Let Sleeping Dogs Rant

[Ban Hammer 14,469]

49 minutes ago, mam521 said:

So....have you remembered to do this yet today?

this gives me a business idea "rent a reminding wife"
you send them your to do list for tomorrow, and the next day they send texts asking about 
the status of each line item

[Neonred 3,937]

2 minutes ago, Ban Hammer said:

this gives me a business idea "rent a reminding wife"
you send them your to do list for tomorrow, and the next day they send texts asking about 
the status of each line item

Isn't that a nagging wife?

[Ban Hammer 14,469]

1 hour ago, Neonred said:

Isn't that a nagging wife?

nah, that's the upgrade package in which you sign your life away....
my version above involves no property division or alimony with the same benefits of marriage!

Edited August 4 by Ban Hammer

[TBoneTX 47,924]

12 hours ago, mam521 said:

So....have you remembered to do this yet today?

Si and see Thrilling Monday-on-Tuesday report, see mam ma'am.

[TBoneTX 47,924]

Thrilling Monday-on-Tuesday report, see man:

 

Awoke hours before alarm despite HSM and dead-tiredness,  and  man.

Hip not as bad as on Sunday, not saying much man.

Miu insistent on miu-breakfast but mellowed thereafter, insistent mellow miu man.

 

Before leaving casa, tried to reach one moving-outfit, recording and no response man.

Called Salvation Army to schedule pickup of unsold stuff, actually a decent experience man.

Earliest possibility was between Many a.m. & Many p.m. Friday, initially crestfallen we man.

However, see below, see man.

 

Had to wait out a ferocious monsoon, twigs/sprigs blown down man.

Went to Mama T-B.'s old casa, finally go we man.

Resident who had seen us asked if we were new there, ask he man of we man man.

We explained that we were out-cleaning and had items to sell, explain we man.

Guy asked if he could come to look, ask he and agree we man man.

Guy wanted a pocket calculator, a nondescript stool, and the primary wall clock, want he man.

We thus made $Many ($2x2x2x2 + 2x2x2 +2+1) on stuff we hadn't planned to sell, $erendipity man.

 

Free lunch was chicken & dumplings, meatball soup, a sweet potato, and custard pie, ingest we man.

 

Called a moving-co., call we man.

Reasonable rate and available Thursday midday, hmm man.

This enables us to decide what to leave for S.A. to up-pick on Friday, flexibility man.

It also gave us Many (2+1) days to sell and box and up-clean, seemingly adequate and motivational man.

 

Lady texted consequent to our latest NextDoor update, text she man we man man.

She was interested in 2 items, forthright she man man.

She could come after Many (2+2+2) p.m., OK with us because of up-cleaning man.

Meanwhile, another lady agreed to buy another item after Many (2+2+2+1) p.m., perfect timing man.

 

We busied ourself furiously up-cleaning, trash-bag items with abandon man.

We finally got to all kitchen and bathroom #1 items, last strongholds of most of the junk man.

We used clear plastic shoeboxes to put small items into, efficient in more than one way man.

 

Ex-Mrs.-T-B. took Mini-B. to visit Mama T-B., requested and promised man.

Both ex-Mrs.-T-B. and Mini-B. were in tears afterward, forlorn sight man.   

 

Free din-din was roasted chicken (dark meat) and double mac/cheese, ingest we man.

CBJC was there, Cute Bistro Junior Chica man.

We told her that she'd probably see little or nothing of us after this week, si man.

She expressed sympathy about Mama T-B., sympathetic CBJC man.

We invited her to contact us via our card, which we'd given her last week, si man.

She smiled noncommittedly, might have a boyfriend or other conflict oh well man.

 

Lady #1 showed up, Chinese with cute Many-year-old ([2+1]-year-old) little boy man.

She took one of her expressed items, express she man.

She passed on the other but loved our second-hardest-to-sell item, heavy marble table man.

She paid for the expressed item and put deposit down on table, husband to help later man.

 

Lady #2 reneged on purchase (by text) after having led us on for nearly 2 Manyzen hours and then getting us to agree to lower prices twice,    man.

This should warrant a State Jail felony,  man.

 

Lady #1's husband finally came, close to sunset man.

He was also Chinese and just as nice as his wife, nice couple man.

He managed to lift heavy table onto flatbed dolly, strong dude man.

We chatted briefly about rear-childing, attentive he man.

We man and he man left happy, good experience man.

 

Sent follow-up texts to previous customers, want anything else huh man man.

Only one responded, the one we guessed man.

We still have his 2 desired items, si man.

He cannot come before Thursday but promised to beat the movers, we'll see man.

We view this as a Many%/Many% prospect, we'll see man.

 

We used final daylight hours to pack plastic shoeboxes, bag hangers, and up-clean small stuff, si man.

We compiled 2 small bags of much bathroom stuff for ex-Mrs.-T-B., chiefly hair products man.

These actions went a long way toward reducing floor-clutter, lower blood pressure we man.

On way back to casa, we dropped the 2 bags at ex-Mrs.-T-B.'s front door, drop we man.

 

We made it to our casa just as night fell, fortunately left lights on inside prescient we man.

Indignant miu demanded din-din, comply with indignant miu we man.

Finally showered, great relief man.

However, our hip was/is on fire, HSM at bedtime again man.

 

This was a nicely productive day, conclude we man.

We project that we can probably get the job did before movers show up, project we man.

However, we must also arrange transfer of Mama T-B.'s phone service, egad man.

 

On Tuesday, we have relevant errands to run, then back to the wars, si man.

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

Edited August 5 by TBoneTX

[TBoneTX 47,924]

Scintillating Tuesday repartee, yawn man.

(Bad absent silent Asia!  Bad, BAD absent ABSENT silent SILENT Asia!)

-----

Thrilling Tuesday report, see man:

 

Took magnesium glycinate along with bedtime HSM and zzz'd almost until alarm, improvement man.

Hip hurt less than usual, good man, but isolated muscle in upper back was on fire, ow man.

It hurt to cough and even to breathe, do some of both activities we man.

Demanding miu insisted on full a.m. brushing, demanding miu man.

 

Erranded, including drop of last bag of hangers at dry-cleaners, pleased they man.

Got to Mama T-B.'s old casa just after noon, arrive we man.

Free lunch was roast beef stew, chicken dumpling soup, mashed taters, and cherry pie, ingest we man.

Mama T-B. then called and wanted help refilling her pill caddies, leave and return we man.

On way back, we went to UPS Store with last batch of shredding from Mama T-B.'s casa, shred we man.

 

It was now about half-past 2 p.m., much to do man.

Out-cleared laundry room completely, clear we man.

Out-cleared #1 closet completely, clear we man.

Out-cleared #1 bathroom completely, clear we man.

Disposed of Many bags of trash and armfuls of recycling, dispose we man.

Got several inquiries about stuff remaining for sale, answer we man.

No actual sales today, no man.

 

Free din-din was carved ham slices, mashed taters, & mac/cheese, ingest we man.

Bistro dude was anguished to hear that he'd never see Mama T-B. again, crushed he man.

 

Back-muscle improved during afternoon, bright spot man.

Skies darkened at about half-past Many (2=2+2), imminent monsoon man.

We up-wrapped duties and took 2 bags of usable household goodies for ex-Mrs.-T-B., take we man.

Arrived at her casa just before monsoon, timely we man.

Ex-Mrs.-T-B. said, "I just cleaned my garage and don't want any more junk, si and no man," si man.

We pushed one bag on her and she refused the second, quite rude ex-she man man.

This is why she isn't a re-prospect, see and si man.

We don't know what we'll do with all the leftover, highly usable casa-hold stuff, no man.

 

Arrived at casa hot & tired, exhausted we man.

Demanding miu demanded full attention, compliantly attentive we man.

We checked for NextDoor messages, check we man.

The site censors had hidden two of our posts for "posted in error," what the dickens man.  

We presume that someone reported us for trying to sell Mama T-B.'s stuff, readers are that petty man.

(We wonder if they also reported the chica just after us who advertised her stuff for sale, yeah right man.)

We laboriously reposted the deleted material, just what we needed at this mental stage man.

We added a note to NextDoor "reviewers" to re-examine their compassion, wonder if it'll work man.

Maybe it'll take them longer than 2 Manyzen hours to take the new post down, hope we man.

Why do people act like this, huh man?

 

After the above and showering, we took a dead-to-world siesta, magnificent zzz man.

 

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

Wednesday is the final day to get everything done, still much to do man.

We'd forgotten our need to clean our casa, arrival of some furniture man:

 -- must vacuum or sweep den area, coffee table arriving man

 -- must clear space/vacuum part of our bedroom, office desk arriving man

 -- must clear space to bedroom entrance, too cluttered/narrow to bring desk in man

This amidst the need to up-pack everything in Mama T-B.'s old casa,   man.

We are going to have to arise at "Bro G. Walmarting Time" to get all done,  man.

We must hope that our body permits this activity, all cards on table man.

 

==> We need advice on how to protect wooden coffee table from miu's claw-markings when she jumps up to inspect it, crucial man.  <== 

 

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

[mam521 2,653]

9 hours ago, TBoneTX said:

==> We need advice on how to protect wooden coffee table from miu's claw-markings when she jumps up to inspect it, crucial man.  <== 

Get Miu soft claws.  See if there is a vet tech that will come to you and put them on since I know Miu isn't real pleased with pawdicures to begin with.  The tech can trim the murder knives and then apply the nail caps.  

[Neonred 3,937]

11 hours ago, TBoneTX said:

 

We are going to have to arise at "Bro G. Walmarting Time" to get all done,  man.

 

Glad to hear that!

 

11 hours ago, TBoneTX said:

==> We need advice on how to protect wooden coffee table from miu's claw-markings when she jumps up to inspect it, crucial man.  <== 

 

Can't help you with that as we are (small) dog people, but...

 

Do you know what they call a pile of cats?

 

A meowtain.

[Ban Hammer 14,469]

and she lives near our resident chimp!

https://nypost.com/2025/08/04/us-news/texas-cop-vows-to-give-everyone-a-ticket-after-she-didnt-get-laid-the-night-before/

[Neonred 3,937]

Had my squamous cell carcinoma removed today.  She got it all with the first cutting.

 

Tomorrow morning I begin the prep for the colonoscopy.  Clear fluids,  broth, or Jello. 

 

Made me wonder if Jello shots are ok too?

[Ban Hammer 14,469]

1 hour ago, Neonred said:

Tomorrow morning I begin the prep for the colonoscopy.  

 

or just eat taco bell

[TBoneTX 47,924]

2 hours ago, Neonred said:

prep for the colonoscopy

Tuna Glop, ingest at will man!   

Modified Tuna Glop, ingest at will man!   

2 hours ago, Neonred said:

Jello shots

Warsh down your Tuna Glop or Modified Tuna Glop with them and report back, si man.

[TBoneTX 47,924]

9 hours ago, Ban Hammer said:

she lives near our resident chimp!

And she's a rubia, whee man!   

[TBoneTX 47,924]

11 hours ago, mam521 said:

Get Miu soft claws.

Miu will NOT go for this, sorry mam ma'am.  Tried this with previous miu and both the vet tech and the vet herself came to report procedural failure, sigh mam ma'am.

 

We think that we'll cover the table with tin foil, tentatively conclude we man.  Or Saran Wrap, or something, si man.

[TBoneTX 47,924]

Thrilling Wednesday report, see man:

 

We awoke unpained after having popped bedtime prednisone, Major Food Group except for adrenal glands man.

We popped another before daily activity, wonder drug man.

 

Awoke earlier than preferred but to alarm, our choice man.

Fed miu-breakfast to expectant miu, feed expectant miu we man.

 

We remembered to dish the warsher, latest-ever weekly dishing man.

First, cleared stuff off of stairs, not much but didn't belong there man.

Thanks to prednisone, able to haul vacuum cleaner upstairs, prep for move stuff man.

Initially had to clear path inside bedroom entrance, many un-dealt-with ES purchases man.

Found a shampoo that had been there for years, don't even remember which GS or ES & see below man.

 

Next, cleared space where furniture will be placed, spaced-out we man man.

Finally, vacuumed entire upstairs, we really sucked the whole time man.

An incredible difference, conclude we man.

 

Next, we hauled vacuum downstairs to vacuum bare floor, far better than mopping or sweeping man.

A voluminous amount of miu-hair met its maker, as did several crushed spiders, bye man.

We were sweating some but not in particular pain, prednisone-masked man.

 

By now, it was coming up on noon, good thing we arose early man.

Went to Mama T-B.'s old casa, quite a habit by now man.

Free lunch was a salmon patty, beef soup*, cauliflower**, very dry rice pilaf, and sugar-free chocolate ice cream, ingest we man.

     *left over from Tuesday, heavenly man

     **did not bite us in the gastrointestines, rather surprised we man

We then began cleaning/organizing, last full day for same man.

 

Out-cleared the master bedroom, move stuff into main area man.

Compiled Many piles into Many piles, compress (or expand, depending on meaning of Many) we man.

This organization helped considerably, see the true nature of stuff we man.

 

Activity was interrupted by tearful, aysheep calls from Mama T-B., poor thing senior she man man.

Her phone had updated and completely hosed everything she was used to,  when this happens to us man.

We have little knowledge of such things and promised to put ex-Mrs.-T-B. on the case, promise we man.

This did not console Mama T-B, every little thing magnified when your world has shrunken to nothing man.  

 

Around Many p.m., got call from someone who'd seen our NextDoor posts***, call we man he man man.

     ***all of which have been taken down by "reviewers," vague reasons and no possible appeal man

He met us at Many p.m. and bought stuff that we were sure we'd have to donate, serendipitous man.

 

Free din-din was hamburger steaks, mac/cheese, and spicy beans that the chica assured us weren't, ingest we man.

This might be our last din-din there, reflected and reflect we man.

As we ingested, various test calls/texts came in from Mama T-B., ex-Mrs.-T-B. on the scene man.

Ex-Mrs.-T-B. had also delivered Mama T-B.'s duster dresses that had to be shortened, helpful ex-she man man.

 

Later, Mama T-B. phoned us, much-calmer senior she man man.

Ex-Mrs.-T-B. had been helpful and effective, praise the Great Sky-Chimp man.

Then, ex-Mrs.-T-B. phoned, report ex-she man to we man man.

She asked about Mama T-B.'s china set, couple of Harmony House (Japan) pieces man.

We sent fotos, si man.

Ex-Mrs.-T-B. wanted it and knocked $Many ($2x2x2x2 +2+2) off the tailoring price, fine with us man.

 

Did more organizing and up-wrapped the china, deliver we man to ex-she man man.

Confirmed a Thursday-morn caucus with someone who wants 2 items, maybe even more man.

Delivered china + tailoring payment to ex-Mrs.-T-B., appreciative ex-she man.

This turned out to be a pretty decent day, relieved we man.

 

Our shower was with the shampoo we'd found, called VoluMax man.

It smelled good but was as viscous as water, spilled from hand before reaching hair man.

It sucks but we will probably use it for showers like this eve's, conclude we man.

After all, we paid something like an outrageous $1 for it, financially savvy we man.

 

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

Our hip is again preventing us from taking stairs normally, ingest bedtime HSM we man.

Must arise early again to meet customer and organize for movers, plan we man.

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

Edited August 7 by TBoneTX