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Monday March 2 is National Egg Day. To celebrate McD's is selling Egg McMuffins for $1.00 Monday morning. If you can stand them, go buy and get one. The sandwich is cheaper than the coffee!
Cheaper than a Small Coffee would be correct. However, if you've achieved "Geezer Status" - around these parts, anyway - $1.89 will get you that McMuffin + a Senior Coffee. *Smile*
I used to get senior coffee for 45 cents, then it went up to 55, then a dollar. Locally, the employees don't even know what a senior coffee is now.
Does anyone else get annoyed when "verbiage" is misused on the media or is it just me?
Dave  Author Icon
Depends upon how particular "verbiage" gets "misused."
Dave Author Icon - Commentators on the kidnapping have been using the word "verbiage" in every other sentence for days. They are guessing about what is meant but not said. Verbiage is defined as excessive wording or excess technical jargon. In this case, words are at a scarcity in video messages not a surplus. They are using the term to mean word choices or simply wording. I had a boss who used the word a lot and he only meant wording, but he was trying to sound pretentious. So, that is why it stood out to me.
The yard is icy with 5 inches of frozen snow. The driveway has been plowed, and the sun has dried it. It's about 20 degrees. All the deer, raccoons, possums, etc., have come up to the driveway to do their business.
Unexpected company can be quite an adventure. Nature has a way of bringing a story to us even when we least expect it. I wonder if they are going to have a driveway party and invite you?
dogpack saving 4premium+ Author Icon - Their hygiene and lack of privacy makes them unpleasant party friends.
Happy New Year to One and All.
I'll be watching old episodes of Downton Abbey and drinking sugar free Ginger Ales. Whoopee!!
Thank you. Enjoy the transition to 2026 and have a great new year!!

(Here, it'll be old episodes of Adam-12, the movie Winter Kill, and Martinelli's Sparkling Apple Cider.)
I have a family of deer taking over the whole neighborhood. One of them, a young stag, died behind my hedge next to the garage. How do you dispose of a dead deer?
Eat it.
Here in the East we have snow. What is everyone else seeing today?
Powerful winds, pouring rain and thunder.
I have no idea what's going on outside, and I have no intention of finding out, for my contractual obligation to wear pants does not resume until next Monday morning.
We still have snow from last weekend here in lower Michigan (close to 10" though some has melted down from the sun.) We're expecting a few more inches tomorrow. Today, however, is cloudy with the high 30 degrees F.
I thought it was bad enough that the deer ate all my tulips and hostas and generally grazed as a family in my yard. I have heard one walking on the wooden wheelchair ramp in the middle of the night. But today, I went out early to find a little deer pie in the walkway.
Ichabod Crane Author Icon - and a Merry Christmas to you as well.
Kåre เลียม Enga Author Icon - Excellent! Now, you're free!
*Wink* *Laugh*

         I knew that reference instantly and I've not read a single one of those books and only watched one of the films.
Remember, it's the thought that counts. *Wink*
I love my family, but every time I spend a day with them, I'm convinced Roseanne Connor's family on TV didn't have anything over my extended dysfunctional family.
My back porch is turning into a wildlife refuge. Yesterday, it was a raccoon in the early afternoon. I shoed him away, since he had knocked over some things. He moved so slowly, it took me a while to realize he was wounded, not rabid. He dragged his back leg. I know they scratch and bite, so I just let him totter down the wheelchair ramp.
Today, I did a little better. It was a very large cardinal hopping all around the floor. Then he hopped up on the chair for a long time. I felt sad for the raccoon, but happy about the redbird.
I would just take the racoon in side the house and help it and get the wounded get better then I would let the racoon go but you did very good
This is National Truckers Appreciation week. We need them to transport our food and other things across the country. It's a hard job, being in traffic all day, and not seeing your kids until the weekend. So, we have a serious shortage of drivers right now. Tell a driver "Thank you".
Does anyone here use solar power? Does it work okay for you?
Annette Author Icon - Not too long ago, I spent a "lovely" 30-45 minutes with two sales guys pitching a solar panel system. When I let them in, I told them I didn't have much to do right then and would politely listen, but wasn't likely to buy. They were armed with cool iPads filled with colorful graphs, video testimonials from 'satisfied customers', and a well-practiced patter. They were dumbfounded when, at the end of their spiel, I thanked them for the presentation and then invited them to try someone else. As they were leaving, the talkier of the two muttered, "I could have sworn I had a sale."

Yeah - nope.
I have little problem with wind or solar. Manufacturing, installation, reliability and use as primary source of energy are some of my concerns. That said, I don't expect perfection. I remember Black Skies Over Pittsburgh.

So... if it's a backup or one of many sources go for it. Maintenance and cost though may give you second thoughts. There are solar powered cell phones, laptops and chargers already available. Ask again in 5 years. *Smile*

Outside of the US: Spain, Hungary, Namibia, Chile and Greece are leading the way so it may be that American technology may be behind the rest of the world. Australia has some of the greatest untapped potential.
We have solar panels on our roof installed by one of the big national companies and under s 20 year agreement to pay them for whatever it produces. We're still connected to the "grid" (power company) with an agreement that they buy any extra electricity that is produced.

It works except when the grid goes down because our hookup doesn't work unless the power company line is working. We could add batteries to do that but haven't. Of course, we have lots of sun here, and the power is reliable.
I might be getting a little reckless in my old age. When I put fresh linens on the bed yesterday, I took the scissors and cut off all the tags on the pillows! I'm obviously not keeping it a secret.
My mother had a smile that could melt an iceberg. I still want to call her sometimes and just talk. It's been 17 years since she passed away, but I still do things her way and hope she would be proud.
Happy Mother's Day to everyone. We all had mothers!
Happy belated Mother's Day, Pumpkin! Thank you for sharing this. *Heart*
Hope everyone enjoys the Kentucky Derby tomorrow. Wear your showiest hat and gaudy tie.
I'm afraid I'd need to have consumed an unwise number of Mint Juleps to get to the point where I'd even purchase a gaudy tie, let alone wear it in public. *Drink*
I don't know if they're gaudy or not, but I own two ties, one with teddy bears (also wearing ties) and one with happy pumpkins. They belonged to my late maternal grandfather so they're a way to remember him.
Happy Easter to Everyone!!!!
Happy Easter!!
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