Random Thoughts 15: Crystal Clear 2021 Edition

[SaraV]

There’s a house several blocks away that puts their leg lamp in the front window around Christmas. Has center stage even over their tree.

A house in Ottumwa that we drove past frequently also had the major award in their front window.

My husband hates this movie. As a much younger guy, he was blonder with glasses...much like Ralphie. His youngest brother, who was probably 2 at the time, pointed at the TV and said "[Husband name]!" This tickled husband's grandmother, and so it became "The [Husband's Name] Movie" on that side of the family. I have to sneak watches of that movie when husband is out of the residence.

 

[NWICY]

Every damn kid has to cause issues with MrsWx. She is spending the night in the hospital after what we perceived to be some heart complications but all tests have come back normal. She is fine for the most part and baby is perfectly okay so we will see what the morning brings.

Baby heart or MrsWx? Either way glad all tests came back good!

 

[NWICY]

Nice, all 3 bars in my town and the grocery store all got ticketed today for selling to minors.

Snitches get stitches.

 

[NWICY]

Baby heart or MrsWx? Either way glad all tests came back good!

Edit: saw the discharge thing, never mind.

 

[NWICY]

Hung out outside all afternoon, long underwear, insulated coveralls, wool socks, and insulated boots I stayed comfortable all day.

 

[madguy30]

Hung out outside all afternoon, long underwear, insulated coveralls, wool socks, and insulated boots I stayed comfortable all day.

I need to find good thin but warm gloves.

0-2 the last two days being out.

 

[Ms3r4ISU]

Hung out outside all afternoon, long underwear, insulated coveralls, wool socks, and insulated boots I stayed comfortable all day.

Nope, nope, I won’t go there. Santa’s still watching.

 

[NWICY]

I need to find good thin but warm gloves.

0-2 the last two days being out.

I've had good luck with those cheap brown Jersey gloves as long as they stay dry, if it is really cold I add a pair of thin Nitrile gloves underneath them to stop wind and moisture. This is a combo I've used from some late season biking and also work.

 

[NWICY]

Made shrimp & vegetable stir fry tonight, turned out pretty darn good.

 

[madguy30]

I've had good luck with those cheap brown Jersey gloves as long as they stay dry, if it is really cold I add a pair of thin Nitrile gloves underneath them to stop wind and moisture. This is a combo I've used from some late season biking and also work.

Yeah I had nitrile under yesterday and it didn't help which was weird.

Had to run my fingers under warm water when I got in!

Meed to get hand warmers in the mean time.

 

[NWICY]

Yeah I had nitrile under yesterday and it didn't help which was weird.

Had to run my fingers under warm water when I got in!

Meed to get hand warmers in the mean time.

Hmmm, sounds like hand warmers will be a good edition. Also you can wash those Jersey gloves just don't throw them in the dryer they shrink like 50% LOL

 

[BCClone]

Nope, nope, I won’t go there. Santa’s still watching.

I bet I am!!

 

[SaraV]

Gah.

Blame the husband for losing Whamageddon this early. He left the radio on the XM Christmas music station when he turned the car off, and when it was turned back on...we both screamed "NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!"

 

[SaraV]

And yes, like this...

 

[Entropy]

I need to find good thin but warm gloves.

0-2 the last two days being out.

I’ve had good luck with Rab Infinium gloves. If you are active, they are good. If you are just sitting, you’ll need something heavier.

 

[NWICY]

So Whamageddon must be a radio game played for prizes?

Checked my covid titres after donating blood last wk back down to 3.2. I've ranged from 1.6 to 10 during this yr.

 

[Cyclones_R_GR8]

Nice, all 3 bars in my town and the grocery store all got ticketed today for selling to minors.

Police must have been running a sting operations. When they send an underage kid into a bar around here the bartenders start calling all the other area bars to let them know to watch out.

 

[ImJustKCClone]

So Whamageddon must be a radio game played for prizes?

Checked my covid titres after donating blood last wk back down to 3.2. I've ranged from 1.6 to 10 during this yr.

Whamageddon is an internet propogated game. The object is to make it from December 1st to midnight December 24th without hearing any version of the Wham song "Last Christmas", either on the radio, on TV, in a store, or at a freaking basketball game - DAMN YOU, CREIGHTON!!!

There are no prizes or sponsors (that I know of); it's mostly competition amongst friends. I learned about it from my son a few years back.

 

[BCClone]

First day at LifeTime that I didn't wear shorts/T-shirt to drive over. Tossed some sweats on over workout threads and used the locker room to peel them off and swap duck boots for tennies. Club was pretty empty, snowing out etc and just after lunch so maybe peeps getting winter lazy already.

No Russian honey pots?

 

[BoxsterCy]

I need to find good thin but warm gloves.

0-2 the last two days being out.

My quest for the perfect Minnesota winter glove is into it's 5th decade. The vintage Eddie Bauer wool/thinsulate/leather ones in the middle are still the best. BTW, I have an almost equal number of stocking caps.