Topic: THE HAPPY HARDCOVER (Read 686 times)

Jrand74 · « **Reply #30 on:** August 09, 2025, 07:12:46 AM »

TOD: Mowing the grass.

Jrand74 · « **Reply #31 on:** August 09, 2025, 07:12:52 AM »

Page Two.

singdaw · « **Reply #32 on:** August 09, 2025, 07:16:23 AM »

singdaw · « **Reply #33 on:** August 09, 2025, 07:17:19 AM »

Yes, I was the designated grass mower. And driveway shoveler. And cat box cleaner-upper.

Freddie · « **Reply #34 on:** August 09, 2025, 07:18:51 AM »

Quote from: singdaw on August 09, 2025, 07:17:19 AM

Yes, I was the designated grass mower. And driveway shoveler. And cat box cleaner-upper.

Not chief cook and bottle washer?

Freddie · « **Reply #35 on:** August 09, 2025, 07:21:18 AM »

(a "The Rink" song reference)

singdaw · « **Reply #36 on:** August 09, 2025, 07:22:05 AM »

Books are being published. Millstones are being accumulated. Puns are being drop-bombed.

HHW is a happening place.

Freddie · « **Reply #37 on:** August 09, 2025, 07:22:38 AM »

Quote from: singdaw on August 09, 2025, 07:17:19 AM

Yes, I was the designated grass mower. And driveway shoveler. And cat box cleaner-upper.

Living in apartments all the years, I guess we got off easier chore-wise.

ChasSmith · « **Reply #38 on:** August 09, 2025, 07:22:51 AM »

Today's TOD:

I have to say we were fairly undisciplined as a household. My mom and dad took care of things, and they probably could have used much more help from my sister and me than they ever got, but I don't remember them ever establishing any kind of routine. We were certainly roped into helping with the dishwashing and drying now and then. We had to keep our rooms cleaned or straightened up. I don't recall any outdoors-y stuff. My dad always pushed the lawnmower around, himself.

Freddie · « **Reply #39 on:** August 09, 2025, 07:24:04 AM »

Quote from: singdaw on August 09, 2025, 07:22:05 AM

Books are being published. Millstones are being accumulated. Puns are being drop-bombed.

HHW is a happening place.

We have the kindle and paperback of BK's book. Can't wait for the hardcover to come from Kritzerland with the special BK extra!

elmore3003 · « **Reply #40 on:** August 09, 2025, 07:29:36 AM »

Quote from: ChasSmith on August 09, 2025, 06:36:26 AM

DR Elmore - That's too bad about the title illustration. I wonder what drove that decision. It wasn't just a mistake, was it?

Do you have a clean JPG or PDF of it? I'm thinking that those who desire to could print it and lay it inside the physical book.

Is the JPG I posted yesterday good enough? I think what I mind the most is that I was not consulted about the decision.

singdaw · « **Reply #41 on:** August 09, 2025, 07:42:45 AM »

Quote from: elmore3003 on August 09, 2025, 07:29:36 AM

Is the JPG I posted yesterday good enough?

I have taken it and done exactly as DR ChasSmith suggested.

singdaw · « **Reply #42 on:** August 09, 2025, 07:48:17 AM »

I got a vitamin/supplement catalog in the mail. Who knew there were so many thing to take in pill form for your health?

Freddie · « **Reply #43 on:** August 09, 2025, 07:51:46 AM »

singdaw, do all those tasks you were assigned in your youth mean you were something of an athlete, growing up?

singdaw · « **Reply #44 on:** August 09, 2025, 07:57:25 AM »

Not particularly, although I did compete in swimming from middle school through high school.

singdaw · « **Reply #45 on:** August 09, 2025, 07:58:26 AM »

Our before-school workouts in the pool meant I was able to skip gym class all through high school. Worth it in itself.

singdaw · « **Reply #46 on:** August 09, 2025, 08:01:21 AM »

How do you feel about MFA (Multi-Factor Authentication)?

Accessing the state systems that I do, from home, means that I currently have 3 different apps (code generators) on my phone that I have to use to access all the systems I need for work.

singdaw · « **Reply #47 on:** August 09, 2025, 08:02:25 AM »

DR George, do you still work? I don't think you've mentioned the library in any of your posts for at least a year now.

Freddie · « **Reply #48 on:** August 09, 2025, 08:02:38 AM »

Quote from: singdaw on August 09, 2025, 07:57:25 AM

Not particularly, although I did compete in swimming from middle school through high school.

To put it in musical theater terms -

As Dolly Levi sang: The word I think I'd use is athletic

Freddie · « **Reply #49 on:** August 09, 2025, 08:04:35 AM »

Quote from: singdaw on August 09, 2025, 07:58:26 AM

Our before-school workouts in the pool meant I was able to skip gym class all through high school. Worth it in itself.

That sounds great for you! And that probably was at least as good for your health as the gym classes.

singdaw · « **Reply #50 on:** August 09, 2025, 08:04:50 AM »

singdaw · « **Reply #51 on:** August 09, 2025, 08:06:20 AM »

My favorite thing about gym class in elementary school was square dancing

singdaw · « **Reply #52 on:** August 09, 2025, 08:07:39 AM »

And I pretty much hated everything else. Especially basketball when the teams were designated by "shirts or skins."

singdaw · « **Reply #53 on:** August 09, 2025, 08:07:50 AM »

What an unpleasant memory.

singdaw · « **Reply #54 on:** August 09, 2025, 08:08:09 AM »

Or dodgeball where some of the little boys turned out to be terrorists.

Freddie · « **Reply #55 on:** August 09, 2025, 08:08:40 AM »

Quote from: singdaw on August 09, 2025, 08:06:20 AM

My favorite thing about gym class in elementary school was square dancing

Probably did more for fitness than handball or basketball.

singdaw · « **Reply #56 on:** August 09, 2025, 08:11:02 AM »

I also liked the parachute game. It involved everyone sitting in a circle, and something about being tagged and having to run around the perimeter of the circle before the parachute collapsed.

singdaw · « **Reply #57 on:** August 09, 2025, 08:14:52 AM »

The New York Times is featuring a no-bake peaches & cream cake.

singdaw · « **Reply #58 on:** August 09, 2025, 08:17:47 AM »

We had a pretty good storm last night. Today is gray and threatening.

singdaw · « **Reply #59 on:** August 09, 2025, 08:17:57 AM »

One more.

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