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The "what's On Your Mind?" Thread -2018
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That would be a 'no'. They were going around checking on all the 'old' people- at least, that's what they said. Both my parents, btw, lived into their 90s, and my paternal grandmother was 101. As I said before, if I, or we, needed help with anything, we would ask for it.
A thing on YouTube is making mock Emergency Alerts. There's a ton of them, and one that's well-done can *really* give you the willies 
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You would love living out here in the boondocks. Nobody cares what you do or ever checks on you.
Yeah but that can be a bad thing too. I've known older people who fell outside their home and froze to death, and it took a while before anybody found the body. Usually it's the mail carrier, when they notice the mail hasn't been picked up. It's pretty sad when the only one who cares enough to check on someone is the mail carrier.
I never would think the Health Department would check on people as a preventive measure. I would have thought that was Social Service's job.
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I know, I was being tongue-in-cheek (sarcastic).
A thing on YouTube is making mock Emergency Alerts. There's a ton of them, and one that's well-done can *really* give you the willies
Just finished watching this one.
That's one reason my mom and I live together. We don't have mail service so no one would even find us for months. This way, we are together so we can keep an eye on each other. I don't mind, we do our own thing. But at least someone is there if we need it.
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One thing you need to understand is that there is an independent streak that goes back generations in my family. When she was in her late 80s, my grandmother was 'caught' on a ladder, in a tree, using a chain saw. She didn't want to bother anyone. My father was 'caught' by my brother carrying bundles of shingles up on his roof because he didn't want to bother anyone. He was 90. When he had to go into a nursing home, because of brain bleeds, and finally knew he couldn't go home, he gave up. His last words were "I abandon all hope". He would rather die than live in 'captivity', and I am my father's son.
My grandpa went downhill fast when he lost his indedendence. At 84 years old, he was still doing lawn work for all the elderly people in town. Then the Alzheimer's disease started getting so bad, grandma was afraid he wouldn't be able to find his way home. Not long after that, he broke his hip. Grandma couldn't take care of him on her own. I had no way of getting back. He went into the nursing home my mom worked at. My grandma spent all day every day with him. But his health declined so fast.
Felix is home now! 
I believe the term my mother used was "lady dog."
Blackberry Merlot. My vice of choice. I drink a whopping two bottles of it per years!
Me, too. Surely you know someone who would love to have it?
That's perfectly acceptable when you know the person and know that they would appreciate it. Not so much as a general gift to "everyone," when it could be a trigger for some employees.
I know how annoying/insulting that must have been for you. However, there are those who desperately need help and won't ask, or who don't realize how badly they need help. Consider it a preemptive strike on their part, well-meant if unnecessary in your case, and just...let it go. I come from one of "those" families, as well. On Mom's side, there were 15 great-aunts and uncles. Every one of them lived to be between 97-105 years of age, and every one of them lived independently until they just...fell over.
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Actually, the word I was thinking of starts with an 'A'.
Anyone here listens to The 1975?
I've been replaying Somebody Else over and over...
I've been replaying Somebody Else over and over...
Blackberry Merlot is my favorite, too. I haven't had it since before I got pregnant. I think it would probably be ok to have a glass one night after Aedan goes to sleep, but I'm overly cautious. I'm afraid that as soon as I finish my glass, it will end up being one of those nights where Aedan doesn't stay asleep and ends up wanting to nurse before it's out of my system. Plus, I'm afraid to have it in the house. John has been sober for quite a while, but I don't want to chance it. He's never liked wine, but still.
Our Guardian Angels were working overtime this afternoon.
Gypsys perch in the middle of our kitchen consists of a large plastic tote (17” tall) which holds a water bowl and sometimes acts as a step to the surface of an open computer table (29.5” tall) her food bowl is on the top tier (49.5” tall). Up against it are a set of stacked speakers sitting on the floor (51” tall) and another pair of speakers that have three stereo receivers atop them (45” tall). All surfaces are fabric covered and securely taped since they are her landing pads from the top of the fridge but one cover had slipped exposing the metal narrow airflow slits on the side of the top receiver. We were playing with a straw toy I’d created, she was batting at it with her paws when I noticed & wondered why she wasn’t using both, in a split second I realized that one of her right front claws was caught and so was already moving around to hold her when she realized it was solidly caught, not just snagged. She quickly jerked her whole body to the left which twisted her poor toe and squalled as she thrashed about! I grabbed her (picture of a cat with four buzzsaw legs flashed in my mind) and moved her body back to the right to take the pressure off of it while talking soothingly to her. She calmed down as I snugged her against me with my right arm around her, holding her back feet in my hand. I reached over to try and unhook the claw but she squalled and thrashed a bit so I held her with both hands and bellowed for Scott! He quickly unhooked her claw and we both made a fuss over her for being so good and staying so calm! She didn’t dash away from us, stayed to petted. When she did jump down she did a few zoomies to make sure her toesie was ok. My reaction set in later when I was running the sequence of events over in my mind and realized what a bloodbath it could have been! Her nails haven’t been trimmed in quite awhile and just this morning I had been admiring her long, strong, healthy, pointy claws as they gleamed in the sunlight!
Gypsys perch in the middle of our kitchen consists of a large plastic tote (17” tall) which holds a water bowl and sometimes acts as a step to the surface of an open computer table (29.5” tall) her food bowl is on the top tier (49.5” tall). Up against it are a set of stacked speakers sitting on the floor (51” tall) and another pair of speakers that have three stereo receivers atop them (45” tall). All surfaces are fabric covered and securely taped since they are her landing pads from the top of the fridge but one cover had slipped exposing the metal narrow airflow slits on the side of the top receiver. We were playing with a straw toy I’d created, she was batting at it with her paws when I noticed & wondered why she wasn’t using both, in a split second I realized that one of her right front claws was caught and so was already moving around to hold her when she realized it was solidly caught, not just snagged. She quickly jerked her whole body to the left which twisted her poor toe and squalled as she thrashed about! I grabbed her (picture of a cat with four buzzsaw legs flashed in my mind) and moved her body back to the right to take the pressure off of it while talking soothingly to her. She calmed down as I snugged her against me with my right arm around her, holding her back feet in my hand. I reached over to try and unhook the claw but she squalled and thrashed a bit so I held her with both hands and bellowed for Scott! He quickly unhooked her claw and we both made a fuss over her for being so good and staying so calm! She didn’t dash away from us, stayed to petted. When she did jump down she did a few zoomies to make sure her toesie was ok. My reaction set in later when I was running the sequence of events over in my mind and realized what a bloodbath it could have been! Her nails haven’t been trimmed in quite awhile and just this morning I had been admiring her long, strong, healthy, pointy claws as they gleamed in the sunlight!
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That's amazing he was still working on the house at 90!
My point was that a person could let the house fall down around them out here and nobody would care.
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Apart from my landlord having raised my rent to astronomical heights it's time that I lived closer to family simply because nobody else gives a damn if I live or die. All the neighbors keep to themselves and it's never more that "hi-bye" at the mailbox or the laundromat. Really sad and I have tried hard over the last three years to get to know them, no dice. A few friends have either moved far away or have died or have lost their minds and live in some facility. So come August I will live in Reno-Sparks where my son, his wife and son live. Not too close as I do not want to live in their pockets but close enough that they would check on me if they did not see me or hear from me. Also good to have someone check on kitties in case I have to spend a few days in a hospital.
This is another thing where things used to be better back then (remember the cartoon I posted about the cat sleeping or trying to sleep on top of a TV then and now?), when people knew each other even if they were not friends and noticed when they had not seen someone every day and they did watch out for one another's kids and scolded them when they saw those kids do something they were not supposed to do. Try that now and their parents will yell at YOU.
This is another thing where things used to be better back then (remember the cartoon I posted about the cat sleeping or trying to sleep on top of a TV then and now?), when people knew each other even if they were not friends and noticed when they had not seen someone every day and they did watch out for one another's kids and scolded them when they saw those kids do something they were not supposed to do. Try that now and their parents will yell at YOU.
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Here's a meatless "meat sauce" recipe i ran across. I'm not a vegetarian but this is so good and it tastes "meaty".
10 oz mushrooms
oil
1 onion
1/2 cup tomato paste
oregano, pepper flakes, garlic
28 oz can crushed tomatoes
veggie broth
1 can drained chickpeas
basil
pulse mushrooms in 2 batches until they are pebbly
in a pot saute all the mushrooms in oil, 8 minutes
add chopped onions to pot, 5 minutes, stir
add tomato paste, 1-2 minutes, stir
put in more oil and make room in center
put oregano, pepper flakes, garlic in center, stir
pour tomatoes on top, stir
add veggie broth, stir
rinse the chickpeas and drain well
add chickpeas to pot, 15 minutes, stir
add basil if you like
The mushrooms are what makes the sauce taste "meaty"
This makes 2 batches, freeze one batch for later
This is for all my friends at the CatSite, be they vegetarians or not and if they celebrate Christmas or not. It's a wonderful time of the year to enjoy a good sauce with one's pasta or even meat.
10 oz mushrooms
oil
1 onion
1/2 cup tomato paste
oregano, pepper flakes, garlic
28 oz can crushed tomatoes
veggie broth
1 can drained chickpeas
basil
pulse mushrooms in 2 batches until they are pebbly
in a pot saute all the mushrooms in oil, 8 minutes
add chopped onions to pot, 5 minutes, stir
add tomato paste, 1-2 minutes, stir
put in more oil and make room in center
put oregano, pepper flakes, garlic in center, stir
pour tomatoes on top, stir
add veggie broth, stir
rinse the chickpeas and drain well
add chickpeas to pot, 15 minutes, stir
add basil if you like
The mushrooms are what makes the sauce taste "meaty"
This makes 2 batches, freeze one batch for later
This is for all my friends at the CatSite, be they vegetarians or not and if they celebrate Christmas or not. It's a wonderful time of the year to enjoy a good sauce with one's pasta or even meat.
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