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Daily things 5️⃣ Five Things Tuesday

1) Last day in the office this week. Conference starts tomorrow.
2) Wife should find out if she is being offered a job today. We are excited however today I learn that the HS there is not that awesome right now. So we will have to see where that goes. However, there is the projection of growth and gentrification in that area. So by the time Miniskis gets into HS, maybe things will be different.
3) I decided having a shaved face is not for me. I stopped shaving on Saturday and already have a decent base established.
4) I am driving to Chattanooga TN this weekend. I am looking forward to driving through the mountains with all the color. It should be awesome.
5) I did not see the trailer for Star Wars yet. I might google it today, it looks interesting, and I am excited that they brought it back, but I am not going to get wrapped up into the hype. Now if you will excuse me, I need to figure out what color my light saber will be.
 
1) Actually cool out this morning, but will be in the 80's this afternoon. Fall is coming!
2) Really tired this morning. Don't know why - went to bed normal time and thought I slept well.
3) Hubby and his mom got into it this weekend. He's still not in a good mood.
4) Tried a Pumpkin Barrel Ale this weekend and thought it was yummy. Now I need to find it again.
5) Bored at work right now, but there's a ton of work coming. End of year always means rush, rush, rush - at least to the applicants.
 
1. Playing with appeasement possibilities for the local community college who want a (much) bigger sign than permitted
2. Taking a mental health day tomorrow, but there's a council meeting tonight beforehand
3. My meeting with DOT went well yesterday concerning a demonstration project we want to do - they might be talked into making it a joint project
4. Now I need new tires and alignment for the car
5. My deck repair project went okay for minimal $ - what I was afraid to find, I did not find. WHEW!
 
1. I wish I had an extra $50k sitting around.
2. I am picky. I know it, but I hate to admit it.
3. I don't know if I will ever be content.
4. Maybe if food made you skinny.
5. It is amazing how much better I feel about the world when I am running.
 
1. I like urban Lancaster, PA, better than Amish Lancaster.
2. I drove 3/4 across PA, and most of the leaves are still green
3. The drive to and from was therapeutic. Or, as Barney Fife says, "Therapetic."
4. I don't care for the programming on commercial cooking TV channels.
5. Time to go to Mayberry for an hour. :)
 
1. The weekend was so busy we weren't able to carve our pumpkins...but that was accomplished last night and they turned out great.
2. Raining today so soccer practice has already been cancelled
3. I hope the meeting this afternoon goes well.
4. I need a more recent picture of The Girl on my desk. The latest one I have is 2 years old. Does that make me a bad daddy?
5. Dear Finance; How can I have paperwork on a verbal agreement?
 
1) I have crazy heartburn right now and it has been acting up for the past few days. My guess it is because of these meds which end tomorrow.
2) It is a cold rainy day and all I want to do is take a nap, or build office desk out of mahogany. Something about these kinds of days make me want to do more wood working.
3) The wife and I made a list of six "laws" of being a member of our family so the kids have something to follow. We thought it would be a great idea to print them out and frame these to help the kids grow to be good men. Maybe we will get these painted onto a board or something when we get a new house.
4) I am starting to get into the Christmas mood. Last night I bought a 50 count string of Christmas lights to hang up in the room that our youngest share to use as a night light that they can't unplug.
5) I am debating if I want to buy the new apple TV box or just keep the Generation 3 that I have right now. Sounds like the new one is going to have a ton of new stuff available in terms of private apps that the old one will not have access to.
 
1) What's the deal with lazy applicants lately? They turn in crap applications, then get fussy when we declare them incomplete.
2) Anyone else get cold in the office/cube? I'm wearing my hoodie over my clothes and I'm still cold. Usually putting on the hoodie is enough to keep me warm.
3) Hubby will be away on a boy's weekend next month. I'm debating whether to also leave the house or perhaps do some site seeing. The weather will play a big part in the decision.
4) I really want a beer or three . . .
5) Tuesday is a strange day. Not as bad as Monday - usually - but I just can't seem to get a grip on it.
 
1. I can tolerate rain and I can tolerate cold. I am not a big fan of cold and rainy.
2. It's not really cold. It's 50 degrees.
3. I am three days away from a week long fishing trip in the mountains.
4. It's warmer there than it is here, which is slightly unusual.
5. The 10 day forecast calls for rain both here and there next week. So it will be wet weather whether I stay or go; but the fish are wet regardless.
 
1. My body should be better at fighting sickness by now.
2. People don't send enough post cards anymore.
3. I actually drank my recommended amount of water today.
4. If I die of cancer, and it is caused by Filet Mignon, I am okay.
5. Yep. Uh-huh. Sure thing. A-Okay.
 
1. The clouds this afternoon weren't the kinds of clouds I usually see in the sky around here.
2. A coworker gave me a gift that's a little block of Gruyere cheese - my favorite.
3. Last night, I came across some letters that some uncles and a great aunt wrote to me.
4. I also found a $100 bill that my uncle gave to my daughter for high school graduation.
5. Electricity, as much a I like it, scares me.
 
1) It figures - I kill myself while managing to lose 11 lbs and they end up cancelling the employee health eval. this year
2) I'm convinced there is a difference in taste between pop sweetened with cane sugar vs. HFCS
3) There's an additional body in the office to help out now and yet I feel like I'm busier than I've ever been
4) Mrs. Maister's favorite music seems to be songs with the theme 'I am woman and I am strong'. Nothing wrong with those kinda songs but it's a little weird when that dominates one's collection
5) I can't believe Christmas is only 7 and a half weeks away
 
1) Expecting a long P&Z meeting tonight.
2) Extremely foggy last two mornings. Makes my morning commute creepy - keep expecting something to take shape in the fog and come at me.:-c.
3) Need to start thinking about housing. Do we continue to rent for another year, or start looking for something that meets all our needs? Hubby's job is the kicker on this.
4) My sister is coming in a couple of weeks! <:D<:DShe's in the States for only 2 weeks, and we have several plans already for the 4 days she's staying with us.:D
5) They pushed our office move back (no surprise) but now the movers are coming the week between Christmas and New Year's. It's a short week, and notices have to go out that week. We may have to move the move date again to accomodate our jobs!
 
1) I have been eating two probiotic yogurts per day for the past week and the heartburn and indigestion is long gone. This is a great thing because I have been craving quality hot wings and today I will partake.
2) My wife pointed out that we have an awesome soaking tub in our master bathroom in our apartment. Only downfall is the hot water tank contains less than 1/2 the required water to fill the tub up rendering the tub almost useless.
3) I am not thrilled with the lot that my wife likes for the new house. It would make the front of the house face south resulting in my garden being on the north west corner of the house, given the heat down here, that might not be all that bad. That reminds me, I need to look to see how they measure the height of fences. There is a slope on the back and side property lines and we want to fence in the back yard.
4) Lunch can not come soon enough. I ate breakfast at 5:15 this morning and have been up since 4:15.
5) One of the plants in my office does not look like it is doing to well.
 
1. 4 hour dept head meeting just ended - my bladder wasn't happy
2. I have one of those tub / water heater combos in my house too mskis
3. We had over 3" of rain yesterday & its on / off showers for the rest of the week (& Saturday)
4. I need a haircut, but can't remember to call for an apt
5. Election day is here & I can't wait for it to be over
 
1. Will pot pass or not? That is the question.
2. Indoor soccer starts Friday. I love the over 30 league:)
3. I cleaned my office today. I had enough time to make that a priority. How nice is that?
4. Back to lots of work with new applications coming in today.
5. Hey Joe, where you going to run to now?
 
1. The Milford Plaza is the lullaby of Old Broadway.
2. Stuffy again.
3. RJing to vote.
4. Would like to vote for "None of the Above".
5. A few scenes from Brewster's Millions were filmed in my old office building. :h:
 
1. Last night's Board meeting was something of a goat rodeo
2. And that's not altogether my fault
3. I would like a really good sandwich for lunch
4. Start fencing classes with my son on Thursday - engarde!
5. I would like a day off
 
1) Staff meeting this morning - at least we have agendas and the director makes us stick to it.
2) My supervisor and my director disagree on an interpretation. That interpretation was handed down to me a while ago and I used it on a case. So now my staff report is a bone of contention between the higher ups. Lovely.
3) What's that lovely smell outside? I think it's a dead skunk in the parking lot . . .
4) Butt is dragging this morning.
5) I'm feeling a bit at loose ends lately. Some of my favorite things aren't appealing right now, I haven't found a good outlet for my creative streak, and I'm really not feeling the holiday spirit. Maybe I'm still unsettled from the move and new job. Or I'm just not happy. Or just in a rut. I don't know.
 
1. My mom got me an adult coloring book for my birthday - http://www.amazon.com/Fantastic-Cit...pebp=1447167842831&perid=03MAHT560X3AVM3GRRP3
2. Today is going to be a long one capped off by a Council meeting that might turn into something with a lot of unintentional comedy
3. After ten days of rain, the sun has decided to show back up. Yipppppeeeeeeeee!
4. I hope to wash the car tomorrow after work. I'd like to wash it today, but see #2.
5. I want to use the new grocery store as an example as to why we need some designs regulations. Easy comparison to the same one built in the town next door
 
1) Long meeting last night and I didn't sleep well. I need to get a decent night's sleep tonight and a cup of coffee as soon as possible
2) The roof is leaking in one of the kids' bedrooms in our apartment and the management company is dragging its feet with getting it fixed. I am also worried about mold too being that the drywall ceiling is well soaked. I think we are going to have a camping party in the living room tonight.
3) Some woman was flirting with me at the bar last night while she was waiting for her date and I was having post night meeting wings and beer. I know she saw that I was married, but that didn't slow her down. She mentioned she lived in a higher end neighborhood a 1/2 hour away from the bar that we were at and this bar was not much of a destination type place. I almost have to wonder if she was having an affair, especially being that her date was likely 12 to 15 years younger than she was.
4) My wife is on call all weekend and I am not sure what we should do. It is her last on call at the current place, but I think we may end up going up to that area to check out a few things. We will just need to make sure we take two vehicles.
5) It was 40 years ago today that this ship was swallowed by Lake Superior: Now tell me how big your pond is?
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1. He don't care about the winds that blow.
2. I haven't run in two days. It makes me sad.
3. Wife is going to Amish country for the weekend. Party with the kids!
4. Day off tomorrow. This week isn't the ideal week for that to happen.
5. I would like a chocolate turtle for dinner. Is that part of my diet?
 
1. Looks like some snow accumulation is forecast for this weekend. That's okay, it's mid-November and not unexpected.
2. I don't understand as much about money as I'd like to think
3. A fort is an interesting concept. Think about it.
4. Work coffee tastes worse than usual this morning. Wonder what's up with that?
5. I confess when I hear things like how many species of animals are being driven to extinction every week due to man's activities I feel hopelessness and despair, and not spurred to action.
 
1) Hoping to make it all day without falling flat on my face. It's P&Z night, so it'll be a long one . . .
2) My sister is coming on Thursday!! *happy dance*
3) Was out the end of last week due to illness, and am still trying to catch up. I at least had some things done early, but this week is short for me so I might be behind soon.
4) Temperature dropped 20 degrees from the time I got up to the time I left this morning. Should have brought more than just a raincoat.
5) Is it nap time yet?
 
1. Applications for my program are starting to roll in. I am relieved. There are still going to be some pissed off people, but whatever.
2. I have a cold/cough and no sick time. :-{
3. We are staying home for Thanksgiving. I told my husband that I didn't have extra time off and didn't want to drive to Mass.
4. Real reason is that I didn't want to miss two hockey games :-$
5. My FIL has agreed to take a bus from Mass. to spend T-Day weekend at our house and fly home to the DR from Newark.
 
1. I love our dog but he contributes nothing financially to our family
2. I'm having issues with our printer talking to our computer at home - well its really the lack of communication which hurts every relationship
3. What in the world are paper cuts good for?
4. The entire yard was raked clean this weekend. It's only Tuesday and I can't tell that ever happened
5. Morning is the perfect time to take pictures of sidewalks - yep I'm a planner
 
1) Looking forward to taking the kids to the Christmas parade this weekend. They are also hanging christmas decorations all over the place. It is odd, but awesome, to realize that it is still in the upper 60's to low 70's and we are gearing up for Christmas.
2) I had fire extinguisher training this morning at the local fire house. I hate that smell, but I had to actually use one once in my old woodshop after a router started to spark and lit up the sawdust on the floor.
3) I decided that I am going to get back into a good fitness program, but I am struggling to find a program that I can stick with. I need it to be a combination of at home bodyweight and in the gym lifting.
4) Over the weekend, Green Bay lost to Detroit, at Lambeau field. This is the first time this has happened since 1991. The team is falling apart after a great start. I hope McCarthy gets his guys in order otherwise they might not make the playoffs.
5) My sister already starting shipping Christmas presents down here for the kids. She will be coming down a few days afterwards so it will be nice to see her and the kids will get to open her gifts when she is here.
 
  1. I loved being with my daughter out in Santa Fe last week
  2. I am happy she came back with me
  3. I caught a cold but can't stay home because...
  4. My citizen antagonists here re grouped in my absence
  5. I need to figure out why bullies are attracted to me and what to do about it
 
1. I bought Fallout 4. And yes, I am building a city that can defend itself against the raiding hordes.
2. I jacked up my knee running. Now I can't run. Which makes me feel sluggish.
3. I am becoming less interested in wearing a tie everyday.
4. The second I think I am caught up, I get behind. Why is that?
5. Another Tuesday night meeting. I could do with less night meetings.
 
1. My clothes were full of static today.
2. The static made my hair look full.
3. A new, and really good, pizza place opened here yesterday. Their ovens caught on fire today and now the shop is temporarily closed.
4. Our Main Street has five cross streets and four pizza shops.
5. There's a street around here that has a number of Spanish-style houses. I wish I knew who built them and what his inspiration was.
 
  1. mouse in the house last night, the cat gave it a crippling stroke in my BR, instead of cpr I tossed lil mouse still wriggling off the second story deck
  2. clean house or go shopping today after work?
  3. Daughter made it home safe and sound from MQT,only took one rollover and a totaled truck on I75@grayling
  4. MIL is staying for a few days, the stressors of the season are bountiful
  5. I cut off my ponytail.....it gave me an edgy hairstyle
 
Jen said:
  1. I cut off my ponytail.....it gave me an edgy hairstyle
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Can we see a picture of it?

1. Despite the illness making its way through the household I'm still looking forward to Thanksgiving
2. I may end up doing a lion's hare of the preparation but I'm still looking forward to it
3. Boss is away today
4. The snow is supposed to start melting today and it should be green by Thanksgiving Day
5. I think most other cultures around the world have an easy time understanding the concept behind Thanksgiving. On the whole, it's not a particularly strange or alien concept
 
1) Had a great long weekend with my sister, and now this week seems slow and boring in comparison
2) I am here all 3 working days - because we aren't traveling and don't have anyone coming in for the holiday. Why waste a vacation day?
3) The temps dropped late last week and we had strong winds Saturday, so lord only knows what came in with the front
4) Half the neighboring cubes have some sort of weather-reaction illness, which makes me scared that I'm going to catch their germs
5) The boss ordered us to participate in a department lunch thing today. I say ordered because the email invite said "I'm bringing X and Y, please sign up for either a side or dessert"
 
Jen said:

  1. Daughter made it home safe and sound from MQT,only took one rollover and a totaled truck on I75@grayling
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I hated that stretch of road. People would drive like idiots in the snow.



1) It was frosty out again this morning. I am thankful for remote start and heated seats on my truck.
2) My wife said that she has a really good feeling about the floor plan that we are looking at this coming Sunday. We like how the lots are grated and we love the number and quality of amenities. Oh, and it is in our price range too.
3) On Saturday, my wife and I are going to hang out with my supervisor and the rest with the Michigan Alumni group here to watch the game. (wife is alumni)
4) Our kids discovered toddler yoga yesterday. Our middle son loves it.
5) I am struggling to get rid of this cold and starting to run out of ideas.
 
1. Coffee is a gift from the Gods.
2. The first frost of the season happened overnight.
3. Working today.
4. By "working", I mean I'm keeping an eye on my e-mail, waiting on a couple of junior folks to finish some things up.
5. Started watching The Man in the High Castle last night on Amazon Prime...it's pretty good.

Maister said:
Can we see a picture of it?
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Of the ponytail? That's a weird request...
 
1. Mrs. P's closet is fixed with a new arrangement & it only took one trip to Lowes
2. This year there are a record 41 NCAAF Bowls; in 1995 there were 18. There are many issues that accompany this scenario
3. Looking forward to the annual 'tryptophan coma' mainly so I don't have to talk much to my BIL
4. We have plans for Friday, Saturday & Sunday, but nothing for Thursday.
5. I can be very impatient sometimes
 
1. My leg finally feels better today. After my night meeting, I am going for a run!
2. I played indoor soccer on Friday and had a lot of fun. I love that game.
3. Banks are stupid, hard to work with, and illogical. Glad I have to deal with them!
4. I seemed to have gotten all but 5 hairs cut yesterday. Today I got 5 cut.
5. I like that this is like Wednesday for normal weeks. Halfway there.
 
1. Big Owl & I are stuck in a plat review training session with the presenter reading PowerPoint slides with many many words on it. Ugh!
2. All this chicken talk is making me hungry. Now I have to decide between CFA & Bojangles.
3. The Girl's Christmas list was given to us last night. Technology items are at the top.
4. It rained an inch & a half yesterday with at least that much more promised for tomorrow.
5. Going to try and decorate the house for Christmas this weekend but there are no guarantees in will be completed.
 
1. Happy December!
2. My program application period closed last night, 42 applications received. I am pleased.
3. ^ 42 applications to process 8-!
4. I am hungry but don't know what I want for lunch.
5. I do not want to go to class tonight.
 
1. The office Christmas decorating hit a snag when the pre-lit tree wouldn't light.
2. My technical staff and I (except for one) are working, not decorating.
3. I've had a sore knee for weeks, and a swift, unplanned bump fixed it.
4. My mom begins chemo tomorrow, and I hope it's not too rough on her.
5. I can't find my game commission pencil.
 
1. Readjusting after having 5 days off
2. Christmas in the South is different
3. No dashing through the snow here
4. Got Jazz Holidays on Pandora
5. Picked up a couple of 2 pounds coins at the currency exchange
 
1) $40 for a regular tree and $200 for a matching fake tree. How allergic are the kids to real trees again?
2) I was informed a bank that the wife's student loan payments are due within a 2 week window and any payment before that will automatically go towards principal. I now learn that while I have paid 4 months worth directly to principle, I am now 2 months late on her payment.
3) Tump will be in town this week... I hope it is to announce that he is dropping out of the race, but it will likely be to say something stupid.
4) A few of my friends are in Egypt this week. It is awesome seeing the pictures... none of them have posted a video of them walking like an egyptian yet.
5) The trash situation at my apartment has become a joke. We are to put the trash into the compactor which requires you pull the handle down to put it in there, otherwise you get a $25 fine. This morning there were about 20 bags piled around it.
 
1) Got one of those projects where you are really trying to find a way to make it work, but nothing holds up.
2) First full week of work in 3 weeks, and I'm already tired. Being sick, having visitors, and the holidays has really put a crimp in my stamina.
3) I really hope to make it out of the P&Z meeting tonight at a decent hour. I'm early on the agenda, but you never know . . .
4) Had a dream the other night that really confused me. I was working where I work now, but living in my old house. That's a 3 hour commute each way!!!
5) One reason I like cold weather - drinking hot tea! :D
 
1. I saw 2 flat squirrels on the way to work this morning
2. Tonight's Council meeting has a large chance of unintentional comedy & probably be better than what's on TV
3. I was in an ill mood all day yesterday, but today I'm over it & nothing has really changed
4. Me thinks there might be thermostat wars on the horizon at work
5. Between the left lane campers, bright-light drivers and other annoyances, I don't like to drive on the interstate anymore
 
1) Nothing says crazy like double agenda day! Christmas also messed up the development review cycle, so that is all due this week too!
2) Knowing that my truck will stop when I want it to stop will be a good thing. Happy Day.
3) My best friend just returned from spending the last 10 days in Egypt. He would have never gone when he was still married.
4) My aunt sent a Christmas card and it included photos of my Grandfather when he was in the Army. It is weird knowing that those were taken about an hour from where I live right now. It is even weirder that if you put a sepia overlay over a photo of me in my early 20's you can't tell who is who.
5) My middle son has yet to sleep in his upper bunkbed. Every night for the past month he wanted to sleep up there. Now that we let him, he says he wants down. :r: Not a big deal but his younger brother is in the lower bunk and the crib is dismantled.
 
1) What's the deal with 70 degree weather in December? I like the cold mornings, but the balmy afternoon is strange
2) Why are the limits of my ability to handle stupidity less than the level of stupidity being shown?
3) I've had something in my eye all day. I hope the person across the table from me didn't think I was flirting!
4) I want to go shopping but I also want to save for vacation.
5) I am way behind on holiday shopping.
 
1. Been running on my lunch hour a few days a week...I'm feeling great!
2. Trying to get home for the holidays without selling a kidney
3. My Ulta cyber Monday box came in the mail yesterday....loving me some urban decay eyeliner
4. I'm working on a career-highlight type project right now...might end up at a national planning conference some day
5. I put a pine scented air freshener in my car for Christmas
 
michaelskis said:
4) My aunt sent a Christmas card and it included photos of my Grandfather when he was in the Army. It is weird knowing that those were taken about an hour from where I live right now. It is even weirder that if you put a sepia overlay over a photo of me in my early 20's you can't tell who is who.
My dad was stationed for a couple of days not too far from where I live.
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