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Post by chiver78 on Apr 24, 2024 18:17:41 GMT -5
She sounds like a real piece of work. Let's put it this way: I am not trading one of my sisters in for her. Not in this universe or any other. lmfao! I don't answer her most of the time, TBH. but I cut her short last night as the airport bus arrived, so I figured I'd answer this afternoon as I was closing up shop. usually I can click my shit out and let her pratter, but not today. 🤦♀️ and I feel the need to point out that we are on p2167, which is the last 4 digits of the phone number at the house my parents sold during covid in order to move into the hotel. random milestone, woot! 🤣🙃😎
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Post by chiver78 on Apr 24, 2024 17:30:16 GMT -5
in other news - does anyone keep in touch with POM or SL? I just realized that my avatar is really old. I just can't remember which of them hosted the gif for my bitmoji.
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Post by chiver78 on Apr 24, 2024 17:28:04 GMT -5
I definitely just hung up on my sister. in the middle of her yelling at me because I wasn't 100% listening to her when she called while I was still working, I had the nerve to tell her I needed to take another call from my landscaper. and then I was the idiot that called her back, where she picked up where she left off and meandered her way to telling me I was an awful person for walking past the Walmart employee stationed at the exit to check receipts. bitch, please. what?? just, no.
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Post by chiver78 on Apr 24, 2024 16:09:51 GMT -5
ohhh.....raw kale is definitely not an even swap for arugula in the Milanese salad. I'd suggest a spring mix next time. you want something on the lighter side, and kale is sturdy. as far as cooking it? I finely chop heads of kale and wilt it in the same deep pan that I cook ground meats in for the pups. I stir everything together once it's all cooked. I don't eat red meat myself, but I've taken some of a turkey/kale mix for myself for tacos and it's a tasty mix.
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Post by chiver78 on Apr 24, 2024 14:42:27 GMT -5
cheers, and I wasn't online for a few days to call you out on that hahaha. glad you enjoyed it! how was the dressing from your recipe? that's different from how I make Milanese salad, and I'm curious.
as far as labor intensive and cleanup, over the years I've figured out a solid routine to streamline the breading process. there's no workaround for the frying, sadly. I use foil pans for the flour/breadcrumbs, that I buy at the dollar store for 25c apiece. the egg wash step happens in a shallow bowl, but I crack and whisk the eggs in bulk in a huge measuring cup and pour into the bowl as needed. I also glove up one hand (changing gloves as needed) and keep clean/dirty hands with the help of a fork for dragging through the egg wash. way easier than the kitchen I grew up in lol....
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Post by chiver78 on Apr 24, 2024 14:33:53 GMT -5
curious, YM - what's the ballpark on air duct cleaning pricing? I just started an online form for an estimate and it's an ugly number.
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Post by chiver78 on Apr 24, 2024 13:56:28 GMT -5
that was another great one from my childhood!
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Post by chiver78 on Apr 24, 2024 13:49:17 GMT -5
heh, 1h flight meant nothing but a quick cup of water offered. I landed at 630pm, and between baggage, bus to my car and 45min drive home....I got home at about 845pm. pups melted down, parents hit the road, and I was in bed by 9. I know I just got off an NCL cruise though, I was only finally getting hungry by lunch today after not eating since lunch yesterday on-site. so I guess the next few days will be some light eating. lol.... today's lunch adventure with the pups was a grocery run. $100 later, they will be well-stocked on stuff haha. I picked up a small package of BSCB for myself, and some veggies to add to risotto tonight. that doesn't require a lot of brainpower, just some chopping. today's been a long day already.
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Post by chiver78 on Apr 24, 2024 13:19:52 GMT -5
y'all, I found Three's Company for background noise while I click through some keystrokes. I don't even know what channel, it's streaming on the tablet. Mrs Roper always reminded me of my Nana's older sister when I was a kid, and oh man, her lines have been great so far in just the first 15min of this episode. this show is much funnier as an adult with all the jokes and innuendo that sailed over my head as a kid.
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Post by chiver78 on Apr 24, 2024 12:41:56 GMT -5
does anyone have recommendations for a good product to fix yellow spots in the lawn? Punk has already marked her spot, in less than 3 weeks. I'm not okay with that, for what it cost me. if there's something that you like that prevents the urine from killing the lawn (I've seen a few products in my very quick search), I'll take that recommendation as well. for what it cost me to put in, I'm not okay with that at all.
the yellow spots are limited to about one sod roll, maybe two. I can probably ask the landscapers if they have another job that has rolls leftover, if they can swing by and re-lay those two pieces and I can spray the preventative in that whole corner. oy.
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Post by chiver78 on Apr 24, 2024 10:06:29 GMT -5
waiting for the current call to be over, so I can throw the pups in the car and go for a ride. I should have taken today off, I have zero focus while I get back to routine. also, I realized when I woke up hacking this morning, that I need to make the call to have my air ducts cleaned out. woof, that was rough.
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Post by chiver78 on Apr 24, 2024 8:21:07 GMT -5
Well, we made it back to the ship and beat all aboard time by less than an hour. the cruise I just got back from had a lot of first-time cruisers on it. us seasoned veterans had a watch party on the back deck, for the runners.
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Post by chiver78 on Apr 24, 2024 8:16:22 GMT -5
My math skills in high school peaked at Algebra I. I managed to get a B and quickly found my way to consumer math class. I did have a great consumer math class teacher, he talked about the time value of money and living off the interest of your million dollars. Eventually, I found my way to small business and math became part of every work day. Math is somehow more interesting when it involves money. My last job was at a commercial cattle feedyard, so I used a lot of algebra working with rations and pricing of feed stuffs, rate of gain, and cost of gain. I have been retired over 10 years now, my math doesn't come as fast as it used to. Still sharp enough to catch most math errors out shopping or in restaurants. I always read my bill and expect accuracy. The grocery store is the biggest offender for price discrepancy, followed by Walmart. it is absolutely more interesting when it involves money, but I am the complete opposite of you as far as skills go. I have an engineering degree, and other than Linear Algebra (that professor was AWFUL, most of my class barely passed) the only other math class I struggled with was the one that involved interest rates and other financial aspects that would be useful skills for project managers. make it money related, and I'm going to be completely lost.
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Post by chiver78 on Apr 23, 2024 15:12:59 GMT -5
I think dinner tonight will be the pretzels on the plane in a couple hours. stick a fork in me, I'm done. tomorrow willprobably be takeout or a can of soup. I need to figure out a grocery list tomorrow at some point.
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Post by chiver78 on Apr 23, 2024 15:10:33 GMT -5
currently sitting at PHL, waiting to go home. it won't be a quick trip, as I have to bus to my car from the airport and then I can drive home. at least via bus, I'll be able to zip down the carpool lane during rush hour. I'm tired, and miss my pups. and I cannot wait to sleep in my own bed tonight. I don't think I moved at all last night, and I was quite broken when I got up this morning.
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Post by chiver78 on Apr 22, 2024 13:02:22 GMT -5
I'm waiting on the vet to call me and tell me that Macy's surgery is over. He said it would probably be around noon. I haven't caught.up on the past few days yet. what's going on with Macy? good to read that she's also okay now.
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Post by chiver78 on Apr 22, 2024 9:19:50 GMT -5
currently sitting at Miami International Airport, waiting for my 245pm flight to PHL. the ground is swaying a little bit, but I definitely still have my voice. no major sunburn, but one shoulder is a little.pink from yesterday's pool deck sets. I'm not really ready to return to reality yet, but it is what it is.
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Post by chiver78 on Apr 17, 2024 21:50:38 GMT -5
I have just crawled into bed at the hotel, with my cranky ankle elevated on some extra pillows. my cruise cabinmate got here around 9 and we went back to the bar where I grabbed a quesadilla and a couple cocktails when I first arrived a few hours earlier. she had her own small plate and we both had a couple cocktails. I came up to the room and napped in between. today's been a long travel day for both of us.
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Post by chiver78 on Apr 17, 2024 21:44:29 GMT -5
What works for allergies? I can't imagine surviving another day like this. I take Zyrtec and a nonaddictive/doesn't build resistance* nasal spray called Neosynephrine, year round. *I know there's a term for this, but I can't remember. basically, you know how you can stop responding to stuff like Afrin eventually? Neosynephrine isn't like that
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Post by chiver78 on Apr 16, 2024 16:35:20 GMT -5
thanks for asking, I was actually just about to post an update anyway! she just got back to me - turns out, her tag just busted. she sent me a pic from Copley Sq after she finished, with her medal. she lives in FL now, where it's much warmer than here, but today's literally been the best spring day so far this year. fantastic for spectators, not so much for runners. M moved to FL? Wasn't it her house that they were living in there? Did she sell it? different M. you missed the other post where I said that. but come on, could you picture the M you met running the Boston Marathon? lol...
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Post by chiver78 on Apr 16, 2024 8:05:05 GMT -5
busy day today. pups are at the groomer, and I hit the McD's drive-thru on the way home. laundry's already going, the bedding from the guest room that's full of LD's fur. I'll put a fun new set of sheets on for M and then my parents can have the basic white set in the wash now, when they get here tomorrow. I've gotta make a Walmart run and cook off (IP) another family pack of BSCB for the pups, before M gets here early this afternoon. oh, and actually pack my clothes duffle. but first - finish my coffee in peace.
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Post by chiver78 on Apr 16, 2024 2:53:13 GMT -5
Yeah, that was just a dumb excuse. After everything that has happened and been said, something really has shifted in how I see him. Like I’ve told him, while he was busy looking for flaws in me and judging me and making up his own stories about me (or listening to what other people were saying), I was busy overlooking his flaws and focusing on his positives instead. I am not inclined to do as much of that anymore, so he is in for a rude awakening since he seems to think his shit doesn’t stink and now I am going to tell him the ways that it does and how I don’t like it. If there is any possibility that you can get away to chiver land in June, we could plan around you. I'd love for you to be able to escape for a weekend and hang with us. ❤️ I had this same thought earlier. thank you for asking before the thought was out of my mind again. Pink, the goobers and I have plenty of space here ❤️
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Post by chiver78 on Apr 15, 2024 20:27:03 GMT -5
current spot is refreshing the BAA runner tracker, looking for my friend M. her badge hasn't moved in a long time, so I'm hoping she's okay and getting whatever medical attention she needs. she's at the 25K mark, or Wellesley Farms for the locals. How is/was M? I've run several marathons, and they're not the easiest things. 😂 thanks for asking, I was actually just about to post an update anyway! she just got back to me - turns out, her tag just busted. she sent me a pic from Copley Sq after she finished, with her medal. she lives in FL now, where it's much warmer than here, but today's literally been the best spring day so far this year. fantastic for spectators, not so much for runners.
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Post by chiver78 on Apr 15, 2024 15:44:19 GMT -5
I'm making decent progress today, my roller suitcase of non-clothes is pretty much all packed. I'll be adding things like my toothbrush as late as Wednesday morning. but it isn't overstuffed, which is great. the duffle that will be all clothes is also not going to be overstuffed. I was worried when I offered to float the Etsy purchase of some fun mugs for Canadian friends when shipping turned out to be absurdly expensive for them. instead of just carrying my own mug, I'm now carrying four. and I have an extra office-appropriate outfit and shoes for the stop on the way home. oh, and my laptop will be in my backpack. I'm also decluttering money this week. the landscapers' list has just been growing as we go. on Friday, I added a front yard cleanout and mulching, since the backyard is going to be so fantastic once they are done. may as well have everything looking great! lol.... and then this morning, the guy next door brought to my attention that one of the tall trees out front (near where I had a pair of dead ones removed last summer) had snapped at the base in a recent wind storm and was leaning on some of his trees. I honestly hadn't noticed, but one of my landscapers said that he noticed the guy outside with some contractors and they were all looking up. so maybe he wants to take down some of his trees? idk, but my guys will get the busted one down tomorrow or Wednesday. they will be back both days, as the materials for the outdoor shower divider won't be available until Wednesday. I need to chat with them as to whether they have a number already for the total and want a check before I head out (I'm okay with this if that's the case...) or if they want to wait til I get back in case anything else pops up while I'm away. I'll be out of the house by like 9am Wednesday to head to the airport. current spot is refreshing the BAA runner tracker, looking for my friend M. her badge hasn't moved in a long time, so I'm hoping she's okay and getting whatever medical attention she needs. she's at the 25K mark, or Wellesley Farms for the locals.
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Post by chiver78 on Apr 15, 2024 8:31:11 GMT -5
I don't think I'll ever get used to the earlier start times. the men's wheelchair leader is already halfway done. 11 years ago today, we lost three of the four victims of the fucking coward brothers near the finish line. #BostonStrong
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Post by chiver78 on Apr 15, 2024 8:10:30 GMT -5
Last two pallets of sod are being delivered right now, and the wheelchair racers are on the road now for the Boston Marathon. I have another busy day of getting shit done today. currently enjoying my coffee and ignoring the dings from MS Teams. 😎
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Post by chiver78 on Apr 14, 2024 14:00:04 GMT -5
I'm listening to the Celtics game while I set up to pack and putter around. the play-by-play guy for the last 43 years is retiring at the end of this season, and today's the last regular season game. he's a lifelong Bostonian, even college was downtown. I don't really watch NBA anymore, but I remember listening to games as a kid in the 80s when the Cs were consistently at the top of the game. the tributes and old clips have been fun to watch when I've taken a break. perhaps some TMI, sorry. I'm incredibly happy that Shark Week landed before I leave for FL like I thought it would. if I had to deal with this on the boat? ugh. yesterday wasn't bad, but I woke up this morning to another crime scene, bad enough that I just jumped in the shower before I even brushed my teeth. and the cramps? oy. if this is what some of you have on a regular basis, I am so very sorry. I really want to just curl up under a blanket and sleep til it's over. and, in more gross things, I went out back to put some stuff in the shed. I realized that the pop-up barrel that's got a heavy duty trash bag in it had collapsed a little and had some rainwater in it. I went to go move it, it's far too heavy for me to move without dumping some of the water. so, I poured out a little.....and discovered that it's actually poop water now. one of the dog poop bags must have burst. unfortunately, the puddle spread into the shed as well as the floor of the tiki bar. so I guess I'll be bleaching all of the above after I move the mess. the landscapers will be back in the am to finish up laying sod down with what's getting delivered in the am. I'm going to ask them to help me lift the whole barrel into a wheelbarrow, where I can handle it myself from there. I can pour out the water in the woods behind the house, and wrap up the whole lot of the mess in another big contractor bag and trash it before pickup on Tuesday. and yes, I will provide gloves. totally not what I wanted to be dealing with, but whatever.
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Post by chiver78 on Apr 13, 2024 17:00:56 GMT -5
if you're looking for places to offload books, see if you have any of these nearby - Little Free LibraryI offloaded a bunch of books when I moved last, across a few locations. my old town next door has a ton of these around town.
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Post by chiver78 on Apr 13, 2024 14:17:36 GMT -5
waiting on a takeout order at the Chinese place on Cape. between this and the lasagna, I'm set til I leave. the house is almost clean, I still have to break down the stove top and vac the bedroom carpets once I fix the vac. I'm leaving that project til tomorrow. but the pups were looking pouty, so I threw them in the car and went on a drive. realized I was kind of shaky and aimed the car this way. I really need to get better about eating more often. 🙄
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Post by chiver78 on Apr 13, 2024 12:26:21 GMT -5
So, the South is advocating for more children with birth defects. Nice. I'll bet they don't add any funding to help these children that are produced by the marriage of first cousins. Just when I think the South can't sink any lower. So, how much longer before women and non-white folks aren't allowed to own property? Just asking... FWIW: Tennessee currently allows first cousin marriage so the GOP lawmaker is actually advocating for continuing the present level of birth defects, i.e. representing his current constituents. and himself - "Bulso cited the fact that his own grandparents were first cousins as he advocated for the change."
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