| 201. Author: MACS | Date: Wed, 9/22/2021, 7:40AM EST | |
Hello... |
| 202. Author: Ram27 | Date: Wed, 9/22/2021, 9:04AM EST | |
Happy Hump Day greetings danm & gang.  |
| 203. Author: danmdevries | Date: Wed, 9/22/2021, 9:11AM EST | |
HHD Ram n dudes |
| 204. Author: RMAN4443 | Date: Wed, 9/22/2021, 10:06AM EST | |
tonygraz wrote:HAPPY NATIONAL WHITE CHOCOLATE DAY ! ................AND
HAPPY WORLD NARCOLEPSY DAY ! DCM....Dark Chocolate Matters  |
| 205. Author: Smooth light | Date: Wed, 9/22/2021, 10:08AM EST | |
🐪 happy 🐫hump 🐫 days... first day of autumn/fall🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁
Were does the time go?😎 |
| 206. Author: Gene363 | Date: Wed, 9/22/2021, 10:16AM EST | |
Good Wednesday Morning! |
| 207. Author: 8trackdisco | Date: Wed, 9/22/2021, 10:16AM EST | |
RMAN4443 wrote:DCM....Dark Chocolate Matters (Blowing the whistle) Ok, ok. Let’s nip this one right here (please). Was i ready to pounce on this one as well ? … Yes. Actually started to, then stopped. Appreciate the humor, but let us let this one where it is and move forward. Please. Thank you. |
| 208. Author: RMAN4443 | Date: Wed, 9/22/2021, 10:30AM EST | |
8trackdisco wrote:(Blowing the whistle)
Ok, ok. Let’s nip this one right here (please).
Was i ready to pounce on this one as well ? … Yes.
Actually started to, then stopped.
Appreciate the humor, but let us let this one where it is and move forward.
Please.
Thank you. Big old meatball, right down the middle, just hanging there....I had to swing  |
| 209. Author: rfenst | Date: Wed, 9/22/2021, 10:32AM EST | |
danmdevries wrote:Seriously considering taking a travel contract in San Diego. $6k/wk for 8 weeks. $1500/day each shift picked up.
Wife is pissed I even suggested it. I don't know why.
But thats nearly my annual salary for 2 months. Do IT!!! For the good of your family and your soon to be coming new truck. You can fly home for visits or fly them out. You will certainly earn enough $$$ to be able to do that. |
| 210. Author: Ram27 | Date: Wed, 9/22/2021, 11:03AM EST | |
danm what will housing arrangements? |
| 211. Author: 8trackdisco | Date: Wed, 9/22/2021, 11:05AM EST | |
RMAN4443 wrote:Big old meatball, right down the middle, just hanging there....I had to swing Understand completely. |
| 212. Author: CheapPrick | Date: Wed, 9/22/2021, 11:06AM EST | |
Hay folks, haven't posted in a while, been busy.. That's my story and I'm sticking to it! Anyhoo, I dropped by to share my favorite yoga exercise for the morning... ahem... to watch.. https://youtu.be/HoGV4LJGoJU Have a good one! |
| 213. Author: Ram27 | Date: Wed, 9/22/2021, 11:16AM EST | |
Dear Abby..... |
| 214. Author: MACS | Date: Wed, 9/22/2021, 11:26AM EST | |
Ram27 wrote:Dear Penthouse..... FIFY |
| 215. Author: Cheno | Date: Wed, 9/22/2021, 11:40AM EST | |
Happy Wednesday everyone. Have a great day. |
| 216. Author: Sunoverbeach | Date: Wed, 9/22/2021, 12:23PM EST | |
So, you gonna be a welder or what? |
| 217. Author: MACS | Date: Wed, 9/22/2021, 12:53PM EST | |
4 mile dog walk... got some chikens in da crock pot with mushrooms, onions, and a mushroom soup broth... and I'm gonna put that on some Thai jasmine rice.
Mmmmmm-MMMmm. |
| 218. Author: danmdevries | Date: Wed, 9/22/2021, 12:55PM EST | |
Ram27 wrote:danm what will housing arrangements? That's part of what makes this so enticing. Coworker who left along with her husband to do travel contracts are doing this one, and have a 2 bedroom apartment they'd be willing to share with me for $1k/mo plus half utilities walking distance from ucsd. So I'd be with people I know, working with people I enjoyed working with before and who can help me with the stuff for contract work. Or buy myself a Ford Transit and an air mattress and live like the locals. Gym membership for showers, just need to find a place to park every day. But its not gonna happen. Wife says no. I'm gonna keep pushing it. I wanted to go to Chicago when they built out Mccormick place for covids last year. 5k/wk for that too but they provided a hotel room to keep you isolated. Just floor and hotel, meals included. They never actually used it, but paid the 3 people I know who took the contracts. Did find a 3mo contract on the east side of Indiana, about a 3 hr drive for $3500/wk. 3 days/wk. I'd just need a truck bed cap, sleep in my truck and come home once a week to shower n do laundry. Be a rough winter but I can deal with it for that kinda money. I asked for their recruiter to call me, need to get more info about insurance n stuff. |
| 219. Author: danmdevries | Date: Wed, 9/22/2021, 12:57PM EST | |
Making another run at beef jerky. Learned from my mistakes, this one should turn out better but I think I sliced it a bit too thick.
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| 220. Author: Ram27 | Date: Wed, 9/22/2021, 1:01PM EST | |
Wishing you the best danm. 👍 |
| 221. Author: tonygraz | Date: Wed, 9/22/2021, 1:37PM EST | |
RMAN4443 wrote:Big old meatball, right down the middle, just hanging there....I had to swing Should have gone with the narcolepsy, dark chocolate can give yo indigestion. You went for the knuckle-ball change up. |
| 222. Author: danmdevries | Date: Wed, 9/22/2021, 1:50PM EST | |
danmdevries wrote:Making another run at beef jerky. Learned from my mistakes, this one should turn out better but I think I sliced it a bit too thick.
Pulled the dehydrator plates, took off the thickest pieces and sliced them down. Tried a piece that was ready to go. Perfect. Got just 4 pieces out so far. Probably another hour or two for the rest. |
| 223. Author: 8trackdisco | Date: Wed, 9/22/2021, 2:58PM EST | |
Enjoying the afternoon off. Guess those three mandatory meetings ......... weren't.  |
| 224. Author: MACS | Date: Wed, 9/22/2021, 3:01PM EST | |
8trackdisco wrote:Enjoying the afternoon off. Guess those three mandatory meetings ......... weren't. Mah ninja... |
| 225. Author: Ram27 | Date: Wed, 9/22/2021, 3:29PM EST | |
YIPPEE..... |
| 226. Author: danmdevries | Date: Wed, 9/22/2021, 3:59PM EST | |
Jerky turned out great. Put it in a big zip lock bag with the XXX hot stuff I made last round and shook it around. Took the cold/old pieces out and bagged up today's batch. Perfectly spicy, chewy, not overly dry. Wife says its too hot. I think it's spot on. |
| 227. Author: MACS | Date: Wed, 9/22/2021, 4:16PM EST | |
The whole damn house smells delicious. Just put some rice in da rice cooker to go with the mushroom chikens.
Prolly be done in another hour or so. |
| 228. Author: Sunoverbeach | Date: Wed, 9/22/2021, 5:20PM EST | |
Send some this way. I don't feel like cooking |
| 229. Author: Ram27 | Date: Wed, 9/22/2021, 5:56PM EST | |
🐒👀🐒
2 2 NEIN |
| 230. Author: Palama | Date: Wed, 9/22/2021, 6:05PM EST | |
danmdevries wrote:Seriously considering taking a travel contract in San Diego. $6k/wk for 8 weeks. $1500/day each shift picked up.
Wife is pissed I even suggested it. I don't know why.
But thats nearly my annual salary for 2 months. Other than maybe causing a real family hardship, I think most people would jump at this opportunity. |
| 231. Author: Palama | Date: Wed, 9/22/2021, 6:11PM EST | |
danmdevries wrote:That's part of what makes this so enticing. Coworker who left along with her husband to do travel contracts are doing this one, and have a 2 bedroom apartment they'd be willing to share with me for $1k/mo plus half utilities walking distance from ucsd. So I'd be with people I know, working with people I enjoyed working with before and who can help me with the stuff for contract work.
Or buy myself a Ford Transit and an air mattress and live like the locals. Gym membership for showers, just need to find a place to park every day.
But its not gonna happen. Wife says no. I'm gonna keep pushing it. I wanted to go to Chicago when they built out Mccormick place for covids last year. 5k/wk for that too but they provided a hotel room to keep you isolated. Just floor and hotel, meals included. They never actually used it, but paid the 3 people I know who took the contracts.
Did find a 3mo contract on the east side of Indiana, about a 3 hr drive for $3500/wk. 3 days/wk. I'd just need a truck bed cap, sleep in my truck and come home once a week to shower n do laundry. Be a rough winter but I can deal with it for that kinda money. I asked for their recruiter to call me, need to get more info about insurance n stuff. Oh well, at least you tried. |
| 232. Author: MACS | Date: Wed, 9/22/2021, 6:57PM EST | |
Sunoverbeach wrote:Send some this way. I don't feel like cooking Yeah, neither did I... that's why I threw chikens, onions, mushrooms and soup into the crock pot.  |
| 233. Author: izonfire | Date: Wed, 9/22/2021, 8:50PM EST | |
I could frankin go for some chikens, onions, mushrooms and soup in a crock pot right about now…  |
| 234. Author: 8trackdisco | Date: Wed, 9/22/2021, 9:00PM EST | |
danmdevries wrote:That's part of what makes this so enticing. Coworker who left along with her husband to do travel contracts are doing this one, and have a 2 bedroom apartment they'd be willing to share with me for $1k/mo plus half utilities walking distance from ucsd. So I'd be with people I know, working with people I enjoyed working with before and who can help me with the stuff for contract work.
Or buy myself a Ford Transit and an air mattress and live like the locals. Gym membership for showers, just need to find a place to park every day.
But its not gonna happen. Wife says no. I'm gonna keep pushing it. I wanted to go to Chicago when they built out Mccormick place for covids last year. 5k/wk for that too but they provided a hotel room to keep you isolated. Just floor and hotel, meals included. They never actually used it, but paid the 3 people I know who took the contracts.
Did find a 3mo contract on the east side of Indiana, about a 3 hr drive for $3500/wk. 3 days/wk. I'd just need a truck bed cap, sleep in my truck and come home once a week to shower n do laundry. Be a rough winter but I can deal with it for that kinda money. I asked for their recruiter to call me, need to get more info about insurance n stuff. Have you ever asked your wife this simple question?….. What is it that you want? Follow up- What is it that makes you happy? There is a friend of mine at the club who is only happy when he is miserable. I’m trying to figure this problem out. Is she only happy when you are miserable? Do you both get the same amount of joy in your daily misery? Pure curiosity is the motivation in asking. |
| 235. Author: Stogie1020 | Date: Wed, 9/22/2021, 11:02PM EST | |
I am stating to feel like I live inside the movie "Groundhog Day"...
Every day is basically the same. Over, and over, and over... Lather, rinse, repeat.
Someone please lie to me and tell me it gets better. |
| 236. Author: izonfire | Date: Wed, 9/22/2021, 11:04PM EST | |
It gets better Stogie.
Good things lie waiting for you just over the horizon… |
| 237. Author: Smooth light | Date: Wed, 9/22/2021, 11:12PM EST | |
Just road rage on the highway of life, what I want only,who are these people trying to control my EGO. Now that's what love is. Or just shining, the games people play... get some balls you are the leader. How about some appreciation. |
| 238. Author: Stogie1020 | Date: Wed, 9/22/2021, 11:36PM EST | |
izonfire wrote:It gets better Stogie.
Good things lie waiting for you just over the horizon… Thanks Zoltar! Smoothlight, whatever you are on, either cut back or take a lot more! No middle ground... |
| 239. Author: Smooth light | Date: Thu, 9/23/2021, 12:07AM EST | |
Good night 🐊💤💤💤🛌💤💤💤nine |
| 240. Author: danmdevries | Date: Thu, 9/23/2021, 1:32AM EST | |
Happy Thursday fellas |
| 241. Author: 8trackdisco | Date: Thu, 9/23/2021, 4:14AM EST | |
Stogie1020 wrote:I am stating to feel like I live inside the movie "Groundhog Day"...
Every day is basically the same. Over, and over, and over... Lather, rinse, repeat.
Someone please lie to me and tell me it gets better. Life is like Da Wimmins. They are all crazy. You just have to find the brand of crazy that works best for you. At some point, you just need something different. Danm and I are in the forefront of that (at least publicly) here. With a ton of support from my wife, I’m getting out of my miserable situation in October. Can’t imagine going through life with a partner who heaps misery on you, and seems to enjoy doing it. Unless of course that is your mutual kink. If that is the case…… Rock on with yo bad sef! |
| 242. Author: rfenst | Date: Thu, 9/23/2021, 6:20AM EST | |
8trackdisco wrote:Have you ever asked your wife this simple question?….. What is it that you want?
Follow up- What is it that makes you happy?
There is a friend of mine at the club who is only happy when he is miserable. I’m trying to figure this problem out.
Is she only happy when you are miserable? Do you both get the same amount of joy in your daily misery?
Pure curiosity is the motivation in asking.
This post instantly made me think of my cousin, who I believe is using passive-aggression and contributing to the ruin of his and his family's lives- by dragging out a totally certain divorce for over five years now. Those are some pretty good damn questions to ask an unhappy person... |
| 243. Author: deadeyedick | Date: Thu, 9/23/2021, 6:27AM EST | |
Gentlemen.
It's 4am here and I am up after a restless night. Maybe a little progress yesterday from the West Nile virus. I was able to lace up the shoes and do a one mile walk at moderate pace. It's not the 4-5 fast miles I have been doing every day but I'm calling it progress. Still very weak and jittery but it was nice to be moving again in the cool morning air. Just waiting for a little light in the eastern sky to try it again.
Looks like there have been around 60 or so cases of WNV recently in my area and 4 have died. Nothing is available as treatment for humans but there is a vax for horses.
One reason I need to get out early is I must hide from the sun. About a month ago my skin specialist talked me into doing a skin resurfacing regime on my face due to sun damage. It requires applying a cream twice daily for two weeks and waiting for it to chemically burn the top layers. This unfortunately happened to coincide with the start of the WNV and my face was on fire at the same time I was in the ER and since being released. It is now beginning to peal off and I look as bad as I feel. Picture someone whose top 2/3 of their face was rolled in corn flakes. If I don't make it out of this I'm gonna be a purty corpse so I got that going for me.
Enjoy your Thursday guys. |
| 244. Author: 8trackdisco | Date: Thu, 9/23/2021, 6:50AM EST | |
deadeyedick wrote:Gentlemen.
It's 4am here and I am up after a restless night. Maybe a little progress yesterday from the West Nile virus. I was able to lace up the shoes and do a one mile walk at moderate pace. It's not the 4-5 fast miles I have been doing every day but I'm calling it progress. Still very weak and jittery but it was nice to be moving again in the cool morning air. Just waiting for a little light in the eastern sky to try it again.
Looks like there have been around 60 or so cases of WNV recently in my area and 4 have died. Nothing is available as treatment for humans but there is a vax for horses.
One reason I need to get out early is I must hide from the sun. About a month ago my skin specialist talked me into doing a skin resurfacing regime on my face due to sun damage. It requires applying a cream twice daily for two weeks and waiting for it to chemically burn the top layers. This unfortunately happened to coincide with the start of the WNV and my face was on fire at the same time I was in the ER and since being released. It is now beginning to peal off and I look as bad as I feel. Picture someone whose top 2/3 of their face was rolled in corn flakes. If I don't make it out of this I'm gonna be a purty corpse so I got that going for me.
Enjoy your Thursday guys. Good to hear/see you. You are going to have to get better. You can’t die ugly. Too man of us here already have that covered. More skeeters in the dark, though. Careful. Need to start walking I guess. Back has been messed up, stopping the bike rides. The Aerosmith workout. |
| 245. Author: tonygraz | Date: Thu, 9/23/2021, 8:26AM EST | |
Stogie1020 wrote:I am stating to feel like I live inside the movie "Groundhog Day"...
Every day is basically the same. Over, and over, and over... Lather, rinse, repeat.
Someone please lie to me and tell me it gets better. It can get worse. |
| 246. Author: 8trackdisco | Date: Thu, 9/23/2021, 8:42AM EST | |
tonygraz wrote:It can get worse.
^ Excellent point. |
| 247. Author: rfenst | Date: Thu, 9/23/2021, 8:55AM EST | |
Sitting at the lap pool waiting till they put a lifeguard on the stand
the stand as I have a zoom call at 11am. They need t get someone out here pronto! |
| 248. Author: Ram27 | Date: Thu, 9/23/2021, 9:00AM EST | |
Greeting DED & gang. Continue healing brother. |
| 249. Author: Smooth light | Date: Thu, 9/23/2021, 9:21AM EST | |
'Thristy Thursday'
Two fourty NINE |
| 250. Author: izonfire | Date: Thu, 9/23/2021, 10:07AM EST | |
deadeyedick wrote:……………………………………………………sounds like a bucketload of misery with nasty chunks of pain and suffering…………………………………………….
If I don't make it out of this I'm gonna be a purty corpse so I got that going for me.
Enjoy your Thursday guys. I wish you a full and speedy recovery Rick. DISCLAIMER: I just couldn’t be a jackass today. Apologies to those I’ve disappointed… |
