• Monthly posting of the ru

    From George Pope@1:153/757 to Daryl Stout on Sunday, January 19, 2025 10:58:40
    Like nymphomaniacs...never satisfied.

    You'd be surprised; some even complain they're getting too much -- just serves to prove that women are never satisfied/happy! Well, except for the wives of present company, of course!

    Kraft is doing a similar kind of thing for Kraft peanut butter -- Girl
    has whirlwind romance with French man of her dreams -- he finally
    brings her to his home, after a fancy wedding, & she asks, "Honey,
    where is the Kraft peanut butter?" & he replies, "What is Kraft peanut
    butter" & the next scene has her on a plane alone, going back to
    America.
    LOL!! I was aware of Jif Peanut Butter, but not Kraft.

    Jif does the same ad? Wouldn't surprise me if both companies are owned by the same parent.

    Divorce is a vow tied with a slipknot. Folks who are wanting "a perfect marriage/relationship" in this life will never find it.

    Yup,there'sno perfect spouse to be found. You search &search, putting yourself out there honestly, & you finally find one who's close enough for you to chose to commit to commit to working together with them for life, to maintain love and togetherness.

    Those ex[ecting no fights in the perfect marriage are going to be sorely disappointed; it's not the fighting that indicates a problem, it's silence, or bad responding to fights.

    Be mutually committed to working together in peace, love, & harmony, & you will; the fights tend to indicate a needf or change for both. If you committed to each other with all honesty & true commitment, then it's not very difficult to keep it going in a peaceful manner. . .

    Like my parents, I keep in mind that divorce just isn't an option -- I promised to do all I could to keep us happily married til the Grim Reaper comres with his sickle to take one or both of us. She vowed & meant exactly the same. Maybeit's because we've both been married before & know the pain of it not working, that we were old & experienced enough to go into this marriage with open eyes & a desire to see it through.

    I suspect we /tick/ each other off daily, but just choose not to take it too seriously. . .

    On burning your mouth with a too-hot BBQ sauce--drinking Kool-Aid or water will only make the burn worse --you need dairy to neutralize the capsaicin; best, IMO, is a little sip of buttermilk. Or a bigger drink of whole milk, or in
    between amount of drinkable plain yoghurt (the Indians use yoghurt in their cooking a lot to maintain a nice balance between heat & flavours)

    That reminds me of the commercial with a weiner dog, saying "Oh,
    antioxidants are good for me!! I thought you said anti-dachsunds". <G>

    Eep! Poor pooch. . . Our dog shares my disdain for commercial factory-made food. He's now on strictly home-made food my wife cooks up for him (she cooks up a big batch in a 60-cup stockpot, then puts it into canning jars.

    He gets 3% of his body weight each day, divided into two meals. . . Oh, he wolfs it down quickly, believe me! Even fastert han he did the canned crap we used to disguise the taste of is allergy medications.

    And, I saw a meme with a man and a dachshund at a tavern bar...with
    a martini of sorts next to them (I guess the dacshunds' was a weenie
    martini with toilet water. <G>). The man said "Bond. James Bond"...
    and the doxie replied "Hund. Dachs Hund". <G>

    Digger Dawg! Rat-hund would've been a good name for the breed, too. . .

    cuisine. However, with cost, I only order out once a month. I can't
    see or understand how my brother can afford to eat out every day.

    You're better off, not eating that commercial fecus! They mix salt, sugar, &fats to create a taste, with zero consideration of whether any of it is actually food or even good for humans. . .

    IMO, McDonald's french fries are the best, compared to Burger King and Wendy's. For breakfast, I prefer the sausage egg McMuffin, with the hash browns...and the cheeseburgers for lunch.

    I used to get the BLT bagel for breakfast, substituting an extras egg for the meat. & specifying leaf lettuce and slivered onion for the veggies -- for a nice healthy & tasty crunch. . .

    My fave eating out breakfast now is, & it's arare treat indeed, is Tim Horton's Farmer's Wrap, customized (it's a large tortilla wrap, holding two eggs, a hashed browns, cheese, & a smidgen of lime-cilantro sauce) combo, with double chocolate doughnut (chocolate dough, chocolate icing) and a latte-mocha with extra shot of espresso. In my Contigo travel mug, it stays perfectly hot til past 5pm! So ideal for a day on the go, or at work. It hangs inside my cloth bag to the right of me, for easy access & no spillage, even if I keep the sippy part open for quick cooling off so I can guzzle the contents (the secret to using coffee to stay awake all day(or night) is, per some chemistry majors in loonyversity: very strong, very fast. Make it strong & down 'er quickly.

    My morning "super coffee" at home, at my desk, contains the caffeine of an entire pot of coffee in each 6oz mugful. I rapidly drink two if I'm working all day. (I try to avoid that & pretend I'm on partial retirement -- much more fun!
    & easier on the kidneys & liver!); 'course, I need to keep boosting my hourly rate to make up for the days & hours I can't be arsed to work, so I'm at $300/hour now, for uncontracted time. But, as I say in my upcoming book, "Everything, & I mean EVERY thing, is negotiable!"

    Otherwise, I'll order from Burger King for the "Family Bundle" with
    3 Whoppers, 3 cheeseburgers, and 3 french fries, for $20, via Grubhub.
    Being a "Lyft Pink" member (paying $10 extra a month for Lyft), I get
    free delivery for the Grubhub orders.

    There you go; you make it work for YOUR needs & preferences & t'Hades with what their goals are! We don't use Uber (our preferred service for food, but my wife likes Lyft for taxi) enough to warrant paying the annual fee for premium standing (Uber One); we pay Amazon Prime, though, as we like the free same or next day delivery. . . & the occasional series on Prime Video.

    Like you, we pick what WE find of value -- "We're Popes, not Dopes," as is our family motto!

    With other bills, I may only do 6 months of the Post Office Box, or
    let it go. Then, it's a PITA to notify all the businesses, etc. of
    the address change...and I run the risk of folks stealing stuff out
    of the mailbox...that's why I got the P.O. Box in the first place.

    Sounds like you're best off as it is. . . What do you need to get at your PO Box? All bills & mail? (can't you go with online billing for your utilities, taxes, etc?)

    I bet you double up errands, so if you're Lyfting in for one thing, you'll include a PO Box check while you're in town?

    Living life like it's a luxury, but keeping one's eye on the bottom line -- that's WINNING!!!

    ObPuns:
    I'm so Frugal that I flip the paper plate over and use the other side before throwing away/

    I'm so frugal that when someone kicks my ass, I clench my butt cheeks to keep the shoe.

    My Grandma�s so frugal that when Grandpa died, she un-knit his sweaters so she could have the yarn back.

    Tagline capable:
    I'm so frugal that even Ebenezer Scrooge called me cheap! Your dad is so frugal he won't even spend time with you. I'm so frugal, I got married just for the rice! I'm so frugal I eat cereal with a fork so I can use the milk tomorrow

    --- BBBS/Li6 v4.10 Toy-7
    * Origin: The Rusty MailBox - Penticton, BC Canada (1:153/757)