The Drop in Centre

[rickproehl]

Excuse me Good Sirs and DiC friends.

just wanted to stop in and say Good Night and Sweet Dreams

[Fae Briona]

36 minutes ago, rickproehl said:

Excuse me Good Sirs and DiC friends.

just wanted to stop in and say Good Night and Sweet Dreams

Looking at this pic, what comes to mind is the musty smell of damp hay.

[Reader1810]

48 minutes ago, rickproehl said:

Excuse me Good Sirs and DiC friends.

just wanted to stop in and say Good Night and Sweet Dreams

Good night rick... happy dreams 

[mollyhousemouse]

good night Sirs
good night friends
it was a pretty good week, but now it's time for bed
sleep well tonight, i hope to see everyone tomorrow

 

[Ashi]

On 8/13/2020 at 7:05 PM, Wayne Gray said:

Part of that is me.

My work has ramped up a lot lately, so writing is hard. It's hard, even during my down time, because writing is thoughtful. Good writing is, at least. That takes effort. I'm not saying that for tim's benefit, because he knows. But I'm going to attempt to make time this weekend. I want us to share these people we've created with others, and I need to step up my writing game.

On 8/13/2020 at 7:55 PM, mollyhousemouse said:

hello Sirs and friends
so..... i had a very interesting afternoon
in today's "All Hands Townhall Meeting" a once a month event online where all the labs come together to hear about the state of the company
i was called out 3 times for superior customer service
this is the second month in a row for me, and i received another Amazon gift card
it felt so good! it's been a difficult month, and i've been working really hard, and had that big client dropped in my lap

anyway, just wanted to share that with everyone
 

Congrats.  Great customer service is always appreciated by people, whether your boss recognize it or not, but it's better when you get an Amazon gift card. 

On 8/13/2020 at 1:28 PM, MichaelS36 said:

Congratulations tim, on five years on GA. 

 

Yay!  That didn't seem long ago though it also feels long ago....  I don't make sense.  But I do miss chat room.

17 hours ago, kbois said:

Well it looks like I'm flying solo at the office today. My boss texted me (at 3:00am and it's one of the few numbers I exclude from dnd). She was in the ER with her son until 2am. She was on her way home from work when he called her and said his heart was racing and he didn't feel right. She told him to call 911. 

After running a bunch of tests they discovered that tiny pieces of metal (yes, METAL) from his vape juice had gone from his lungs into his bloodstream and ended up in his heart. 

So a 24 year old kid got to experience a mild heart attack. Young. Fit. Healthy. 

Heart attack. 

PLEASE....if you vape STOP! If some you know does, beg them to stop! Smoking too. Yes, it's hard. I  get it. I  smoked when I was in college. Haven't touched a cigarette it over 25 years, and really don't ever want to. 

Her son is OK. He's home and I'm pretty sure my boss has already destroyed his vape stuff. 

I'm really glad he's ok.

I hate vaping....  I heard bad news about it before COVID-19 also, but it's just bad for you even without publicity around it.  I even saw a guy vaping in front of hospital one time....  But I do hope he recover from it....  I think that's a hard lesson if there is one....

15 hours ago, Mikiesboy said:

Okay.. i have rambled on long enough, but what i say is true.

Now ... my cocktail of lifesaving and mood altering meds are on the counter waiting for me ....

 

One day....  But you have your husband.  🙂  

 

[Mikiesboy]

9 hours ago, Ashi said:

 

One day....  But you have your husband.  🙂  

 

Yes, i do have Him.  He makes sure i get my meds everyday. He takes good care of me.

i hope you're doing okay, Ashi.  xoxo

[Mikiesboy]

I'm not sure this is true, but here it is anyway:

 

[mollyhousemouse]

good morning Sirs
good morning friends
it's a quiet morning here, probably not going to do much today "excessive heat warnings" again today
i've got the ingredients for @Mikiesboy's famous "Morning Glory Muffins" on the shopping list. i'll let you know how they turn out tomorrow afternoon sometime
hope everyone has a good afternoon (or evening @chris191070) 

[kbois]

26 minutes ago, mollyhousemouse said:

good morning Sirs
good morning friends
it's a quiet morning here, probably not going to do much today "excessive heat warnings" again today
i've got the ingredients for @Mikiesboy's famous "Morning Glory Muffins" on the shopping list. i'll let you know how they turn out tomorrow afternoon sometime
hope everyone has a good afternoon (or evening @chris191070) 

I hear you molly. It has been a quiet day so far. My biggest accomplishment was getting meat sauce made, well simmering in two crock pots. 

Older son was going to come home this weekend, but discovered that moving is a lot more work than he realized. His exact words "Mom, moving sucks. I don’t know why I thought this was fun when I was ten."😂 he only has one small truckload of stuff. We had a 3 bedroom household to relocate when he was ten and he got to fly from MD to FL. 

Enjoy the rest of your day! Stay cool.

[chris191070]

34 minutes ago, mollyhousemouse said:

good morning Sirs
good morning friends
it's a quiet morning here, probably not going to do much today "excessive heat warnings" again today
i've got the ingredients for @Mikiesboy's famous "Morning Glory Muffins" on the shopping list. i'll let you know how they turn out tomorrow afternoon sometime
hope everyone has a good afternoon (or evening @chris191070) 

Hey Molly, I've had a good day here. Not done much as it very warm here today. Hope everyone is keeping well.

[rickproehl]

Excuse me Good Sirs and DiC friends.

just wanted to stop in and say Good Afternoon 

spent the morning at local farmers market. my favorite baker was there this is a maple iced , bacon Bismarck. 

this one kept calling my name. 

 

So how is your day going? 

[rickproehl]

56 minutes ago, mollyhousemouse said:

good morning Sirs
good morning friends
it's a quiet morning here, probably not going to do much today "excessive heat warnings" again today
i've got the ingredients for @Mikiesboy's famous "Morning Glory Muffins" on the shopping list. i'll let you know how they turn out tomorrow afternoon sometime
hope everyone has a good afternoon (or evening @chris191070) 

molly i would gladly take your heat warning we are having a  flood warning so keeping a eye on the weather radar. we are not prone to flooding but we can never be to careful. so far it’s been ok. take care and stay cool.

[kbois]

1 hour ago, rickproehl said:

Excuse me Good Sirs and DiC friends.

just wanted to stop in and say Good Afternoon 

spent the morning at local farmers market. my favorite baker was there this is a maple iced , bacon Bismarck. 

this one kept calling my name. 

 

So how is your day going? 

I'm not sure if I should be amazed, horrified or drooling. I think I'm gonna go with drooling. It is bacon after all. 

Stay safe and dry rick!

Edited August 15, 2020 by kbois

[rickproehl]

2 hours ago, kbois said:

I'm not sure if I should be amazed, horrified or drooling. I think I'm gonna go with drooling. It is bacon after all. 

Stay safe and dry rick!

kbois it was good but i only bought 1 so no danger of overeating. so the rain has slowed to a drizzle. 
so how is everyone else today?

[mollyhousemouse]

hello Sirs and friends
just popping in for a hot minute between movies
i highly recommend this one, Restless the story was good, the costume design flawless, and the cast was grade A!
but this one, not so much, Cloudstreet it was slow, and plodding much too much deep drama for a Sunday afternoon binge we didn't finish it
now we're on to Witness for the Prosecution, cause who doesn't like a little Agatha Christie?

@rickproehl that pastry looks really decadent!

 

[kbois]

Another pretty sunset tonight, not quite as beautiful as last night, but worth it. I brought my phone, but for some reason the pics are too big to upload and when I try to compress them they get too blurry. Oh well. 

Meat sauce came out good. I ended up making baked macaroni. Enough leftovers for four lunches this week. 

Have a good night everyone!

[Starrynight22]

Happy Saturday night all.  We had bbq for lunch today from a local place.  Man alive it was delicious.   The meat, the Cole slaw, the macaroni and cheese.  All of it was on point.   

I've mostly been enjoying my day off.   Took Little One for a haircut.  He was looking a bit ( ok a lot) shaggy. But he sat still and kept his mask on the whole time and got a lollipop for his troubles.  

[Mikiesboy]

6 minutes ago, Starrynight22 said:

Happy Saturday night all.  We had bbq for lunch today from a local place.  Man alive it was delicious.   The meat, the Cole slaw, the macaroni and cheese.  All of it was on point.   

I've mostly been enjoying my day off.   Took Little One for a haircut.  He was looking a bit ( ok a lot) shaggy. But he sat still and kept his mask on the whole time and got a lollipop for his troubles.  

Glad you had a wonderful day.  And the little one did brilliantly!

[Reader1810]

3 minutes ago, Starrynight22 said:

Happy Saturday night all.  We had bbq for lunch today from a local place.  Man alive it was delicious.   The meat, the Cole slaw, the macaroni and cheese.  All of it was on point.   

I've mostly been enjoying my day off.   Took Little One for a haircut.  He was looking a bit ( ok a lot) shaggy. But he sat still and kept his mask on the whole time and got a lollipop for his troubles.  

Sounds like a good day, Starry.

Only thing is, I want Mac and Cheese (don’t remember when I last had it) now.... Oh wells. 

I got my haircut this week as well. It had been five months since my last one, and I could put my hair in - albeit small  - ponytail. I wore my mask, too, but no lollipop for me, sadly. 

[mollyhousemouse]

good night Sirs
good night friends
time to get ready for bed
sleep well tonight, hope to see everyone tomorrow

[rickproehl]

Excuse me Good Sirs and DiC friends.

just wanted to stop in and say Good Afternoon

spent this day just doing nothing and not feeling guilty. trying to rest up for the upcoming week.

So how is your day going? 

[Reader1810]

41 minutes ago, rickproehl said:

Excuse me Good Sirs and DiC friends.

just wanted to stop in and say Good Afternoon

spent this day just doing nothing and not feeling guilty. trying to rest up for the upcoming week.

So how is your day going? 

Good afternoon, rick. It’s a rainy day so Im spending the day reading, and hoping it will clear so I can go for a walk. 

Doing nothing? Absolutely nothing wrong with doing nothing. 

[Ashi]

On 8/15/2020 at 6:19 AM, Mikiesboy said:

Yes, i do have Him.  He makes sure i get my meds everyday. He takes good care of me.

i hope you're doing okay, Ashi.  xoxo

I am doing okay....  My right arm and back hurts.  My doctor will say I am getting old....  He never really cured any of my ailments, only telling me something I already know....  Anyways, I am getting a new desk chair, hoping it'll cure my arm issue with better ergonomics.  Using keyboard and mouse hurts nowadays. 

Yesterday I went to San Francisco, and wore a mask.  I can't bear to stay in home or just kept within in vicinity forever....

Last night there was a strange lightening fest.  I was waking up by the lightening (but no thunder for a while).  Initially I thought it was me too exhausted came home from SF, so my eyes were seeing things that was not there, but later after a couple dozen of lightening, one thunder clap finally happened, confirming I wasn't imagining things....  Here in San Jose, we shouldn't have rain this time of the year (or any time between late Spring until Thanksgiving (US, which is end of Nov)), but last night there was a flash storm lasted maybe half and hour, with ridiculous gusty wind....  Fortunately my car is in garage.  I can imagine some tree branches might be on the ground if I went out today.

I am sure there is no news coverage for it..., as news wants to drill us with politics, not everyday stuff that affects our lives....  Oh, I just remembered, the refinery was on fire on Friday across the bay when I was working....  I need to search and see if there was a news coverage for it....  Won't hold my breath....

EDIT:  Here it is....  Apparent a google search shows quite a bit of results starting 2019, but after adding the keyword Friday, this is exactly what happened last Friday.

https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2020/08/14/flaring-at-richmond-chevron-refinery-triggers-community-alert/

Apparently refinery on fire is so frequent last couple of years, this is considered minor issue.....  Last year or year before, same Chevron refinery was leaking toxic fume....  Richmond had to evacuate its residence.  This is the new normal nowadays.

Edited August 16, 2020 by Ashi

[mollyhousemouse]

On 8/15/2020 at 10:54 AM, mollyhousemouse said:

i've got the ingredients for @Mikiesboy's famous "Morning Glory Muffins" on the shopping list. i'll let you know how they turn out tomorrow afternoon sometime

i hope they taste as good as they look & smell

[rickproehl]

Excuse me Good Sirs and DiC friends.

just wanted to stop in and say Good Night

i hope everyone has a sweet dreams.