Let Sleeping Dogs Rant

[TBoneTX 45,259]

Thrilling Sunday report, see man:

 

We awoke at o'dark-Many -- si man, o'dark-Many -- to prepare for Ecu handyman's arrival,  man.

Ecu arrived just when we were ready for him, good timing man.

He stayed for Many (2+1) hours, lots of stuff man.

He accomplished Many (2x2x2 +2+2) of the Many (2x2x2 +2+2+2) listed items, excellent man.

Chief among these was nailing Mini-B.'s mini-hoop high on the wall, delighted wee man man.

He also carried a heavy dresser* from garage to spare bedroom, hefty item man.

     *bought at a thrift-store sale a year or two ago for only $Many ($2x2x2x2x2 + 2x2x2), financially savvy we man

He charged only $Many ($2x2x2x2x2x2x2 + 2x2x2x2 + 2+2+2), highly reasonable man.

He left at noon, highly pleased we man.

Miu was quite excited at all the activity, investigatory miu man.

 

We didn't know what to do with the bulk of our day, usually start Sundays at noon we man.

We conquered the laundry load and dished the warsher, domestic we man.

Lunch was the remaining Many (2x2x2 +2) fish sticks in the freezer, ingest we man.

A crucial siesta was then taken, zzz we man.

 

Din-din was onecan of Costco roast beef, chunk chicken far better man.

At least this was the last can of the roast beef, consolation man.

 

Mini-B.'s arrival delayed because ex-Mrs.-T-B. forgot to warsh his gym stuff, as usual man.

This enabled us to watch a full AFV episode, reward for our strenuous day man.

 

Mini-B. thrilled with mini-hoop plus new backyard light apparatus, thrilled wee man man.

Ex-Mrs.-T-B. approved of door & refrigerator repairs and new dresser, acknowledge ex-she man man.

Mini-B. will soon be the first to shower with new shower head, self-bathe wee man man.

Miu has been zzz-ing on our bed for the last Many (2x2x2 -1) hours, zzz miu man.

 

Mama T-B. phoned us Many (2+2) -- si man, Many (2+2) -- lengthy times, aysheep senior she man.

Having trouble buying CDs online, no clue how to attach driver's-license scan senior she man.

Naturally, this and all the rest is all our fault,  man.

We will try to knock out some of her niggling tasks on Monday, sigh man.

 

Party with the rubias after Mini-B. zzz-ing, cavort and celebrate positive day we man.

[TBoneTX 45,259]

Scintillating Monday repartee, yawn man.

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Thrilling Monday report, see man:

 

Neither we nor Mini-B. wanted to awaken, zzz Two Guys man.

 

Made several Rx-pricing calls on behalf of Mama T-B., had to be done man.

Managed to get Uncle T-B. a lucrative CD mere minutes before the rate dropped, timing is all man.

Left message for Mama T-B. to act in a hurry, didn't act senior she man.

 

Lunch was onecan of beef stew, ingest hurriedly we man.

 

Went to Walmart on behalf of Mama T-B., shop we man.

Of course, she called us there and changed her order completely,  man.

 

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

Got roped into trying to help her buy CDs,  man.

She completely misread a "we're evaluating your application" e-mail, man.

She blamed us for helping Uncle T-B. instead of her regarding the lucrative CD,  man.

She wouldn't have beaten that deadline regardless, give us the Many'rd Degree man.

We got her one at the new lower rate (still pretty good) regardless, grouse senior she man.

 

Tried desperately to excuse ourself to return to casa in time to rest before Mini-B. retrieval, beg we man.

Got accused of abandoning senior she man,  man.

 

Got to casa just in time to service miu and lie down, frazzled we man.

We got Many (2+1) phone calls and Many (2+1) texts,  man.

Mini-B. wanted to skip his after-skool activity, completely no surprise and  man.

 

Din-din was Aldi's Italian meatballs, Aldi tater tots, and onecan of corn*, ingest Two Guys man.

     *bought at an earlier ES, financially savvy we man

Mini-B. initially considered this din-din to be weird but ate it all up, ingest wee man man.

 

Movie night was several Netflix episodes of Young Sheldon, watch Two Guys man.

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

 

Mini-B. had an undone History assignment from way back, so we must arise early for tutorial,  we man.

We will have to arise at o'dark-infernal-Many Many (2+1) mornings this week,  we man.

 

Maid allegedly promises to be at casa at half-past Many on Tuesday, let's place bets on that man.

If she does another lousy job or is more than half an hour late, bye man.

 

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

[yuna628 9,671]

Car broke again last week. Husband took it to the local shop. Guys worked on it for hours, but the problem is mysterious apparently, and they recommended he take it to dealer. The dealer had the car captive for four days, called to say it's all fixed. So much $$$$s. I was angry, but husband paid it. I said I know I'm just a simple woman but my grandpa could fix anything with an engine and there is no way what they claimed was wrong could be it. He drove down the street - car still broken. So he returned it to dealer. Most ignorant mechanics there, absolutely nuts. Rude, dismissive, arrogant, and condescending. Two more days went by and we heard nothing, called multiple times, got passed to five departments and hung up on, so we just came and demanded the car back. They hadn't even done anything to it!

 

Guy at local shop said I am right (thanks for vote of confidence bud). He will supposedly try again to look at it. Meanwhile I'm like... how many men does it take to fix something these days? I hate this car, but my husband loves it. He'd rather have the rusted hunk o' junk and pour money into that than get a giant car loan. Which okay, I know his guy math logic works, but... where do we have this much money to dump into a car every year? There are not many parts left to replace.

[TBoneTX 45,259]

3 hours ago, yuna628 said:

demanded the car back

How frustrating and infuriating, si and sigh Y ma'am.

3 hours ago, yuna628 said:

how many men does it take to fix something these days

"Many," obviously Y ma'am.

3 hours ago, yuna628 said:

his guy math logic works

Look at it this way, see Y ma'am:

     1.  Continuing to repair jalopy = $Many, si man

     2.  Taking out car loan = $Many, si man

Depending on definitions of $Many, it's either a good or bad deal to do one or the other, guy P-Math logic man.

[TBoneTX 45,259]

Thrilling Tuesday report, see man:

 

Got Mini-B. to skool early so he could complete his late assignment during tutorial, si man.

However, no tutorials today because of some State pre-test, go on Thursday instead man.

 

We decluttered kitchen counter & breakfast table to prepare for maid's visit, no small task man.

Maid actually showed up, and only half-of-half an hour late, amazing man.

Stayed 2 hours + half an hour, work she man.

We reminded her of what needed/didn't need attention, helpful we man.

Good job done, satisfied we man.

She even vacuumed the miu-tower, totally different color now man.

 

Maid left her bag of snacks in the casa when she left, discover we man.

We texted to offer the snacks back to her, honorable we man.

She declined and said that we could have them, serendipitous man.

Lunch was therefore oatmeal cookies (ours) and a banana (hers), ingest we man.

 

A restorative, undisturbed siesta was then taken, zzz we man.

Miu spent Many (2x2x2 -1) hours asleep on Mini-B.'s bed, miu emulate we man or we emulate miu man.

 

Din-din was air-fried Costco vegetable spring rolls, ingest Two Guys man.

 

Movie night included several more Young Sheldon episodes, into Season Many now Two Guys man.

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

 

Mama T-B. hosed her password for the newly bought CD, sigh man.

She phoned the bank for assistance and was treated exceptionally rudely, impermissible man.

She nearly told them off, not something that Mama T-B. does with anyone other than us man.

We shall intercede in some fashion, si man.

 

Must arise at o'dark-Many,  or even before, to get Mini-B. to Band sectional, ungodly hour man.

Accordingly, truncated party with the rubias tonight, truncated cavorting we man.

[TBoneTX 45,259]

Scintillating Wednesday repartee, yawn man.

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Thrilling Wednesday report, see man:

 

We were not the near-lateness problem this morning, no man.

Mini-B. made it to Band sectionals within seconds of deadline, drag-footing wee man.

Mini-B. is not a morning person, just like Daddy man.

We could not possibly be prouder, chip off old block wee man man!   

 

Went to Walmart to return a Mama T-B. reject, and we got a few items for ourself, si man.

Among these were 2 "beef & bean burritos," only $1 + Many cents financially savvy we man.

One of these served as lunch, ingest we man.

 

Tried to siesta for Many (2x2x2x2x2x2 + 2x2x2 -2) minutes, in-need-of-zzz we man.

The phone rang Many (2x2x2 -1) times, once every Many (2x2x2 +2) minutes, kid you not and  man.

One offender, ex-Mrs.-T-B., seemed amused at this knowledge, we divorced well man.

 

Mini-B. forgot to turn in yet another Science assignment and will be docked late points,  man.

 

Din-din was air-fried Costco chicken taquitos + onecan of Navy beans*, ingest Two Guys man.

     *bought at a previous ES, financially savvy we man

This was quite a tasty din-din, agree Two Guys man.

 

Played mini-hoop + outside basketball with Mini-B., energetic wee and somehow-survived-it we man man.

Played more mini-hoop, and Mini-B. hung on the rim and ripped one screw out of the wall, knew it man.   

 

Trying to get Mini-B. ready for embedding, avoid repeat of sleepy morning tomorrow man.

We will certainly give him something other than Costco chicken melts for breakfast, consume-timing to ingest man.

 

Not many ultra-local ESs apparent yet, will check again tomorrow we man.

 

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

[TBoneTX 45,259]

Scintillating Thursday repartee, yawn man.

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Thrilling Thursday report, see man:

 

Got Mini-B. to skool in time for History tutorial, see below man.  

 

Today was Mama T-B.'s Many'th -- si man, Many'th -- birthday, even-more-senior she man.

We did not think that she would have made it, no man.

We called and spent over half an hour yakking, some of it usual lectures man.

Got small shopping-list, ideal for also delivering birthday cards* man.

     *thus precluding the need for postage, financially savvy we man

 

Uncle T-B. also called, aysheep about getting his Walgreens prescriptions senior he man.

 

Got Mama T-B.'s stuff, 2 stores man.

Got Uncle T-B.'s stuff, Walgreens can't find either butt-cheek with both hands plus outside help man.  

 

Delivered Mama T-B.'s stuff, appreciative senior she man.

Stayed for at least half an hour, visit plus second & Many'rd reiterations of lectures man.

Finally excused ourself, extricate ourself we man.

 

Called Uncle T-B. and T-B.-mobiled to other side of complex, easier than walking man.

Uncle T-B. very grateful and didn't keep us, amazing man.

 

It was by now 2 p.m., starving we man.

Olive Garden and its lunch special was quite nearby, visit and ingest we man.

 

At casa, demanding miu demanded treats and lunch, service demanding miu we man.

Miu then demanded brushing, service demanding miu we man.

Miu then demanded play, service demanding miu we man.

Only after that did we get our much-needed siesta, zzz we man.

Fortunately for the siesta, today was non-Two Guys eve, ex-Mrs.-T-B.'s skool pickup man.

 

Upon our awakening, miu demanded more treats/brushing/play, needy miu man.

We explained in vain that miu had already had treats, explanation rejected by determined miu man.

 

Mini-B. returned and promptly tore his mini-hoop half off the wall while dunking,  man.

We and ex-Mrs.-T-B. found suitable repair materials, should stay on wall now man.

 

Mini-B. said that History tutorial was too loud for him to complete his late assignment,  man.

 

Now hoping that Mini-B. will embed himself in timely fashion, Two Guys need zzz man.

Party with the rubias after embedding, cavort we man.

 

We have tentatively itineraried 2 GSs and 2 ESs for Friday, anemic selection man.

Supposed to monsoon again Saturday,  man.

[Ontarkie 14,217]

Happy Birthday to your mom. I'm happy she is able to keep lecturing you too  

[TBoneTX 45,259]

3 hours ago, Ontarkie said:

Happy Birthday to your mom.

Gracias, si D ma'am.

3 hours ago, Ontarkie said:

I'm happy she is able to keep lecturing you too

Spoken by one who almost certainly has such motherly abilities, too, si man!

 

On-piling, stick-knife-in-and-twisting lecturing Ontarklar!  On-piling, ON-PILING stick-knife-in-and-twisting STICK-KNIFE-IN-AND-TWISTING lecturing LECTURING Ontarklar!

[Neonred 3,562]

5 hours ago, TBoneTX said:

Today was Mama T-B.'s Many'th -- si man, Many'th -- birthday, even-more-senior she man.

We did not think that she would have made it, no man.

We called and spent over half an hour yakking, some of it usual lectures man.

Got small shopping-list, ideal for also delivering birthday cards* man.

     *thus precluding the need for postage, financially savvy we man

 

Happy birthday to Mama T-B.

 

I know this routine all too well.  My mother will be 91 in 3 months (I know, I know...I'll let you fix it), and I get similar lectures when I speak with her on the phone and make my weekly visit.

 

5 hours ago, TBoneTX said:

Mini-B. returned and promptly tore his mini-hoop half off the wall while dunking,  man.

We and ex-Mrs.-T-B. found suitable repair materials, should stay on wall now man.

 

You need to raise that hoop up so it's just out of dunking range.

[TBoneTX 45,259]

17 hours ago, Neonred said:

My mother will be Many in Many months (I know, I know...I'll let you fix it)

P-mathematically lazy Bro G man!  P-mathematically, P-MATHEMATICALLY lazy LAZY Bro G man!

17 hours ago, Neonred said:

I get similar lectures when I speak with her on the phone and make my weekly visit.

It must be part of motherly evolution*, si and sigh man.

     *Take-noting Ontarklar!  Take-noting, TAKE-NOTING Ontarklar!

17 hours ago, Neonred said:

raise that hoop up so it's just out of dunking range

It's as high as it can go while still enabling arc shots, si man.  We're hopeful that it won't be pulled off the wall that easily now, hope we man.

[TBoneTX 45,259]

Friday GS/ES report, see man:

 

We itineraried 2 GSs and 2 ESs, balanced portfolio man.

The GSs and second ES were duds, oh well man.

 

The first ES yielded the take, see man:

  -- Many-foot-long ([2+2]-foot-long) wooden yardstick; William Young & Co. wall-clock = 

          $Many ($2+2+1), steal man

Total = $Many ($2+2+1)

Edited February 12 by TBoneTX

[TBoneTX 45,259]

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

 

GS/ES itinerary was finished at lunchtime, short time man.

We considered restauranting, consider we man.

Instead, we returned to the casa, si man.

Lunch was Tuna Glop, nuked rice + onecan tuna + onecan early peas*, ingest we man.

          *bought at an earlier ES, financially savvy we man

 

Miu, confused by our early return, wanted treats + lunch, service miu we man.

 

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

 

De-skooled Mini-B., weekend freedom for wee man man.

Miu obviously forgot earlier events and wanted more treats + lunch #2, service miu we man.

 

Din-din was Costco burgers, ingest Two Guys man.

Movie night was more episodes of Young Sheldon, watch Two Guys man.

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

This makes an even Manyzen popcorns for the week, officially in double figures man.

Dessert was ice cream, cookies & cream for Mini-B. and chocolate for us, respectively ingest Two Guys man.

 

We hope to embed Mini-B. at a reasonable time, si man.

 

We can itinerary either 2 ESs or one MS for Saturday, si man.

The former depends on whether Mini-B. can be dragged away from his computer games to join us, si man.

The latter is far more likely, place your bets now man.

 

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

[Neonred 3,562]

6 hours ago, TBoneTX said:

P-mathematically lazy Bro G man!  P-mathematically, P-MATHEMATICALLY lazy LAZY Bro G man!

Yes, guilty as charged.

6 hours ago, TBoneTX said:

It's as high as it can go while still enabling arc shots, si man.  We're hopeful that it won't be pulled off the wall that easily now, hope we man.

You need to raise the ceiling then. (Or shorten Mini-B's legs)

[TBoneTX 45,259]

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