Messages don´t help much when he doesn´t even log on


Our riding mower is still acting up

THRAWN.

IS.

CANON.

THRAWN.

IS.

CANON.

MOIRA.

IS.

SALAD.

Moira is the only creature in all of existence ever who can be as cheerful as before even after such an event

*mALX faints dead away on hearing Mirocu played Fallout*




"NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!! What's this world coming to?"

THRAWN.

IS.

CANON.

Olive oil is not onion dressing

Whatever I post, mALX has a pic for it!

I didn´t mean to shoot more with my .22 magnum but this morning I did. We have a bird house up on a tree that is completely overrun by wasps and my attempts to disturb them with air rifles and airsoft pistols didn´t work, so I brought out the heavy artillery.

Fifteen rounds went through and lets just say I didn´t stick around to ask questions

Moira is the only creature in all of existence ever who can be as cheerful as before even after such an event

I think by cheerful you might mean "annoying".

Had my annual migraine/mental anomaly Neurology appointment yesterday morning. Was administered a memory test prior to seeing the doctor. Did surprisingly well, 36 out of 38. That's better than the last time I took it, which if memory serves was two years ago. Amazingly, I answered all math problems correctly. The math in question is super simple, basic addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, little more challenging than 37-9. Still, I always get at least one problem wrong. I was rotten at math even during my long ago school days. Nowadays my only needs for it are handled by Microsoft Money (whether I budget and ledger expenses, which I reconcile to the penny) and once a year TurboTax. About the only other time I need it is to figure out taxes due on internet purchases, for which a computer calculator suffices. In any case I was right pleased to come through the math portion unscathed. Oh...did I mention the entire test is oral?

On the other hand, I was unable to immediately repeat the final and longest string of numbers, despite having the nurse allowing three attempts. That's a first for a section I've breezed through in the past.

My other error was not being able to repeat four words. Unlike with the numbers, I'm not required to repeat them immediately. Instead, the words are told me near the beginning of the test. I'm asked to repeat them at the end. I never pass this one. NEVER. I always recall the first two words. Never the last two. Funny thing is, I recall and repeat those first words, which are Apple and Mr Johnson, before the nurse says them. They never change from year to year. I remember them throughout the year. Yet I am unable to recall the other words after only a few minutes. Go figure. (I might have Apple and Mr Johnson engraved on my tombstone, if I bother with one.)

As usual, I made a nuisance of myself with my response to "who was the first president?". I go through the spiel about their being some 15 Presidents of the Continental Congress, whose names I no longer recall, who predate the answer name wanted, the first US president in a more or less modern sense, George Washington. I'm always tempted to add insult to injury by saying, "that's Washington without an R", but bite my tongue. (That so many pronounce it Warshington, including those in high position who ought to know better, is a long-held pet peeve of mine.)

So long as they let me come home after the test I reckon I'm doing okay.

England has no business having a heatwave.

I'm freaking melting over here!