Taste Like Chicken Thursday 7/18

Karen, have a good Osteo session. I think you win the craziest wild life at home story. Poor Arya! It would have scared anyone to see a deer crashing into the window. I am glad the window is okay and hope the little deer made it. Did you pick up a PB ticket? I have a little ol’ hummus maker at home. No danger here. Have you got the Garmin up and running or kayaking or swimming...? How did you know it was a grandpa turkey? Iggy likes the Gordon Food Service hot dogs nut they come in a pack of 25, so we usually get the Nathan’s all beef when he wants them. 

Kathy, that turntable is cool. I might have to get one for Iggy for Christmas. We have lots of prog rock from the 70s on vinyl and we would love to listen to it again. Iggy loves Jethro Tull and I love Yes and Genesis. I know the puff test doesn’t work on me because of the thickness of my corneas. Unfortunately, the office closest to me doesn’t have the other machine.

Linda, I am glad you and Micki got to walk in the park to stave off cabin fever. That is quite a project at the museum. I bet it will be interesting  to see all the stuff. How’s the stomach doing today?

Becky, ouch on the fire ants. I hope you managed to track them all down and eliminate them. Did they bite any of the fur babies? High sodium is why I want Iggy to stay away from hot dogs.

Liz, I hope you are doing okay.

It is another soupy day here. We had rain yesterday morning but that was it. The sun is out, so I cut some basil and put the recycling and trash buns away already. Today is my Gf's birthday but she is not feeling like going out. She had a pace maker put in last Friday. All went well with that but her back is bothering her. She has surgery for that in 6 weeks. We are going to see how she is feeling next week. I am making myself Niçoise salad for lunch and Caprese salad, roasted peppers and zucchini for dinner. I will bake some chicken thighs for the carnivore. I am headed down to the basement for my workout now. The head feels better today. TG.

Liz, so happy to hear from you but not so happy to hear that you are in so much pain. Aug 5 would seem far away with the agony you are in. I am glad you won’t postpone surgery like last time. I hope the “dad” sneakers work for your ankle wound. It is such a relief to know Zoe is doing so well and that Wally is looking after you both. It is good that SM likes her new apartment and is looking forward to living there. My cousin’s MIL loves her senior apartment and is a lot more active knowing someone is around in case of a mishap. Are you brining an extra shirt to change into after the walk from the subway to the hospital? I would have to because I would be drenched. Stay frosty, my friend. We are expecting upper 90s the next 3 days with a heat index of about 110°. Ugh! I’d better go check the bird bath and make sure they have enough water in it.

Thanks for the start, Chele. What's a hummus maker? Or is it who, not what? Soupy is becoming a way of life for you. Sorry your GF isn't feeling well on her birthday. I hate she is also facing back surgery. Nice veggie lunch and dinner. Good to hear that your head has improved. How was the workout? Yes, we do have our fair share of wildlife here but this one was definitely a close encounter. Osteo was so-so. I thought about getting a PB ticket but just didn't bother to stop anywhere. Did anybody win? Can you get a 25 pack of hot dogs at Gordon's and freeze 23 of them? The Garmin is up and running but I'm still learning the ins and outs. I thought it would have automatically started when I was on the Nu-Step but it didn't, so I had to input it manually. We have a lot of albums from 60s and 70s. I had a bunch and then Dale had some, too (some of the same ones). We have a couple of shelves of them in this massive storage cabinet. I think we counted once and it's over 200. Then there's the 8 track collection and the cassette collection, plus the CDs. We literally have a ton of music. I think you have a great Christmas gift idea for Iggy.

Liz, those are some serious "real feel" temps you will be experiencing. I can understand the need for an alert, but I hope the power outage was a one and done thing for now. I'm thrilled that Zoe seems to be doing so well and is able to rest comfortably. Wish you were. August 5th will be here before you know it. I hope you are able to get everything scheduled and get the surgery behind you. When do you go back to the vascular doc? So far so good on the new Garmin. It's about half the weight of the Alta HR, so it's taking a little getting used to. It's not like you've had a lot of time to open your new one. If Dad sneakers work best, go with them! It's all about comfort, at least until you are healed. Good to hear that SM is good with the assisted living apartment. Hope she will make some new friends there. Both my grandmothers were in senior highrises and were involved in all kinds of things while their health allowed them. Master Gardeners was rather sedate. The president and I had an online conversation about that and how pleased we were. Osteo was ok but not great. I think I'm still a bit sore from AF on Tuesday. Maybe when Dale retires in a couple of weeks I will changes from Tuesdays to Mondays there to give myself an extra day to recover and see if that helps.

Good that you got out early, Linda, and that your tree trimming wasn't too difficult with the soft wood. Plants can be very soothing and physically demanding at the same time. I hope to be able to go out tomorrow and get some seeds into the ground for the fall garden. We have had back to back to back thunderstorms for about the last hour, so I shouldn't have to spend time watering and the weeds should come out pretty easily and the soil should be easy to work. Yes, black beans, corn, and quinoa definitely has more than a little fiber.

Becky, I hope you have't seen any more fire ants since the first barrage. Are your bites healing? What are you putting on them?

When will your new turntable arrive, Kathy? One of the items that I ordered on Monday (wasn't part of Prime Day) arrived today, so things are being shipped. I thought about getting one of Instant Pot's new devices that has an air fryer but didn't even look.

We are getting some pretty heavy rain and thunderstorms at the moment. I'm glad this waited to hit until I got home. It would have been a bear to drive in. I stopped at Publix and the bakery outlet on the way home, plus picking up some planters that GF had drilled drainage holes in so I can now use them for succulents and cacti and won't have to worry about the plants getting waterlogged. I'm tired and a bit sore. The rain has dropped the temperatures a bunch but humidity is going up.

Chele, thanks for the start. A turntable would make a nice Christmas present. It's one of the few things I ever regret donating. It's funny how vinyl is back in again. I have a couple of collectible albums I bought during Record Store Day, plus a few others that came in boxed sets that I've never played. I also have a bunch of oldies from the 70s to early 90s in a box in one of the closets. Oh, and I can't forget my Monkees records from the 60s, lol! Those were the first albums I bought. Sorry your GF isn't feeling well. She sure has more than her share of problems. Glad the head feels better today.


Linda, we didn't have AC in the schools when I was growing up until I went to high school. Most of the classrooms in college didn't have AC either. I don't know how we stood it! It was a common occurrence for people to pass out in marching band, especially during practice. At least the games were at night, so it wasn't quite as hot. The veggie burger sounds good.

Karen, I got a couple of my Prime Day orders today and it says the turntable is arriving by 9pm. It's not even out for delivery yet, so we'll see. At least it's not storming right now. We got that over earlier this afternoon. Glad you didn't have to drive in the heavy rain. The turntable status just changed to out for delivery, so I guess it is coming! I like how Amazon puts up the maps with the delivery truck's location now when it gets closer. It's 9 stops away.

Becky, that's awful on the fire ant bites. I've had them in the yard before, but not inside. Hope you don't get any more bites.