Thread: PessOptimist's Account Talk

I'm always a day late.
HBD PO!!!

Thanks, all.

Grandma, Kalua goes well with cake or on cake for that matter. Where is this calendar you speak of.

One more year closer to retirement.

Top of the page center, Calender!!

Well, DUH! Why do you make things so obviously hard to find?

I am sitting here in the southwest listening to my AC churning away and working on my own third beer. I thought it would be prudent, for once, to keep my rambling "solo guitar player" schtick in my own home. Maybe this way I won't get asked for an ID while being investigated for PUI.
Yeah I wish I had really learned to play back in the day but at least I'm not stuck moving microwave ovens. Finally saw the light and gave my latest cheap accoustic to my daughter last year.
It is perfect evaporative cooler weather here, 96 degrees and 17% rh. Alas that is not to be as I live in the "new" southwest of the 90s-new millenuim where swamp coolers are for "those" people and a roof top unit is "unsightly".
Yeah, I am one of those guilty of taking a perfectly adequate farming community and turning it in to LA east. To prove my point I could boost myself up on the wall and reach out and touch my neighbor's house, but why aggrevate or disturb him? He is a good guy and one of the few neighbors I actuallly know.
I will now quote a fellow MB member and southwester who's postings fit my mood at the moment. Hope you don't get testy JJ. Replies from three different threads, all out of context but IMHO all words of wisdom to live by.

by JimmyJoe
Car bodies made with hemp. Air less tires. Bicycle roads. Corner vegetable stands. Keeping aging parents at home, multi generational families under one roof. Available, cheap, alternate energy. I live in the southwest and love my 'swamp coola'. It sits on my roof and cools the house to a sweet 75 degrees. That's alternative energy that has been round for decades. Course the refridgerant AC folks are woiking hard, advertising, to get folks to change over. Walking to corner veg markets, if they existed. Stop running on the streets. Who says you can add to the public appearance of self torment and aggravation. Stretch in your house or out in your backyard. Have sex. Eat vegs to moderate your heft and improve your appearance. Smile when you open your eyes in the morning. Don't believe the news or the commercials or tv in general. Believe in your self. I know. I know. Believing in yourself is likely to get peoples not to like you, but they can get bent or pack sand (their preference). Have a good memorial holy day y'all.

Buster. You going easy on me is like a complement. James is cool too. I'm on my third beer so I hope you two are doing just as good.

I normally would give you a great, deep answer. Now, today, probably for the rest of my life I recommend the following only because it's all beyond our control. Realize too that it never was in our control. That is...'Ride this train to your paradise." Have a happy day.

As most of us enjoy the long weekend, let's make sure we do not confuse Memorial Day with other occasions paying tribute to those serving or who have served. Formerly known as Decoration Day, Memorial Day commemorates U.S. men and women who died while in the military service. None of us MB members who served meet that criteria.

Well. I don't know anymore. Nice that you've got a friend next door. That's my point. Haney tries to help Ray Ramano's golf and is told by Ray's friend to treat him like a tree. My golf swing is getting better.

Originally Posted by JimmyJoe

Well. I don't know anymore. Nice that you've got a friend next door. That's my point. Haney tries to help Ray Ramano's golf and is told by Ray's friend to treat him like a tree. My golf swing is getting better.

Glad your golf swing is improving.

I never meant to imply I had a friend next door, only that I actullly knew him.

Actually knowing one of your neighbor's here is fairly unique. One recent case, new neighbors moved in to one of the many rentals and another neighbor went to introduce himself. The rentee stated he didn't want to meet anyone and went in to the house. That was two renters ago.

I freely admit I am part of the problem. When new "neighbors" only come around after dark, wearing a polo shirt with a logo, clip board in hand; and start asking questions about the alarm system and who is home during the day, I usually tell them to come back in the light of day. This has gotten me a reputation of being unfriendly. Perhaps well deserved. I have told extremely persistant ones to get out of my yard. One of these individuals stood on the corner opposite my house for a while and was picked up be a dark SUV. The SUV moved down the street and parked for about 30 minutes before moving on. This is not the me I used to know. What's next for me, seeing helicopters and wearing tin hats?

Please feel free to tell me the error of my ways. Either in public or by PM.

quote Pess opti.
I freely admit I am part of the problem. When new "neighbors" only come around after dark, wearing a polo shirt with a logo, clip board in hand; and start asking questions about the alarm system and who is home during the day, I usually tell them to come back in the light of day. This has gotten me a reputation of being unfriendly. Perhaps well deserved. quote.

I see. Well, You are part of the problem. The invaders are the normal ones. They get paid just like we get paid. Their gig is to check up on ya. When they get tired of doing it or find a worse problem to them, they'll move on. Now when we learn to take it without question, then they'll ..... ya know. Just check for bent pinkys... "The Invaders" (TV sifi show of the 60's). Now I know where the term "get bent" arose. (not applicable to anyone on this board). Everyone have a happy summer.

Thought I would post something just to say hi, thanks etc.

I am leaving town on vacation shortly. Last year when I did this, I moved my TSP mostly in to G since I wouldn't be watching it. I had only been watching it for about five months. I thought I knew something.

That was at the beginning of March. I did move a small amount in to equities at the end of May. Basically I missed the whole rally.

I finally put more in to equities late last year. You know how that went.

This year, I am just going to let it ride until I get back. Then I don't know. I never know. I never follow one system. My gains so far this year show that. Maybe I should put it all in L2020 and ignore it?

Regards, pessoptimist.

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   As I said on the euthanasia thread over in the lounge, I am taking updates to my underutilized home. For those not familiar, it is about my old dog.
   
   Thanks everyone for the replies. I may have started this out of self pity but hope it was out of concern for my Daisy.
   
   The eating problem got progresively worse with only tiny hand fed morsels accepted. Still walking around and asking to go out when necessary. Considerate of us to the end.
   
   Tuesday morning she wouldn't stand up or take any food or meds. I expected a phone call all day. Tuesday evening she was up, alert, wagging and ate lunch meat and some chicken livers I cooked for her.
   
   Wednesday morning the same thing thing and I got a call from the wife about 3:15, not drinking water, falling down on the tile floors, tongue purplish. When I got home she was standing up waiting for me wagging the stupid tail. Got her in to the truck where she just stood on the back floor staring vacantly. Then we pull in to the vets office and suddenly she jumps up on the console all excited just like normal. She liked going there.
   
   Carried her in to the waiting room and she stood staring again. Suddenly my composure has vanished and I can't talk. Acting like a blubbering idiot. Jeeze.
   
   I personally would recommend placing the animal on the table and leaving once the anesthetic is administered. You've said goodby at that point and there is very litttle comfort in actually seeing the labored breathing stop. At that point your friend is just a cadaver, carcass, whatever.
   
   Too much info? Likely.
   
   Since I posted the other thread, I thought I should also update all of your who posted there. Thanks again for all your comments.
   
   Bye Daisy

Daisy knew you cared and that made it easier for her to trust her next destiny without fear.