I know there are some high-paying jobs in the Triangle, but I struggle to believe there are enough to match the the really high-priced rents and mortgages.
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I know there are some high-paying jobs in the Triangle, but I struggle to believe there are enough to match the the really high-priced rents and mortgages.
As a former civil litigation secretary, I advise you to hunt down and update every possible beneficiary listing, too! (Our client: the ex-husband who left her years earlier, when she had cancer, & realized he might still be the beneficiary on an old policy. He was. Legal, but still grosses me out.)
A friend in Wilmington went for fall vaccines in the last few days — pharmacy told him they had the COVID vaccine, they just couldn’t give them. 🤬 I am ready to read RFKJr’s Big Beautiful Obituary.
So much ears!
I MacGyver’d a ramp for Ginger. (Ungodly amount of time researching things I could use as supports. 😆) #dachshund #macgyver #dogramp
God, same.
Esp if the bottom sheet pilled and now you have a lonely top sheet.
I was obviously cheering for the Herd anyway, but Georgia honoring Herschel Walker at this game should seal the deal for pretty much everyone with a soul and a brain. #goherd
If it’s a work day, I am IMMEDIATELY out! I gotta dance in the streets with my peeps and/or get a really nice bottle of champagne.
While I’m ready for it to happen yesterday, I really hope it’s in front of a camera so I can watch it any time I’m feeling a little down. Maybe make the audio my alarm sound so I start every morning off right.
I live in Raleigh, NC, which is no slouch at humidity. I’ve been to NOLA once — one month before Katrina. Walking out of the airport was like walking into a wall of water.
Hear me out — nightstand fun-size Paydays. (I broke my ankle a few months ago and needed surgery. I kept Paydays and Snickers in my nightstand drawer for night meds or just night hungries bc it was a PITA getting to the kitchen once I was in bed.)
Watching “The Biggest Loser” documentary on Netflix and when Bob Harper talks about Dr. H having a god complex and then Bob immediately says something that CLEARLY shows HE is the one with the god complex, I want to reach through the screen and slap him.
And even if they have walked in similar shoes, they still aren’t *yours* — every situation is different. The dementia, the workload, the caregiver’s resources, etc.
Him: “There she was again!” 😂
The ‘90s pop playlist in this Home Depot is fire. The singalong is free. 😁
Yesterday, we went for our first walk (just 10 minutes) since May.
Neighbor had a ferret swipe the new ketchup bottle while groceries were being unpacked. Could not find it. A few months later, new groceries were being unpacked. Something (Oatmeal Cream Pies box?) disappeared, ketchup bottle reappeared. 😆
And painter’s tape. A lot of painter’s tape.
A face that is both despondent and vengeful. 😆
Kid, YMMV, but my experience is that frozen mango chunks thaw really well. A lot of fruits lose texture when frozen/thawed and aren’t very good raw, but mango holds up.
I bet 99% of them haven’t been to a women’s game of anything, unless their daughter was playing or their daughter wanted to go. And even then, I bet they had to be dragged there, reminded repeatedly by their wife, etc.
Resting-My-Eyes 182
I crate my dachshund at night. She happily hops in, but almost every night, she’ll have her face not under her blankie yet, watching for me to get in bed. And once I’m in bed, under my blanket but not laying down yet, I usually look at her and say, “See? I’m in bed.”
My mom and I love watching “Murder, She Wrote.” Jerry shows up in a few episodes as a semi-shady PI. Mrs. Potts! Lumiere!
I’m sure they had people on staff for that stuff when she was away filming movies — I bet he was not scrubbing the toilets. Did he expect her to take on all those tasks when she was home? Related: I want to see his gold-star chart for lawn-mowing, at-home oil changes, minor home repairs, etc.
How’d you get this video of me?!
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Thank goodness I am somewhat mobile now, but swooping in to grab the ween up before she stumbled across a black snake TWICE IN FIVE MINUTES has not been favorable.
Biz in a bear costume covering a SEA this game this season would be pretty funny. 😆 I love a good long-running joke.
I remember their skirmish(es) — I was making a (bad) joke about Biz trying to get the upper hand (paw), dressed as a bear. 🤪
Is Biz in a bear costume?
In my old condo, ppl bought the unit above me to be a rental. They took up all the carpet & put not-carpet down. How did I know? I could hear the fucking dresser drawers open. I could hear the fucking hangers slide across the closet rod. 😡 I will do my best to never live under someone again.
I feel this way about my flight back from Rome — i couldn’t enjoy the VIP lounges bc I was in an airport wheelchair the whole way. And I want to snoop in every corner!
Saw a guy yesterday — I was like, “Buddy, you REALLY ran that light.” It had been red for prob 1-2 seconds before he went through, so he had plenty of yellow notice.
There should be a law that when a doctor’s office gets a new system, your info HAS to transfer from the old one. (Exhausted. Ragey about everything.)
I ALWAYS glance left and right before going through the light, when I’m the first car. Thankfully this has seemed to fade, but I used to see some people watch the crosslight and pull out in that second between the crosslight turning red and theirs turning green.
Why did we stop with red-light cameras? Bring on the “drove with lights off in the pouring rain (and/or at dawn/dusk)” cameras! And makes those fines *exorbitant* — fine people into some fucking common sense.
I’m on my second night of really bad sleep — perimenopause? the ankle? both? more? — and I’m feeling downright ragey. (100%, I’d give up state secrets under sleep deprivation.) I can’t even say fuck it and attempt to sleep in bc of a 9 am doc appointment. Nor go to bed early tonight bc DPAC. 😫
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Tomorrow, I should get fitted into a lace-up ankle brace that I can wear with my own shoes. It will probably be a few days before I actually start doing that — first post-brace PT is Friday.
I want to be a penguin’s favorite human.
(So I’m the only one who sees the extremely creepy face on the right? 😬)
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As a long-time lover of sausage dogs, I’m glad you can appreciate their cuteness. (But more glad that you’ve worked on your anxiety, so that it is not limiting your life.)
I know I’m lucky that my disability is temporary, that I have decent insurance, etc. But COT DANG, I am ready to put my foot on the floor and walk to the kitchen without having to stop and put the damn walking boot on.
Like I ain’t here to feed a soccer team.
Still 81° at 11 pm. I love summer, but this is a bit much. And I know it’s hell on the people who can’t escape it — outside workers, people without AC, people who can’t afford high electric bills, etc.
AMAZING.
Malcolm-Jamal Warner seemed like a good dude, so I am ready for his balance. I have a list of suggestions.
I read someone’s theory that a dog’s Heaven is a squirrel’s hell. And it turns out there are quite a few situations to apply that to.
Look, I was already celebrating his death. How hard do you want me to party?!
Concur.
I have friends who are always cold. It’s so close to everyone that I am never cold.
I have season tickets for DPAC — it’s a range of dress these days.
(I’m not incredibly clumsy — I just do it big when I am.)
I know there are VERY good reasons to avoid AMZ, but when I wrecked a knee 2 years ago and broke an ankle 2 months ago, AMZ made recovery easier in a number of ways. Having bulky items delivered to my door, when I was mobility limited, made this easier than it would have been 15-20 yrs ago.
P.S. Mailing chocolates in May in Texas?!
I don’t know if he knew who he married, but sure sounds like he knew who he divorced.
Y’know, you are not alone.
(so I was really lifting with my upper body, not my lower). It’s even lighter w/o the footrests. It folds to about 12” & it fit thru every door I encountered, incl my whole house (except master bath, but only bc I couldn’t make a wide enough turn in the bedroom to approach the door straight on). /2
Kid,, I don’t know what your need is or limitations are, but I got the 18” one two years ago, when I wrecked a knee: a.co/d/0XhWgnD I have a Mazda CX-5 and my 71yo mother was able to get it in and out of the back, and eventually I was, too, even though I could only put one foot on the ground /1
Saw “Superman” today and obviously he’s attractive as Superman, but those 5 minutes as Clark, with the messy curly hair and glasses?
Hell, Vancouver! Got off an Alaskan cruise there, did hop on hop off tour to kill time. Stop closest to our hotel, sidewalk was basically a pile of cigarettes, outside a bar/club. Bus driver kept bragging about how clean VAN is. Um, sir, I live in NC and that pile of ciggies … 😲
Dry cake is why cake generally ranks behind pie and cheesecake for me.
Reposting with alt text: There is currently an NWS flash flood warning in effect for all five boroughs of NYC.
Out of the methods I have tried, it is the closest to fresh pizza. Even better than oven re-heating, which I think tends to dry it out a little.
It’s actually the best re-heated pizza I’ve ever had.
Wake County sends BY MAIL, in this day and age of DeJoy fuckery, even though the app for deferral has a field for email address) and my number is in the “must report” range. I am half-sick at what a setback this could be to my recovery, esp if I can’t start PT. 2/2
I get it, jury duty, no one wants it. But I am recovering from ankle surgery — broken tibia and fibula. I am not ready to sit all day, for multiple day, without elevating my foot. AND I’m supposed to start PT this week. Yet I have not received approval on my application to defer (which /1
“Near assassination”? His ear wasn’t even hurt. It was staged propaganda.
It occurred to me a year or so ago for the same reasons, and the doc said I was too old for the meds because of the risk of afib. (So if anyone in a similar sitch sees this, don’t want until your late 40s to get tested!)
Maybe it got lost in COVID and Tiger King, but I’ve watched this one. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeffrey...
If you take decent care of them — wash on delicate in lingerie bags, *never* use the dryer — even cheaper bras can last several years. Of course, mileage may vary depending on factors one can’t control. (I’m sure my climate-controlled desk job is easier on bras than a warehouse job.)
I can’t resist honey, anyway.
Well this is fucking adorable. 🥰
yesterday afternoon, so it’s just been today that I’ve started doing that. PT is supposed to start Monday … if I don’t have jury duty. 😩 I’m in the walking boot until 8/6, then I’ll have a lace-up brace insert to wear with my own shoes. Thanks for asking! 2/2
I’m almost 6 weeks post-op. I had my second follow-up this past week. I was cleared to put weight on it, in the walking boot — use crutches for balance until I feel comfortable and weight-bearing as I can tolerate. It’s been my bat-shit week at work (I think 70 hours between last Saturday and /1
Y’know, it might be time to cancel my N&O. Not every opinion needs to be given oxygen. Some shouldn’t be given any oxygen at all.
Recovering from breaking my ankle in Rome, just 30 hours into the trip. 😖
Considering the USA Christians of 2025, I feel like my odds of making it to Heaven are better than they used to be, but my residency will be cut short when I ask God, “Mosquitoes?! WTF?!”
So did that location have the peach cobbler? And, if so, which location was it?
And 4 am regrets.
Mine is next May and I’ve been meaning to put a note in my day planner for November, to try to start scheduling.
I know this doesn’t immediately help new drivers, but perhaps postponing those of us who need to renew will leave more (literal) room for the newbies. NC drivers get 2-year grace period for license renewals amid backlog www.wral.com/news/state/n...
I happened to hear that RBA will be on The Adam Gold Show tomorrow (7/8).
As a WV native, I’ve been furious for years. The miners who fought to unionize rolled over in their fucking graves when their descendants licked the tiny mushroom.
Someone does not have chips & salsa in their circle?!?!
I realize it is Saturday, but it is 10:30 pm and July FIFTH. Please, if you must light fireworks, immediately sit on them to truly enjoy them.
I wonder if it’s some weird driver’s ed thing? A friend’s kid took his NC DL test a few months ago and, pre-test, said something about the X things you do before backing up and if you miss 1, you flunk right then. We came up with X-1 things. “Honk your horn,” he said. DO WHAT?!?!
AND that wall does a great job of blocking the view of assholes with their phones out!
Have the day and future you voted for!
So glad they’re on BlueSky!
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I’ve done similar, while also recognizing it might be traded for cash or a substance. In which case, *someone* will still have access to food or beverage. And I also try to acknowledge it would be hard to live that life without some substance, and try not to judge those who do.
I remember seeing at least one person who took off the other letters and just had ME left. 😄
Red dress — those shoes do not go with that dress.
