiana, and my 14yo is home with me. Over the past 4 years, I’ve taken in five homless young adults, two of which still live with me. One previous one just asked if he can come home again, so I’ll have one more in about a week. It’s not a typical situation but we’ve become family and it’s a good thing. During my unexpected hospitalization, I didn’t have to scramble to find someone to care for my daughter or dogs...and their routine didn’t change much in my absence. I’m also honorary “mom” to two of my older daughter’s friends who each lost their moms while in high school...one is married with two boys, and the other is getting married this month. Saturday I’m meeting potential adopters for my former foster dog (the Rescue director picked him up from my house while i was in hospital because he needs more supervision than my kids could provide) My incision is finally looking good. Work is just too much...one guy left last week and now a lady gave notice and she’s leaving next week. Roger- i think the Papa Johns issue has nothing to do with the protests but is based on their company’s social issues. But, that’s just my opinion. Hi Jan! Thanks. Em is doing well. I’ve increased my lessons on independence and that is going well. It’s also helpful that my honorary kids here talk with her about potential pitfalls to independence and completely support me in the things I’m teaching her. Good night...I’m tuckered out!1
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An even more humor has been posted, And I am back from a trip to the bank and Grocery Store, Hence the late for me posting
Hi
I did some more walking this Morning. The temperature this morning was 54 on the porch and 58 on the cable channel. I wore a light long sleeve shirt and thin gloves.
Just wrong not being able to ask and that morons take advantage of the law
http://www.kansascity.com/news/business/health-care/article182076846.html
Is that service dog a fake? Under federal law, you can’t even ask
By Mark Davis, November 01, 2017 12:11 PM
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/01/well/live/heart-surgery-may-be-safer-in-afternoon-than-in-morning.html
Heart Surgery May Be Safer in Afternoon Than in Morning
By NICHOLAS BAKALARNOV. 1, 2017
http://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-investigations/2017/10/31/mafia-soldier-turned-phoenix-businessman-frank-capri-gioia/748957001/
Mafia soldier turned Phoenix businessman
http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2017/11/01/police-boy-tied-minivan-roof-hold-down-plastic-pool/
Police: Boy Tied To Minivan’s Roof To Hold Down Plastic Pool
November 1, 2017 10:30 AM
Filed Under: Amber Schmunk, Wisconsin
Have a Great Friday
Roger2 -
I too love pasta Roger , and can consume more than I should. Your "Real life comes first" idea makes sense, thank you, I'll remember that.
I see many of those birds here too, except the Cardinal, and yellow finches only in certain specific areas. I see various sparrows, crows, mourning doves, house finches, mockingbirds in some areas, brown towhee (like a large sparrow) and two different blue Jay species frequently. We have vultures in town too...it does seem strange as I always thought of them in wild or rural areas. I was surprised to see one the other day just off the side of a well driven road eating roadkill. That's probably the closest I've seen one. It really illustrated to me first hand the value of their job on earth lol.
50 cent coins, that's generous of you and your brother! Did the kids like them? If it were me as a kid I would have gone home and put it in my piggy bank!
I definitely enjoy my days off, even though I do chores and errands as well as try to relax a little. I get to spend some quality time with my dogs during the day, that's always fun:) I'm off tomorrow too so I'll be sure to check in... In between appointments (real life)
Maria
Hi Maria
I would say that the Younger they were the more excited they were with the coins The exceptions would be the couple of older teen that were shepherding them around.
The Problem with Pasta is that it likes my Waistline
I have seen Vultures on the road eating Roadkill and flying off when a Car came along and then returning. It still seem strange to me to see them sitting on a Fence Post across the street or perched along a roof line.
If I said that the 50 cent pieces do not seem extravagant to us ?
We bought a ton a couple of years ago at the bank when they had them so We are good for a couple more years at least. The Gold colored $1 coins would be extravagant OTOH
Have a Nice Day
Roger2 -
Hi Jan
This popped into my head for some reason so I'm posting the link here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZm7Elwt6QA 2 -
hope4change_val wrote: »Hi all. Maria-congratulations on your weight loss. I gave birth to two daughters; one is an adult in Indiana, and my 14yo is home with me. Over the past 4 years, I’ve taken in five homless young adults, two of which still live with me. One previous one just asked if he can come home again, so I’ll have one more in about a week. It’s not a typical situation but we’ve become family and it’s a good thing. During my unexpected hospitalization, I didn’t have to scramble to find someone to care for my daughter or dogs...and their routine didn’t change much in my absence. I’m also honorary “mom” to two of my older daughter’s friends who each lost their moms while in high school...one is married with two boys, and the other is getting married this month. Saturday I’m meeting potential adopters for my former foster dog (the Rescue director picked him up from my house while i was in hospital because he needs more supervision than my kids could provide) My incision is finally looking good. Work is just too much...one guy left last week and now a lady gave notice and she’s leaving next week. Roger- i think the Papa Johns issue has nothing to do with the protests but is based on their company’s social issues. But, that’s just my opinion. Hi Jan! Thanks. Em is doing well. I’ve increased my lessons on independence and that is going well. It’s also helpful that my honorary kids here talk with her about potential pitfalls to independence and completely support me in the things I’m teaching her. Good night...I’m tuckered out!
Hi Val
You are lucky to have Family that can step in for You. Beyond my brother everyone else has escaped fro NJ
I did not realize that Papa Johns had social issues, Can You elucidate ?
It does not sound as if work will be getting easier, Is it Only the work load or the Atmosphere or Pay or a combination?
Good News that Your Incision is doing better, I know that has made You happy.
Learning to be independent is a important life skill IMO.
I saw this, Congratulations
hope4change_val yesterday
has logged in for 215 days in a row!
Roger2 -
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I have posted more images and humorous images
Hi
I did some more walking this Morning. When I was getting ready to go walking today it was 41 on the front porch, 45 on the Local News12 Channel and the room was a whopping 63, I did turn the heat on so I would come home to a more comfortable temperature
Today's High is forecast to be in the 50s, There goes the heating bill
When I was getting ready to go walking today it was 41 on the front porch, 45 on the Local News12 Channel and the room was a whopping 63, I did turn the heat on so I would come home to a more comfortable temperature
Today's High is forecast to be in the 50s, There goes the heating bill
https://www.clickorlando.com/news/florida/florida-restaurant-bans-children-angers-neighborhood-residents
Florida restaurant bans children, angers neighborhood residents
By Jeff Tavss, Posted: 2:44 PM, November 01, 2017
Updated: 12:09 PM, November 02, 2017
Instead of more news links today
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMH5vb-xwbc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kaI3jQ6W8w
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvUq0FWgifk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqc56E0aBJA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buJqVs2YZR0
Once You get three minutes in this is really funny
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xrO70AXW68
Have a Great Weekend
Roger2 -
Hi Valhope4change_val wrote: »
I would not fault anyone for donating to either party, The rest of that is wrong except I do not even understand the last one that says
"Threatened to Raise Pizza Prices to keep shareholders happy"
Could You explain what that means for me please ?
The Little Caesars does seem to be a much better person. The only one close is Papa Johns, the Little Caesars is a lot further so I can walk to only one. I will say that I have never had Pizza from either one so I have no way to compare them to each other or local Pizza Places, Which are in walking distancehope4change_val wrote: »
Thanks For the feedback and have a nice day
Roger2 -
Hi Maria
Hi jan2 -
Some more humor today
Hi
I did some more walking this Morning. The temperature this morning was 56 on the porch and 58 on the cable channel. I wore a light long-sleeve shirt, Hoodie and should not have worn the gloves I wore as they were to much.
It must have rained overnight as everything was wet outside this morning, It also felt humid, luckily no rain while I was out walking
The only thing I need from the Grocery Store is a loaf of the 647 bread and My brother will be there today so he will pick that up for me.
I was out the door an hour early due to the time change, Oh well
http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/875433/Black-Death-plague-2017-madagascar-outbreak-africa-world-health-organisation-virus-uganda
New 'Black Death' FOUND: Deadly virus WORSE than plague and with no CURE breaks out - WHO
By Will Kirby, 09:17, Sun, Nov 5, 2017 | UPDATED: 11:07, Sun, Nov 5, 2017
https://www.wsj.com/articles/cassettes-are-making-a-comeback-but-there-s-a-kink-nobody-makes-tape-1509723435
A Global Shortage of Magnetic Tape Leaves Cassette Fans Reeling
By Ryan Dezember and Anne Steele, Updated Nov. 3, 2017 5:34 p.m. ET
http://www.cnn.com/2017/11/04/middleeast/saudi-arabia-ballistic-missile/index.html
Saudi Arabia intercepts ballistic missile over capital
By Tim Lister, Ammar Albadran, Hakim Al-Masmari, Sarah El Sirgany and Eric Levenson, CNN, Updated 12:47 AM ET, Sun November 5, 2017
Interesting in a weird way
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/paris-first-nude-restaurant-onaturel-naturist-association-a8037151.html
Paris Opens first-ever naked restaurant
By Sarah Young. Saturday 4 November 2017 15:55 GMT
Have a Great Sunday
Roger2 -
FWIW I never saw a peep in last nights news about the missile in Saudi Arabia, My brother says it was more than one too.
Hi Maria
Hi Jan
Hi Val
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Hi all. Roger-such a diverse set of news announcements...I wanted to laugh at some but that’d be inappropriate for others. Some really scary stuff with the killer germs and the missiles. On a good note, Prince the white dig i was fostering got adopted! My roommate already was going to drive to Indiana for vacation...so she’s driving him to his new home in West Virginia. So happy for him and them...he’s such a good boy. My incision continues to do well. And yes, work is crazy. Today is Sunday—I worked all morning then went grocery shopping—FIVE work calls while shopping. Sigh. But on a good note, i had thought i pissed off an Exec VP...he called me to apologize to me and tell me that next time he won’t wait until the last minute. (I’d previously had a good working relationship with him, but this time i was rather, um, direct. But all is well there.) 90 degrees here right now...but Wednesday the high is supposed to be 62! We’ll see.1
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I posted more humor already
Hi
I did some more walking this Morning. The temperature this morning was 61 on the porch and 62 on the cable channel. I wore a light long-sleeve shirt, and took light gloves which I did not wear after a few minutes as they were to much..
I was being hit with a mist while walking and at this moment it is still a dark and dreary day outside.
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/4848573/texas-church-shooting-26-people-children-dead-latest/
Texas church gunman who killed 26 in Sutherland Springs baptist church was booted out of US Air Force for attacking his wife and kid
By Patrick Knox and Emma Lake, 6th November 2017, 6:30 am
Updated: 6th November 2017, 11:41
https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/vin-scully-says-hell-never-watch-another-nfl-game-again-due-to-anthem-protests/
Vin Scully says he'll 'never watch another NFL game again' due to anthem protests
by Mike Axisa @mikeaxisa 18h ago
http://nypost.com/2017/11/03/mark-cuban-draymond-green-owes-nba-an-apology/
NBA drama breaks out over using the word ‘owner’
By Greg Joyce, November 3, 2017 | 11:25pm
So according to Draymond Green they do not own the team ?
http://beta.latimes.com/business/la-fi-medicaid-insurance-profits-20171101-story.html
Insurers make billions off Medicaid in California during Obamacare expansion
By Chad Terhune and Anna Gorman, Nov 05, 2017 06:00 AM
Have a Great Monday
Roger1 -
hope4change_val wrote: »Hi all. Roger-such a diverse set of news announcements...I wanted to laugh at some but that’d be inappropriate for others. Some really scary stuff with the killer germs and the missiles. On a good note, Prince the white dig i was fostering got adopted! My roommate already was going to drive to Indiana for vacation...so she’s driving him to his new home in West Virginia. So happy for him and them...he’s such a good boy. My incision continues to do well. And yes, work is crazy. Today is Sunday—I worked all morning then went grocery shopping—FIVE work calls while shopping. Sigh. But on a good note, i had thought i pissed off an Exec VP...he called me to apologize to me and tell me that next time he won’t wait until the last minute. (I’d previously had a good working relationship with him, but this time i was rather, um, direct. But all is well there.) 90 degrees here right now...but Wednesday the high is supposed to be 62! We’ll see.
Hi Val
I found the news interesting in different ways too.
Good work getting prince adopted.
It sounds as Your health and work are doing better. Yea!
It must have been hard to shop with the distractions, That could cause me to forget something.
That is a large change, OTOH our forecast high is 70 today and 40 by the end of the week. Stay Comfortable
Roger
Hi Jan1 -
Hi. On Saturday (the day before that Texas mass shooting), I spent the day 5 miles away from that church. I passed by the schools where those kids attended. So sad for the community. On Sunday, i took a car-full of donations to Goodwill. Trying to go through stuff and only keep what we need. Trying to make more space for one of the young adults that used to live here to return in about a week. Still lots of stuff to sorr through. My incision is healing well. Worked 11 hours yesterday, until i just couldn’t anymore. So much to do. Take care, Val1
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