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[Greylag]

I say vroom.... chugga chugga.... and buzz... i am not handy....but i make a mean chocolate chip cookie and am charming in my own way

Charming in every way Miss K

 

[Greylag]

I am more fearful as i get older
Wind scares the shit out of me

I think that you just get a feel for your own mortality as you get older. When young you are immortal!

 

[Wat_Tyler]

Not as well as I used to!

That describes several things these daze. More and more, this work shit has gotta go, and when it goes, it needs to be left gone.

 

[Wat_Tyler]

Potassium is on the sewer board. That means that she knows shit when she sees it, she knows how to process your shit, and that she will not tolerate your lame unprocessed shit.


So there.


Oh, and she appreciates that Bo digs 14' . . . .

 

[Missk_2022]

Well I am sorry but you get me in tweeds and breaks shotgun in hand whether you like it or not. Oh and I will bring my loader.

And some furry helpers...how is our lovely ben

 

[Missk_2022]

Sorry I am struggling to read that … it does say “Ducks” doesn’t it?

They didn't have one tgat said pheasant or grouse or red billed quack a lots or whatever flies around there

 

[Missk_2022]

I think that you just get a feel for your own mortality as you get older. When young you are immortal!

Or stupid

 

[Missk_2022]

Potassium is on the sewer board. That means that she knows shit when she sees it, she knows how to process your shit, and that she will not tolerate your lame unprocessed shit.


So there.


Oh, and she appreciates that Bo digs 14' . . . .

Exactly

 

[Wat_Tyler]

Exactly

Oh, those things that Wat knows . . . .

 

[likes2watchU]

Happy Saturday, spoonies!!
@B2fromA2looking4U thanks for the coffee and tea memes while OM is globetrotting again

Slept in to 5

Same - but then I went back to bed
Slept until almost noon
Looks like I needed a healthy dose of sleep... and the weekend provided

Got tunes rocking now...

I sang it and now an ear worm

Same - was playing rent free while I caught up with the thread... now I'm jamming to Tool

Gonna fix up some coffee, tea, protein smoothie and maybe cut up an apple... then will be back to round out the catch up before I dive back into my book.

Order Up! IYKYK

@Wonderer67


it's 5 o'clock somewhere, right?

@Boat1 and @HumpDayHoratio stumbled across this one and thought of you guys... I'm sure there's a few more in the appreciation club, too?

 

[AlexAtNight]

Whiskey glass with a cigar holder? Fun!

 

[Greylag]

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Happy Saturday, spoonies!!
@B2fromA2looking4U thanks for the coffee and tea memes while OM is globetrotting again

Same - but then I went back to bed
Slept until almost noon
Looks like I needed a healthy dose of sleep... and the weekend provided

Got tunes rocking now...

Same - was playing rent free while I caught up with the thread... now I'm jamming to Tool

Gonna fix up some coffee, tea, protein smoothie and maybe cut up an apple... then will be back to round out the catch up before I dive back into my book.

Order Up! IYKYK
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@Wonderer67
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it's 5 o'clock somewhere, right?
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@Boat1 and @HumpDayHoratio stumbled across this one and thought of you guys... I'm sure there's a few more in the appreciation club, too?
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4d

 

[likes2watchU]

4d

I will update my records... in the past you've ordered 4C. No matter... here's your updated order, @Greylag

 

[likes2watchU]

Whiskey glass with a cigar holder? Fun!

Handy, too, I suspect.
For any interested a search for "cigar glass" will return several options.

 

[likes2watchU]

'Scuse me while I jame a min... some songs require one sings along... back soon

 

[Greylag]

Pretty pissed off with the managements brother. He has been pretty ill over Christmas and in hospital. However he misses her significant birthday and doesn’t respond to her message. Then to cap it he puts the details of his illness on Facebook, which she is not on but didn’t bother to tell her or respond to the message. I know they aren’t close but it’s bad manners at best!

Rant over

 

[AlexAtNight]

Pretty pissed off with the managements brother. He has been pretty ill over Christmas and in hospital. However he misses her significant birthday and doesn’t respond to her message. Then to cap it he puts the details of his illness on Facebook, which she is not on but didn’t bother to tell her or respond to the message. I know they aren’t close but it’s bad manners at best!

Rant over

I hate social media

 

[Greylag]

I will update my records... in the past you've ordered 4C. No matter... here's your updated order, @Greylag
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Oh I won’t complain about c if you are short on milk

 

[Greylag]

I hate social media

It has its place and I use it a lot incl my YouTube channel

 

[AlexAtNight]

It has its place and I use it a lot incl my YouTube channel

Oh, it does have a place, and even i like my YouTube, but "the algorithm" and how the system picks what gets pushed to people is a massive can of worms

 

[Wat_Tyler]

'Scuse me while I jame a min... some songs require one sings along... back soon

It takes a Mopar to catch a Mopar . . . .

 

[likes2watchU]

Substitution on the field...
in for

Ok - what else did I miss?
Holy ... apparently, a lot
So much so that I need to break this up...
Here we go... Part 1

Gin could count in moderation. My mom used to make us hot toddies when we got sick.

Never have I ever... cultivated a taste for gin
Fear not - another sibling has that well covered

And no hot toddies in our family... but mom said they either dipped my pacifier in honey or beer to get me to sleep.
Explains A LOT!

It was for the most part. Except for a bone headed move on my part. I've been wearing my husband's slippers around the house. They're a size 12; I wear a 9 in men's sizing. I didn't realize until I got to the gym today that I forgot to put my tennies on.

I have left the house in ma slippers more times that I can count. I wear mocassin style though - so unless I tell someone it just looks like I have no sense of style, which... fair

Even if I could find willing partners, I just don't have that kind of stamina anymore!!

Same. Plus it's a surefire way for numerous joints of mine to spontaneously go on strike IYKYK

Glad you got home OK. My prescription is rest for the weekend!

Hope you got a healthy dose, @Wat_Tyler and are feeling better! That soup should help, too. Soup and sleep... add coffee and you have a threesome I'd join any day!!

It is Saturday morning? I wonder what today will bring.

Ask a silly question, my dude

I remember drinking the whole pot, maybe two. Not just a cup or two.

We used Four Roses for the hot toddies.

No hot toddies but grandpa was a Heaven Hill man... by age 6 I knew how to mix a "doubles manhattan" from watching him play bartender for Cocktail Hour.

I got pulled over for doing 35 in a 15 mile school zone, the flashing lights were apparently on, I did not see them. I only got a warning! Whew! Would have been a $400 fine!

Lucky is an understatement...
Cheaper here though... by about $100 to $170 depending on whether the Speeding Surcharge kicks in or not and how much is assessed (judicial discretion).
Spendy!

Happy weekend, Spoonies!
I hope all of you are well and having a great one!

Great to hear from you again!! Hope your time off was wondermous... even if they stole Christmas from you.

I'm glad you got to sleep in!
Yesterday was my best day yet, as I got almost 4 hours.

Have you tried the Navy SEAL Nap technique for when you only have time for a shorter cat nap?

 

[likes2watchU]

Part 2:
TW - PTSD
The heavy stuff is in this part... feel free to skip because Self-Care is Health Care

Glad you made it through! I had a rough day, too. Nothing like fighting off a panic attack

Fuck - I hate panic attacks!! Hope you beat it into submission for a while to get a reprieve!

Sorry to hear that. Those are a real bitch!

Hey! I was gonna say that! GMTA

Many thanks. Ptsd kinda sucks, and not in the fun way

Understatement!

Quite welcome.. and yes it sucks. I'd never experienced it until recently and one basically has to experience it to even understand what people go through.

Ain't that the damn truth! Just like migraines. Until you have one, it's just "a bad headache". Would not wish either on anyone!

I keep hoping for some kind of breakthrough in treatment

Don't give up hope - medicine advances every day!! You never know what may work for you.
We still know so little about the brain... so what works for one might not for another.
My PTSD is not combat related - well military combat anyway. For me, finding the right therapist was essential... and with my 3rd great therapist, I found EMDR helped so much.
I read an interesting book about researchers using Virtual Reality for combat related PTSD. A spin on exposure therapy if IIRC - my layperson's take anyway.
At War with PTSD by Robert N. McLay MD PhD
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And there's a wealth of resources out there, too. None are a fix or cure... I view them as tools in a toolbox. Not everything requires a hammer, but when you need something, it helps to have a toolbox full of options to try. Again - my perspective.

I hope you find something that works for you. PTSD is a beast...

Yeah... the brain is weird. Like I get excit3d when I have nightmares not about my attack

I think that response is normal!!

bridges and heights

Fear of driving on bridges is so common that companies exist to provide you a driver just for the bridge. I you not!! Heard about this decades before the I-35W Bridge fell in Minneapolis.
The Cheasapeake Bay Bridge and Mackinac Bridge must be real beasts because there's more than one company you can call.
AI Overview

I say vroom.... chugga chugga.... and buzz... i am not handy....but i make a mean chocolate chip cookie and am charming in my own way

Dont underestimate the power of the chocolate chip

Again - took the words right outta my mouth. I will add - do not underestimate yourself. You have done a gazillion handy things... look at everything you've shared with us - the dresser in the closet, painting, helping your folks... and so many more!!

I mean... too late for me, I feel but id try anything

Never too late... a lot of seals use lsd or mushrooms in a medical setting.... worth a try.... also the rule of 5s can help....

OMG - Rule of 5 is amazingly helpful IMO

For those unfamiliar:

This might be a piddle in the house watch football day/weekend?
A brother needs a break…

Keep that work-life balance

I’ve got mine basically in line. Momma’s gang of scoundrels have busted her screen on the back porch and have invaded the area. I think our granddaughter might have left them some treats. Looks like an inside job if there ever was one!

Growing up, we had really, really strict rules about food in the house. Woe was them that broke 'em, too.
Mom always said with 8 kids she had enough critters in her house... without critters in her house.

If I can help at all it is my pleasure. I have a picture of myself and three Air Foce buddies. I am the only one left.

So sorry for your loss

they aren’t close

Win Column... pardon my French, but he sounds like a narcisisst and a right twat... glad she's got some distance. Family

I hate social media

Same - this is as close as I get
Like any tool - can be used for good or evil but so much about it makes my teeth itch

Oh I won’t complain about c if you are short on milk

If you only knew... I almost never have actual milk in the house... when I do have milk, it's typically oat milk. Most folks who like cow's milk would not be happy with oat milk. Nor would they care for the dry milk I always have on hand for baking. We haven't figured out if it's the casein, lactose, or whey but something about cow's milk does not play nice with me.
Chicken/Egg: Am I a black coffee/tea drinker by choice or necessity

 

[AlexAtNight]

Thank you so much

 

[likes2watchU]

Ok - what else did I miss?
Holy ... apparently, a lot
So much so that I need to break this up...
Here we go... Part 1

For those unfamiliar... Lit has a 10k character cap on thread posts.
I run up against it... frequently