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Non-complaint: It appears that a diet of soup and lukewarm coffee or tea does wonders for one's dieting goal.
Complaint: I have a refrigerator full of yummy, nutritious, expensive, chewey & crunchy stuff, going bad.
Non-complaint: Finally received all my winter pantry supplies of canned goods from Amazon.
LIFE: I woke this morning at oh dark thirty-something with my brain trying to figure out how much a $500.00 gift card (or the previous higher amounts we were allowed) cost me each year that might have been used to pay for a mortgage down payment. I only now just saw the promo for today for another gift card at possibly 23%. Timing is everything. Sorry DAZ.
Well that didn't last long. Aeon Soul's shoes did me in. I guess it is a good thing I barely eat meat anymore (too expensive). I am weak, weak, weak. And I read that I could get it down to 27% and I did.
I will celebrate all those who have a steel budget and stick to it. You all are better than me. Bless you.
@memcneil70 As Mrs. Slocombe would say "Weak as water, WEAK AS WATER".
Complaint: I hate wasting food. Call it a memory of a childhood of frugality. But due to my forced diet of soup and lukewarm coffee or tea, I finally had to throw out a bunch of chewey & crunchy things from the refrigerator. An already cooked chicken breast, a pound of ham, a huge Honeycrisp apple, the eggrolls from my Szechuan Chicken meal, a half a bag of salad greens, a half a bag of gingersnap cookies that had gone mushy, and my half canister of cottage cheese though soft doesn't react well with my inflamed tooth tissues.
I've continued to have moments when it bleeds again, my jaw is getting sore from staying closed on wadded up gauze.
Non-complaint: Last night my dissolvable stitches came out. Yay! Maybe now the bleeding will stop. It seems to have, so far this morning. I do have another dentist appointment tomorrow morning for a checkup. Wheee... another mini-adventure.
My budget is already dead for this month. Gonna have to dig deep into the future money. Wheee... irresponsibility.
1st: Water wears down stones. I am also stubborn as hell.
2nd: May I ask if you are on any medications, prescribed or over the counter or herbal teas that are 'blood thinners'? I have had to make a list of all my meds and research them for that, including tea and when I go for medical, eye, or dental procedures, hold back on certain meds/teas. (You don't have to tell me, just think about it and check. Then ask what your doctor recommends.)
When I had a rather simple eye procedure a year or so ago, the surgeon said I had a black eye and asked if I was on blood thinning meds? Yes. No one had requested me to go off them prior to what was supposed to be an exam and turned into a surgery to remove a growth on the corner of my eyelid, so I ended up walking around for a week or so, looking like I had been in a fight and lost. I just said folks should see the other guy. Then explained what happened.
I read something in my Axios newsfeed this morning that I thought to share.
Kindness is contagious. Even something as simple as a smile at a stranger, or a helping hand, or a kind word, does something to the brain, not only to the two envolved, but to those who observe the action. And it then spreads outward.
Regardless where you are in your day around our Earth, I hope you will have a fantastic point that spreads outward to others.
Mary
Good catch!
That was confirmed by Google's AI Gemini. Even down the the specific brand and type of tea I drink. Thank you, I was not aware of that connection. I had been continuing my tea drinking. I had even asked the dentist if it was OK to continue coffee and tea and his only response was "just make sure it's no hotter than lukewarm". And my bleeding sessions were usually after my afternoon and evening cups of tea. Arghhhh... so now I'm down to barely warm Chicken Noodle soup, Pea soup, and undrinkable coffee.
But the dentist this morning did look at the problem, decided nothing should be done at the moment, and gave me a prescription for an antibiotic. Which meant another Uber ride to the drugstore, before the Uber home.
Diggin' deep into that future money.
Non-complaint: But at least, my weight continues downward, I'm below 195 again. Down from 205 a few weeks ago. Down from 250 two years ago.
And this whole process may end up weaning me away from caffeine too. Not sure that's a plus though.
A long time ago, I was downtown, looking for Baltimore Street. I was very familiar with Main Street and even Broadway. But Baltimore? So I saw a lady and thought I would ask her where this street is.
I said, “excuse me”.
She immediately said, “no”.
I walked on, wondering why this happened and what it meant. I didn’t get far before a man approached me and said, “excuse me”.
After he realized he had my attention, he asked me for money. And I thought to myself, “oh that’s why the woman just said no”.
It would be many years before I found Baltimore.
KOO Elea is very, very pale. The promos are right about that! Otherwise, not bad. Actually, I'd have liked more content with the figure. I feel that way about a lot of g9 figures. IDK about Georgia.
I probably have enough Daz stuff, too.
Also, sorry your quest for Baltimore street went so badly!
The ancient laundromat where I go is in the same mini-mall area as an old motel that has become where the State now houses indigent people temporarily. There used to be a full time attendant at the laundromat, but the new owner now only shows up to collect the coins at night, so it's fair game for the bold locals at the motel. For a while it was a problem with the cruder or more desperate of them coming into the laundromat trying to get something out of you. One even asked me for a pair of underwear. I was 250 pounds with a bushel basket for a butt, and he was a twig. But who was I to object such a request.
I'll buy someone a fast-food burger and/or fries if they look like they need it, ask politely and are not pushy, but I don't give out money. Apparently, the laundromat owner has objected and reported them enough that they no longer haunt the place. A couple of times I've brought my coffee and my spare breakfast burrito from the nearby Burger King, to the laundromat and given it away to one of the panhandlers.
But after living in a rough section of Washington, DC for nearly 10 years, I don't give out money. I developed the habit of looking like I don't have any. Once in DC, my Max and I were approached by a local thug who made too much effort to admire the diamond stud in Max's ear. Max said it was fake (it wasn't), he went away. And I once made an emergency escape from the O-Street Market when a local thug started demanding $5 from me, right there in the market. I don't know what possesed me, but I was next to a side exit that I knew was normally chained shut (to keep the thugs from coming in that way) and pushed on the bar to open it and it opened.
I don't know what I would have done if it had been locked as it usually was. (I'd like to believe that the Power of Positive Thinking left that door open for me)
Washington is a wonderful city, but like every city, there are bad places in all of them. And not everybody lives in gated communities. It's a spectrum. The Foxhall area of Washington** is beautiful and totally upper crust. The O-Street Market is not there.
** The Foxhall area is in the Northwest quadrant, along and near upper Massachusetts Avenue, past the embassy row area, above the National Cathedral, the Naval Observatory, and the Vice-President's residence. Absolutely premium city residential area. Big old houses, immaculate grounds, gorgeous views, well kept parks. Probably the best area in Washington to aspire to own a home. Also, the Capitol Hill area east of the Capitol building downtown is pretty, clean, desirable, and expensive, but for other reasons. And the areas around the big circles in Washington (Dupont Circle especially, but also Logan Circle, Washington Circle and the Georgetown & Georgetown University area each have their own unique expensively acquired charm.
Yes, never give money. We have a number of our local homeless who go on weeks long benders, spending everything they can find on drink. When that's going on, they find hundreds of pounds somehow and every penny goes on drink. Then over the next week or two they slowly dry out and go on to look after the others doing the same. Unfortunately their life expectancy when homeless, and living the chaotic lifestyle of our homeless people, is rarely more than 10 years. Those who can hold a place down in the homeless shelter for more than 6 months usually escape. Those who get kicked out of the shelter or can't cope with the pressure of sleeping indoors in the shelter seem to last about five years after dropping out.
Our dropout druggies rarely stay around - the drunks won't have them near for long due to the thefts that seem to go with them.
So much for being the husband of a vicar on the edge of a very deprived area. Get to learn about milliards of things you never previously knew even existed.
Regards,
Richard
Guess my point was misconstrued. Have you every said, 'Thank you.' to a family member, fellow worker bee, or the store clerk who helps you find something, bags your groceries or rings them up, or if at a self-check-out helped you out?
No money envolved. Just human kindness between people you interact with on a daily basis. When they thank you, how do you feel? When those close to you give you a hug, how do you feel?
And yeah, the panhandlers are scary.
Me, I donate to Food Bank of the Rockies and through Toy Doctor (my Toyota van's repair garage) to the Pet Pantry in Denver. That way folks who need food can get it for themselves or for their pets.
I'm a big believer in "Please" and "Thank you", "Thanks", and a smile, all the time. Hugs not so much.
I have made up a phrase that shows how I feel. Ich bin Wirklich Müde.
non-complaint: A plywood board.
For some benighted reason, the bottom of Little Dude's stroller-wagon doesn't completely rest on the frame, and he's gotten heavy enough that it's been starting to sag. (The stroller is rated to 120 lbs, but with the way it's configured I think it was probably expecting that weight to be distributed to one 60-lb kid on each side. Little Dude is 80.) My dad kindly sized and painted a plywood board to go between the frame and the cloth bucket to solve the issue... Little Dude stepped in this evening, and his expression absolutely lit up when it solidly held his weight. The impmrovement got a solid "WOOHOO!" before he parked his tush and proceeded to enjoy the everloving heck out of his ride. Breakfast on the go with good wind, a lovely sunset over the lake, trees turning beautiful colors, and firm butt support. He made "happy hands" a lot tonight. (And it's sweet how many people we pass smile at his joy and greet him with some version of "Great night, isn't it?" -- when I was his age, kids like him got weird looks. Bit by bit, some parts of the world grow kinder.)
Life is good.
Thank you for a great wake-up this morning @SilverGirl. The word picture is lovely and warmed my heart. Your dad is a champ and Little Dude is a love.
My parents are both my knights in shining armor, straight up. (Dad's just more with the "repair stuff and cut boards" end of things whereas Mom is the goddess of logistics.)
Meanwhile, Teen Kiddo kindly kept an eye on him for a bit tonight so he didn't breach containment and head for the garage (or worse) while I took a shower. It's as off-duty as I ever really get, as I can trust that they can handle about 80% of stuff with him, and have the discernment to know what the other 20% is that requires me (and I also don't hand off the watching unless he's on easy mode and I'm reasonably sure he will stay there)... so for a solid 15 minutes I didn't have to have an ear out or wonder what he was getting into.
And that walk was really beautiful.
It's been a good day.
I hope yours is even better. :)
The Tooth Report: Here's the whole tooth and nothing but the tooth. Fingers crossed, but the situation seems to be going back to normal.
No more inflamation, no more sinus blockages and scabs. Pain has subsided greatly. I am able to eat things more substantial than thin soups. Coffee is back on the menu. Dentist isn't panicing. I was able to rescue the pound of ham by freezing it again, I've now thawed it and it hasn't gone wonky from double freezing. I've been able to eat salad greens with carrot chunks & blue cheese dressing & chunks.
I was even able to eat a still viable apple. I'll continue to take the broad spectrum antibiotic that the dentist prescribed (Amoxicillin) but I don't need the Tylenol for pain anymore. I've had the first really good night of sleep since the extraction. The gum area is weird feeling but not bleeding or overly tender anymore. I might yet live.
And I have a 3rd follow-up appointment with the dentist on Tuesday (hopefully the last).
Non-complaint: Symphony Buddy, has requested breakfast sometime next week, so maybe after my dentist checkup on Tuesday to avoid yet another set of in-town and ride-home Uber charges. He now picks me up in his roommate's teeny-tiny two seat "Smart Car", and will take me home. Wheee... a free chauffeur in an oversized rollerskate.
Haven't seen Symphony Buddy in about two months. And now since he has no car of his own, symphony trips to Buffalo or Erie are not likely, this season. Which also relieves the pressure on my budget.
Not disappointed because a review of the upcoming symphonic offerings in both venues this season are undewhelming, i.e. not my style, or seen too many times.
I was having difficulties with my HP webcam. I tried uninstalling and reinstaling and everything I could think of to fix it with software and drivers. It was not until I decided to check if there was a lense shutter for privacy that I could solve the problem. Apparently it was a hardware issue not a software issue.
I didn’t have high expectations for the Elea character anyway. I think I’m basically planning on making an irrational purchase decision because of the promo pictures and because it’s one of the few that remind me of a celebrity I care about on any level. I do have high expectations for the other one though. And I suspect I’ll enjoy using both.
The same thing happened to me. I was in a Zoom Meeting at the Empire and they insisted everyone activate video. These online meetings have a feature where you can replace your actual background with a computer-generated one. I could get my background picture to show but it wouldn’t show me. Eventually I figured out it was because the camera was covered. After uncovering it, I was seen with my background image behind me.
On a Zoom Meeting outside of the Empire, I noticed another person had extremely bad video quality. After telling him my story of having no video because the camera was covered, he did notice he had his camera covered with tape. After peeling it off, his video got a lot better.
Complaint: My cat has conjunctivitis. Do you know how hard it is to give a cat eye drops? She has to have them every 6 hours. This is not fun.
Make a cat burrito with a towel .......
Let's see AI tackle the cat-eyedrop problem!