Let Sleeping Dogs Rant

[yuna628 9,873]

Did I mention we finally busted dad out of the old people's jail/nursing home? What a hellish place. It took some doing.. angry phone calls and everything, but we got his doctor to sign him out. Otherwise I think those people were content to keep him there for months laying in filth if they could. The wound is still not healed but supposedly enough time on the drugs had elapsed to clear whatever infections. He *says* he's going to follow doctor's instructions about getting up and moving this time... but he always *says* that. I've not yet seen any evidence of compliance.

 

Since things had settled a bit, after much pleading, I took my husband to see a GI specialist. He's been complaining for years about his stomach and putting it off because he's scared about family history. He's missed most of his competitive races this year because of it. And this is where I warn you men to please don't ever delay getting checked out, either scans or a colonoscopy. He's reached the point where the condition is really affecting him and the doctor explained that surgery could be a possibility based on what he finds. 

 

The vet offered us another dog again. It kills me inside to say no.. but we just can't right now. Most of his stuff is still laying around and I've yet worked up the courage to pack it away. Every time I do, something comes up to take my attention away from it and so I take it as a sign that I'm just not ready yet.

[Neonred 3,917]

1 hour ago, Ban Hammer said:

TBone's family?

[Neonred 3,917]

While we were in the Keys over the July 4th holiday, I took the wife and one of her friends out to the reef, Looe Key, to snorkel and swim.  I always take popcorn, not only to snack on, but to feed the fish.  They LOVE it! (The fish do)  It's just amazing to watch the instant frenzy when popcorn hits the water.  I took a video and posted it on my facebook page.  I got a slew of likes and some comments from friends.

 

Today another comment popped up from a name I didn't recognize.  Supposed to be a friend.  Took me a few minutes and I had to check on this person...I recognized their picture.  It's a VJ member that was noted for changing his screen name and avatar.  LOL

 

Yep, I know him, and you probably do too!

 

 

 

 

[TBoneTX 47,510]

5 hours ago, Neonred said:

the July Many'th holiday

Holiday name precised, see and si and  man.

5 hours ago, Neonred said:

They LOVE it! (The fish do)

You're just fishing for business by trying to break their teeth, got it first try man.

5 hours ago, Neonred said:

a VJ member that was noted for changing his screen name and avatar

Several like this, si man, so squeal, now man.

5 hours ago, Neonred said:

TBone's family?

We are apes, not monkeys, big distinction man.

[TBoneTX 47,510]

Thrilling Tuesday report, see man:

 

Lunch at Mama T-B.'s old place was beef stroganoff over noodles + flat green beans + sugar-free strawberry ice cream, ingest we man.

 

We out-cleaned the #2 bathroom cabinets, out-clean we man.

 

We started on one shelf of the #2 closet, start we man.

We made great progress until finding a large box of family memorabilia, find we man.

One of the first fotos that we saw was of Mama T-B. when young, unsenior she man man.

She was beautiful, si man.

The other day, we gave her a hard time about owning so many purses & shoes, si man.

She said, "I used to get dressed up and go out with Papa T-B., see man," si man.

 

We had been approaching this out-cleaning job clinically, clinical we man.

We ignored occasional comments from Mama T-B. about "there goes my life," or they didn't register man.

The reason she carried all these things for so long is because they meant something to her, si man.

Now she's an old lady, unable to roll over in bed, praying to die, left with nothing but memories, si man.

We have been disrespecting that, self-disappointing we man man.

When we realized this, we stopped our purging process and couldn't start it again, si and no man.

 

We took a break and retrieved din-din, broken we man.

Din-din was carved ham, flat green beans (again), and mac/cheese, somehow ingest we man.

We still couldn't restart the process, no man.

 

We called Mama T-B. to check in on her, si man.

She had the usual garden-variety complaints about the Resisted Living, si man.

She asked how we were and what progress we'd made, si man.

We couldn't give more than a brief generic answer, up-choked we man.

 

We had promised Papa T-B. on his deathbed that we'd take care of Mama T-B., promise we man.

We haven't really done that, no man.

Wednesday is our birthday, and we conclude that Mama T-B. is our birthday present, si man.

But we won't be able to tell her that, surely up-choke or down-break we man.

We hope that we'll somehow keep our promise to vacate her old casa by month-end, so there's that man.

 

No party with the rubias tonight, forget it man.

Doc will shoot up our hip with meat-tenderizer Wednesday afternoon, finally relief man.

Mama T-B. will phone us at the exact minute of our birth, done it every year she man.

This will probably be the last time, hope we can maintain composure man.

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

[mam521 2,515]

Big hugs, Friend.  Big hugs.  ❤️

[yuna628 9,873]

TB: One thing I always made a point to do was promise my grandfather that I'd find out where he came from. Though he passed well before I had the answers, I stuck with it and now mapped everything out. Then I did the same thing for my husband. Maybe in sitting and listening to stories of the past from your mom, you could document stuff and write it all down. Later on, photos and keepsakes could be added to it. Your son might appreciate it some day. The memorabilia you find is a part of your family history, and it's some of the most precious stuff you have. Memories are irreplaceable keepsakes.. after all. It's not as insignificant as it seems. It sounds like you have done a lot for your mom, more than others would ask of their kids. And yes... there are times we feel guilty that it's never enough, even though we bust our butts to do so and we wonder if that will be us in many more years. My sister often talks about how easy it will be to sort through all the clutter and mess my parents have accumulated when they pass... but I remember knowing how difficult it was when we had to do it for our grandparents. How upsetting it was to find certain family members had taken items without asking or not handled things with care. How they only cared about the monetary value. It sounds like you have a good handle on things and have an invested stake in ensuring it's done right. It can be very overwhelming of course, but keep at it.

[TBoneTX 47,510]

8 hours ago, mam521 said:

Big hugs, Friend.  Big hugs.  ❤️

Gracias, si mam ma'am.

7 hours ago, yuna628 said:

in sitting and listening to stories of the past from your mom, you could document stuff and write it all down.

We managed to get a picture of her life history while she was cornered in the hospital, captive audience man.

We down-wrote it, for eventual obituary and for educating Mini-B., descendant wee man man.

7 hours ago, yuna628 said:

The memorabilia you find is a part of your family history, and it's some of the most precious stuff you have.

We have enough for a giant box... or two, si Y ma'am.

7 hours ago, yuna628 said:

certain family members had taken items without asking or not handled things with care

We have the opposite challenge, only us to deal with the stuff man.

7 hours ago, yuna628 said:

they only cared about the monetary value

See Thrilling Wednesday report for a little about this, see Y ma'am.

7 hours ago, yuna628 said:

It sounds like you have a good handle on things and have an invested stake in ensuring it's done right. It can be very overwhelming of course, but keep at it.

Gracias beaucoup, si Y ma'am.

[TBoneTX 47,510]

Thrilling Wednesday report, see man:

 

We turned Many years old today, same as or younger than last year depending on meaning of Many man.

Awoke earlier than we would have preferred, still well past Walmarting time for Bro G man.

Fed miu on the Many'th (2+2+2th) anniversary of her having joined our casa, sweet miu man.

 

Mama T-B. phoned at precisely Many:Many a.m., time of birth of we man man.

We were able to tell her that she was our birthday present, managed to choke that out man.

Cousinette T-B. then texted us happy birthday, appreciated man.

 

Free lunch was beef noodle soup, S&Ms, peas, garlic bread, and sugar-free chocolate ice cream, ingest we man.

 

We out-cleared Mama T-B.'s Lane cedar chest, mostly NIP bedspreads et al. man.

Grandma T-B. had gifted the chest to Mama T-B. on her Sweet Many'th (2x2x2x2th) birthday, si man.

We found 2 NIP wheelchair-seat pads among stuff recently under the bed, wow man.

There also appears to be a NIP walker, might give it to Uncle T-B. man.

We threw the linens, pads, and other things into the donation pile, rather rushed we man.

 

We took fotos of Mama T-B.'s very full closets, senior she man to decide what to keep if anything man.

 

Got call from Uncle T-B.'s infectious-disease doc, follow-up visit scheduled man.

Got call from suspicious Indian in Kentucky, couldn't understand fishy story so hung up & blocked him we man.

 

Had doctor caucus at 1:Many p.m. to get our hip shot up with meat-tenderizer, mandatory for we man man.

Was up against time, intense we man.

Went downstairs to find flatbed dolly, none in view man.  

Had to traverse entire complex to find one,  and sweat perspirational we man man.

Loaded donation items, garbage bag, & 2 "gift boxes" onto dolly and into T-B.-mobile, sweat we man.

Jumped into T-B.-mobile, all clothing + sweatband completely hosed man.

Looked so miserable in waiting-room that two noosers asked if we wanted water or other help, hot we man.

 

Cute medical assistant took us to the shoot-up room, attire ourself appropriately we man.

Doc shot our hip with a Many-dose ([2+1]-dose) cocktail, short- & long-term action man.

We told him that this qualified us as a hip individual, hee hee man.

 

Left doc's building, still-perspirational we man.

Briefed Mama T-B. on the proceedings, solicitous senior she man man.

Phone-tagged with Claims Rep from Mama T-B.'s long-term care plan, introductory call man.

 

Took 2 gift boxes of miscellaneous small items into antique shop, pass it by all the time man.

We have attended several of his ESs, in fact man.

Owner wasn't there, wait Many minutes in un-A/C'd shop perspirational we man man.

Finally ducked out to make donation, place just half a mile away man.

Returned before owner arrived, good timing man.

Owner inspected smalls, experienced he man man.

He said, "There's nothing special and it's hard to sell smalls, si and sigh man."

He offered us $Many ($2x2x2x2x2 +2+1) for all, well OK man.

We showed him fotos of the wall/shelf art & furniture at Mama T-B.'s place, interested he man.

He said that the cedar chest lid was curved and not flat, harder to sell man.

He thought that he could offer us $Many00 for the cedar chest, probably cost more than that when new man.

We discussed this with Mama T-B., philosophical senior she man.

We will probably accept the guy's offer, need to clear the apartment man.

We expect to caucu$ with the guy after Many p.m. on Thursday, hope he's fair with us man.

If so, he will wrap, pack, & cart away everything, save a LOT of work for we man man.

Mama T-B. reminded us of costume jewelry in a dresser drawer, some of it rather expensive man.

 

We were exhausted by this point, actually before this point man.

Went to Favorite Large Thrift Store, search for dusters for Mama T-B. man.

Found one pants for Uncle T-B. but put them back, cuffs not zipper-expandable man.

Found 2 obviously new-from-package underwears for us, buy those man.

Searched fruitlessly for Mama T-B.,  and   man.

Phoned her from outside the store, query we man she man man.

Mama T-B. gave us more criteria, go back inside we man.

We ended up buying Mama T-B. a soft pullover-type thing by DKNY, maybe she can use it man.

It was on Many% discount, not a big expense anyway man.

 

We were beyond exhausted by this point, unquestionably man.

Intrepidly continued to supermarket on out-of-business closeout, Many% off food items man.

Got soft drinks, bottled water, and miu-food, satisfied we man man.

 

We were even more beyond exhausted by this point, unquestionably man.

On the drive casa-ward, Uncle T-B. phoned, happy b'day from senior he man man.

Ex-Mrs.-T-B. & Mini-B. then phoned from Ecu , happy b'day from ex-she man & wee man man.

 

We were disgusted that we had not celebrated anything, disgusted we man man.

We forced ourself to go to proximal Chinese buffet, no not THAT one Bro G man.

We consumed Many (2+2) plates of beef & chicken, ingest we man.

We felt better afterward, not hungry beforehand but we'd done something to celebrate man.

 

Arrived perspirationally and in desperate siesta-need at the casa, arrive we man.

As we garaged ourself, Busybody Cousinette T-B. called, someone squealed to her about Mama T-B. man.

There went Many minutes, bye man.

Was greeted inside by hungry miu, Where Exactly Were You All This Time Daddy man.

Ministered to miu, ministerial we man.

Took call from Mama T-B., there went Many more minutes man.

Finally took shower, greatest non-mow-lawning/non-Mexico need ever man.

And then there was inadequate time for a siesta,       man.

 

Hip is better, blessed relief that might last for Many months or longer man.

No party with the rubias tonight, are we crazy man.

Hopefully caucus with ES dude on Thursday, fingers crossed man.

Otherwise more of the same, cleanout man.

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

[TBoneTX 47,510]

Got another birthday text from Other Cousinette T-B., si man.

That's just about everybody active from whom we could hear, well OK man.

 

Just took foto of miu dozing atop her recently arrived box of miu-food from Chewy.com, fotograph miu we man.

[yuna628 9,873]

TB: Can you try a couple of antique shops to see if you can get any better counter-offers? Most of my grandparent's things were sold off at one of the big auction houses/estate traders, but there are times when I pop into antique stores and I almost swear some of their pieces have been sitting in these shops for years unsold. I have my grandmother's Lane chest and I do see those for sale frequently. The shops mark up quite a bit. Jewelry pieces usually do well.

[Neonred 3,917]

20 hours ago, TBoneTX said:

Thrilling Wednesday report, see man:

 

We turned Many years old today, same as or younger than last year depending on meaning of Many man.

 

Happy belated birthday.  Hope you got the present I sent you.  It was sent out USPS so it probably ended up in Alaska.

 

20 hours ago, TBoneTX said:

Awoke earlier than we would have preferred, still well past Walmarting time for Bro G man.

 

I do wish Walmart would open a few hours earlier...

 

20 hours ago, TBoneTX said:

 

Got call from suspicious Indian in Kentucky,

 

Were they Iroquois or Cherokee?

 

20 hours ago, TBoneTX said:

 

 

We forced ourself to go to proximal Chinese buffet, no not THAT one Bro G man.

 

So you're branching out in search of new Chinese girls?

 

[Ban Hammer 14,275]

2 hours ago, Neonred said:

So you're branching out in search of new Chinese girls?

 

until he gives them the fling poo far test.

[TBoneTX 47,510]

On 7/16/2025 at 9:59 PM, TBoneTX said:

Fed miu on the Many'th (2+2+2th) anniversary of her having joined our casa, sweet miu man.

It was actually the Many'th (2+2+1th), rather than the Many'th (2+2+2th) anniversary, correct we man.

The elegant flexibility of P-Math is still evident, oj tak.

10 hours ago, yuna628 said:

Can you try a couple of antique shops

See Thrilling Thursday-on-Friday report, see Y ma'am.

4 hours ago, Neonred said:

Happy belated birthday.

Gracias, si Bro G man.

4 hours ago, Neonred said:

Hope you got the present I sent you.

We already have Many,000,000 POTSs*, si man.

     *buy yours today, si man!

We appreciate the thought, however, si man.

4 hours ago, Neonred said:

Were they Iroquois or Cherokee?

Casino Indians, to be precise man.

4 hours ago, Neonred said:

So you're branching out in search of new Chinese girls?

This is the place nearest our casa, see and si and  man.

They used to offer half-price birthday din-dins, no more but got a little discount anyway man.

2 hours ago, Ban Hammer said:

he gives them the fling poo far test.

If they're Chinese, we give them the Hu Flung Pu test, si man.

2 hours ago, Ban Hammer said:

until he gives them the fling poo far test.

Actually, LPoP and unread, si and no see man.

[TBoneTX 47,510]

Thrilling Thursday-on-Friday report, see man:

 

Awoke long before alarm,  we man.

Hip largely better, although sore injection site man.

 

Free lunch was chicken/rice soup, chopped steak, rice pilaf, peas, & 2 cookies, ingest we man.

 

Busied ourself by dealing with Mama T-B.'s costume jewelry, anticipate antique dude's presence we man.

Mama T-B. had a phenomenal amount of the stuff, impressed we man.

Found Aunt T-B.'s Phi Beta Kappa pin, Mama T-B.'s late older sister man.

(Papa & Mama T-B. also earned theirs, impressive man.)

 

Got donation bag packed & dropped, one closet shelf's worth man.

On way back, Costco'd for ourself, go for one item return with 2 restrained we man.

While sojourning thusly, got call from antique dude (AD), call AD we man man.

Rendezvous was for half-past Many at Mama T-B.'s casa, OK with us man.

 

AD liked Mama T-B.'s stuff, especially the Manyzen mirrors man.

He was impressed at the fine condition of the cedar chest, however still the same offer man.

AD went through the costume jewelry, painstakingly combed through by we man man.

AD reserved judgment on 2 large pieces, will let us know about marble table and mirror dresser man.

AD went pig-wild on most of the other stuff, impressed AD and we man man.

He image-searched items on Google to show us going rates, fascinating man.

Offer was $Many,ManyManyMany for Many (2+1) flatbed-dolly loads, offer AD man.

We were obligated to call Mama T-B., senior she man go aysheep man.

Mama T-B. finally gave in, "Just do what you want, si and sigh man," si man.

AD paid us in cash, amazing man.

We helped AD by opening doors, help AD man we man.

At end, AD said, "You got a fair deal and I did too, si man," pretty much agree we man.

Front-desk receptionist was highly impressed to hear what we'd sold and the amount, impressed she man.

We said, "Mama T-B. sure isn't, no man," si and sigh and say we man.

 

Had to visit Mama T-B. right thereafter,   man.

 Mama T-B. morose over "losing her life," many memories gone man.

We said, "And you don't think that we didn't have a lump in our throat, too, huh man?", si man.

Mama T-B. remained unconvinced, grousing senior she man man.

We did her little requests without complaint or back-talk, too tired for either anyway we man man.

 

Got back to our casa an hour after dark, long day man.

Miu wanted din-din and interaction, needy interactive miu man.

 

Din-din for us was onecan* (large) of "baked beans with onion," ingest we man.

     *expiration date Valentine's Day Many (2x2x2 +2) years ago -- si man, Many (2x2x2 +2) years ago, si man

This expiration period was our longest by far, smash previous personal record we man.

It has been over 2 hours and we haven't died yet, si and no man man.

 

Miu then dropped a feather-roller at our feet, completely subtle miu man.

We played with and brushed miu, seemingly mollified miu man.

 

No party with the rubias tonight, dead-to-world we man man.

Have tentatively itineraried 2 ESs for Friday, see how we feel man.

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