Oldernowiser

She’s a beautiful girl. I miss my Aussie girl every day... she was funny, gorgeous,loyal to a fault, wicked smart, loved only me and my husband and was a bit insane, but her grinning into my face every morning never failed to make me smile.

@Suzn, who’s that beautiful Aussie in your avatar?

Yep, Kitsap county! I don’t have to go anywhere either; I’m just being a giant whiny baby about it because we moved here from the northeast to get away from the 6-7 feet of snow every year. (The year we had to hire a bulldozer to dig us out because the snowplow guy’s giant truck couldn’t handle the accumulation anymore kinda tore it. That and shoveling drifts taller than my head!) And it’s amazing how much snow a 75# retriever can pack into his undercarriage, legs and feet and then cheerfully spread through the house as he gallops around inside post-snow pee...

Sorry @BetyBee, that sounds miserable! This is going to sound bizarre but if you have a foam roller or even a heavy rolling pin, try rolling your front upper thigh muscles. I was having trouble straightening up and having crappy back pain for a while and read that our quadriceps getting too tight can throw our lower backs out of alignment. Who knew? I have a big foam roller and I lie on it and roll out my quads a few times a week now. It’s really helped...even Mr. Wiser is a convert to this, and he’s in the automatic “no” stage of life. (Example: “My neck is killing me.” “Want an ibuprofen?” “No.” “Want the heating pad?” “No.” “Want to lie down?” “No.” It’s a very special season of life. 🙄) Hope you feel better...

I just spent the last hour scooping heavy wet snow and I have some thoughts: 1) I am too old for this shit. 2) This is why we moved clear across the country, dammit, to NOT SHOVEL SNOW. It’s supposed to RAIN here. That I can deal with. 3) Why is it that the Weather People say this is seven inches when there is an entire foot of snow out there and I know because I measured it. LIARS. I am NOT HAPPY. This concludes today’s Whinefest. Tune in again tomorrow, as apparently we are not done.

Except these days those photos will be posted on SM ASAP by enough leghumpers that trying to go after anyone for copyright infringement would be ridiculous. Besides, they’re in no position to be alienating their most loyal followers.

I am CRINGING with secondhand embarrassment for them. That is both pathetic and quite weird.

The entire Duggar empire is built on putting children on camera. I find it impossible to believe that RFP, FameWhore Supreme, suddenly developed an awareness that exploiting his children on SM might be ill-advised. And Jinger, being a woman and all, wouldn’t get a vote. Something else is up.

That makes me crazy. My husband was self-employed, paid quarterly estimated tax payments every single quarter, and was incredibly careful to do everything right. We got audited. And the way that works is that they send you a notice months in advance so you can freak out the entire time. Audit day finally arrived. The nice IRS lady sat in our dining room all day doing our taxes and then, months later, we got the verdict: the IRS owed us $27. That’s twenty-seven dollars. In the meantime these online businesses can do whatever without consequence. 🤯

Yes, but they left the windows cracked open, so...

I have called APS before and was able to get them involved anonymously. I don’t regret doing so...the 91-year-old man involved was bringing his dog to my shelter training classes and was clearly unable to care for himself or his dogs and headed downhill fast.

In my next life, I want to come back as your dog.

@Scarlett45, that’s wonderful. It has to have been so stressful for your godmother living in those conditions and she needs to be as comfortable as she can be. Well done, you!!!

@Liddy52, I admire you taking a stand for truth. I’m just sorry it was required. You were far more articulate and kind than I could have been... I tend to sputter frustrated nonsense syllables while trying not to curse, throw my hands in the air, stalk off, and then spend three days obsessing over what I wish I had said. Good for you!

Back in the day both Mr. Wiser and I traveled internationally for work quite a bit. In every Asian country we ever visited mask wearing in public was the norm, especially in airports and on mass transit. I know I’m never getting on a plane without a mask again, especially as the only time I ever had viral bronchitis was after a long flight sitting next to two coughing, hacking carriers. I was sick as a dog less than eight hours after that flight...that virus moved FAST and I was sick for a week. I gained a whole new respect for microbes.

As a sales pitch, it’s pretty ineffective. Insulting your potential customers isn’t smart. It’s ignorant, even.

I’m so happy for you, @sixlets. Yep, I had an 18-year-old cat who literally overnight developed a hole in his face from an infected tooth. Oh and he never stopped eating...just pawed at his face occasionally. A HOLE. I’m a former vet tech...I felt like the worst pet owner in the world. Couldn’t believe it could happen that fast. Tooth was extracted, antibiotics went in, and he had a good life for another two years. My very best to Millie and you...

They’re going to end up snuggle buddies eventually...the signs are there!

Okay, I am confused, but not quite interested enough to go back three pages and reread because Jill creeps me out. Nurie’s been married since the summer, correct? And there has been no hysterical announcements over her being pregnant? So why is Jill blathering on about the “devotion” at Nurie’s “shower”?

Cosmo is pretty much a hug on four legs.

Not a single person in that seminary photo is wearing a mask and the virus is not picky about ethnicity.

I thought Princeton was all about orange? Still makes no sense. That guy is strange.

Aw, sweetie. If it is just an abscess, it’s quite likely draining it and antibiotics will take care of it nicely. Cats are quite remarkable in what they can come through...I had an older cat who blew up an abscess the size of a golf ball on his head in less than a day. They drained it, put him on antibiotics, he pulled through nicely and I determined from then on he would be an indoor-only cat, as he had clearly had a run-in with some other critter outside. My very best hopes that Millie will be just fine.❤️

That’s a question for your tax preparer, but in general, savings aren’t taxed because they’re assets not income. Any interest or other returns those funds might have earned are potentially taxable, but maybe not depending on the type of account and whether you withdrew any of that amount. The bank generally sends a 1099 statement in the mail about this time of year listing taxable income on those accounts, if any. Since you just opened them and honestly interest rates on savings accounts these days are PATHETIC I doubt we’re talking much to worry about. But again, ask your tax dude/dudette to be sure.

@Mindthinkr, I’m so sorry to hear about your daughter’s situation. Take it from someone who’s been around the block a few times...there is absolutely nothing she can do “to make him love her again” and it will make everything worse if she keeps trying. This has nothing to do with anything other than him getting an itch and looking elsewhere to scratch it and he’ll do it again because he’s gotten away with it. She needs to see that lawyer ASAP and start lining up all of her financial ducks in a row, especially as he’s possibly hiding assets. Typically these guys eventually get married again and frequently the needs of the first family go out the window. I hope you can help her understand this has NOTHING to do with her. He can say whatever he wants, but nothing she did or didn’t do, said or didn’t say, is or isn’t, has anything to do with him just wanting to screw around. She needs to get fierce and she’s lucky to have you as her mom in her corner.