Let Sleeping Dogs Rant

[TBoneTX 45,264]

Scintillating Wednesday repartee, yawn man.

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Thrilling Wednesday report, see man:

 

Nobody wanted to awaken this morning, need further zzz we man and wee man man.

Not even caffeination helped, no man.

Indeed, after we off-dropped Mini-B. at skool, we returned to bed, zzz we man.

We were disturbed only twice, both times by texts from ex-Mrs.-T-B.,  we man.

 

Lunch was 2 ham sandwiches, indict them and ingest we man.

 

Drove Mini-B. straight from skool to basketball, drive Two Guys man.

Cute-but-married mom of amigo was there, converse we man with married she man man.

While we were yakking, Mini-B. reportedly made a half-court shot, missed it we man.

Mini-B. wants to invite amigo for one-on-one basketball coaching, invite wee man other wee man man.

We got phone number for cute-but-married mom of amigo, get we man.

Maybe amigo can come on Saturday, hope we man and wee man man.

 

Din-din was Costco beef taquitos, ingest Many (2x2x2 +2) each Two Guys man.

R'br* was the beverage, gulp Two Guys man.

     *see abbreviation list in second post of thread, q.v. man

 

Mama T-B. has 2 CDs expiring imminently, research options we man for senior she man man.

 

Mini-B. embedded on time, cooperative and tired wee man man.

 

No particular plans for Thursday except to research weekend ESs**, no man.

     **few of which appear proximal, what's going on recently man

No party with the rubias tonight, no cavort tired 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-on-Friday report, see man:

 

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

A siesta was then attempted, outside noise of some sort man.

 

Mama T-B. requested that we run her errands, one item each from Many (2+2) different places man.

We achieved this and somehow made it to retrieve Mini-B. from skool, razor-close man.

 

Din-din was burnt pork ends + tater tots + r'br, ingest Two Guys man.

Dessert for Mini-B. was a slice of peach pie donated by Mama T-B., ingest wee man.

Dessert for us was a slice of carrot cake donated by Mama T-B., profligately ingest we man.

We are afraid that our profligacy today will hose our body weight, verdict known soon man.

 

For Friday, we have itineraried Many (2+2) ESs, 2 GSs, and 1 MS, itinerary we man.

We should also mow the front lawn, consider we man.

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

[TBoneTX 45,264]

Friday GS/ES/MS report, see man:

22 hours ago, TBoneTX said:

For Friday, we have itineraried Many (2+1) ESs, 2 GSs, and 1 MS, itinerary we man.

We had actually itineraried Many (2+1) GSs, not 2 GSs,  we man.

We skipped more than one GS, good move because of late start man.

 

Each of the Many (2+2+1) stops yielded part of the take, see man:

 -- desk fan = $Many ($2+1), deal man

 -- Many (2+1) din-din forks, tablespoon = $1, steal man

 -- handful of disposable plates, NIP shaving-cream = $1, steal man

 -- door sign "Restroom" = $1, deal man

 -- folder full of printer paper = $2, OK man

Total = $Many ($2x2x2)

[TBoneTX 45,264]

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

 

After delivering Mini-B. to skool, we mowed the front lawn, in great need man.

Two sweatbands were consumed, one job one recovery man.

After recovery + shower, lunch was sliced turkey on hot-dog buns, ingest we man.

 

We hit the GS/ES/MS road at half + half-of-half an hour before noon, oh well man.

We returned at half-past 2 pm, just enough time for siesta after servicing demanding miu man.

Of course, Mama T-B. called exactly at midpoint with a question,  man.

 

Mini-B. was not happy spending half of day doing pep-rallies, Band is consuming entire life man.

He couldn't even bring his stinky P.E. clothes home, timing man.

This is not right and has been continuous since skool started, no and so man.

 

Din-din was Costco angusburgers, ingest traditional Friday fare Two Guys man.

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

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

This tallies to Many (2x2x2 +2+1) for the week, official already man.   

 

Ex-Mrs.-T-B. and the Rojo are in San Francisco for the Rojo's hyskool reunion, absent they man.

 

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

Only one average-looking ES is proximal for Saturday, almost totally unenthusiastic we man.

Mini-B. wants nearby amigo to come over, gonna be raucous man.

Therefore, we have no plans (beyond interviewing rubias) for Saturday, no man.

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

[TBoneTX 45,264]

Scintillating Saturday repartee, yawn man.

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Thrilling Saturday report, see man:

 

We did not leave the casa all day, second recent Saturday for that man.

We and Mini-B. lazed in bed, laze Two Guys man.

Lunch (at half-past 2 p.m.) was PB&J sandwiches, ingest Two Guys man.

 

Some college football was watched, watch Two Guys man.

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

That makes Many (2x2x2 +2+2+1) for the week, running tally man.

 

Perfect evening weather, Texas weather Many man.

We & Mini-B. threw a football in back yard, exercise Two Guys man.

 

Din-din was weenies & beans, ingest Two Guys man.

The beverage was r'br, imbibe Two Guys man.

 

Mini-B. actually got embedded on time, zzz wee man man.

 

Visit to Mama T-B. on Sunday, visit Two Guys senior she man man.

Party with the rubias imminent, cavort 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-on-Monday report, see man:

 

Today was an extra Two Guys day, ex-Mrs.-T-B. returning with the Rojo from California man.

 

Lunch was courtesy of Mama T-B., ingest Two Guys man.

The menu was coleslaw, BBQ pork ribs, baked tater, green beans, & dinner roll, ingest Two Guys man.

Mini-B. consumed 2 desserts saved by Mama T-B., ingest wee man man.

 

Mama T-B. kept us there for Many (2+1) hours, thorough visit man.

Mini-B. was anxious to go in hopes of time with little amigo, semi-promised by we man.

Mama T-B. got mad at us for bringing this up, good grief man.

When we got out, amigo had already made other plans, sad wee man man.

 

Mini-B. cheered up after playing his computer game, the usual cure man.

We conquered 2 LLs, domestic we man.

 

Din-din was nuked pasta & meatballs, ingest Two Guys man.

 

Afterward was Sunday Night Football, watch Two Guys man.

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

This makes Many (2x2x2x2) for the week, quite a respectable total man.

 

We had pestered Mini-B. all day to check his skool assignments, pester we man wee man man.

Mini-B. finally did during football, last possible moment man.

He had a Many-page thing for English,  man.

We told him to finish it during halftime, seemed like good plan man.

Mini-B. finished it an hour after the game ended,  man.

 

We must arise for Band sectionals at o'dark-Many,  we man.

We shall drop Mini-B. at skool, and ex-Mrs.-T-B. will retrieve him, start of non-Two Guys week man.

No big plans for Monday, no plan we man.

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

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

[TBoneTX 45,264]

Thrilling Monday report, see man:

 

Groggy to the max this morning, groggy Two Guys man.

Got Mini-B. to skool in time for Band sectional, groggy Two Guys man.

Went almost straight back to bed, doze for an hour we man.

Did not leave the casa otherwise, no man.

 

Lunch was onebag of nuked mixed vegetables, ingest we* man.

     *slightly over the Mendoza Line on scale, fractionally man

 

Two LLs conquered, bedsheets and then our bed-blanket + a couple of throws man.

Dished and must de-dish the warsher, domestic we man.

 

Ex-Mrs.-T-B. popped over to retrieve the rest of Mini-B.'s stuff, tired ex-she man.

Ex-she man recruited us to retrieve Mini-B. from skool on Tuesday, business caucus ex-she man man.

 

Miu seems to have been fooled by Mini-B.'s presence this morn and is not yet needy, fooled miu man.

 

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

 

Party with the rubias tonight, cavort we man.

Might run errands on Tuesday, contemplate 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:

 

We spoke too soon last night, premature we man.

Miu demanded full brushing fully Many (2+2) -- si man, Many (2+2) -- times, demanding miu man.

 

Got too late a start, distracted we man.

Lunch was sliced turkey inside the last 2 Aldi hot-dog buns, ingest we man.

Warshed filthy T-B.-mobile, Clean for Gene man.

 

Went to favorite large thrift shop, discount day man.

There was good and much bad news, si man.

The good news was that we saved $Many ($2x2x2x2 -2), financially savvy we man.

One piece of bad news is that the store's checkout has been revised,  man!

In place of the long counters are Many semi-self-checkout stations, good grief man.

They are too close together, going to be disaster during half-off days man.

They have no shelf or counter space, man.

There is no room for baskets behind them if other customers are adjacent, man.

The clerks scan the items and the customers must bag them,  man.

The large bags are stuck together on hooks,  man.

The second piece of bad news is that the pants are now hung from one leg, good grief man.

One must unhook them and rehook them from the top seam in order to measure length,  man.

The Many'rd piece of bad news is that the new tags aren't colored, will discounts go away man?

The Many'th piece of bad news is that the changes are chain-wide,  man.

Who are the bleeping geniuses who came up with this garbage, huh man?   

We are highly discouraged and now unlikely to go as often,  and sigh man.

 

After this trauma, we went to Costco Business Warehouse, on way back man.

We went for 2 items and returned with Many (2+2), pretty good self-restraint we man.

 

At the casa, had to service demanding miu, Treat and Lunch Me Daddy man.

Had to retrieve Mini-B. from skool, request by occupied ex-she man man.

Didn't return to casa in time for a siesta, exhausted we man.

Stayed awake somehow, minor miracle man.

 

Retrieved Mini-B., retrieve we man wee man man.

Mini-B. appeared crestfallen and subdued, denied anything wrong man.

We dropped Mini-B. at ex-Mrs.-T-B.'s casa, dutiful we man.

 

Upon return to casa, got phone call from skool, uh-oh man.

It was a skool kounselor, uh-oh man.

She reported that Mini-B. had teased a Many'th-grader at lunch, uh-oh man.

We apologized and promised to speak with him,  man.

We notified ex-Mrs.-T-B. of this by e-mail and went for our siesta, zzz too long delayed man.

 

Amidst our siesta, the phone rang, we ignored it man.

It turned out to be Assistant Prinsippul of skool, uh-oh man.

She wanted to talk about "bullying," uh-oh man.

She sent an e-mail about it, good grief man.

 

We caucused with ex-Mrs.-T-B., caucus we with ex-she man man.

Ex-Mrs.-T-B. caucused with Mini-B., caucus ex-she man with wee man man.

Mini-B. had apparently addressed the Many'th-grader with a hip phrase from TikTok or somewhere, si man.

He meant no harm, no man.

We wrote the skool kounselor and Prinsippul, write we man.

We shall hear the verdict soon, expect we man.  

 

Financial caucus on Wednesday, caucu$ we man.

Later, take Mama T-B. for doc visit, chauffeur we man senior she man man.

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

[TBoneTX 45,264]

Scintillating Wednesday repartee, yawn man.

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Thrilling Wednesday report, see man:

 

No word from Mini-B.'s skool, no man.

 

Lunch was 2 sliced-turkey sandwiches, ingest we man.

Had time for a mini-siesta before the day's obligation, zzz we man.

Took Mama T-B. to doc, chauffeur we man senior she man man.

Deposited check for Uncle T-B., deposit we man for senior he man man.

Serviced demanding miu, service we man demanding miu man.

 

Din-din was Tuna Glop, ingest we man.

After consideration, we opted for a second siesta, zzz we man.

 

Party with the rubias tonight, cavort we man.

Will have to arise at o'dark-Many to take Mama T-B. for bloodwork, fasting senior she man.

Thursday will be Two Guys eve, Two Guys 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:

 

Arose at o'dark-Many to collect Mama T-B., collect we man senior she man.

After returning Mama T-B., we went to Aldi for her few requested items, si man.

One was in the freezer case on the bottom shelf behind 2 other boxes, strain to reach we man.

We somehow stood up, dazed, and saw people staring, we must have yelled man.

We were dazed for some time thereafter, ow ow ow OW OW man.

 

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

A siesta was taken thereafter, zzz we man.

 

Collected Mini-B. after skool for Two Guys eve, Two Guys man.

Din-din was BK bought WUOC, financially savvy we man and ingest Two Guys man.

 

Movie night was a few Everybody Loves Chris episodes, watch Two Guys man.

Two bowls of Costco popcorn were consumed, ingest Two Guys and add to next week's tally man.

 

Some mini-hoop was conducted, distinctly bad-shooting Two Guys man.

Miu, excited at Big Bruddah's presence, zoomed around gleefully, gleeful miu man.

 

Returned Mini-B. in timely fashion, end of Two Guys eve man.

Ex-Mrs.-T-B. was ordered to replace the driveway, years overdue man.

Frame and rebar are laid, pouring probably occurring tomorrow man.

 

Party with the rubias tonight, cavort we man.

Only 2 or maybe Many (2+1) ESs itineraried for Friday, slim pickin's and  we man.

Citywide GS at FST is Friday through Sunday, Saturday reserved for that man.

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

[TBoneTX 45,264]

Friday ES/MS report, see man:

On 9/19/2024 at 9:08 PM, TBoneTX said:

Only 2 or maybe Many (2+1) ESs itineraried for Friday, slim pickin's and  we man.

It turned out to be 2 ESs and an MS, clarify we man.

We itineraried all but attended only the MS and one ES, partially attend tired we man.

 

Each yielded the take, see man:

 -- 2 large bottles "holly berry" liquid soap = $2, steal man

 -- wheeled computer bag = $Many ($2x2x2x2 +2+2), OK man

Total = $Many ($2x2x2x2 +2+2+2)

[TBoneTX 45,264]

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

 

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

We didn't get going till noon o'clock, slothful we man.

 

At end of ES/MS-ing, we went to Aldi, shop for Two Guys week man.

One purchase was some beef schnitzel patties, uncooked man.

The instructions say "Do not microwave," heresy man.

Only options were pan-fry and deep-fry, not in our repertoire man.

We asked ChatGPT how to air-fry, consult AI we man.

We now have instructions, intellectually savvy we man.

We did this once before for another culinary item and it worked well, satisfied we man.

 

A wonderful siesta was taken, zzz we man.

 

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

Right after din-din, we mowed full lawn, perfect grass height man.

Many (2+1) sweatbands were consumed, 2 job 1 recovery man.

We finished just a Manyzen minutes before sundown, great timing man.

Miu sat on our sweaty lap as we off-cooled under ceiling fan, enlapped miu man.

 

Mini-B. reportedly enjoyed his Band master class, finished at half-past Many (2x2x2) p.m. man.

Ex-Mrs.-T-B. treated him to Taco Bell afterward, ravenous wee man.

 

FST citywide GS on Saturday, eager we man.

We hope to get an early start, ha ha man.

Will also visit FST grocery store, a destination not an option man.

Probably won't visit FST favorite restaurant, bought Aldi chocolate cake so no need for pie man.

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

[TBoneTX 45,264]

Saturday GS report, see man:

 

Skunked, see Thrilling Saturday non-GS report later man.

Total = $0

[TBoneTX 45,264]

Thrilling Saturday non-GS report, see man:

 

Addendum to thrilling Friday report, after-hours man:

Miu got out front door, unusual behavior for miu man.

Miu investigated close-to-casa areas while alternately miuing and hissing, unusual behavior for miu man.

We unsuccessfully tried to grab her, hiss at Daddy miu man.

We unsuccessfully tried to lure her, neither food bowl nor treats man.

Miu finally came back in, self-returning miu man.

Miu then demanded and got a thorough brushing, sigh man.

 

Rousted ourself at somewhat after o'dark-Many, GS-ing to do man.

Left casa at decent time, somewhat surprising man.

Hit subdivision GS on way, many GSs being run man.

At FST, saw far fewer GSs than expected, what's up man.

It was even fewer than the rainy Friday half a year ago, really strange man.

Some of the biggest ones that we traditionally remember weren't operating, no man.

Nobody was even selling home-canned jams/jellies, even stranger man.

 

Lunch was at FST Mexican restaurant, in time for breakfast we man.

Order was Huevos Rancheros, nice T-Bone (!) steak included and ingest we man.

Everything before tip was under $Many ($2x2x2 +1), quite a deal man.

 

Went to FST grocery and scored on several specials, financially savvy we man.

Went up/down several other FST streets before giving up, this was completely weird man.

We left FST before noon, unheard-of man.

We are almost tempted to contact the FST mayor to ask what the dickens was up, no excuse man.

 

Gassed thirsty T-B.-mobile at Costco, gas we man.

Note to Self, self-note we man:  Do not go within a mile of any Costco on a weekend, no man.

 

Dropped FST groceries at casa and went out grocerying locally, finish Two Guys Week shopping man.

Returned and tried to siesta, attempted zzz we man.

Doorbell and strange noise awakened us, what the dickens man.

It was Mini-B., retrieving light-sabers for caucus with amigo, give us some notice wee man man.

 

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

 

Subdued one LL of Mini-B.'s thrift-store purchases, domestic we man.

 

Miu has not yet tried to re-escape, don't fully trust miu yet we man.

 

Party with the rubias imminent, cavort we man.

TV football and one LL on Sunday, big plans 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:

 

Did not leave the casa, perfect Sunday man.

Conquered one LL + ironing, highly domestic we man.

Dished/de-dished the warsher, confirmedly domestic we man.

 

Lunch was onebag of nuked mixed vegetables, ingest we man.

Snack was 2 bowls of Costco popcorn, watch football and ingest we man.

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

 

Miu highly active all day, active miu man.

 

Mini-B. arrived, start of Two Guys week man.

Ex-Mrs.-T-B. actually stayed to watch AFV and didn't fall asleep, attentive ex-she man.

Before sundown, we & Mini-B. tossed football in back yard, active Two Guys man.

 

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

Then must self-groom and take Mama T-B. to doc appointment, chauffeur we man senior she man.

Accordingly, no party with the rubias tonight, no cavort we man.

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