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Still hot
Keeping indoors in the AC these days hasn’t helped us gain anything in the fresh vegetable department.
You see, the squirrels have taken over the yard without us and the dogs out there to scare them off.
So far we’ve lost 8 tomatoes, 4 Japanese eggplants, 2 black beauty eggplants, and the little avocado plant I was just starting in soil.
It took FOREVER to get that avocado seed to root so I could plant it in the pot. The tiniest of shoots had barely begun the climb out of the pit when the damned squirrel got it. It chewed half the pit up and left the rest. Like he does with all the tomatoes and eggplants…eats part leaves the rest.
Makes me furious that he’ll ruin 4 tomatoes at a shot instead of just eating a whole one.
Sauna weather again
I feel bad for The Curmudgeon. This hot weather means there is no going anywhere at all for him. He’s stuck inside. Even with his ice vest on, the short walk to the car is too much for him. (I hope the weather cools down for his up-coming doctor’s appointment.)
The dogs cracked me up, they didn’t want to leave the AC today. Both were very quick doing their business each time.
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Whoa…it is hot and muggy
We had a few days of this crap.
I actually wouldn’t mind so much IF I lived in Florida, Alabama, or any other Southern state. It’s supposed to be this hot and muggy there.
This is not the South.
This is Pennsylvania. A real feel temperature of 100 dripping muggy degrees sucks here.
Yeah, it’s making the bad weeds grow fast and is killing my grass.
I’d rather move South and expect the heat and humidity. At least if I moved there, I would be near a beach. Muggy isn’t so bad at the beach.
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I hate having the volume up loud on the TV
However, it’s that or listen to the constant boom, boom, rattle of my nasty neighbor’s music.
The Curmudgeon calls the police, they do nothing. The worst thing is hearing The Curmudgeon whine about it all the time.
Not only do I have the stress of unwanted noise but I have to listen to him too.
I can’t concentrate on anything. I’m tired of being stressed out and unhappy all the time.
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Mutual respect is the only way to go
Okay, you’re a vegan.
I respect that and I don’t make snide comments about it.
You’re a vegetarian.
I respect that too and I don’t make snide remarks.
I am neither. I eat meat.
So why is it okay for you to make snide remarks?
Shame. *Rings bell* Shame.
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To the people who feed the squirrels…
Please don’t.
Yeah, I know you think they are so cute and all but…
You don’t live here, you just come here and feed them.
It’s not your tomatoes or your eggplants they ruin.
They don’t chew through your garbage can lids and scatter your garbage everywhere.
They don’t drop garbage they scavenge (chicken and pork bones) in your yard for your dogs to get hold of, nope, but we have to watch our dogs every second because you feed the squirrels.
Yes, it is your fault.
You see because you feed them all winter and summer they breed like crazy and neither they nor their young move on to greener pastures. No, they hang around here and cause mass destruction.
They’ve chewed all the wiring on our outdoor lights and the neighbors’ lighting. After about the fourth ruined set of lights here, I quit buying more.
We no longer sit outside because they’ve ruined our yard furniture. And because of all the holes they dug in the yard, The Curmudgeon doesn’t get to enjoy his mobility cart much.
So the next time you plan to feed the squirrels…please make other plans and leave them be, they don’t need your help.
They are more like this
Than this
More like this
Than this
Best way to a man’s heart is through his stomach
The Curmudgeon tends to hold my cooking in high regard. Especially when I take some bits and bobs from the freezer and cupboard and come up with a tasty meal.
No, I’m not a pro, I have no desire to be one. I just like good food.
I’d love to not have to cook but if not me, who?
Yeah. You see?
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Day two with new phone
Yeah, mostly it’s been shut off. LOL!
To say that I am not a phone person, is saying it mildly.
I made sure I had it fully charged.
Had the alarm set for 10 a.m. to try it out. (Unfortunately I was up long before it went off, compliments of Lucy.) It did surprise The Curmudgeon when it went off and I was outside with Gavin. Hehehe. He had no idea how to turn it off and being a smart man did not touch the phone.
Yeah, he knew better than to touch my phone after the great computer screw up.
Tech advancing
So now I have a new cell phone, an LG Rebel LTE.
I guess this means I have another time suck in my life. Or at least I have had one all day and half the night as I set things up the way I wanted.
Not being a fool I had the kid that sold me my phone and network get everything up and running before I left the store.
Next stop was to take G and I out to lunch at a local diner. Best Gyros ever!
Then we went to my car dealer where they linked my phone to the car’s Bluetooth connection. Like I said, I’m no fool.
Once home, I spent a few hours getting to know my phone and the few apps it has on it for now. I’ll get around to adding more later.
I even loaded my music on it.
Yep, I am treating it the same way I have all my computers from the old Commodore on. I am exploring everything and learning all about my new companion.
I hate having a cell phone. I do not want to be connected to the world 24/7. Which means, unless I need it, it won’t be turned on.
It’s paid for a year ahead. Even caught the phone at half price on sale.
Maybe that’s why I had all that trouble buying one before. I wasn’t meant to have it until I could get it cheap. LOL!
It does take nice pictures…
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Hooked on Battlebots
I can’t help it.
When the show is on, I drop everything to watch it.
Had someone taken the time to nurture my interests in science and computers when I was a teen instead of not allowing me to take the classes I wanted to take, things may have been a lot different for me.
As it is, I taught myself to use computers, and my interest in animatronics and robotics might surprise people one day.
Battlebots Gavin style. A young Gavin vs RC car
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