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Re: Little Details from Your Day
Posted: Sat Apr 29, 2023 7:14 pm
by Dave N.
Frankie99 wrote: Sat Apr 29, 2023 1:11 pm
My now deceased great aunt and uncle bought and opened Krause Springs, if you're familiar…
Amazing! Very familiar. I go out there a few times a year. Gorgeous spot.
Went to a family reunion in Corsicana today. Cousin Todd pissed off my mom. Cousin Peggy said I have a pretty face. So many mayonnaise-based salads. So many casseroles.
Re: Little Details from Your Day
Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2023 4:51 am
by andyman
Dave N. wrote: Fri Apr 28, 2023 7:31 pmStalagtite is the top one (hold on tite!) and stalagmite is the bottom one (it just mite reach the top!).
In school we were taught the 'c' is for ceiling (stala
ctite) and the 'g' is for ground
Congrats on the new gig. It sounds like a dream job.
Re: Little Details from Your Day
Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2023 12:00 pm
by kokorodoko
My glasses broke all of a sudden. Thankfully I had a couple of contacts left but they are NOT comfortable when you're not used to wearing them. Feels like having tired eyes the entire day.
Re: Little Details from Your Day
Posted: Mon May 01, 2023 8:50 am
by dontfeartheringo
Dave N. wrote: Fri Apr 28, 2023 7:31 pm
Finished my first week at my new job, working at a popular Central TX nature preserve. Lots of hiking, lots of talking to guests about the natural/geological/historical aspects of the park, lots of explaining to people why I can’t let them on the premises without a reservation. Had to fuss at a kid today for throwing rocks at the turtles because his mom gave zero shits. Please don’t poke the water moccasin with a stick. Stalagtite is the top one (hold on tite!) and stalagmite is the bottom one (it just mite reach the top!). Ma’am, you just put your day bag down in poison ivy. There’s a storm coming and y’all have approximately 15 minutes to get back to your cars before all hell breaks loose (everyone dawdles).
I’m tired, but satisfied.
I love this for you. I mean, the good news is that you're gonna be outdoors and enjoying the world. The bad news is that you have to deal with The Public. And some of them are really dumb.
Me? I've been busier than I've ever been. Between working on my in-laws' house and fighting with Steve Austin, the $6 million Subaru Forester, I'm always dirty, tired, covered in paint or grease, and nothing ever seems to be finished. Couple that with trying to keep the house together while L. goes through chemotherapy, and I'm about half dead. Maybe 3/4. Hard to be optimistic.
Re: Little Details from Your Day
Posted: Wed May 03, 2023 6:10 am
by kokorodoko
Re: Little Details from Your Day
Posted: Wed May 03, 2023 9:00 pm
by seby
Dave N. wrote: Fri Apr 28, 2023 7:31 pm
Finished my first week at my new job, working at a popular Central TX nature preserve. Lots of hiking, lots of talking to guests about the natural/geological/historical aspects of the park, lots of explaining to people why I can’t let them on the premises without a reservation. Had to fuss at a kid today for throwing rocks at the turtles because his mom gave zero shits. Please don’t poke the water moccasin with a stick. Stalagtite is the top one (hold on tite!) and stalagmite is the bottom one (it just mite reach the top!). Ma’am, you just put your day bag down in poison ivy. There’s a storm coming and y’all have approximately 15 minutes to get back to your cars before all hell breaks loose (everyone dawdles).
I’m tired, but satisfied.
Hooray! Dave this is such awesome news : ) You must be thrilled and rightly so!
Re: Little Details from Your Day
Posted: Sat May 06, 2023 3:41 am
by kokorodoko
Any time there is something I need to do, no matter how insignificant and easily disposed of, the very fact of having this thing in front of me and thinking about it, can make me nearly incapacitated for days, not only shoving to the side everything else I need to do, including common everyday things like cleaning or shopping for food, in order to make space for this other thing, while still never getting to do this other thing.
This is one of those times.
Re: Little Details from Your Day
Posted: Sat May 13, 2023 4:17 pm
by DaveA
Hoping to have a summer without too many hitches.
Have a swell one, everybody!
Re: Little Details from Your Day
Posted: Mon May 15, 2023 1:30 pm
by kokorodoko
DaveA wrote: Sat May 13, 2023 4:17 pm
Hoping to have a summer without too many bitches.
This kind of humblebrag is bad form.
Re: Little Details from Your Day
Posted: Mon May 15, 2023 2:01 pm
by offal
I just fixed an old Zippo lighter of mine that hasn't worked in a while. I don't smoke -- I just really enjoy the tactile feel of holding and operating them. For me they are the ultimate fidget tool.
The combination of hearing the unique "clank" of the lid opening and the accompanying fuel smell takes me straight back to childhood associations of being with my Dad, who was a solid pack-a-day smoker back then. Simpler times. Not crap.
