Let Sleeping Dogs Rant

[TBoneTX 45,264]

Thrilling Saturday non-ES report, see man:

 

The day started out unthrillingly, certainly man.

The casa's A/C unit continued to malfunction, not fun man.

Despite ceiling fan, we awoke sweating well before sunrise, perspirational we man.

We again left message for A/C repair co., message we man co. man man.

Call was returned a bit after Many (2x2x2 +1) a.m., return call they man to we man man.

Technician appeared just 2 hours later, pleased we man.

 

Tech wanted to see upstairs unit first, always good to check man.

Found a capacitor on its last legs, good to replace now before heater use man.

This capacitor cost $Many,  man.

Tech checked outdoor unit, check he man.

Bad capacitor there, culprit issue man.

This one was covered under parts warranty, financially relieved we man.

Everything fixed and tested in half an hour, highly impressive man.

The bill for first capacitor, labor, & Saturday visit was $Many00 -- si man, $Many00 --  man.

 

Miu was quite excited at this entire chain of events, variety for miu man.

Miu jumped on tables & counters and chewed up every paper & napkin on them, masticatory miu man.

 

Temperature inside casa was by now Many (2x2x2x2x2x2 + 2x2x2x2) F., unbearable man.

Took until nearly sundown before it fell to usual, slow progress man.

 

Lunch was PB&J sandwiches, ingest Two Guys man.

We got going at ES-ing by noon, better than expected man.

We returned a bit after Many p.m., efficient we man.

We briefly considered mowing front lawn, consider briefly we man.

We opted for a shower and a much-needed siesta, good decisions man.

 

Din-din was beef pot pies and the other half of the Aldi chocolate cake, ingest Two Guys man.

Mini-B. was too full for another movie night, actually so were we man.

 

Visit to Mama T-B. on Sunday, traditional man.

Of course Mama T-B. got us her grocery list too late to get anything in advance,  we man.

And that was/is our thrilling Saturday, report we man.

[TBoneTX 45,264]

Scintillating Sunday repartee, yawn man.

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Thrilling Sunday report, see man:

 

Visited Mama T-B., Two Guys visit senior she man man.

Mama T-B. didn't yell at us about much, fine with us man.

Mama T-B. offered to fund lunch for us and Mini-B., leftover monthly funds man.

Mini-B. declined and we accepted, si man.

Mini-B. instead consumed a hunk of pecan pie, ingest wee man.

 

At the casa, we consumed the lunch, ingest we man.

It was flank steak, baked tater, green bean almondine, beef noodle soup, roll, blackberry cobbler, si man.

 

We and Mini-B. watched most of a football game, watch Two Guys man.

Two bowls of Costco popcorn were consumed, ingest Two Guys man.

This vaulted us into the minimum for a Two Guys week, Many (2x2x2 +2+1) bowls man.

 

Around Many p.m., Mini-B. requested onecan of S+Ms, ingest wee man man.

 

We conquered the Many (2+1) laundry loads and dished/de-dished the warsher, domestic we man.

 

Ex-Mrs.-T-B. came to see the season premiere of AFV, pretty good man.

Mini-B. departed, end of Two Guys week man.   

 

Later, we got the inevitable call of a forgotten item, deliver we man.

We then went to nearby supermarket for a frozen Mexican din-din, ingest we man.

 

Miu demanded din-din, 2 brushings, and much play, demanding miu man.

 

Party with the rubias imminent, cavort we man.

No fixed plans for Monday, play-by-ear we man.

And that was/is our thrilling Sunday, report we man.

[TBoneTX 45,264]

Scintillating Monday repartee, yawn man.

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Thrilling Monday report, see man:

 

Went to Dollar-Plus-Half-of-Half-a-Dollar Tree for Mama T-B. and Costco for us, shop we man.

 

Lunch was the Costco footlong hot dog + (Diet) Pepsi, ingest financially savvy we man.

 

A siesta was partially successful, incessant texts beeping man.  

 

Din-din was Modified-Modified Tuna Glop, potato soup* substituted for mushroom soup man.

     *bought at a Saturday ES, financially savvy we man

 

Went to Walmart for Mama T-B., deliver all probably Tuesday man.

 

Will take Uncle T-B. for blood draw and flu shot on Tuesday, chauffeur we man senior he man man.

Will also caucus with Uncle T-B. re reinvesting maturing-CD funds, amazing finds we man.

And that was/is our thrilling Monday, report we man.

[TBoneTX 45,264]

Scintillating Tuesday repartee, yawn man.

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Thrilling Tuesday report, see man:

 

Took Uncle T-B. for blood draw, chauffeur we man senior he man man.

Retrieved his Rx at pharmacy, retrieve we man.

Went to other pharmacy for flu shots, we got ours man.

Uncle T-B. claimed weakness and inability to walk, gigantic surprise man.

We returned him to his casa, try again later man.

 

Returned to casa to retrieve Mama T-B.'s items, return we man.

Delivered items to Mama T-B., deliver we man.

Mama T-B. said that Uncle T-B. had run into her and claimed he'd gotten 2 shots,  man.

 

Went to Costco to gas the thirsty T-B.-mobile, should've done this on Monday man.

Made mistake of going in for lunch, ingest footlong hot dog + (Diet) Pepsi financially savvy we man.

We had to wait Many (2x2x2x2) -- si man, Many (2x2x2x2) minutes for our hot dog, no excuse man.

There should be more than one person behind the counter during lunchtime,  we man.

 

A decent siesta was taken, zzz we man.

Mini-B. called for us to write Band teechur to get Mini-B. out of evening gig, gigantic surprise man.

We agreed on the condition that he do his late History assignment, delinquent wee man man.

 

Nicaraguan maid agreed to come on Friday and "the price will be a little more," like she's worth it man.

If she charges what ex-Mrs.-T-B. pays, it'll be half again as much,  man.

We will plan to call her every 2 or Many months from now on, two can play this game man.

 

Din-din was Modified Tuna Glop, ingest we man.

 

Watched VP debate, watch we man.

Party with the rubias tonight, cavort we man.

We must take Mama T-B. to the ophthalmologist on Wednesday, chauffeur we man senior she man man.

And that was/is our thrilling Tuesday, report we man.

Edited October 2 by TBoneTX

[yuna628 9,671]

I meant to post this quite possibly two months ago, but then those two months happened and everything has been a blur.

 

Dad had been in the hospital again. Started acting incoherent, stubbornly refused to go which is typical, and then faceplanted on the floor. Some scary moments with 911, because I wasn't sure he was actually breathing, and for a few minutes I thought he had passed. Thankful he started breathing again by the time the medics got there. TWO hospitals over two weeks and the diagnosis was multiple massive pulmonary embolisms and heart damage (was close to a heart attack), some which had been there a while (he had just seen the cardiologist!) so they started him on some drugs. The goal was to put him back on Eliquis which all those years ago coupled with the tumor had caused the brain hemorrhage, so you can understand the nervousness about that. Apparently they now have invented an antidote to Eliquis, and multiple teams of doctors arrived to study him. Apparently they don't know how he's alive? Yes I know.. he continues to be oblivious to how lucky he is. Many days into treatments his arms fill with blood and balloon up to the size of grapefruits and then they burst. Hematomas from the drugs. More doctors come in and study. Once drained, the skin comes off, and it looks like he's a 3rd degree burn victim. Wound treatment is slow, but since they discharged him nurses come every week.

 

And then a dear friend of my husband's family passed suddenly after a routine treatment no one should be dying from. I'm so angry about the NHS right now. I'm angry about the senselessness of it all. If we had been only able to fly out on our original planned date this year, we would have made it for the funeral. It is hard not being there, but in retrospect we wouldn't have been there to help my Dad either. That has also made me increasingly nervous of our upcoming travel date. We have a tight itinerary and I'm waiting for the other shoe to drop. In a couple more weeks I'll be climbing up mountains in memory of that friend.

 

 

[TBoneTX 45,264]

6 hours ago, yuna628 said:

I meant to post this quite possibly two months ago, but then those two months happened

We very sincerely (and fervently) admire your strength, Y ma'am.

Prayers for Papa Y Ma'am, si Y ma'am.

Condolences for family friend, si and sigh Y ma'am.

[TBoneTX 45,264]

Thrilling Wednesday report, see man:

 

Dropped Mama T-B. at eye doc, see senior she man man.

Went to bank for some admin work, interim man.

They ID'd us as the one and only POTS* magnate, Business Typhoon we man.

     *buy yours today, si man!

Everyone began kowtowing and genuflecting, red-carpet treatment man.

We had quite a job getting them to focus, typical situation man.

Finally got done and retrieved Mama T-B., good timing man.

As usual, the bank had much clean-up of confetti and balloons, their problem man.

 

Lunch was 2 turkey-&-cheese sandwiches, ingest we man.

A wonderful siesta was taken thereafter, zzz we man.

 

Miu has been eating Many (2+2) miu-meals per day, ingest extra miu-meal miu man man.

The other day, we found cans of Fancy Feast on supermarket closeout, financially savvy we man.

These differ from miu's usual flavors, not by much man.

Miu absolutely refuses to eat it, even when mixed with usual stuff,  man!

We are tempted to not feed miu for a couple of days, mius won't go hungry man.

However, we would have not one minute's peace during that time, persistent miu man.

How is it that a little Many-pound animal can dictate procedures, huh man?

 

We did just get miu-carrier from garage and put it in position for devious purposes in the morning, time for an all-wheel manicure for miu man.

Not sure whether this process is more traumatic for miu or for Daddy, stressful man.

 

Din-din was onebag of nuked corn, ingest because tired of mixed vegetables we man.

 

The Rojo finally sold his casa and is renting the casa next door to it, not a far move man.

We just reminded ex-Mrs.-T-B. that Mini-B.'s Friday-eve Band obligation supersedes her plans to help the Rojo organize his casa,   man.

 

We plan to throw unsuspecting miu into miu-carrier for trip to beauty salon on Thursday, plan we man.

Then we might run other errands, perhaps man.

Party with the rubias imminent, cavort we man.

And that was/is our thrilling Wednesday, report we man.

[TBoneTX 45,264]

Scintillating Thursday repartee, yawn man.

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Thrilling Thursday report, see man:

 

We were outsmarted by miu today,  man.

For perhaps first time ever, miu was not interested in miu-breakfast, very strange man.

Miu did want to be brushed, however, also strange for that time of day man.

 

Breakfast/lunch was a turkey-&-cheese sandwich, ingest we man.

 

Miu was exceptionally quiescent and mellow all day, mellow miu man.

After we mowed full lawn*, miu sat on our lap as we off-cooled under ceiling fan, affectionate miu man.

     *necessitating Many (2+1) sweatbands, perspirational we man

 

We did not leave the casa until time to retrieve Mini-B. from skool, Two Guys eve man.

Din-din was BK**, ingest Two Guys man.

     **bought WUOC, financially savvy we man

Two Guys then mini-hooped, mini-hoop Two Guys man.

Movie night was more Everybody Hates Chris episodes, watch Two Guys man.

Two bowls of Costco popcorn were consumed, ingest Two Guys man.

These will be added to next week's ultimate tally, pad total man.

 

Our failure to achieve miu's manicure might hose Friday for us,  man.

We have itineraried Many (2+2+2) ESs and a GS, itinerary we man.

Depending on how late we start, we might miss one or more, hate that we man man.

In addition, Nicaraguan maid is supposed to be around, hose ES-ing if we let her in man.

Life is a challenge sometimes, conclude we man.

 

Party with the rubias imminent, cavort we man.

And that was/is our thrilling Thursday, report we man.

[TBoneTX 45,264]

Thrilling Friday GS/ES report, see man:

23 hours ago, TBoneTX said:

We have itineraried Many (2+2+2) ESs and a GS, itinerary we man.

We attended the above, reliable we man.

 

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

 -- Many (2x2x2) disposable sandwich-plates = $1, deal man

 -- glass coffee mug = $1, deal man

 -- beach towel, "Mr. Coffee" pot, gigantic paper clip, full can wasp/hornet-killer, 

          ~full bottle Soothe eyedrops = $Many ($2+2+2+1), steal man

 -- long-sleeved shirt for Mini-B., spray Calamine lotion, NIP CVS artificial tears, NIP wax paper, 

          verrrrry sharp Cuisinart cake-knife = $Many ($2x2x2 +1), steal man

Total = $Many ($2x2x2x2 +2)

[TBoneTX 45,264]

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

 

Awoke long before sunrise,  man.

Gamely stayed in bed till alarm rang, futility man.

 

Served miu breakfast, still hoping to grab her for trip to beauty salon man.

Miu finally began eating, and we nabbed her and threw her into miu-carrier, outraged miu man.

Miu began screaming and never stopped, How Dare You Do This To Us Daddy man.

We paused to take long-unused bag of dry miu-food from closet, opportune time man.

(Miu had previously tried to rip into bag, partially successful miu man.)

We had not used bag because miu had grown chubby eating dry stuff, vet's orders man.

We poured most of bag into plastic jug, prevent spoilage man.

Miu kept screaming, outraged miu man.

We finally took miu to vet, miu screaming nonstop man.

Vet tech applied all-wheel manicure to miu, much calmer miu afterward man.

Miu screamed all the way back to the casa, screaming miu man.

 

Before releasing miu, we poured some dry miu-food into bowl, pour we man.

Released miu got her bearings and immediately devoured all the dry stuff, sight to behold man.

We reminded miu that she is an obligate carnivore and does better on a wet diet, remind we man miu man.

 

Breakfast was a sliced-turkey sandwich, ingest we man.

We groomed ourself and went ES-ing, q.v. Thrilling Report man.

 

Upon return, we considered showering, borderline need man.

We rejected the "pro" argument and siesta'd instead, excellent decision and zzz we man.

 

Din-din was Modified Tuna Glop, ingest we man.

We delivered Mama T-B.'s various purchases, deliver we man.

 

One of our favorite community GSs begins at o'dark-Many on Saturday, if we self-motivate man.

We have itineraried another GS and an ES, both highly local man.

We shall then (on paper) do casa-hold and administrative stuff, probably merely veg out instead man.

And that was/is our thrilling Friday, report we man.

[TBoneTX 45,264]

Thrilling Saturday GS/ES report, see man:

 

We went to the large community GS rather early, dedicated we man.

Parking up close was available, first time ever man.

One vendor had the take, see man:

 -- onetube Colgate Total anti-plaque toothpaste = $2, deal man

 

From there, we went to another GS, visit we man but nothing there man.

Hours later (see Thrilling Saturday non-GS/ES report), we visited an ES, ghastly man.

The family was on the scene, "that's not for sale man,"       man.

We walked out in disgust, don't waste our time like that man.

 

Total = $2

[TBoneTX 45,264]

Thrilling Saturday non-GS/ES report, see man:

 

Breakfast/lunch was onecan of Many-bean ([2+1]-bean) salad*, ingest we man.

     *bought at a recent ES, financially savvy we man

 

At noon, we were called by a lady from Uncle T-B.'s bank, follow-up man.

We could not be added as a secondary joint owner through financial Power of Attorney alone, no man.

There was also no designated beneficiary, uh-oh if anything happened to Uncle or Mama T-B. man.

 

We swung into action, swing and act we man.

We up-picked Uncle T-B. and delivered him to bank, deliver we man senior he man man**.

We up-picked Mama T-B. and delivered her to bank, deliver we man senior she man man**.

     **both could not fit into the T-B.-mobile simultaneously, no man

The papers were signed and we were added, relief man.

We re-casa'd Mama T-B., exhausted senior she man.

We re-casa'd Uncle T-B., exhausted senior he man.

We were reminded of how absolutely infirm each of them is, it's hell to be old man.

 

From there, we went to Costco Business Center, completely discretionary trip man.

From there, we went to the ES, see above and  we man.

From there, we went to Aldi, finish shopping for Two Guys week man.

 

After all this, we were completely exhausted ourself, too much man.

Din-din was Tuna Glop, ingest we man.

A massive siesta was then taken for 1 + half an hour, dead-to-the-world we man.

 

No plans for Sunday other than laundry, unplanned we man.

No party with the rubias tonight, no cavort exhausted we man man.

And that was/is our thrilling Saturday, report we man.

[TBoneTX 45,264]

Thrilling Sunday report, see man:

 

Did not leave the casa all day, perfect Sunday man.

Lunch was 2 turkey-&-cheese sandwiches, ingest we man.

Conquered the LL and dished/de-dished the warsher, domestic we man.

Watched NFL game and consumed 2 bowls of Costco popcorn, watch and ingest we man.

A siesta was then taken, zzz we man.

Din-din was onecan of sliced carrots, ingest we man.

Mini-B. showed up for Two Guys week, Two Guys man.

 

Must arise at o'dark-Many to take Mini-B. to Band sectional,  we man.

No formal plans for Monday, no man.

And that was/is our thrilling Sunday, report we man.

[TBoneTX 45,264]

Scintillating Monday repartee, yawn man.

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Thrilling Monday report, see man:

 

Got Mini-B. to Band at o'dark-Many, groggy Two Guys man.

Despite 2 coffees, went back to bed, dozed for an hour-plus we man.

 

Lunch was a nuked single-serve Velveeta meat lasagna*, ingest we man.

     *bought long ago from a supermarket closeout bin, financially savvy we man

 

Spent an hour on phone with casa-insurer, try to lower rates man.

Ultimately agreed to even higher rate because casa grossly underinsured,  man.

 

After retrieving Mini-B. from skool, napped for another hour, highly necessary zzz man.

 

Din-din was pre-cooked bacon and scalloped potatoes, ingest with satisfaction Two Guys man.

We do NOT want to weigh ourself tonight, fearful we man.

 

Got through perhaps one-Many'rd of Driver Safety online course, insurance discount man.

 

Must take Uncle T-B. to doctor on Tuesday, routine caucus for senior he man man.

Party with the rubias imminent, cavort we man.

And that was/is our thrilling Monday, report we man.

Edited October 8 by TBoneTX

[TBoneTX 45,264]

Scintillating Tuesday repartee, yawn man.

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Thrilling Tuesday report, see man:

 

We gained no weight to speak of despite having out-pigged on Monday, mirabile dictu man.

 

Uncle T-B.'s brief doc caucus took Many (2+1) hours total, undue waiting man.

After, we went to get him his flu, Covid-Many, and RSV shots, don't drink beer or spring a leak man.

We got our RSV shot, no adverse reaction man.

 

Breakfast/lunch (at half-past 1 p.m.) was 2 turkey sandwiches, ingest we man.

A much-needed siesta was taken thereafter, zzz we man.

 

Din-din was a chicken/rice/vegetable combination from Costco, ingest happily Two Guys man.

We may go back for more while it's on sale, opportunity knocks man.

Mini-B. had a giant chocolate/nut cookie for dessert, ingest wee man.

 

We have no specific Wednesday plans, no man.

It is non-Two Guys eve,  man.

Party with the rubias tonight after Mini-B. is embedded, cavort we man.

And that was/is our thrilling Tuesday, report we man.

Edited October 9 by TBoneTX