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The Bar => The Lounge => Topic started by: BlueStateSaint on February 28, 2009, 07:04:44 AM
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I might as well start it. What's everyone doing today? Today, I think that my wife and The Heiress are going to go shopping for a bit, then we have to go to my parents' for a birthday celebration for my youngest sister, who turns 32 today. I don't know what her husband has done for her for the b-day, but he's a good guy, so I'm sure that there will be something. I'd kinda like to go look for more ammo today . . .
What's everyone doing today?
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My little guy has baseball tryouts this morning (they draft every year, so they gotta go do some basic drill so everyone can see them), then my daughter and I get to go hang out at a booth at the mall all afternoon selling raffles tickets (fundraiser for dance company).
I might go look at windows at Lowes tonight after that.
Had a warmish day yesterday, but it's back to cold and icky today, and forecasting snow for tomorrow. :banghead:
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Good luck to your boy, Flame. Hopefully the little tyke grows up to be the next Jim Thome. :-)
Anyways, me and the wife are going out for breakfast, doing some clothes shopping for our little one... well, he's not so little. He's 7 months old and wearing 12 month clothes at this point. Also going out to check out a new guitar and amp.
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Once again, my Saturday is tied up with monitoring the Bingo at the VFW. :banghead: This will be done as of today for me. :yahoo:
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I'm doing some laundry right now. I intend to vacuum as well eventually. And I need to pay some bills.
I'm thinking tonight I'll go to the mega-church instead of my teeny-tiny church on Sunday. I've become a church-hopper. So sad. :whatever:
I also need to wrap my nephew's birthday gifts. The family is getting together for pizza and cake and presents. I still can't believe he turns 5 on Monday. I swear I just held him at the hospital a few days ago.
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Going out to eat here in a minute. Going to the gym later. I need to go to the gun store sometime soon and get more Rem Oil, Copper Remover and Foaming Bore Solvent. That will probably be today.
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Good luck to your boy, Flame. Hopefully the little tyke grows up to be the next Jim Thome. :-)
Anyways, me and the wife are going out for breakfast, doing some clothes shopping for our little one... well, he's not so little. He's 7 months old and wearing 12 month clothes at this point. Also going out to check out a new guitar and amp.
thanks...he's 8, so should be playing on 7/8, but I'm hoping he'll be one of 2 or 3 8yr olds that get to play up in the 9/10. I'm afraid he'll be bored if he's stuck down. Either way, I know of 3 coaches who want him on their team, so we'll see what pans out. Draft is the 12th.
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Rem oil?
Dude, you should be using Tetra or Kroil.
I use Rem Oil, for cheapness, in my bolt-action rifles because I usually clean the bore and bolt in them between 2 or 3 shots. It's not bad. I use M-Pro 7 CLP for all my other firearms.
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Killing some time here before heading out for Legoland.
I had an interesting experience yesterday. We went to lunch at a restaurant in Balboa Park here and I ran into my first bit of California WTFness. We pulled into a parking lot and were walking across it and I pulled a cigarette out and was fumbling for my zippo. This cop was sitting in his patrol car in the lot and we walked past him headed to this pedestrian foot bridge. I stopped and told Brett that I left my lighter in the truck and would be back in a sec. The cop is giving me the hairy eyeball and I can't figure out why exactly. I walk past his unit going back to the truck with my cigarette dangling from the corner of my mouth and grab my lighter, light my smoke and head back towards the footbridge.
The cop is still giving me the stinkeye and I am starting to wonder if my fly is undone and my unit is flapping in the breeze or what and when I get almost past him he lurches the car forward in front of me and yells "I KNOW you aren't doing what I THINK you're doing!" out the window at me.
I'm standing there kinda shocked and I mumbled something like "WhaHuh?"
He asks me why I think I can smoke standing in front of a sign telling me not to smoke. I turn around (In a ****ing PARKING LOT, OUTSIDE mind you) and there is this small sign with a cigarette and the red circle x and small print stating that smoking in San Diego Parks or on San Diego Beaches is punishable by a huge fracking fine.
I was pissed because this douche could have TOLD me when I walked past his freaking cruiser with an unlit cigarette that there was a local ordinance but he waited till I walked back to the truck, lit up and then screeched his car in front of me like a choadhead.
Mind you I am in a freaking PARKING LOT, public area, nobody else around, and it's illegal for me to smoke. :whatever:
I actually snapped at him which is really out of character for me dealing with cops. I told him that being from Wisconsin and having never been here before it didn't occur to me to check for warning signs in the middle of a ****ing parking lot before lighting up. He told me he was letting me off with a warning. THIS time. :jerkit:
They got people murdering each other for tennis shoes and this guy hangs around to make sure my second hand smoke doesn't hurt a bird or a palm tree.
Holy Hell.
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Killing some time here before heading out for Legoland.
I had an interesting experience yesterday. We went to lunch at a restaurant in Balboa Park here and I ran into my first bit of California WTFness. We pulled into a parking lot and were walking across it and I pulled a cigarette out and was fumbling for my zippo. This cop was sitting in his patrol car in the lot and we walked past him headed to this pedestrian foot bridge. I stopped and told Brett that I left my lighter in the truck and would be back in a sec. The cop is giving me the hairy eyeball and I can't figure out why exactly. I walk past his unit going back to the truck with my cigarette dangling from the corner of my mouth and grab my lighter, light my smoke and head back towards the footbridge.
The cop is still giving me the stinkeye and I am starting to wonder if my fly is undone and my unit is flapping in the breeze or what and when I get almost past him he lurches the car forward in front of me and yells "I KNOW you aren't doing what I THINK you're doing!" out the window at me.
I'm standing there kinda shocked and I mumbled something like "WhaHuh?"
He asks me why I think I can smoke standing in front of a sign telling me not to smoke. I turn around (In a ****ing PARKING LOT, OUTSIDE mind you) and there is this small sign with a cigarette and the red circle x and small print stating that smoking in San Diego Parks or on San Diego Beaches is punishable by a huge fracking fine.
I was pissed because this douche could have TOLD me when I walked past his freaking cruiser with an unlit cigarette that there was a local ordinance but he waited till I walked back to the truck, lit up and then screeched his car in front of me like a choadhead.
Mind you I am in a freaking PARKING LOT, public area, nobody else around, and it's illegal for me to smoke. :whatever:
I actually snapped at him which is really out of character for me dealing with cops. I told him that being from Wisconsin and having never been here before it didn't occur to me to check for warning signs in the middle of a ****ing parking lot before lighting up. He told me he was letting me off with a warning. THIS time. :jerkit:
They got people murdering each other for tennis shoes and this guy hangs around to make sure my second hand smoke doesn't hurt a bird or a palm tree.
Holy Hell.
How many kids would not have healthcare were it not for your generous smoking habits? You should have said, "But I'm doing it for the children!"
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Killing some time here before heading out for Legoland.
I had an interesting experience yesterday. We went to lunch at a restaurant in Balboa Park here and I ran into my first bit of California WTFness. We pulled into a parking lot and were walking across it and I pulled a cigarette out and was fumbling for my zippo. This cop was sitting in his patrol car in the lot and we walked past him headed to this pedestrian foot bridge. I stopped and told Brett that I left my lighter in the truck and would be back in a sec. The cop is giving me the hairy eyeball and I can't figure out why exactly. I walk past his unit going back to the truck with my cigarette dangling from the corner of my mouth and grab my lighter, light my smoke and head back towards the footbridge.
The cop is still giving me the stinkeye and I am starting to wonder if my fly is undone and my unit is flapping in the breeze or what and when I get almost past him he lurches the car forward in front of me and yells "I KNOW you aren't doing what I THINK you're doing!" out the window at me.
I'm standing there kinda shocked and I mumbled something like "WhaHuh?"
He asks me why I think I can smoke standing in front of a sign telling me not to smoke. I turn around (In a ******* PARKING LOT, OUTSIDE mind you) and there is this small sign with a cigarette and the red circle x and small print stating that smoking in San Diego Parks or on San Diego Beaches is punishable by a huge fracking fine.
I was pissed because this douche could have TOLD me when I walked past his freaking cruiser with an unlit cigarette that there was a local ordinance but he waited till I walked back to the truck, lit up and then screeched his car in front of me like a choadhead.
Mind you I am in a freaking PARKING LOT, public area, nobody else around, and it's illegal for me to smoke. :whatever:
I actually snapped at him which is really out of character for me dealing with cops. I told him that being from Wisconsin and having never been here before it didn't occur to me to check for warning signs in the middle of a ******* parking lot before lighting up. He told me he was letting me off with a warning. THIS time. :jerkit:
They got people murdering each other for tennis shoes and this guy hangs around to make sure my second hand smoke doesn't hurt a bird or a palm tree.
Holy Hell.
Reason #39840 why we moved from the hell that is California. Self righteous and condescending cops who pick and choose which laws they want to enforce. :whatever:
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I got two extra hours of sleep this morning! yay! Then I got up and hit the gym. An hour of cardio, squats, and step ups. I went by the office and picked up my work that I am going to do from home. It has been snowing NONSTOP since like midnight I think. We have probably a little over 3 inches of snow. My man is going to take the kids sledding this afternoon if the snow and wind lets up. I think he is going to take a few of the offspring shopping as well. It is a rather lazy day today which is nice since this week was kinda hellish.
Oh...and I'm in a better mood today too.... :naughty:
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Only supposed to be around 90 here today.
I'll think of you in the snow.....and laugh.
I have all my windows and the arcadia door open right now. It's an absolutely gorgeous day.
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Got up at 4 AM, caught flight number 1 from the frozen tundra to O'Hare, caught flight number 2 into Boston.
Currently typing this while on the shuttle bus to Dover (about another 45 minutes, I would guess) with the first stop in Newburyport coming up in about 5 seconds, then another stop in Portsmouth.
Then the car, and I hope the housesitter plowed the driveway when I get home. So far it doesn't look like it's going to be too bad, but then again, I've been in Boston when there isn't a flake to be seen anywhere, yet there's three feet still on my lawn. Go figure.
After that, get the house running/unlocked again, start the water heater, reporgram the thermostat, and do some basic grocery shopping to get me through the weekend.
Picking up perro y gatos tomorrow, since the kennel bill is already paid through then and I won't get there in time for today anyway.
Sleeping in late tomorrow--maybe even until 6 am or so.
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It's about 40 here today and I have to sit in the parking lot and change out some old light bulbs. :bs:
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Only supposed to be around 90 here today.
I'll think of you in the snow.....and laugh.
Sure laugh now....cry later. :-*
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ASDF - that's insane!! WTF indeed. California - land of fruits, nuts and flakes. It's trail mix made of people! :-)
I'm recovering from a nasty flu bug. I was down all day yesterday. Ugh. On top of that, I think I have vertigo. I just want to crawl back under the covers for a week.
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ASDF - that's insane!! WTF indeed. California - land of fruits, nuts and flakes. It's trail mix made of people! :-)
I'm recovering from a nasty flu bug. I was down all day yesterday. Ugh. On top of that, I think I have vertigo. I just want to crawl back under the covers for a week.
Oh no! Get better! That's not fun! Well, except for crawling under the covers...lol
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Ah, we are used to the heat my love.
Refrigerated air, misting systems and a deep swimming pool make it tolerable.
::) what..EVAH! I'm not too worried...it'll warm up soon. In the meantime, I'll just live vicariously through you. :-)
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Oh no! Get better! That's not fun! Well, except for crawling under the covers...lol
Thanks luv! It's the pits. I can't sleep but I can't do much so I'm trying to take it easy. There's nothing on TV either.
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Yes, you could vicariously enjoy spraying weeds, like I just did.
Oh wait....I'll just live vicariously when you are taking a dip in the pool or warming yourself in the sun. Otherwise I'll just sit back and sip my hot chocolate and snuggle under my blanket. :-)
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Thanks luv! It's the pits. I can't sleep but I can't do much so I'm trying to take it easy. There's nothing on TV either.
Yes, Saturday is the reason why I love DVR now. LOL Because nothing is EVER on. Unless you want to catch up on your episodes of Rock of Love Bus skankiness. HA!
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We can all live vicariously through BadCat when it's 120 in the shade and it hasn't rained in Phoenix for a month and a half. :-)
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We can all live vicariously through BadCat when it's 120 in the shade and it hasn't rained in Phoenix for a month and a half. :-)
:lmao:
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The cold and drizzly weather is not helping at all. It was 60° on Tuesday! What the hell?
I need a garage.
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Holy Crap I'm tired.
We hit Legoland this morning and actually got back here with daylight going on. Everyone is tired out and frazzled.
Gonna wander down to the beach for a while and then hit the pool with the kids.
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Finally home from work. I shall enjoy my shrunken and overpriced box of Girl Scout Cookies (Thin Mints, what else? ) and play around online, especially Facebook's Scavenger Hunt (if any other CC'er who also plays this game has an extra Unity Candle, please send it my way :uhsure: ).
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Ah, we are used to the heat my love.
Refrigerated air, misting systems and a deep swimming pool make it tolerable.
I agree Mr. Cat. The best summer day I have ever had in my life is when it was 117 outside and a bunch of us were soaking in the pool.
I spent the morning in Vegas. I had to take a math "pre-test" to make sure I am ready for a national exam. I was the only one in the room to score a 100%.
I also had to take a test of Pharmacopeia & other stuff> 86 questions seemed to go by pretty quickly. Until the instructor realized when correcting the tests, that the person that made the photocopies, only copied one side...so every other page was missing! :thatsright: :rotf:
Now that the sun is going down, it's cooling off. I need to close my doors and windows. What a nice day.
I showed some restraint in Vegas while shopping after the class. I only purchased 3 pairs of shoes & two ties.
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Well, it was a full day.
Up at 6 a.m. and did the feeding-the-animals (an 11-month old golden retriever and two parrots) schtick, followed up by a short romp with the pooch after she took care of the obligatories. Nasty, wind-blown day, and she decides she wants to wade into the pond. :whatever: :whatever:
Couldn't rinse her off because the freakin' faucet's frozen (I had turned the water back on when we had 65-degree temps last week -- this week, it's wind chill of 15).
Mrs E takes care of that little chore while I peel off 14 layers of clothing and get ready to get wrapped around a cup of joe.
After that, I had to take a six-page piece of music that had every possible shitty page turn known to man and finish re-engraving it. The whole thing took only about 3 hours, including installation of the software. But in the end, I wound up with a piece of music that I can actually READ without having to do a damned two-step in flipping pages while trying not to miss a note.
Then it was time to work on a church project, then I took the pup out for a speed walk of an hour and 15 minutes and kicked her butt. (Kicked mine in the process.)
More work on paying bills, balancing checkbooks, then it was time to practice. Got a wickedly ugly bass trombone part that's kicking my ass.
Made up some kind of unidentifiable curry thing with basmati rice, and now it's time to chill with Phoebe, our African grey, who's snoozing on my shoulder.
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Finally back home.
And what do I find out when I tried to buy something at Wally World and get turned down because my AMEX (!) is "over limit"?
The assclowns at the hotel I stayed at TRIPLE-charged me. Not double, TRIPLE-charged.
I want to kill people, make them suffer, and make their families watch.
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Finally back home.
And what do I find out when I tried to buy something at Wally World and get turned down because my AMEX (!) is "over limit"?
The assclowns at the hotel I stayed at TRIPLE-charged me. Not double, TRIPLE-charged.
I want to kill people, make them suffer, and make their families watch.
That takes some special case of asinine for that to happen. I'm sorry.
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It's been an eventful day. My new fridge was delivered. Then it took my dad three trips to the hardware store and a couple of hours to get the water line hooked up.
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It's been an eventful day. My new fridge was delivered. Then it took my dad three trips to the hardware store and a couple of hours to get the water line hooked up.
The delivery guys did not hook up the water line?
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The delivery guys did not hook up the water line?
No, you had to pay for installation. There should have only been 2 trips to the hardware store. First my dad fixed my faucet from dripping, so we had to go pick up those parts. Then they gave me a 6 ft water line, but that wasn't long enough. Then my dad thought we needed a converter (and we didn't) so we went back instead of him just trying to hook up the line into the water valve that's already under my sink. There's no need to pay for that installation, it was easy to do, just a little teflon tape and a wrench is all that's needed. Plus, my dad drilled a different hole in my cabinet to run the line. I'm just glad it's done with.
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That teflon tape is some awesome stuff. I was doing the brakes on my motorcycle and they would NOT stop leaking air. A couple layers of tape did the trick.