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[B2fromA2looking4U]

Good morning Wat and other denizens of the greasy spoon. First frost is this morning. I will need a jacket this morning as I drive my granddaughter to her day care. My grandson is getting better but still needs time to get over the crud.

 

[B2fromA2looking4U]

 

[B2fromA2looking4U]

 

[Wat_Tyler]

Good morning Wat and other denizens of the greasy spoon. First frost is this morning. I will need a jacket this morning as I drive my granddaughter to her day care. My grandson is getting better but still needs time to get over the crud.

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I fixed the empty cup awfulness.


It's not going that close to freezing in the next 10 days, according to the weather lies app. Either here in Worktown or Back East at the house.


I'm halfway looking at a car from the teens. That's right, well over 100 years old. The prices for one in decent shape aren't that bad, really. They appeal to my sense of history and gizmoness.

 

[Missk_2022]

How is he doing? With the driving and dialysis?

Pretty good. They drew labs i will take a alook sarurday.
He has to start taking phos lo. His xalcium is ok but phos is too high. I will look at diet again.
I want to see what his most recent creat is.
I cant seem to get his glucose under control. I want to know what i am aiming for.
His appetite is improving and that is good. I think i need to look at portion sizes witha few things....

 

[Vitriolhack]

Pretty good. They drew labs i will take a alook sarurday.
He has to start taking phos lo. His xalcium is ok but phos is too high. I will look at diet again.
I want to see what his most recent creat is.
I cant seem to get his glucose under control. I want to know what i am aiming for.
His appetite is improving and that is good. I think i need to look at portion sizes witha few things....

I hope he feels better soon

 

[Wonderer67]

There was an old man name of 'Wunnery'
Whose daydreams were mostly of gunnery
Then his saint of a wife
Came to spice up his life
With all manner of garmentless funnery

I just read this to Mrs. wonder. She laughed out loud, a good deep laugh.

“That’s great!”, she exclaimed!

 

[Wonderer67]

Bad dreams... up to pee

Hope you got back to sleep OK?

 

[Wonderer67]

It was pretty good! I went to a birthday party for one of my friends on Saturday night. I baked cherry vanilla cupcakes and mini blueberry cheesecakes for it!

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Sunday, I got my hair cut. Then my boat guy came over and we pulled the boat out of the water. I made it on the trailer on the second try! A gust of wind blew me off course right as I got to the trailer the first pass.

I got a nice picture of the mountain peeking it's head above the clouds while I was out on the lake. I never get tired of looking at that!

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I know I'm way behind and have been trying mightily to catch up. Maybe I will this week?

Was your weekend good? ️

Wow! What a majestic mountain

And that is some amazing scenery… I’m not sure if I’m talking about the desserts, baked goods or the mountain!

Glad you got the boat out with no issues!

Now all we need is a picture of the moon! (Heh heh)

I was driving with Mrs. wonder on Monday night and watch the moon come up. It was amazing. It inspired me to write.

Goddam, I wish

I had a picture
To capture this perfect moment

Fat harvest moon rising
Ginormous
A super(b) moon
Orange over a field at twilight
Sun setting and
Moon rising
Over the cow pasture

Not quite night
But not daylight any longer either
Orange of the rising
Harvest moon
The dying sunlight
Behind Brahman grey and
Holstein B&W

The air still
Just a hint of needed rain to cum
The dry grass thirsty and
Trees turning brown

A few swirly high orange clouds
Airbrushed or water-colored
For whoever’s canvas this is
Catching the setting sun just perfectly

A plane’s contrail
Bisecting the perfect autumn evening
The straightest orange paintbrush
I’ve ever seen

 

[Wonderer67]

Another baffling conundrum of nature. Which came first? Chicken or the egg. I’m glad some of the ones that figured apples out liked sweet apples. I’m a sucker for those.

Man, I wish I remembered the variety of Apple. I ate yesterday. We got a boatload of apples when we went across Pennsylvania in New York State a few weeks ago.

Apple heaven!!!

 

[Wonderer67]

Good morning Wat and other denizens of the greasy spoon. First frost is this morning. I will need a jacket this morning as I drive my granddaughter to her day care. My grandson is getting better but still needs time to get over the crud.

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Wow- when you say your grandson had the crud, I just feel like that’s a cold, but he’s been out for a couple days. But those things can linger.

Schools and young children are like petri dishes… hope he’s on the mend soon!

 

[Wonderer67]

I fixed the empty cup awfulness.


It's not going that close to freezing in the next 10 days, according to the weather lies app. Either here in Worktown or Back East at the house.


I'm halfway looking at a car from the teens. That's right, well over 100 years old. The prices for one in decent shape aren't that bad, really. They appeal to my sense of history and gizmoness.

Old, Good.

New, bad.

Tell us about the old auto. Or at least tell me!

 

[Wonderer67]

I was gonna go to the orifice today.

And although I have meetings all day, not one of them is with any motherfucker from my office.

Yeah, it would’ve been nice to grab a cup of coffee or bullshit with someone, but…

I decided to work from home. I have two weeks of travel back to back at the end of October and a metric fuck ton of meetings next week.

I think today will be a good day to put my head down and get some shit done.

 

[dkak001]

Another baffling conundrum of nature. Which came first?

Malus Sieversii, in Kazakhstan. The main contributor to the domestic apple IIRC.
No, I don't have one yet. Yes, I'm working on it. There are apparently a few starts that were brought to the US and have been propagated. The fruit isn't much good, but supposedly the leaves turn bright red in the fall.

I’m glad some of the ones that figured apples out liked sweet apples. I’m a sucker for those.

A lot of us prefer sweeter apples. I like them with some sweet and some acid.

So, if you all haven't figured it out yet. I'm a geek...

 

[HumpDayHoratio]

Physiologically, this doesn't make any sense. All your blood, and therefore water, gets filtered by your kidneys. They send the waste product (urine) to your bladder. Cells take water they need from the blood. So, if you drink salt water before bed, you'll likely have the same kidney function as you do with fresh water.

Glad Momma is doing well!

Never underestimate my ability to fall for some pseudo-science! It sounded good? .

This children is why we have the adults and professionals in this here Greasy Spoon!

Hope everyone has a great Thursday. Pinched for time…will check back in. Out for my 3-5…

HMMZ——

 

[dkak001]

Wat ordered lotsa shit online this week and it'll all show up tomorrow and Saturday like Xmas in October. And then Wat will officially stop spending money.

Again . . . .

You ain't the only one! After three trips to town looking for a part to fix a car last week, I ordered tools, tools and more tools. And then some parts to keep in stock. (It doesn't help that the female half of this household decided she's already late on her Christmas shopping for the year...)
Once the dust settled after the parade of FedEx and UPS trucks, I was able to combine the boxes like those nesting Russian dolls. Must be dozen layers!


Off to the grind. Second morning with hard frost in a row. The tomatoes might be done for. Apples should start to tasting better now.

Hope you all have a good day!

 

[Wat_Tyler]

Wow! What a majestic mountain

And that is some amazing scenery… I’m not sure if I’m talking about the desserts, baked goods or the mountain!

Glad you got the boat out with no issues!

Now all we need is a picture of the moon! (Heh heh)

I was driving with Mrs. wonder on Monday night and watch the moon come up. It was amazing. It inspired me to write.

Goddam, I wish

I had a picture
To capture this perfect moment

Fat harvest moon rising
Ginormous
A super(b) moon
Orange over a field at twilight
Sun setting and
Moon rising
Over the cow pasture

Not quite night
But not daylight any longer either
Orange of the rising
Harvest moon
The dying sunlight
Behind Brahman grey and
Holstein B&W

The air still
Just a hint of needed rain to cum
The dry grass thirsty and
Trees turning brown

A few swirly high orange clouds
Airbrushed or water-colored
For whoever’s canvas this is
Catching the setting sun just perfectly

A plane’s contrail
Bisecting the perfect autumn evening
The straightest orange paintbrush
I’ve ever seen

I have never gotten a picture of a moon worth having. I’m not sure what I’m not doing right, but I am failing. Perhaps asking for help is in order….


By the way, that’s a damn fine poem!

 

[Wat_Tyler]

Old, Good.

New, bad.

Tell us about the old auto. Or at least tell me!

Well, I’m doing research on Facebook marketplace. I did find an old anvil car in Kansas City. 1920. Open touring car. Seems to be running and driveable, and it’s worth considering. Of course, these things take a while.


I’m gonna need to build a barn. Another one….

 

[Wat_Tyler]

I was gonna go to the orifice today.

And although I have meetings all day, not one of them is with any motherfucker from my office.

Yeah, it would’ve been nice to grab a cup of coffee or bullshit with someone, but…

I decided to work from home. I have two weeks of travel back to back at the end of October and a metric fuck ton of meetings next week.

I think today will be a good day to put my head down and get some shit done.

My job is slipping into park. Not my doing. I have to remember to stay in my lane….

 

[Wonderer67]

I have never gotten a picture of a moon worth having. I’m not sure what I’m not doing right, but I am failing. Perhaps asking for help is in order….


By the way, that’s a damn fine poem!

Thanks brother!

I can’t really take pictures of the moon either. But I know Liliana has taken some very good ones.

 

[Wonderer67]

@Oldermom935

 

[Wat_Tyler]

You ain't the only one! After three trips to town looking for a part to fix a car last week, I ordered tools, tools and more tools. And then some parts to keep in stock. (It doesn't help that the female half of this household decided she's already late on her Christmas shopping for the year...)
Once the dust settled after the parade of FedEx and UPS trucks, I was able to combine the boxes like those nesting Russian dolls. Must be dozen layers!


Off to the grind. Second morning with hard frost in a row. The tomatoes might be done for. Apples should start to tasting better now.

Hope you all have a good day!

Wat has a veritable asspot of tools. Wat loves tools.

 

[Wat_Tyler]

Thanks brother!

I can’t really take pictures of the moon either. But I know Liliana has taken some very good ones.

If she takes and post pictures of the moon, then we don’t have to.

The car is anvil brand, 1920, touring car, and it’s in Kansas. They’re not making any more of these things. The price is decent. I think it’s a runner driver. I have sent the guy a message to get more information. I’ll keep you posted.

I also need to send a message to Frankenmotor guy next week.

 

[likes2watchU]

Happy Friday Eve, spoonies
Aaah, first cup of coffee in almost 2 weeks.
Delish!
My body is still requesting ginger tea over mint, so not out of the woods quite yet... but moving in the right direction.
How are y'all doing?

I have a bad habit of perusing the Oracle of all knowledge (UT000b) and saw something about your last sip of water at night (she had a couple of supplements she was taking) should be salt water?

Never heard of such, but here’s her theory; the salt water moves to replenish cells and doesn’t go straight to your bladder. That way you don’t feel the “need”…haven’t put this to trial and error yet, but sounds good?

Physiologically, this doesn't make any sense. All your blood, and therefore water, gets filtered by your kidneys. They send the waste product (urine) to your bladder. Cells take water they need from the blood. So, if you drink salt water before bed, you'll likely have the same kidney function as you do with fresh water.

Never underestimate my ability to fall for some pseudo-science! It sounded good? .

This children is why we have the adults and professionals in this here Greasy Spoon!

Yep - sounds good, but total bunk
Entirely too much pseudo-science out there IMO
Thank goodness for our medical and science patrons!!

Big maple tree that parents got cut down. Thought it was one big tree ....apparently not

That's a straw! Glad it's down safely - entirely too close to the house, too IMO

I'ma text him today. He's a decent sort. I can add him to the couple of people I use to he'p to keep my weekends a bit more goodpeopley and a bit less isolatery.

Look at you... out there making friends
jk- glad you're connecting. It's important we surround ourselves with positive goodpeopleys

Because I lurves all y'all so and you have burning desperate needs to know this shit:
The Earth used to be covered in giant mushroom-like organisms.

Or we could just have Movie Night?

I am glad you appreciated a bad joke!

Sometimes bad jokes make good medicine IYKYK

Think good thoughts on your commute. I know I usually do.

Sex, @Wonderer67 ... you think about sex on your commute. Don't deny it.

Then you'll wonder where's her aspen?

This was a much loved t-shirt growing up in our house...

am I late?

Never too late for a nap IMO
2.5 hours (or so) and I'll be doing it again... set your watch

That's one reason that COP just laid off a lot of middle managers that essentially do very little.

Wish we'd circle back to that... we're in the "let's bloat with 2 extra layers of management" phase still. if you ask me!

First frost is this morning.

One of my favorite times of year!!
Goodnight wasps
Goodnight bees*
Goodnight hornets
May you all freeze

*just the angry ones... not the fat, happy bumbles

I was driving with Mrs. wonder on Monday night and watch the moon come up. It was amazing. It inspired me to write.

I love how simple things like a moonrise can inspire so much in us

I think today will be a good day to put my head down and get some shit done.

So, if you all haven't figured it out yet. I'm a geek

You're in good company

I have never gotten a picture of a moon worth having. I’m not sure what I’m not doing right, but I am failing. Perhaps asking for help is in order

Hope these help??
Instagram: Here’s how to get a clear shot of the moon on your iPhone!

Web: How to Set Up Your Phone When Photographing the Moon

 

[likes2watchU]

Wat has a veritable asspot of tools. Wat loves tools.

When I bought my place, one of my brothers helped me shop for a set of basic tools. Just the stuff that's handy to have around the house for normal type stuff.
I've kept them organized and looking like new for 20+ years because I was taught:
Treat your tools well and they'll treat you well

Thanks to the handyman most of my tools are now looking like they were rode hard and put away wet. There's even a few missing that he "found here at my place". Honestly!

At least I know where they are - now the trick is getting him to remember to bring them back here the next time he shows.*

Irritating part - Yes, I can find something to replace them. But this particular set is no longer sold. So there is no replacing the part of the set if he doesn't return it. It will be a hunt for "something similar that will still work" at best.

I cannot wait for the day when he finishes these last few items. Then I can be done and never call him again.

Sad thing - he does decent work for a decent price. But he ghosts like a MFer and communicates for which makes dealing with him stress-inducing and maddening. Never again - I'll need to try and find a different handyman for any future jobs... and I will never recommend him to any of my friends/family!

Thanks for letting me get that off my chest.

*He's ghosted me for almost 3 weeks again