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[TBoneTX 45,604]

Friday GS/ES/Thrift-Shop report, see man:

 

The few GSs/ESs were all on the other side of the world, road-trip we man.

We itineraried 1 GS, 2 ESs, and several thrift stores (TSs), itinerary we man.

The GS, an ES, and 2 thrift stores yielded the take, see man:

 

 -- Cindy Crawford bath towel, approx. Many00 dinner napkins = $2 + half + half-of-half a buck (ES), steal man

 -- Many-compartment plastic storage container = $1 (GS), deal man

 -- Eddie Bauer short pants = $Many-&-a-half ($2+2 + half a buck) (TS), deal man

 -- Many new-in-package disposable plates (cake, sandwich, dinner sizes), NIP Buttoneer, bag of pipe-cleaners, 

        approx. Many (2x2x2) pants-hangers = $Many ($2+2+1) + half-of-half a buck, all half-price* man

Total = $Many ($2x2x2x2 - half a buck)

 

     *Place usually has one tag-color half-off and another Many% off, usual man

       Today, Many (2+2) of Many (2+2+2) tag-colors half-off,  man

Edited December 1, 2022 by TBoneTX

[TBoneTX 45,604]

Thrilling Friday non-GS/ES/TS report, see man:

 

We were surprised at how empty the freeways and most interior arteries were, amazing man.

Amid TS-ing, got most of next week's vittles at an Aldi, shop we man.

 

Lunch was at 2 p.m. in very non-busy Mexican restaurant, ingest & in-out in half an hour we man.

Forecast monsoon held off until we were almost at casa, timing is everything man.

 

Miu outraged at delayed service of treats, indignant miu man.

Serviced miu, then napped for nearly 2 hours, zzz we man.

 

Mama T-B. finally almost recovered from flulike illness and back to full nagging strength, nag we at length on multitudinous topics senior she man.

 

No formal din-din, still full from lunch man.

Went out to legacy supermarket to fill in Aldi list and got monsooned on, fortunately closely parked we man.

(Miu will not let us stash groceries unmolested, highly investigatory miu man.)

Uninhibited cavorting with the rubias begins imminently, cavort we man.

[TBoneTX 45,604]

Scintillating Saturday repartee, yawn man.

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Thrilling Saturday report, see man:

 

Miu energetically chased every thrown miu-toy last night, energetic miu man.

When we awoke, 2 feather-rollers were on our floor, expectant miu man.

 

Ran some very local errands today, errant we man.

Got Thanksgiving leftovers from ex-Mrs.-T-B., offer ex-she man.

Turkey, ham, stuffing, sweet potatoes, cranberry sauce, pecan pie, ingest we man.

Major siesta thereafter, zzz we man.

 

Din-din not really necessary, but will consume to keep from snacking later, pre-ingest we man.

Onecan of beef stew is envisioned, envision we man.

 

Miu is again inspecting her litter box too closely,  miu man.

We have explained Many times that the cycle won't complete unless she stays away from it,  man.

Miu either does not listen or fails to retain information, recalcitrant miu man.

We wonder how many years this is taking off the life of the box, motor strain man.

 

Uninhibited cavorting with the rubias begins after din-din, cavort we man.

[TBoneTX 45,604]

Scintillating Sunday repartee, yawn man.

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Thrilling Sunday report, see man:

 

Miu again energetic/aysheep before bed, enthusiastic miu man.

 

Found something long-missing/urgently needed, cleaned off half our desk man.

 

Breakfast/lunch/din-din was onecan (verrrry large) of Chef B. ravioli*, ingest we man.

     *bought for <$1 at a recent ES, financially savvy we man

 

Mini-B. here, Two Guys week man.   

 

Mini-B. asleep, so party with the rubias shall now begin, frolic we man.

[TBoneTX 45,604]

Scintillating Monday repartee, yawn man.

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Thrilling Monday report, see man:

 

Betrayed miu by throwing her into miu-carrier instead of serving treats, indignant miu man.

Took miu to beauty salon, all-wheel manicure man.

Both miu and Daddy needed a psychiatrist during this traumatic process, upsetting man.

 

Lunch was onecan of beef stew, ingest we man.

Din-din was salisbury steaks in gravy, nuked corn, and bread, ingest Two Guys man.

 

Movie night was Honey, I ShrAnk the Kids, get the stoopid grammar right man.

Many (2+2+1) bowls of Costco popcorn consumed, ingest Two Guys man.

 

Miu much calmer after manicure, wonder why all our mius have reacted this way man.

Uninhibited debauchery with the rubias imminent, debauch we man.

[TBoneTX 45,604]

Scintillating Tuesday repartee, yawn man.

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Thrilling Tuesday report, see man:

 

Changed oil in new T-B.-mobile, dealer's oil/filter lasted Many (2+2+2+1) months man.

 

Lunch was onecan of Aldi chili, ingest we man.

 

Mini-B. reported that he made the skool Honor Roll, notices taped onto skool lockers man.  

 

Din-din was bagged salad and hot dogs, ingest Two Guys man.

 

Helped Mini-B. with a big skool project, some yelling but ultimate understanding man.

 

Arising at o'dark-Many to take Mini-B. to annual doc appointment, who schedules these things man.

 

Need recommendations for free-standing basketball apparatus for Mini-B., not Spalding man.

[TBoneTX 45,604]

Breaking-News report, break for news man:

 

Ecu got bounced from the Kickball tournament, bye man.

Ex-Mrs.-T-B. was in tears, admit ex-she man.

Cousin Mini-B. was depressed, report ex-she man about senior wee man.

Who could possibly get so upset about a Kickball session, huh man?

[TBoneTX 45,604]

We spent the better part of a morning hour updating our fast-food coupons, crucial administrative task man.

 

On the bright side, we now have Arby's, Burger King, Subway, Wendy's, and WhataBurger on hand, seemingly full complement and alphabetically listed man.

 

Rant #1, see and grrrr man:

All fast-food coupons should appear in a single newspaper, none of this "2 this week, 2 next week" cop-out man.

 

Rant #2, see and grrrr man:

All fast-food coupons should expire (if they must at all) on the same date, none of this "Manycember Many'th / Manycember Many'st / January 1st / January Many'th" cop-out man.

 

Rant #Many, see and grrrr man:

All fast-food coupons should expire (if they must at all) after 2 months, not barely 1 month, waste of the companies' time and ours man.

Edited November 30, 2022 by TBoneTX

[TBoneTX 45,604]

Thrilling rest-of-Wednesday report, see man:

 

Lunch was a Subway, purchased WUOC, financially savvy we man.

 

Din-din was half of a box of Costco orange chicken, ingest Two Guys man.

Helped Mini-B. with more of a major skool project, going very well man.

 

Movie night (so-called) involved several Urban Rescue Ranch episodes, watch Two Guys man.

Two pints of ice cream* were consumed, ingest Two Guys man.

     *Cookie Dough by Mini-B., butter pecan by us, different treat man

 

Today, the Many'th day of Manyvember, is the official end of hurricane season, bye man.

Tomorrow, the first day of Manycember, is the first day of Manycember**, hi man.

     **and Columbus Day in Poland, oj tak

[TBoneTX 45,604]

Scintillating Thursday repartee, yawn man.

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Thrilling Thursday report, see man:

 

Went to Many (2+2) banks to try to exchange a $Many00 bill for $2 bills, break big bill man.

Two banks told us, "We serve only our own customers who have an account here," see below* man.

(One of these had NO other people to serve, blow us off man.)

One said, "We have no $2 bills, no man," at least polite man.

Last bank told us, "We have them right here, and we're happy to help, si man!", si man.

 

Rant, grrrr man:

How do these insular banks know that we're not potential customers, huh man?

Does "positive public image" in a competitive market mean nothing, huh man?

 

*We told one bank, "Well, you're now off our list for the jumbo CD that we have to park somewhere," bye man.

 

Lunch was onecan of beef stew, ingest we man.

Din-din was onecan of Costco chunk chicken, ingest we man.

Dished and de-dished the warsher, good idea on Thursdays during Two Guys week man.

 

Ex-Mrs.-T-B. delivered Mini-B. at almost the appointed time, time just a vague concept to Ecus man.

Mini-B.'s stomach upset, 'za for din-din there man.

Going to mess up our reading time, close to bedtime man.

 

Miu is objecting to the transition to soft over hard food, uncomprehending miu man.

 

List of Many highly local ESs itineraried for Friday, anticipate we man.

[TBoneTX 45,604]

Friday ES report, see man:

 

Many (2+2) of the Many (2+2+2) itineraried ESs yielded the take, see man:

  -- ream of Many-lb. (2x2x2x2 + 2x2x2]-lb.) bond paper = $2, steal man

  -- oversized Manyple-action grill brush = $Many ($2+1), steal man

  -- Many (2x2x2 +2) warshcloths* = $2, steal man

            *to resell to ex-Mrs.-T-B. for a profit, successful Business Typhoon we man

  -- book; Many-pack ([2x2x2x2 -1]-pack) plastic plates = $1 + half a buck, steal man

Total = $Many-&-a-half ($2x2x2 + half a buck)

[TBoneTX 45,604]

Thrilling Friday report, see man:

 

Out all day, tired we man.

Lunch was at favorite Chinese buffet, ingest we man.

Cute waitress waved to us once but was busy doing other stuff, no interaction man.

 

Din-din was the traditional Friday air-fried Costco angusburgers, ingest Two Guys man.

Movie night was Honey, I Blew Up the Kid, got better at the end man.

Many (2+2+1) bowls of Costco popcorn consumed, ingest Two Guys man.

This makes Many (2x2x2 +2) such bowls for the week, double digits and therefore official success man.

 

Wild party with the rubias begins imminently, ready the SWAT team man.

[Rocio0010 5,580]

GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLLL

GO MESSI! GO ARGENTINA!!

[TBoneTX 45,604]

You a Kickball fan, huh R ma'am?  

[TBoneTX 45,604]

Thrilling Saturday report, see man:

 

Mini-B. wanted Two Guys to make breakfast collaboratively, bond wee man with we man man.

After considering all options, a nuked-rice-plus-onecan-tuna dish was concocted, ingest wee man.

 

We transported Mini-B. to his semiannual dentist caucus, Clean for Gene man.

No cavities, no man.

Lunch thereafter = 2 Subway footlongs, BOGO WUOC financially savvy we and ingest Two Guys man.

 

Discovered unfinished class assignment, negligent wee and vigilant we man.

Notified Mini-B. of its mandatory completion on this day, notify wee man we man.

 

Mini-B. desired basketball play, nothing at our casa yet man.

Contacted ex-Mrs.-T-B. (out with the Rojo), who offered driveway use, Plan A man.

Key to ex-she man's casa worked in only one lock, locked out man.

Cousin Mini-B. not at casa, no interior help man.

Mini-B. upset, disappointed wee man.

Drove to skool park to seek other players, Plan B man.

Mini-B. too chicken to ask older boy to join, out-chickening wee man.

Drove to Many (2+2+1) Below to buy a basketball, at least get that man.

Mini-B. better afterward, partially mollified wee man.

 

At casa, told Mini-B., "No basketball or cell phone until skoolwurk done, no and si man," si man.

Mini-B. made weak excuses, Dutch Uncle talk ensued man.

Mini-B. finally completed project, disgusted we man.

 

Din-din was 2 Hungry Man boneless-chicken din-dins, ingest Two Guys man.

Dessert was an extra-large Payday bar, ingest half each Two Guys man.

 

On-line game played by Two Guys, return to normalcy man.

Bedtime and reading, can finish week's book Sunday daytime man.

 

Ex-Mrs.-T-B. wrote to inquire about wee man, helicopterish ex-she man.

We responded, "RASTTR,"* bedbug reply from we to ex-she man man.

        *Regards And Sympathies To The Rojo, expansion man

       **pronounced "razz-tater," pronunciation man

We certainly don't miss high-maintenance spending on chicas, not at all man.