I Want to Be Underwhelmed: 🍅 Summer 2024 Edition, Continued

It's so hot, even the cat doesn't want to go outside.

I just danced to Let's Twist Again by Chubby Checker in my kitchen as I unloaded the dishwasher. I tried to get my dachshunds to join me but they weren't interested and scampered out of the room in a hurry.

R597 from the previous thread:

[quote] I don't like the word "schmear."

It sounds so ... Yankee, ethnical even. [quote]

It is “ethnical,” Yiddish. Are you an anti-Semite? Do you ever eat bagels and cream cheese? Thank Jewish immigrants for that.

Oy.

I threw up twice today. I don't know if I have a virus or if it's the increase of Ozempic. I injected 5cc for 4 weeks, now I increase to 10cc. I took my first shot of 10 on Saturday and I was fine. Today I got sick.

Increasing Ozempic™ will do that, sure.

It's too hot to sleep.

Turn on the A/C. R7.

10,000 steps down, 10,000 to go

Once a week I have a whispery woman on YouTube cleanse my chakras.

Then I come and spend an inordinate amount of time on DL and my chakras get sullied again.

It's a vicious cycle.

What’s a chakra?

Just for you, r11.

Doesn’t sound like something that can be cleaned.

Excuse me, “cleansed.”

The Scottish narrator ok my audiobook does not lend well to double speed.

You are harshing my mellow, r13, r14 and defiling my pristine chakras with your negative energy.

*smudges DL with sage*

Sniff, r16.

We've been smudged with worse.

So I finally made the knock-off version of cherry Garcia ice cream.

Sort of an involved process. Not gonna make it again anytime soon. It is very good, though.

My mom has a dislike for Roma tomatoes, not sure why. We always buy on-the-vine or the beefsteak ones.

Oh my, it's up to my thigh!

Oops.

First I tried Dark Shadows, then I tried the X Files and Interview with the Vampire. I’m thinking of seeing if Bride of Frankenstein can be streamed because **something** has to act as a counterbalance against all that heat out there. I don’t even want to have popcorn. It just seems like it’d be too hot.

Ok. I’ve mowed the back yard. Awful, but it didn’t kill me. Cooling off and hydrating before I tackle the front.

It’s never too hot for popcorn.

2 turds in the toilet. One got flushed.

R18 Roma tomatoes have barely any juice. Many ppl prefer juicier varieties. That being said, my cherry tomatoes are ripening daily. Delicious little bursts of flavor.

R21 Bride of Frankenstein is considered one of the best sequels of all time. Great film.

I have to stay off caffeine for 24 hours for a medical test. Wish me luck.

It’s not your fault I just got whelmed, R27. You couldn’t know that “medical test” and “stay off caffeine” are two of the worst torments I can imagine short of war, famine, and people making noise. I’m sure you didn’t put them together in a sentence just to whelm me.

Good luck!

That’s. It’s been 4 hours so far, and the worst thing is I was confused about dates and didn’t realize the 24 hours started this afternoon, so I didn’t even think to have extra coffee this morning.

^thanks

Are you ready for women’s pussies?

97 degrees

I'm thinking about getting a pool for my dog.

I'm an only child and no partner so my estate will go to my cousin.

I find it uncouth that she will occasionally mention how she plans to spend the proceeds of my estate in her retirement.

She's worse than a DLer. DLers just ask for your stuff; she is telling me how she's going to enjoy my stuff after I croak.

r34 if you bequeath it all to me, I promise I won't be vulgar and gauche about it. Promise!

Lately, the rapidity and volume of posts is exhausting.

Be less interesting. And less expressive about it.

You're not the boss of me, r36.

r34 give it to charity instead. If I have anything left that's what I plan to do.

Titillate

Dickilate, r39.

My new floating floor has a section that isn't entirely flat and gives a little, making a small noise. I've decided I can step elsewhere.

It's 113° today. A little cooler than yesterday's 116°.

I’m watching Them!

Power to the Foxes!

[quote] I threw up twice today. I don't know if I have a virus or if it's the increase of Ozempic

Totally the Ozempic. Take your zofran about 45 minutes before injecting a higher dose.

I think I'd prefer Mounjaro over Ozempic.

[quote] I think I'd prefer Mounjaro over Ozempic.

I switched from Ozempic to Mounjaro for maintenance. I had zero side effects on mounjaro and ganined 5lbs. Went back on ozemoic for a few months. Lost the weight I’d gained on mounjaro.

After a few months I decided to try mounjaro again. Felt so much better, but gained 6 lbs.

So…mounjaro has zero effect on me. It feels like I’ve taken nothing and fists a lot more money. So I just bought another month of Ozempic.

The Ozempic gives me stomach pain, but it cuts my appetite so I don’t even think about food.

Had my yearly physical today (now they call them 'wellness checks'). ECG good, HR & BP (which have been issues) are also good. Fingers crossed that the blood work is good too. Find out in a couple of days.

I've been having to use more Dawn to get the suds I like. I wonder if they fucked with the formula.

Haven't you noticed the new scent, R49? It smells like grandma perfume now.

I have to take another 10cc of Ozempic this Saturday, which I'm dreading. Should I do 5 in the morning and 5 at night?

Or 5 on Saturday and another 5 on Sunday?

Who cares?

I saw a deer late this afternoon walking through the woods on my property and he went to the lake for a drink. It's been hot.

I just took a cold shower so hopefully I can fall asleep. Day 4 of broken A/C in a brutal heatwave. That part is whelming but it’s making me remember happy childhood memories and surviving heat waves with no air conditioner.

[quote]Bride of Frankenstein is considered one of the best sequels of all time. Great film.

Some consider "Bride of Frankenstein" the rare sequel that's actually superior to the original. Both "Frankenstein" and "Bride" were directed by James Whale.

Paul Mccartney does eye yoga so that he doesn’t have to wear glasses. Side effect is that he looks like Jessica Fletcher’s uglier, older mouth-breathing sister.

the first thing I do upon waking is put my spinal heating wrap in the microwave for 3 minutes on one side then flip it over for another 3 minutes. This brings my neck, shoulders, and back some relief until my AM painkillers have time to take effect.

Does that mean, r56, that McCartney would look less like Jessica Fletcher’s uglier, older mouth-breathing sister if he wore glasses?

As a science doctor who has met Jessica Fletcher’s uglier, mouth-breathing sister, I may not confirm or deny anything because of HIPAA

I have to buy a new microwave today. I have a combo Toshiba that's lasted less than a year. I might buy a GE.

You’d be dead if you took 10cc Ozempic, R51

R61 they gave me tiny needles. I can't even see if it's cc or mg. Just following written orders.

You’d also be dead if you took 10 mg of Ozempic.

**crying** I don't know the amount! I'm just going by the numbers on the syringe!

It's still sultry in the northeast due to Beryl's remnants.

Beryl’s bits

There's a tornado in The White Mountains near Mt Moosilauke. The Moose ain't scared but hikers and campers should take heed immediately.

Speak for yourself, r67!

That area was spared so The Dartmouth Outing Club (real name) won't have to do excessive trail work.

I shredded a bunch of personal documents with my handy dandy little shredder.

Got my blood work, an all is good. I do think this stuff (or other psyllium supplement) helps with the cholesterol.

R70, what kind of shredder? Can you post a link?

I just walked my dog to the pet deposit area but a skunk was in there digging and dining on beetles and grubs and we turned around and went back to see a dirty diaper hanging on the fence cuz they’re so lazy they can’t bring it to their Apt but can’t get it over the fence so how long do we have look at every time we go by you lazy pigs and then a praying mantis right in front of me but kinda faded green and those things can kill a small mammal so it’s creepy and then I almost stepped on piece of poo that maybe was what in the diaper hanging from the fence so I just went in the house. I cant take anymore.

Move to a better neighborhood r73.

Sorry, r72, it's about six years old and I don't even remember.

r73's lack of punctuation overwhelmed me. I know, wrong thread.

Pilot G2 Gel Pens were BOGO today.

I got three deals of the Black Ink, Bold 1.0 mm variety. 2 pens per pack for a total of 12 pens.

The bold 1.0 mm is a thick tip. I like a thick tip.

Thank you, R73, for posting that.

When I was in school, we were taught that you could take a breath (pause) when you saw a colon or comma but, you couldn't until the sentence ended. I just woke up from a long blackout after reading that post.. Did I miss anything?

I spent all day at a seminar so that I can earn credits and keep my certification. It was the ususal snooze-fest.

[quote] I like a thick tip.

Who among us could disagree?

I bought some shorts on line and they’re an aspirational fit.

By that I mean they don’t quite fit now, but would if I lost 5 pounds.

I better return them.

I made Anthony Bourdain's favorite mortadella and provolone sandwich yesterday. I wasn't impressed. Truly underwhelmed.

I would imagine the quality of ingredients is crucial.

Mortadella is bologna with nuts. the very definition of underwhelming.

R81, I felt the same following an edamame and fennel salad recipe.

The dream was a dish that tasted of Spring. Meh.

MY favorite bologna is lyonner bologna. Mortadela is whack.

I've been using a lot of capers lately.

I think I’m going to succumb to my craving for popcorn

2000 Calories today. Maybe 2100.

I had my second MRI within 2 weeks for a relatively minor lump that everyone knows is a lipoma.

But CYA..

I always get a headache when they inject the dye.

I'm trying to save money this summer while eating as healthily as possible, and one of the best options there seems to be bananas at Trader Joe's, which cost 23 cents each. A can of black beans is usually less than $1, and can be dressed up reasonably well with spices and sriracha sauce.

A can of beans for a $1 and a 23 cent banana. Wow talk about hard times r90. Hope things get better for you

I'm took my favorite niece to the mall for clothes. It was tortuous. Now she wants to go to the Cheesecake Factory for a late lunch.

A strange girl I knew ate only instant mashed potatoes with capers in them.

A friend I haven't seen for over 20 years showed up at my door a couple of days ago. I didn't recognize him with grey hair.

I finally donated to the Dems and the “do you want to tip” thing came up.

He just “showed up” unannounced? This isn’t the 19th Century.

Well, he did. He's a mortgage agent and was in the neighborhood at a nearby house.

My Apt. manager removed the dirty diaper. That poor woman is the best manager I’ve ever had but she has to pick up dead gophers and dog poo if others don’t. I hope she never leaves.

The new dehumidifier arrived today.

[quote]He just “showed up” unannounced? This isn’t the 19th Century.

Was he prepared to leave a calling card if you were not receiving when he showed up?

Humidity be gone! This is New England not the south, a break next Wednesday they say. Even my fingers are sweating.

As much as I want to volunteer at an animal shelter, I don't want to spend my retirement cleaning up cat and dog shit.

Plenty of tasks are available. Wait to say “no” when volunteering and redirect to better tasks you will perform.

There’s dog walker - two bags of shit max per pup. Good for the pup and good for you.

There’s also senior pet brusher - people willing to detangle fur slowly and painlessly. This one is popular with folks who enjoy popping zits.

One cup of coffee in the morning is no longer enough to get me going, I need two cups of coffee now to function.

Cheat day. Frangipane is involved.

My friend moved to Pecan Street

Got up early, cooked a ton of food for the week. Lit a candle when I was done to get rid of all the food smells.

Showered and then left to run a bunch of errands. Didn't make it out of my development before I started to doubt if I had extinguished the candle. Turned around and went back and checked, candle in fact extinguished.

Busybody across the street peeked out the window when I originally left, again when I returned a few minutes later and yet again when I left the second time. Get a life Gladys Kravitz!

r107 I had one of those who used to live by me. i flashed her when she'd stare at me. it flustered her and. she stopped it instantly

R102 my local shelter hires people for the messy stuff volunteers don’t want to do.

Baking in the Balkans currently. And there's two more weeks of this shit to go, just fucking kill me already.

I see passata at the store and it seems like I should be learning how to use it.

I'm tired of flavored sparkling water.

I've switched to flavored iced tea, lemonade and flavored lemonade. So far I like Pure Leaf Raspberry Iced Tea, WaWa Peach Iced Tea, Simply Lemonade and Simply Raspberry Lemonade.

Open to additional suggestions.

Sorry, I don't like DL favorite Crystal Light.

I'm having a raspberry kombucha.

I've never had kombucha. I've also never had coconut water from the can.

I have had a fresh "young" coconut from a roadside vendor. The vendor shaved off the outside, cut off just the top, stuck a straw in it. After I drank that, I ate the coconut, which was really soft.

Not much flavor in that coconut water.

This unrelenting heatwave is turning my dog into a couch potato. I’m going to take him to the park after dinner and make him get some exercise. Then take him for a pup cup after a long walk.

I can tell I'm getting older as my body is taking longer to recover from my 3-4 mile weekend walks.

Back hurts and legs feel like sore noodles this afternoon.

Do a little bit of walking everyday.

Not just weekends.

I walk 4 miles daily, including weekends.

Excellent, R117. I'm going to try to get my butt in gear to walk in the morning before work.

[quote]Even my fingers are sweating.

It's not the weather's fault that you're fat, cupcake.

I decided to look up some of my old college crushes on LinkedIn. The hottest of the bunch, who was a literal male model before college, has worked for the same NYC nonprofit for 25 years now. Good-looking for 50+, but tragically straight.

Somehow I always forget how much straight guys can blow up in weight after they hit 30 or 35. The ex-model is still trim, but I can't say the same for most of our first-year hallmates. The hunky lacrosse player across the hall from me is now 100 pounds overweight, mostly bald, and giving off a distinct Trumpy vibe.

I also found out that the nicest guy in my dorm died a few years back, due to a rare blood cancer. Smart & handsome, too, and still looked good even in a pic taken a year before he passed away.

Finally, the one other gay guy on my hall – and, coincidentally, one of only a dozen or so students out of 3,000+ from the same city; I didn't find out he like cock until running into him at a gay bar a decade later – is now a full-tilt Cabinette. He's a high-powered attorney married to a twink 20 years his junior, and while I knew even back in college that he was self-loathing, he's now on a bizarre anti-trans tear. (Well, maybe not that bizarre by DL standards, given its similarly bizarre number of transphobes, but still.)

I am enjoying my extremely large glass of Evian with lots of ice in it.

R121 honey, do me a favor. Run to the drug store and get me a lemon coke with chipped ice.

I don't particularly care for salted caramel. Regular caramel I do like.

I love caramel, salted or unsalted.

I don’t want my shit salted

Daphne's voice on Frasier was annoying.

Daphne was annoying. But I liked her character on "Hot in Cleveland."

Still hot and humid in New England. I've lost track of the number of days it's been going on. I did learn the last time it was like this was 1955.

The moon is orange tonight.

The weirdest place I swest in this heat is my inner elbows.

Is that you, Liza?

I was supposed to inject 10 units of Ozempic today but I couldn't after throwing up and getting diarrhea last week, so I injected 5 this morning and 5 tonight. Maybe spacing the shots will help. Hopefully I won't get sick again.

I feel sick today and I am not on ozempic. I don't understand why people take that shit if it makes them sick constantly.

Because they're fat, r133. They'd rather be skinny.

As somebody who was a fat kid, I can tell you they bitch when you’re fat, they bitch when you’re skinny, they bitch when you are toned.

They need to piss off.

I regret making plans to play tennis at 8 am. Hopefully a nap is in my future later today.

I have a bruise on my left arm. Not sure how I got it. It's either from working out at the gym or my blood pressure cuff.

I can have no more than four tabs open at any given time.

DL is one of those four tabs.

I’m rubbed some b3 cream into my asshole

Today is not a cheat day.

Cantaloupe wasn't sweet.

Tried the salt trick, didn't work.

Down the garbage disposal. Waste of money.

I'd rather be fat than constantly in the loo with rumbly tummy.

I’d rather be dipped in honey and tied down to an ant hill.

Should have tried some Tajín, R141.

It livens up the flavor considerably, especially on bland fruit.

We have experienced the horror of pretty tasteless fruit for 30 years. I no longer shop melons.

I need an unwitting melon taster in my life. He should be hirsute and he should think he looks simian. Yeah, this has strayed beyond melon.

Thanks for the suggestion, r144.

I just looked it up; it sounds good and my supermarket actually carries it.

Tajin tastes pretty good on avocado, too.

Tajin on white flesh fish is excellent, especially flounder and tilapia.

According to Mashed the best way to prepare frozen waffles is to pre-butter them frozen and then cook on stove top in frying pan or in oven or air fryer.

Obviously don't pre-butter if putting in toaster.

Supposedly this pre-buttering method elevates the whole frozen waffle experience.

I can't vouch for it as I haven't tried it yet. Just passing along the information.

The house finches are eating my sedums again this year, I see.

R149, that's absurd.

"Pre-buttering" works only as a form of pre-lubing, usually when "Last Tango in Paris" is playing in the background.

Cleaned my toilet and now I'll have a cup of "Country Peach Passion" tea.

[quote]Cleaned my toilet and now I'll have a cup of "Country Peach Passion" tea.

STEALTH SCAT THREAD!

Didn't seem remotely stealth to me.

Cherry misty slush

No papa. Papa wake up!

I bought one of the new MacBook Airs that have the magnetic locks once again. Am I the only one *doesn't* like these things? It's hit or miss whether the plug will even show a red light after I plug it in.

There's too much minutiae in everyday life

My popsicle fell off the stick on my first bite. I caught it with my napkin and finished eating it out of a bowl.

I'm eating chocolate chunk ice cream out of the carton and rewatching Somebody Somewhere.

Ryan Reynolds and his Mint Mobile commercials irk me immensely.

[quote]Still hot and humid in New England.

I got up at 4:30am to do laundry. It's the only way in this weather.

🎶 Another long exhausting day, another espresso macchiato. 🎶

I signed on to Mintmobile for my tablet - $15 per month.

I am actively avoiding cable and landline for some reason.

I want sexy shoes - not appearance-wise, but the way Balanciaga or Gucci makes your foot feels it’s fucking.

I need to balance out with a black derby. Wish me luck.

TG they're finally fixing my road, the pothole was starting to become the size of a sinkhole.

r163, "another macchiato" works better.

When people tell me what I am, I often say "that's possible" and they usually shut up.

You're stubborn. That's possible.

You're being an asshole. That's possible.

You spend too much time holed up in your house. That's possible.

There's a guy named Andrew Gold on YouTube who blathers on about the Harkles. He doesn't have any inside info but I [boldlove[/bold] his type of British accent and he's nice to look at so sometimes I watch when he comes up in my feed.

*[bold]love[/bold]

I donated blood and the Red Cross sent me a free ticket to see "Twisters". Isn't this a remake from 10-15 years ago? Either way I don't have any interest in seeing it.

Even in parody lyrics, I deeply fear my macchiatos may be mistaken for those caramel monstrosities from that Starcoffee place.

[quote] When people tell me what I am, I often say "that's possible" and they usually shut up.

I had a friend who would say, "That could be true" or "You could be right." I like "That's possible" better, though.

You might very well think so. I couldn’t possibly comment.

I have a pimple or something on my scalp.

Pop that sucker.

Two more days and the heat wave will be over they say. Air will begin to arrive from the north which for me can only be Canada. Ahhhhhhh.

After 8 days with no A/C during a brutal heatwave with high humidity, my A/C is finally fixed. They found a dead mouse and a chewed wire in the compressor. Little fucker electrocuted himself. I am going to raise the compressor platform even higher. Thinking of building it on a concrete slab and remove surrounding greenery. Don’t care if it’s ugly, don’t want to go through this again.

I'm doing a sleep apnea test tonight. Wish me luck.

[quote]I have a pimple or something on my scalp.

That's possible.

Touché, r180!

[quote]I have a pimple or something on my scalp.

I have a whitehead on my nose. I'm constantly sweating because of the heat wave.

I sarcastically posted a ludicrous picture of Trump being protected by the hand of God and DL kicked me off from posting for two days! Geez!

I linked to a MAGA source for the first pics of the shooter. I said it was just for the pics. 24-hour time out.

I was just sitting on the porch and saw lightening in the distance. No bolts, just flashes. When I was a kid a long time ago they called that "heat lightning." Silly.

I'm in Canada and if anyone is waiting for cool weather from North in the next 4 days you will be SOL.

I miss Ed Asner and I wish he could witness this political shit show.

Why would you wish that on the poor man?

I don't understand the hype about Jeni's ice cream.

I've never really been wowed by any of the flavors and never made it a point to repurchase any of them. Other brands and flavors I seek out before Jeni's.

If all the emails in my Spam folder are to be believed, I've had a lot of money direct deposited into my non-existent $CashApp$ account.

I’m tired!

I received an email from JD Vance. I find it offensive in two ways. First it says "As your Vice President" and second it says "President Trump". Unsubscribing doesn't seem to stop them from sending me emails.

Subscribe? We don’t need no stinking subscribe.

DL doesn’t kick people off. It’s automatic when you get enough FFs.

R189- I never was aware of any hype about Jeni's ice cream. I just bought the Almond ice cream one day at Whole Foods and it was yummy. I have tried at least four other varieties and was disappointed.

Try the Almond you'll like it.

My Bumble Bee chicken salad came with a tiny spoon. I want a place setting.

Chicken salad with a spoon? No. I don’t need a place setting, but I’d want a fork.

My hand looks HUGE when it’s holding the tiny spoon.

I’m tired of pissing every 30 minutes!!

[quote]My hand looks HUGE when it’s holding the tiny spoon.

Good Grindr profile pic idea.

[quote]Chicken salad with a spoon? No. I don’t need a place setting, but I’d want a fork.

Or at least a spork.

[quote]I’m tired of pissing every 30 minutes!!

Perhaps you should see a doctor.

All my Watched Threads disappeared.

Then most of them reappeared.

Now I have to go hunt for the ones that are missing.

What kind of sorcery is going on here?

Someone just messaged me on Instagram claiming to be Keanu Reeves. There's a slight chance this may be a scam.

My cat has conned me into a blissful dotage.

Why would Keanu Reeves want to scam you?

I am going to go to Costco tonight. My fridge is somewhat empty.

I'm getting severe thunderstorm alerts and can hear the thunder in the distance. Forecast is for heavy rain, a lot of lightning and wind gusts up to 70 MPH. Nothing about tornados yet but this is not going to be fun. My poor dog will be terrified.

Last 2 nights in a row, storms have woken me up at around 3am. Hoping for a good night sleep tonight.

I think the worst of the storm is over now although it's still raining but the sky is yellow. Some of those thunderclaps were window rattlers.

I need to go to Walmart soon because my dog is getting low on Ol' Roy Biscuits. Of all the treats, she likes those best.

Lesley Ann Warren and Ginger Rogers have been singing "impossible!" In my head for two days now. I have no idea what set that off.

Tonight I watched The Exorcism with Russell Crowe. I thought it was good but he really let himself go. I might watch Speak No Evil tomorrow.

[quote]Lesley Ann Warren and Ginger Rogers have been singing "impossible!" In my head for two days now. I have no idea what set that off.

Which they never actually do in Lesley Ann's version of "Cinderella." She sings that song with Celeste Holm. Ginger Rogers plays the Queen and has no songs. You're a victim of false memories.

It's too hot to sleep. Again.

Just smoke copious amounts of pot, silly!

Woke up refreshed and in a good mood this morning.

Made a great cup of coffee and settled into my favorite chair to read my email. First email is Informed Delivery from the post office. Jury Summons in my mail today.

Good mood extinguished; day ruined.

Informed Delivery giveth and then taketh away.

I did get to go to Costco. Whew! What a relief. However, now, I have to go to my regular supermarket for some celery. I can go to the local health food store, but IMO, the best celery is conventionally-grown (not organic).

I ordered a Black & Decker Coffeemaker and a battery powered lantern from Prime Day.

The coffeemaker was $5 less than Target, big whoop. The lantern was marked down 40%.

The lantern will join my battery-operated fan and the rest of my power outage supplies.

Now seems like a fantastic time to pop open a cold can of Pepsi Zero Sugar

I ordered a Lacoste polo, ck boxer briefs and another pop socket on Prime Day

I just made gazpacho. I’m letting the flavors “meld.”

I have horrible bloating and gas pains in my upper abdomen. I’m drinking ginger tea and doing some stretching but it’s not helping. Plus am starting to feel hungry but obviously not going to eat anything probably for the rest of the day.

If you find yourself at Sprouts Farmer's Market, I' recommend their Sprouts brand Sour Cherry Sorbet.

Very good, refreshing, low calorie, not terribly sour just the right amount.

It's limited edition I believe so maybe just available for summer.

The cherries I got from Costco are huuuge! Never seen cherries this huge.

Are you the incredible shrinking man, R226?

R224 here, this afternoon I started feeling much worse very quickly. Pounding headache, chills and fever. Just tested positive for Covid.

I’m not going to finger my pussy tonight

Charles Shaughnessy aka Mr. Sheffield from The Nanny is a Baron. Lord Shaughnessy!

What I feared has come upon me. I'm taking Ozempic and I soiled myself.

This morning I had explosive diarrhea while sitting on the commode. I thought everything was fine so I went shopping to Costco and a few other places.

When I came home I went to use the bathroom and my white underwear had a big shitstain on it. I had to throw them out but I don't know how it happened.

Did it leak out? Did I shart? So horrifying but thank God for the black shorts I was wearing.

Severe thunderstorm warning!!!

I made Imperial Beef for dinner.

I hope this is just gas.

It's 9:33 pm and still quite humid. As I'm typing this I just heard some thunder. I think we're in for another torrential downpour.

NO LONGER A STEALTH SCAT THREAD

My iPad battery finally became so unreliable that I had to get a new iPad. No problem with the credit card transaction. (It was expensive b/c I bought a keyboard, etc.)

One month later: My iMac (no operating system update (computer too old) for 2 years) finally is running so slow as to be irritating. I ordered a new one. Credit card company put the skids on that transaction.

Price of iPad and iMac were about the same. Why did one transaction get flagged and the other one didn't?

It's going to be in the 80s tomorrow. After two weeks of 90s it will feel refreshing.

I was sitting on my porch tonight and the loudest owl I've ever heard is out there. I think he wants some.

R214 thanks, you're right, but the time is still annoying as hell.

R217 every time I get a jury summons I throw it in the trash. Been doing it for years and nothing has ever happened to me. What are they going to do? Bust down my door? Ain't nobody got time for that!

I made a strawberry pretzel salad.

I would say you are one of the reasons America doesn’t work right. But I get out of it too. There is no parking and/or they expect me to take a 2 1/2 hour bus ride down there.

I need some help bustin' up my chifforobe.

Love strawberry pretzel salad. Now I want strawberry pretzel salad.

I enjoy a YouTuber named Beryl. She cooks foods from around the world.

Her eyebrows are comical but she refuses to do anything about them. I guess it's her "brand".

R236, did you call the CC company? Were they from the same company?

I ordered something once and Chase CC declined the purchase. When I asked why, they said they'd received complaints from other Chase CC customers that the website (or one similar) was a scam. I told them my purchase was made by me and they told me to go ahead and reorder; they would approve the charge.

One the other hand, AT THE HEIGHT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, AmEx allowed a purchase from Airbnb for $750!! When I called, they actually asked me, "You didn't make that purchase?" Fuck NO, I didn't charge an Airbnb!! Right now?? Seriously??

I've been with AmEx 37 years (they sent me a congratulatory email yesterday). At the time, I believe the minimum annual salary requirement was $40k.

Testes.

Cosmo / R246, kudos to you for making $40,000 37 years ago (1987). That was a ton of money, back then!

Anyway, yes, I called the CC company and resolved the issue. Yes, same CC company for both purchases. In the future, I will call in advance to let them know I'm making a large purchase.

Amex HUMILIATED me at an Apple Store. They blamed security protocols. As if I’ve never bought a computer before.

Those Bastards, R249!

Had my annual optometrist appointment this morning. Now I'm stuck at home with the blinds closed because I had my eyes dilated.

Three hours of loud mindlessly horrific shouting obscenities between my neighbor and her son. Even with calls to the police at 1 am

When in doubt, wait it out.

Unless you are cleaning leftovers out of the fridge, in which case, when in doubt, throw it out.

I just stood over the kitchen sink to eat a very juicy plum. It was the right call, lots of juiciness flowing. Had to wash my hands immediately afterwards.

Were they at least clever obscenities? I suppose that’s too much to ask for.

I'm gonna have to go back to Sprouts and get more of this Sour Cherry Sorbet; I really like it.

Only 480 calories for the entire container. Although I ate it in two separate sittings, so 240 calories per sitting.

This is all Tami and Kevin's fault.

Among other tasks today I cleaned 3 shelves of the refrigerator. I prefer to do it in sections as needed.

Fuck it. I'm going to have a Caesar (vodka and Clamato juice). Later I will make a greek salad and slice up a cold chicken breast for supper. It's 32 deg Celsius here.

It's hot here, too. But for some reason, this morning got chilly. I took out my fuzzy slippers and put on my bathrobe. Not sure why. Am I sick? No, I don't think so.

[quote] It's 32 deg Celsius here.

Is that hot or cold?

Yes.

I have so damn many squirrels…. I had 5 in my front yard because I put out water for birds. I noticed I had these holes appearing in my garden beds and under trees. Real holes, not just little scratching to bury things, like squirrels do. I realized I hadn’t seen the chipmunks for at least a week. Then I found big holes leading under my deck.

So I was pissed when I was watering plants yesterday and saw a squirrel freeze when it saw me. That’s weird, I thought. Squirrels are very bold. They usually treat me like their servant.

Then I noticed - the squirrel didn’t have fur on its tail. And its very, very long tail was just hanging down instead of being curled at the end.

Alopecia strikes one in 350 squirrels in the United States every day.

Much like the albino brown bear, squirrels with alopecia are 17.5% more likely than they’re hirsute buddies to experience discrimination in food offerings.

Their oh dear

Tomorrow for breakfast I’m having Plain Non Fat Greek Yogurt with Trader Joe’s Mediterranean Hummus mixed in.

Isn’t that a Bloody Mary, R258?

Make a red beer. Clamato plus your favorite cold brewski.

R252- Move

My car has been bugging me to get an oil change, so I scheduled one at my dealer (which offers loaner cars). An hour before I was scheduled to go in, I received a text saying they were out of loaner cars, but they offered to take me home in an Uber. Since I had meetings elsewhere, in town, not sure how that would help, much less get me back to the dealer when the work was done.

They also offered for me to wait, but I've seen routine tasks take hours there before (they once took over a week to change a seatbelt sensor).

Fucking hell. FUCK you, cbs, nobody give a flying fuck about your fucking big brother shit!!

Get to the damn local news so I can watch Colbert!

🤬😡🤬😡🤬😡🤬😡🤬😡🤬😡🤬

R269 simmer down

My cardiac stress-test showed no blockages.

Intermittent fasting ends in 10 minutes. Lost another kilo 20-25 weeks of this to go.

King's Hawaiian Mini Sub Rolls were BOGO today. I got one deal.

Also BOGO were Snack Factory Pretzel Crisps and Arm & Hammer Anti-Perspirant. I got two of the Original flavor pretzel crisps and two of the Arm & Hammer Ultra Max.

Arm & Hammer isn't my usual brand of deodorant but I figure they will come in handy for travel or my guest bathroom.

I might stop at Dairy Queen after an appointment later today.

I might flash my pussy sometime next month

Will they be serving teacakes?

First BLT of Summer!

It feels like an Allrecipe comment.

I didn’t have beefsteak or gnarly farm tomatoes so I used Roma. I didn’t have romaine so I used part of a “chopped” kit. I didn’t have miracle whip so I used aioli. I didn’t fry the bacon, I baked it at 325 forever. The bread wasn’t cheap, white, and square; it was wide-ass white.

The whole thing tasted great.

Good thing you ran out of Miracle Whip.

Saw corn in my dog’s shit

I like Arm & Hammer liquid laundry detergent and baking soda toothpaste.

I can't use A&H baking soda toothpaste. The baking soda gives me crusties on the sides of my mouth.

My Amazon Prime “free” delivery says estimated delivery Monday. What happened to 2-day shipping?

[quote] I got two of the Original flavor pretzel crisps and two of the Arm & Hammer Ultra Max.

Don't confuse them!

Day 28 total knee replacement. 4 weeks!! I am self sufficient, even driving short distances for groceries, etc. Flexion and pain continues to improve. Still taking Extra Strength Tylenol every 4-6 hrs. It's amazing how quickly the body can recover!

There's construction going up up the road from me, and a truck has been making that "backing up beep" sound for about two hours now. I expect if it continues he'll end up in Rhode Island. Backwards.

I forot to put my garbage out on Wednesday night. I didn't go to work like I usually do so I completely forgot. If i'd gone out, I would have noticed my neighbors' garbage and recycling and remembered. I woke up Thursday morning to the sound of the garbage or recylcing truck backing up. Next week I will have at least 3 bags, if not 4, of garbage because I have some other things that were supposed to go out. I think the limit is 5.

My car won’t start😠

Had to Uber to an appointment. Waiting for roadside assistance. Probably need a new battery, though the car has “brake system problem” alerts.

Maybe it's the brakes, r287?

Maybe. But I read online that a dead battery can lead to odd warnings including “brake system problem”

I walked a block or so to the corner market for some popsicles. There was a homeless man, naked from the waist down, in front of the store. I just went ahead inside and got my popsicles.

There is so much more to be said about the homeless man, naked from the waist down.

I would check the brakes

It was the battery.

Nobody cares

Which is the ABSOLUTE point of these threads, r294.

[quote] Nobody cares

Thank you.

Fuck your battery

Why so unkind r297, r296, r294?

What the world needs now is love sweet love.

I’ve had a bad day all right. I’m fucking sorry!!!!!

I know you all want to fuck me so don’t try to tell me otherwise

Fuckin’ in the evenin’

I like men not boys

I’m out n parole

R303, that’s just thug talk for “I’m dressed with day gloves and parasol, Mother! May we get custards at the drive-through near the Kia dealer?”

Reading three books at once feels like a slow drip achievement.

I'm at my lake cabin. It's hot today. 26°C and 22°C in the water. Going swimming soon to cool off.

Is that hot?

R307 For Norway, yes. Especially this year. It's been a shitty summer. Mostly just rain and cold temps, like 15°C. This is the first "heat wave" we've had this summer, and July is almost over. It's been THAT bad. It's probably the worst summer we've had in like 20 years. I'm not exaggerating. It's been horrible. I had to turn on the heat in my living room. Anyway, happy for the few nice days we got. Tomorrow will be the last nice day for a while. Then it will start raining again on Monday :(

I really need to hire a cleaning lady.

I just don't have the vim and vigor I once had.

There's a sister duo on nextdoor .com who have 124 positives votes. They got an award for Best of 2023.

I shall give them a ring.

I first hired my cleaning service over a decade ago when I was working crazy overtime hours and didn't have the energy to clean. Best choice ever, and I'm never going back.

I prefer chimichangas to burritos.

I clean my own small apartment. But if you guys like to hire a cleaning person, go ahead.

r312, I'm going to hire cleaning [bold]sisters[/bold]!!

Does anyone know if that company that advertises cleaning a home for 20 dollars legit?

Is it just that first time rate then you pay a regular fee thereafter or what?

Seems too good to be true, honestly.

$20 sounds too cheap and too good to be true.

I thought it was bad that L&O SVU had a boner for the name Lewis but they love the name Avery even more:

Avery Parker

Avery Jordan

Cheryl Avery

Avery Shaw

Avery Capshaw

My mom used to clean the house before the cleaning lady got there.

I'm motivated to clean house, now. We'll see whether I act upon this.

I need to get started soon on my Lydia Bastianich recipe for Marinara sauce.

I had to put things away before my cleaning lady came because otherwise she would decide where they go and I’d never find them.

r309 having someone clean your home is such a nice treat. I have a lady come in once a month (small apartment). I've been doing this for years. I have no desire to spend my free time cleaning, and even if I did, my cleaning lady does a much better job than I could ever do.

Do it! It's worth the expense.

The one with the pork neck bones, R319?

It’s a delicious, authentic sauce but I really don’t like that the neck bones break up and you might accidentally bite down on a small bone whilst eating your spaghetti or meatballs.

Have you ever made her Sunday supper ragú? With the meatballs and the braciole? It’s amazing, but very labor intensive.

I also live in a small apartment, r321. What do you do while the cleaning person is there? I think I would find it awkward and uncomfortable.

I watched the horror movie Sting last night. Enjoyed it thoroughly and thought it was better than Arachnophobia.

Might rent In A Violent Nature tonight.

R323 you go out!

I went outside intending to do some weeding in the garden but it overwhelmed me and I didn’t do anything. I’m back inside having some watermelon.

There’s a dead Blue Jay in my garden.

R322- No. This a recipe from the NYT titled Classic Marinara Sauce by Lydia Bastianich.

Looks like rain.

I did the math -- Using the same amount of electricity I can operate my window AC for 1 full hour to cool my daytime rooms vs. 10 minutes with my central 3-ton HVAC.

Big savings and no difference in comfort.

Why do you have both?

I spelled her first name wrong. It's Lidia Bastianich not Lydia.

You're forgiven.

r331 -- HVAC companies always want to sell you HVAC with systems with two-stage or with inverter technology. The idea being the machine will only work as hard as it needs to satisfy the thermostat, saving electricity/money. On mild days, low speed; on super hot days, full speed. Such HVAC equipment is expensive.

Augmenting my home's HVAC with a window unit allows me to reduce my energy use yet still remain comfortable. I only need to bring on the central AC on 95˚+ afternoons. It is the same thing as two-stage or inverter technology but is a much cheaper way to achieve the same goal -- efficiently and comfortably reduce energy use.

My window unit operates from a window at the rear of my house, not seen from the street.

Doing this is one of the smarter things I have done to keep money in my bank account rather than sending it to the power company.

My god in heaven.

Will no one teach Dave Roberts how to manage his fucking pitching team???

His incompetent handling of his pitchers is an abomination.

Jesus Christ on a crutch. 😡🤬

How many days until winter?

R323 great question!

My first cleaning lady could only come on Saturdays, so I would time my errand-running at the time she was to arrive. I'd have her clean my bedroom first, and then basically hang out there for the remainder of the time she was cleaning. It took her about 4 hours total.

My new cleaning lady comes on Mondays (one of the days that I commute to the office). This works out perfectly!

I've always given my cleaning ladies keys to my apartment. NEVER had an issue of theft etc.

Went to my great nephew's high school graduation party yesterday. It was nice seeing the family and the weather was great. Stayed about 3.5 hours (which is a lot for this introvert), but as it was getting more crowded with his classmates, I left.

I had Eggo Thick and Fluffy Cinnamon Brown Sugar Waffles for breakfast. The flavor is not overpowering, very good, recommend. Prepared them in the airy fryer. 360 for 7 minutes, flip them mid-way, nice and crispy. Maybe 5-6 minutes if not using the "thick and fluffy" variety.

Used a new maple syrup, Sapjack and it was also good. They had a bourbon aged variety but I got the regular one which still had a tiny bit of bourbon flavor in my opinion.

You booze bag! ^^

[quote]You booze bag! ^^

That's possible.

[quote] Stayed about 3.5 hours (which is a lot for this introvert), but as it was getting more crowded with his classmates, I left.

Just as the party was getting started?

Bryan Singer would be interested in the junior high graduation, not the high school graduation.

Suck me

I don’t care what your mama says. Pussy smells like shit.

I wouldn’t know.

I know FDS does.

My asshole is that n excellent condition

I had one tiny coffee this morning and I'm still awake.

my neighbors burn their baby's shitty diapers in the fireplace.

I'm sure that makes it quite festive during the holidays.

I left a message for the cleaning sisters.

A tinge of sadness having to admit I need help but also excited about this new chapter in my life.

I haven't broken the news to my dachshunds yet. I'm waiting for the right time.

Inbox zero.

I bought fresh evoo at WF based on the NYT’s Wirecutter recommendations . Both a cooking evoo and a “finishing” evoo. I’m such a lemming.

My old evoo had been sitting around too long, and I’ve only recently started cooking again. I poured it down the drain. What a waste.

Poo!!

Why are you pouring oil down the drain? That's the worst thing for a drain.

Smell my fingers

I cooked chicken and dumplings at 7am to beat the heat.

Great. Now I’ve destroyed my house.

I poured it down the drain because I wanted to recycle the bottle.

I have realized that I either can't buy a big container of cut watermelon or I have to eat it more consistently. I just opened the Tupperware container and it smelled sour. I had grapes instead but I really wanted watermelon today. It's been wonderfully refreshing these last few really hot and humid days. Maybe I should just buy the smaller container every couple of days for the next few weeks.

Okay., I’ve poured baking soda and vinegar in the drain to be followed by boiling water. I’m told that will convert the fatty acids in the oil to soap and glycerin. Maybe my house is not destroyed.

And maybe it is.

[quote]My old evoo had been sitting around too long, and I’ve only recently started cooking again. I poured it down the drain. What a waste.

A waste indeed, have you seen what olive oil costs these days?

Having just bought two bottles of the stuff, yes. Yes, I have.

Run some hot water (from the tap) down the drain for maybe 10 minutes.

I might as well burn the house down and collect on the insurance.

And this year is the house’s centennial. 100 years of living destroyed by a single careless moment.

I’m so ashamed.

I'd like to like pomegranate seltzer but don't know if I do.

R368 et al.

You need to get cooking oil absorber. It's a powder you sprinkle on your used oil, it solidifies it and then you just scrape into the trash. Obviously, available on Amazon.

And don't ever, ever, EVER make such a silly mistake again! Naughty boy.

They were sold out of the homemade lasagna at the local market.

That pumpkin face Bush daughter who hosts that morning show is annoying.

I don't like the Snack Factory pretzel crisps I got BOGO.

I shall trash the rest of this bag and give the other bag away.

R371, wouldn’t that be store made lasagna and not homemade?

Hmm ... I've been buying 5-lb. containers of cut watermelon (single person household) and it's been keeping well. I don't have to eat it very quickly. The store cuts the melon on-site, though. So, maybe it's fresher.

Thank you for the chicken cooked in milk recipe, Turkish Youtube Lady With Pudgy Hands!

I fucked up the recipe (because I have special needs!) and it still turned out awesome.

The recipe calls for boiling the chicken in milk and then frying it. I can’t have fried food, so I baked it. It is sooo tender and it has absorbed more of the spices than I thought. Next time, I’ll up the cayenne pepper and sneak in some garlic. I may also try replacing the half&half with greek yogurt.

You don't have to sneak with the garlic. Just do it out in the open.

Not if you’re cooking for the British Royal Family

r378 is it because they're secretly vampires? I had a suspicion.

I had a ribeye steak on the grill for breakfast.

My body was craving it. I am anemic so that may be the reason for the craving.

Whatever the case, it did the trick and I'm now feeling satisfied and raring to go.

R375, I belive mine is also cut fresh at the supermarket. I don't remember what day I bought it. I think it was a Friday and the freshest day may be Sunday when they restock the shelves.

Rest assured, I'm not giving up. The watermelon this season has been fantastic. It reminds me of the watermelon my Grandmother used serve. She knew how to pick out a ripe watermelon like no one else!

I made black bean soup. The recipe calls for 14 cloves of garlic!

My cat doesn’t understand why I get to be a fat whore while she’s fed only enough to keep trim and fit.

Datalounge has convinced me to vote for Trump.

I dropped my ceramic knife. If did not survive.

[quote]I made black bean soup. The recipe calls for 14 cloves of garlic!

Perfect for a light supper in hot summer weather!

There is a lone orange leaf on one of my maple trees. I've never seen one in July before, how odd.

Someone named hotnhapoysenior on chatburbste has the biggest, loosest looking asshole ever

I rescued or stole two dropped house plants from work and now they’ve outgrown the bigger pots. I was thinking of buying them each a buddy plant of their own variety - kind of like getting your cat a cat. I need to buy bigger flower pots.

Composting is next, but that’s stupid in an apartment and I’m not plugging in a composter. How many electrical appliances do I have to maintain in a day?

I'm erect right now.

Why aren't you?

Fucking assholes are still letting off fireworks the last 2 nights. I’m Sick and tired of my dog being scared and all the stuff I have to do to calm him down.

I hope they blow their heads off.

My earworm of the day is Maneater by Hall and Oates. Good one, it could be worse.

I'm getting surgery tomorrow and am wide awake. Probably because I still have a million things that need to be done, like trimming the cat's nails. She'd never let my partner do that.

Don't worry about sleep R38, they'll give you something to knock you out before surgery. Sweet dreams.

Three O' Clock in the morning, getting ready for bed. Paul McCartney wrote those lyrics on one of his solo's. Band on the Run, I believe. Now I remember.....

I don't particularly care for dark chocolate, of any percentage.

Simple Joys Banana Bread from Sprouts Farmers Market is very good.

Never found a store-bought banana bread I liked until this one. Never even liked the one from The Fresh Market everyone raves about. Will repurchase this one from Sprouts.

I slept terrible last night. I definitely need to take a nap later.

Why wait?

R399- I need to get my day started- I shall certainly make time for a nap later.

[quote]Don't worry about sleep [R38], they'll give you something to knock you out before surgery. Sweet dreams.

Thank you! It can't get here soon enough.

I'm contemplating whether to use a tube of Cortizone-10 Maximum Strength Anti Itch Cream that expired 4/24 or toss it and get a new tube.

WWDLD? (What Would DataLoungers Do)

Use it, you fool.

[quote]you fool.

That's possible.

Use it. See if it works.

That’s why you’re a fool. Do you imagine it turns toxic a few months past its expiration date? It either works or it doesn’t. Use it. If it doesn’t work buy a new one.

Is the name calling really necessary?

I didn't try to assassinate your partner or your dog or cat.

Not terribly hungry today.

Has anyone seen Longlegs? Can't decide if I want to see it.

Eating some cut watermelon from the supermarket.

I just shoplifted some bug repellent from the Big Y. I had to draw the line somewhere. A can of Off! for 20 bucks. No. Jesus would have done the same.

Jesus would have done without.

Not if he did a lot of hiking on trails in New England. He might be able to heal his own bug bites but I can't.

I found out I intimidate others. This makes me sad.

Jesus would have suffered all the little bugs to come unto him.

If you can afford to go hiking you can afford to pay for bug spray, but you’re a deluded thief who seeks to cloak his criminality in victimhood.

Yes I can AFFORD the bug spray. Doesn't mean I'm going to pay that much for it. I prayed on it and Jesus said snatch it. He thinks the price is a bigger sin than me stealing it. If I see some poors on the trail I'll let them use some.

Jesus did not say snatch it. You were talking to SATAN.

I have a particularly nice meatus. Well placed.

Cleaning sisters are coming Friday. I'm giddy excited.

I’m making a few pairs of shorts from old sweatpants. Without a hem, they make me look like an alley scrap picker from the 60s. I’m hoping for more of a “Soviet Mandatory Athletic Fun and Optimism” look.

I'm watching Wuthering Heights (1939) on youtube.

The dentist rescheduled from 9 this morning to 1 on Friday. It's OK.

So I got a haircut this morning instead and my barber was very chatty.

Traffic was terrible, though. It always is now.

On day 7 of COVID and still coughing up a lung. I think one of the reasons I got hit so hard this time is that I was run down before I got sick. I’ve been forcing myself to go to bed at 10:00. If nothing else, I look better now that I’m well rested.

[quote] Cleaning sisters are coming Friday. I'm giddy excited.

Let us know how it turns out.

My coworker, who is around my age, whose name begins with a J, and who went to Catholic school, said he couldn't read my handwriting (capital "J" in script or cursive). Not sure what kind of Catholic school he went to.

I bought two Kyocera ceramic knives from Amazon and then discovered they sell the same knives with a different color handle for about half the price, so now I’m returning the first knives (which they’ll probably have to junk) and ordering them again. It would make more sense to just refund me $35, but that’s not how Amazon rolls.

It would be too difficult for me to give up dairy altogether. Maybe I could just cut down.

My central air is not dehumidifying.

I just moved into my new house. I had to change my address with DMV.

I have to water my friend's garden shortly. They are away until next week.

Service guy is here. Wish me luck, gals!

I hope you're wearing a fresh muumuu.

I have a new jacket that I think might be good for long plane rides. (I get really cold on the plane.) However, my old wool jacket is so damn warm (but bulky!) that I am loathe to experiment with this new jacket.

So I finally got around to making the base for pistachio ice cream.

All these recipes are sort of involved but the reward is well worth it.

I'm making Trader Joe's lasagna for dinner, along with garlic bread from Sprouts.

I heard that the 2034 Olympics are to be held in Salt Lake City. It hit me that I probably won't still be around to see them, I'm not young. It makes me feel sad.

I’ve got more problems than a math book

My nerve block is wearing off so it's time for pain pills.

[quote]It hit me that I probably won't still be around to see them, I'm not young. It makes me feel sad.

I too am old. However, the prospect absolutely elates me.

I used America's Test Kitchen "recipe" for making a full pot of coffee this morning.

55g of coffee and 34 oz. (964g) of water.

Very good.

I prepared two Eggo waffles in the air fryer until they were very crispy.

Then I took a pint of strawberry Haagen Dazs ice cream, laid it on its side and with a serrated knife cut through the packaging at 1/2 inch intervals making round disks.

Then I peeled the packaging off one of the larger disks and put it between the two warm waffles and ate it.

Dee-licious.

And the rest of the ice cream?

I put the rest of the disks in an airtight container and into the freezer and will use on an as needed basis for future waffle ice cream sandwiches.

The smaller disks from the bottom end of the container will have to be cut into triangles and cobbled onto a waffle.

Lost a 1.2 kilos, but I can't celebrate with food.

Amazon delayed my Prime Day purchase delivery again.

Walgreens had to scan half-a-dozen Visa gift cards this morning before they could find one to sell me.

I hope the recipient will be able to use the card.

My car usually makes a rattling noise for a few seconds on a cold start. I took it to a local mechanic and told them the VTC actuator needed to be replaced because it's a known issue with the 2015 Honda Fit. They told me I was wrong replaced a different part then charged me $400. The rattling sound is now louder and more consistent.

The dealer quoted me $2,200 to replace the actuator and the timing chain since they have to take it off anyway. Most owners just live with it because it doesn't harm the engine and someone mentioned after a year the noise comes back.

Dwelling on what I should do.

Live with it. $2,200 for a one-year fix makes no sense.

I ordered a dumbbell set from Amazon on Prime Day last week. But Amazon sent me two sets of the same dumbbells. I began a return, and instead of dragging them to UPS, Amazon will pick them up from my house.

This is not the first time Amazon has screwed up an exercise equipment order I've made. I once bought a squat bar, and a few days after receiving it, I got another one sent.

[quote]Dwelling on what I should do.

I feel sure a bus pass would be cheaper.

My breasts are cold.

Big Y and Stop & Shop are closing their delis in the wake of a listeria outbreak. I'm so glad I don't have to go to the store this weekend. These Yankees take their cold cuts verrrry seriously.

My hole is mine

I just watched a youtuber demonstrate how her Korean mom throws her slippers at her when she's mad.

I thought only Italian parents and grandparents from the old country threw their slippers.

I thought my family was unique, but I guess not.

I’m going to Tai Chi class tomorrow morning and have no idea what to expect. Like it or hate it, it’s only an hour. I really hope I like it and that it will help me with meditation.

Dude, where then hell have you been?

Chancla 🩴 throwing is legend. Among many, many cultures.

Mexican moms could teach a thing, or ten, about chancla throwing.

😛

My pistachio ice cream turned out amazing!

Damn, that’s tasty.

Tomorrow I might go see the movie Twisters. I don't like Glenn Powell, but everyone is raving about the movie.

R455 my mother threw magazines. We could tell when we got home from school how often the dogs had gotten in front of the TV and blocked her view of Gene Rayburn or Bob Barker by the height and extent of the magazine pile in front of the set

I want to know how the cleaning sisters did.

Woke up early. Going to the cabin today. I'm going swimming, sunbathing, grilling, fishing etc. I can't wait!

R459 Kevin McHale from Glee said Glen Powell is one of the nicest people he's ever met.

He’s being sold as a Fred MacMurray, so I’ll eventually see him in something. Movies about wind do not excite me.

R455 Nuns reportedly threw slippers at the TV when the late disgraced Cardinal Bernard Law would appear on the screen before fleeing Boston for Rome after he covered up years of sexual abuse by priests.

We were supposed to have blue skies today but it's hazy due to Canada wildfires. This seems to be a trend with them in summer.

[quote]I want to know how the cleaning sisters did.

They were [bold]amazing[/bold]!!

After they left I was like a kid at Christmas just looking around at everything in awe.

Swept the front porch. wiped down the rocking chairs and front door, swept the garage, I could go on about little things they did we hadn't gone over when the one sister came over for the walk thru and pricing. They were tipped handsomely. My doxies loved them too.

I know people say cleaning ladies are always good at first and then the quality drops but it stood out to me that their reviews on nextdoor. com all mentioned the quality of their work remaining consistent over long periods of time.

My throat is bothering me a bit. I think I might have Covid. Someone in my office was out Thursday and he had Covid. He might have given it to me the other day. I'm ruthless about exercise so I'm still going to take my 4.2 mile walk soon.

Could we have Covid Drinking Days?

Perhaps once a month, on a Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday everyone just agrees by custom that we all start drinking at 10am.

Had a piece of a round "baby watermelon" last night. It was okay. Somehow I expected it to be sweeter.

R470 - In future only buy wedges of watermelon this way you can see how deep red the color is- if it's a deep rich red it's more likely to be properly ripe and properly tasty.

I've been doing lip pinch acupressure when I get leg cramps and it works to relieve the cramp.

But it's hell on the lip.

R462, how is it done? Upper or lower lip? How much pressure and how long?

Yeah, I know I can Google it, but it's good to read what actually works for someone.

I had cereal for supper.

I was having charley horse in the middle of the night and this helped so much and easy to do while half asleep.

I have a million things to do yet here I sit watching The Mary Tyler Moore Show.

Mary!

I just googled "how to easily separate coffee filters".

I mowed the grass and it took me forever since I let it grow too long and there's a lot of it. I think I'll hire someone to do it next year, I'm getting too old for this shit.

There was a guy in another thread who was frustrated that the guy who mowed his grass didn't text him back promptly.

I ate a delicious BLT but now I have the hiccups.

I bought some groceries and then was confused what to make for dinner. Too many options.

My tailbone hurts, this is a first.

I can't cook on grocery day. It's a lot of work to shop and put everything away. Plus, I'll wash all fruits, etc. (when I get home from food shopping), so that's enough food prep for me.

July is almost over and it feels like the 4th was just the other day.

My hair is dry from the heat. It's like straw. I can't decide if I should put olive or coconut oil in it or a leave-in conditioner.

I like the straw look for you.

Like Trump per another thread, I'm unhappy and feeling sorry for myself.

I'm a much nicer person than he is, though.

I saw a nice chair at Staples yesterday. I'm thinking about buying it, but what do I do with the old one?

Put it on the curb for the furniture scavengers.

If your hair looks like straw, maybe a trim is in order.

R491 It’s already Christmas in July here: lots of chairs, tables, desks, air fryers, file cabinets, bookcases, etc. on the sidewalks for the next month or so.

[quote]what do I do with the old one?

Paint it red and throw it out the window.

I don't understand people who say they "love the heat". It feels like an oven outside and you love it?

I love the people who say “It’s hot out, but it’s not so bad because it’s a dry heat.”

So’s the inside of my oven but I wouldn’t want to live there.

Dry heat is less dangerous and uncomfortable because perspiration can evaporate and cool the body. High humidity makes the body’s natural cooling system ineffective.

Then I shall amend my comment to read: "I don't understand people who live in high humidity areas who say they "love the heat". I perspire just walking to my car in a supermarket parking lot and I'm not overweight.

I hate Neil Diamond’s voice. I’ve always hated it. WHY IS IT ON SO MANY FUCKING COMMERCIALS NOW?

Make it stop.

[quote] I've been doing lip pinch acupressure when I get leg cramps and it works to relieve the cramp

Why are you having leg cramps? It’s probably a form of vascular disease. You might need surgery.

r500, that's quite whelming and quite a leap. Leg cramps are often caused by dehydration and low potassium. He might need to drink more water and eat a banana. Rule out the easy to fix cause first rather than worry about potential vascular disease and needing surgery. Sheesh.

Prep the OR—stat!

A woman down the street planted flowers around the pole of her mailbox at the curb and then made a border around the flowers with miniature tRump signs.

My dachshunds peed on her mini signs when we took our very early morning walk.

Someone on Instagram made a friend request. I accepted and we chatted for a few minutes then they insisted I get on Telegram to continue the conversation. When I checked their link on IG it had been suspended. You can't trust anyone these days.

[quote]It’s already Christmas in July here

Same here; the end of the month is always like that. I feel sorry for the people who apparently move out so quickly they leave behind half their belongings.

We seem to be getting a new family next door. They'd been moving in for about an hour when an ambulance arrived.

R503 a little piddle subterfuge. Give those pups a treat!!

I had been meaning to go to this restaurant close to my house that sells healthy pre-made meals. So convenient. I *finally* went last week -- only to find a sign on their door saying they're moving to another location August 1st.

Watching men’s gymnastics and seriously thinking of working out with a trainer to see if I can get anything close to that level of definition.

I watched the horror movie Imaginary. It sucked. At least I got it for free from the library.

The cool-ish weather today was a lucky break. I got a lot of laundry done.

You don’t want to know what I’ve done; whelming.

Yes, we do, R511!

Whelm me, I can take it.

Part of it involved a half gallon of cheap vodka, R512.

R503 Good dogs! I feel like doing that when I see those signs but I'd be arrested.

I'm watching The Kill Room, with a lot of close-ups of Joe Manganiello. I didn't realize how unattractive he is. One of those rat-faced actors that are all the rage now.

I have an old song stuck in my head, One Thing Leads to Another by The Fixx.

[quote] Watching men’s gymnastics and seriously thinking of working out with a trainer to see if I can get anything close to that level of definition.

Huh? Those guys are:

1. Genetically gifted

2. Working out as a full-time job

3. Young

If you're on DL, sorry, but you're most likely not young and, also, not able / willing to devote 8 hours per day to working out.

Took a dump in the woods on my morning run today while listening to a pre-9/11 In Our Time podcast episode about the Romantic movement. I try very hard not to make it into a habit, but it happens every couple of months – when you get the runs in the middle of nowhere, it's either in the woods or down your pants. I didn't wash the ginger well enough when I was making ginger juice yesterday and I paid the price for it today. Thank god for that emergency roll of toilet paper I carry around with me.

Anyway, it really is unfair, the way they shat on some of the Romantic authors for turning to the right in their work. How could they not react to the horrors of the French Revolution?

Paying for fitness with a swarthy trainer is never a waste of time or money, R517

I’m watching the Natalie Portman Lady in the Lake show and who do I see but my friend Donna dressed in a truly ugly coat in a crowd scene filmed in downtown Baltimore. I wasn’t whelmed - it’s not a speaking part - but there she was, plain as day carrying a Hecht’s bag.

I'm joining a couple of friends for dinner at Texas Roadhouse tonight.

I almost didn't accept the invitation but then I remembered I am a borderline recluse and need to make an effort to accept any invitations that come my way that are within a reasonable distance of my home. Texas Roadhouse is 3 miles from my house, therefore and thusly, I shall force myself out of my nice, quiet house and into a noisy, chain restaurant. Sigh.

Orange Theory Fitness sent a free class email to me. I'm debating whether I should try it or not.

It will be fine, R521.

Have one of those delicious rolls with their honey butter for me.

😬😬

Try it, R522. I was a member for a while before COVID hit. It's quite a workout. I just didn't like the rowing machine. I don't like the ones with water because it doesn't really mimic actually rowing. They also didn't focus much on form on the rowing machine. That could just be my experience, though.

Thanks to the person who recommended Tajin seasoning. It is good on fruit, but I especially like it on my avocado toast.

Sourdough toast, avocado and campari tomatoes all sprinkled with tajin.

I think I was the one who mentioned Tajin on avocado. I think I also used it on apples and pineapple.

r521 my struggle constantly. I try to accept those invites which are close driving distance as well.

New-ish job here. I've never had to attend so many meetings. But, they pay me to attend meetings. So, what the hell. I can eat, drink tea, etc.

I had a bowl of cherries. And a bowl of chips. ⚖️

Watch out for the pastries! They sneak right up on you.

CVS is allegedly out of Lortab. This seems unlikely, isn't that a common medication? I'll have to take an Uber to pick it up wherever I get it, so I hope I don't have to go too far afield.

Please wish me luck, I'm broke.

[quote] why can't things just be easy?

Gonna go out on a limb here and say “Cause you’re broke.”

I made a Chicago dog for dinner, but I left out the sport peppers since I don't like them.

I’ve never taken to the grilled onions of a polish. A chicago dog is preferred.

I was gone from the house all afternoon due to appointments and errands and when I returned home, my dog was delirious to see me. I told her I would never purposely abandon her, I love her too much. She calmed down.

I just had this profound realisation today that all American presidential elections take place in the same year as the summer Olympic Games (Tokyo notwithstanding), and both always occur in a leap year. How about that?

I love going on ghost-hunting tours and staying at haunted hotels. I can't decide if I want to go to New Orleans or Gettysburg for my next creepy adventure.

Cat failed to understand that the kitchen is closed at this time.

The worst bio I would never ever read: I Am Big Bird. Who the hell thought there was an interesting story or person behind that?

You just revealed more about yourself than you did about the beloved Carol Spinney, r539.

R537 Then you’ll be gobsmacked to know that World War I ended at the eleventh minute of the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month of 1918, a time pre-arranged a day or so in advance of the end of the actual fighting so that people could still get shot and killed until 11:11 on the 11th of November.

Numerology was more popular and life itself less so back in 1918, I guess.

[quote] just had this profound realisation today that all American presidential elections take place in the same year as the summer Olympic Games (Tokyo notwithstanding), and both always occur in a leap year. How about that?

Wrong! 1800 and 1900 were not leap years.. 2100 will not be.

In a wrinkle to the wrinkle, 2000 was a leap year.

You can’t polish a turd.

R542, financial modeling nerds informed me that Millenniums do not get a leap day. We had bonds earning interest into the aughts.

What is it you want? Pussy? Sorry, I ain’t got one!!!

It has nothing to do with millenniums. Century beginnings (technically century endings, but let’s not go there) do not get a leap day unless they are evenly divisible by 400. That’s why 2000 did have a leap day, but 2100 will not.

For r544

Where did you buy that cheap ass wig?

In my defense, I wasn’t a good fund accountant, but my reports looked exquisite.

I’m getting a shower installed (ripped out the old ugly bathtub) and it’s taking too long and want it to just be finished

I went swimming today, in the fjord. It was warm-ish, like 20°C. It was nice.

r550, It'll take twice as long as they told you and cost twice as much.

Coke Zero Sugar is better than Diet Coke.

Craving vodka while at The Betty Ford Center

^^I feel the same about Pepsi Zero.

The fjords here in eastern/southern Norway are not surrounded by tall mountains, so they don't carry ice water like the ones in western Norway. We don't have tall mountains near the ocean here, only further inland. That's why the water in the fjords here is swimmable in summer. It usually gets to like 20-22°C, low 70s F. I think it was about 20°C today.

I believe I have clairolfaction abilities. Also known as clairalience.

Boars Head you in danger.

I love Boar's Head Deluxe Ham.

I get it shaved, pile it on a brioche bun with mayo (Blue Plate) and some pickles.

Just as well

You ain’t gonna live forever anyway

These Bauducco chocolate wafers are good.

Read the article at r560, thought to myself “avoid ultra-processed foods.” Bought Doritos.

Rainier cherries are reaching the end of their season. The first gigantic white nectarines I've seen this summer were OK but not perfect given they were about $3 each at Whole Foods. I'll pay their prices, reluctantly, if the produce is good but when it's not, Bezos is a thief selling bad fruit.

R554 are you really at Betty Ford? Good luck to you.

Three weeks ago I decided I would only drink socially. I’ve given up my evening cocktail and wine with dinner at home. It hasn’t been an issue except today when I got home from work, I really wanted a drink. I went for a swim instead and the urge passed. I know it’s not easy for many people and I realize I am very lucky.

Aqua?

I wish I could go on the Dark Web and order drugs. Unfortunately, I don't know the websites. Anyone?

There used to be a subreddit that can clue you in.

I can buy weed at the weed store now, so I’m not up to date.

I forgot to buy avocado when I went food shopping. Shit. I love them in my salad.

Anyone watching Gods of Tennis on PBS? Is it just me or does McEnroe now look a bit like a deranged Kennedy?

How well I remember McEnroe's temper tantrums. He was right sometimes arguing with the umpire but sometimes it was obviously for attention. People found it entertaining at the time.

I found it (McEnroe) obnoxious at the time.

Oh, Marie Callander, you make the best oven goo. I could never be angry with you.

Very few frozen dinners can I abide. I can do Stouffer's Lasagna and their Stuffed Peppers.

I wanted to watch Hell Hole on Shudder tonight. I looked for it everywhere but unfortunately it's not going to be streaming until August 23rd.

Settle for “A Wounded Fawn” R575. It was timely.

While Jimi Hendrix didn't invent the wah wah pedal, he perfected it.

R576 I just watched the trailer and it looks good. Thanks!

I just realized why some DL posters hate wire hangers. I now have rust stains on one of my favorite t-shirts after hanging it while it was still wet.

He reminds me of RFK Jr

I bought a ceramic knife. It’s so sharp I keep cutting myself.

So my blood pressure is 112/75.

And my AC1 is 6.5

I beginning to think my cat takes me for granted.

Cats are supposed to take you for granted.

And you are supposed to adore them slavishly and smother them with whatever their tiny little hearts desire.

R579- Must you be reminded,

No wire hangars

EVER!!

😵‍💫

I should have gone for vanilla.

If I give her whatever her little heart desires, she’d weigh 20 lbs.

I'm watching a sheep auction on telly.

Mama he’s lazy. Lazier than me.

I hope the mortgage interest drop in Sept

Oops tomorrow will be overwhelming. Trump and Josh Shapiro coming to town for separate fundraisers in an already traffic choked area where there is only one road in and out

Summatime in an election year.

Biden was here last month. That was cool because of all the presidential aircraft. Two Ospreys!

I had a spinach and beet salad for lunch. I don't know what I'm going to have for dinner.

I’m bloated right now.

I'm bloated about 95% of the time.

All I had for dinner was a cheesecake brownie.

The meat department at my local supermarket has really gone downhill. It's now at least 2/3rds Select grade beef, with a few always poor quality Prime ribeyes and strips. The only Choice grade beef are oddly cut round roasts and briskets. All overpriced of course. I bought a Choice grade Round Tip Roast.

I was so busy tonight I forgot to eat dinner. Now I'm in bed getting ready to go to sleep and my stomach is growling.

Fuck it, I'm exhausted and I'll just go to sleep hungry and I'll eat when I wake up.

It's possible today is the last nice day this summer, it's sunny and warm. We're already in August and it's supposed to be colder and rain for the next week. That's why I have to enjoy it. Gonna eat ice cream, sunbathe (with sunscreen!) and swim in the ocean.

I want a fundraiser for K Harris called

Not So Fast Von Wilder!

Strict fancy dress code even if it’s virtual.

[quote] I was so busy tonight I forgot to eat dinner.

Impossible!