Life My day - a snippet of life.

**Rain Man** · 01-18-2014, 09:09 PM

I got up and put some laundry in because today is laundry day, and then I went to the dry cleaner to drop some shirts off. It's always awkward to go to the dry cleaner because I've been going there for 18 years and I never asked the guy's name, and after the first few years it seemed inappropriate to ask.

Then I went for a run. In Mile 1 I found a smart phone, which oddly is the second smart phone I've found this week. I ran 11 miles, which meant that I had to carry the phone for ten miles. I had my sunglasses on, and they're really dark glasses with a sporty frame. Age is all about the eyes, and when you can't see my eyes I look younger. I know this because women runners smile and say hi when I'm running in my sunglasses, and they ignore me when I'm wearing my regular glasses. Women like a young guy, apparently.

I thought the phone was locked and didn't bother checking until I finished my run. I swiped it and it opened, which was good. There was a text from somebody offering a $25 reward for returning it. I pondered looking for naked pictures on it, but it was a guy's phone so I didn't. I dropped it off when I went out for lunch, and got a phone message where the guy said thank you twelve times in sixty seconds. He said he owes me a favor so I'm going to see if he'll kill someone for me. That would be really cool.

My wife took me to lunch and she decided that we're going to start trying new places. She took me to a place that had rusty light fixtures and odd tables, but that's part of the upscale trendiness. I only saw one thing on the menu that I liked, and it turned out that I didn't like it so I only ate half. I got a kale salad on the side and it was good, but the water glasses were only about six ounces and I'd just run 11 miles, so that was no good. You had to refill your water glass yourself, so it was up and down, up and down. I didn't get any of the good-looking desserts and when we left I told my wife that I was never going back unless it was just for dessert. She seemed disappointed that I didn't like it.

We decided to go to a movie, so we ran downtown and saw the one where Michael Oher's mom goes into outer space and gets blindsided. It was in 3-D, which I don't really get. I usually don't notice the 3-D part, and I'm always worried that the 3-D lenses will scratch the lenses on my regular glasses. Interestingly, if I watch a 2-D movie without my regular glasses, it looks just like a 3-D movie with my regular glasses and without the 3-D glasses. I like the continuity of that.

It was a massive movie theater, and the movie with Michael Oher's mom was in the second-to-last theater, which meant going in, going left, going upstairs, going left again, turning right, walking down a long aisle, turning left again, and then one final right turn. As the previews were ending we realized that everyone else was putting on their 3-D glasses and we had none. The woman in the row ahead of us said that the ticket taker was supposed to give them to us, and he was at the main entrance. I had to run out, turn left, turn right, run down the aisle, turn left, turn right, go downstairs, go right, get our glasses, and then do it all in reverse. I got there right as the movie started, and hoped that no one would throw popcorn at me because I was breathing too loud. It's not worth dying for 3-D.

We watched the movie and it was really good. I had junior mints and an enormous Pibb Extra. I felt bad about all the oxygen I was using when Michael Oher's mom really needed it. The movie made me not want to be an astronaut, and then want to be an astronaut. But I wear both regular glasses and 3-D glasses, and I don't think you can wear those if you want to be an astronaut.

We drove home and on the way I pretended my car was a spacecraft. I docked successfully with the garage. Pretty good day all in all.

HonestChieffan · 01-18-2014, 09:12 PM

Welcome back Chris.

BigCatDaddy · 01-18-2014, 09:20 PM

Rico approved post.

Psyko Tek · 01-18-2014, 09:25 PM

my day
me and my youngest son went to see a comic book science exhibit at ASU ( i like in arizona)
so we took the bus to the train
yes they have a light rail in phoenix,I used to work on it, but for only 2 weeks, I was using mass transit to get to the place to build mass transit,and the earliest I could get there was 15 minutes to late
the art was okay
lots of batman 66 photos, some toys and comics from the day,
the exhibit took 20 minutes, the ride back and forth took 3 hours

high light a batman helmet from the 60's a Mr Fantastic's costume streched, and a quilt made of comic book pages

we had a good day

**DeezNutz** · 01-18-2014, 09:30 PM

In before the poll.

DenverChief · 01-18-2014, 09:30 PM

Thanks for returning my phone!!
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**TimBone** · 01-18-2014, 09:33 PM

I really enjoy your posts/threads. I'm starting to realize that more and more. I'm off to the Favorite Poster thread to weigh in.

**TribalElder** · 01-18-2014, 09:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rain Man

I got up and put some laundry in because today is laundry day, and then I went to the dry cleaner to drop some shirts off. It's always awkward to go to the dry cleaner because I've been going there for 18 years and I never asked the guy's name, and after the first few years it seemed inappropriate to ask.

Next time call from outside if you can get a vantage point of the guy at the counter. When he answers the phone say "Oh hi, is this joey?". Hopefully the guy will say no, this is so-and-so and you will then have his name. You can walk in and use his name to help commit it to memory. You should be able to use the phone to get his name assuming the guy at the dry cleaner has / answers the phone.

**TimBone** · 01-18-2014, 09:37 PM

Also, if you visit the "Is Pepsi ok?" thread you will have a more thorough understanding of why that Pibb Xtra was available to you as opposed to a Dr. Pepper.

Marcellus · 01-18-2014, 09:37 PM

Classic Rain Man.

Hammock Parties · 01-18-2014, 09:38 PM

Did you have a sugar crash after the junior mints and the enormous Pibb extra? That seems unhealthy.

**LoneWolf** · 01-18-2014, 09:41 PM

11 mile run is impressive. I went running this morning and I quit at 5 miles. The holidays really took a toll on my fitness.

I went to the Wichita State basketball game today with a good friend of mine. He is a friend of Greg Marshall and I got to meet him after the game. He seemed like a very down to earth guy, but I only talked to him for about 5 minutes.

Came home from the game and the wife had made fajitas with homemade tortillas. All in all it was a pretty good day.

Mr_Tomahawk · 01-18-2014, 09:55 PM

Nice.

KChiefer · 01-18-2014, 09:56 PM

Not going through that phone puts you in the minority. Sad.

**cdcox** · 01-18-2014, 10:00 PM

I woke up at 5:00 AM because the house was too hot. The electrical heating unit in our heating system went out a few weeks ago and our HVAC company put in a temporary one that is either on or off. Its been over a week and they still haven't come to put in the permanent part. Normally we can turn it off at the thermostat, but sometimes it stays on and that's what happened last night. I had to get dressed at 5:00 AM to go down to the garage and turn off the air handler using the switch on the front panel. After I turned it off, I went back to bed.

My alarm went off a 7:39. I had to go to driving school today in order to get a diversion on a speeding ticket I got back in November. First speeding ticket of my whole life. I didn't have to be at traffic school until 9:15, but I set my alarm early in order to try to enjoy some of the morning. I was really tired though and laid in bed until 8:11. I got up, and wet my hair down to comb it. It looked good enough to skip a shower considering I was only going to traffic school. I got dressed and had an apple fritter from Kroger (my weekend treat) and a cup of coffee. By the time I had finished those and used the internet to research a question from work, it was time to go.

But the time I got out the door it was 9:02. I debated about stopping for coffee refill in my 20 oz insulated coffee mug. I was running a little late and I wasn't sure if they would allow me to have coffee during traffic school. But traffic school would be a whole lot more tolerable if I could sip on coffee all morning. I decided to stop. The coffee refill was $0.97 and I plunked down my $1.02. The convenience store clerk was an older man and i had completely stumped him with my impromptu math problem. He finally figured it out and explained that I had thrown him for a loop because most people would just give him a dollar. I explained that I had to get rid of those pennies some how. If you do it right, you'll always have between zero and four pennies in your pocket at any given time.

By now I was running a little late and needed to drive fast to make it to traffic school on time. It was still early enough in the day that traffic wasn't too heavy. I hit all the lights just right and drove straight to it since I had google mapped the location last night. I might have arrived by 9:16 or 9:17. It was a second floor room with a 42" TV screen on the wall, a desk at the front and 4 rows of folding chairs in front of the TV and desk. The driving instructor asked me to take a seat and didn't seem concerned about my coffee mug. The room was mostly full. But luckily I found an aisle spot, affording me a little extra leg room and maybe the ability to slide in and out of the room easily in case nature called. Ten minutes later, class began.

01-18-2014, 09:09 PM
Rain Man Seize life. Be an ermine. Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: My house Casino cash: $-692449 VARSITY	My day - a snippet of life. I got up and put some laundry in because today is laundry day, and then I went to the dry cleaner to drop some shirts off. It's always awkward to go to the dry cleaner because I've been going there for 18 years and I never asked the guy's name, and after the first few years it seemed inappropriate to ask. Then I went for a run. In Mile 1 I found a smart phone, which oddly is the second smart phone I've found this week. I ran 11 miles, which meant that I had to carry the phone for ten miles. I had my sunglasses on, and they're really dark glasses with a sporty frame. Age is all about the eyes, and when you can't see my eyes I look younger. I know this because women runners smile and say hi when I'm running in my sunglasses, and they ignore me when I'm wearing my regular glasses. Women like a young guy, apparently. I thought the phone was locked and didn't bother checking until I finished my run. I swiped it and it opened, which was good. There was a text from somebody offering a $25 reward for returning it. I pondered looking for naked pictures on it, but it was a guy's phone so I didn't. I dropped it off when I went out for lunch, and got a phone message where the guy said thank you twelve times in sixty seconds. He said he owes me a favor so I'm going to see if he'll kill someone for me. That would be really cool. My wife took me to lunch and she decided that we're going to start trying new places. She took me to a place that had rusty light fixtures and odd tables, but that's part of the upscale trendiness. I only saw one thing on the menu that I liked, and it turned out that I didn't like it so I only ate half. I got a kale salad on the side and it was good, but the water glasses were only about six ounces and I'd just run 11 miles, so that was no good. You had to refill your water glass yourself, so it was up and down, up and down. I didn't get any of the good-looking desserts and when we left I told my wife that I was never going back unless it was just for dessert. She seemed disappointed that I didn't like it. We decided to go to a movie, so we ran downtown and saw the one where Michael Oher's mom goes into outer space and gets blindsided. It was in 3-D, which I don't really get. I usually don't notice the 3-D part, and I'm always worried that the 3-D lenses will scratch the lenses on my regular glasses. Interestingly, if I watch a 2-D movie without my regular glasses, it looks just like a 3-D movie with my regular glasses and without the 3-D glasses. I like the continuity of that. It was a massive movie theater, and the movie with Michael Oher's mom was in the second-to-last theater, which meant going in, going left, going upstairs, going left again, turning right, walking down a long aisle, turning left again, and then one final right turn. As the previews were ending we realized that everyone else was putting on their 3-D glasses and we had none. The woman in the row ahead of us said that the ticket taker was supposed to give them to us, and he was at the main entrance. I had to run out, turn left, turn right, run down the aisle, turn left, turn right, go downstairs, go right, get our glasses, and then do it all in reverse. I got there right as the movie started, and hoped that no one would throw popcorn at me because I was breathing too loud. It's not worth dying for 3-D. We watched the movie and it was really good. I had junior mints and an enormous Pibb Extra. I felt bad about all the oxygen I was using when Michael Oher's mom really needed it. The movie made me not want to be an astronaut, and then want to be an astronaut. But I wear both regular glasses and 3-D glasses, and I don't think you can wear those if you want to be an astronaut. We drove home and on the way I pretended my car was a spacecraft. I docked successfully with the garage. Pretty good day all in all.
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01-18-2014, 09:12 PM	#2
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01-18-2014, 09:25 PM	#4
Psyko Tek special teams Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Mesa AZ Casino cash: $10015665	my day me and my youngest son went to see a comic book science exhibit at ASU ( i like in arizona) so we took the bus to the train yes they have a light rail in phoenix,I used to work on it, but for only 2 weeks, I was using mass transit to get to the place to build mass transit,and the earliest I could get there was 15 minutes to late the art was okay lots of batman 66 photos, some toys and comics from the day, the exhibit took 20 minutes, the ride back and forth took 3 hours high light a batman helmet from the 60's a Mr Fantastic's costume streched, and a quilt made of comic book pages we had a good day __________________ Psyko Tek The keyboard has been drinking,
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01-18-2014, 09:33 PM	#7
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01-18-2014, 09:37 PM	#9
TimBone Mostly Ignored Join Date: Jul 2013 Casino cash: $8419985	Also, if you visit the "Is Pepsi ok?" thread you will have a more thorough understanding of why that Pibb Xtra was available to you as opposed to a Dr. Pepper.
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01-18-2014, 09:37 PM	#10
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01-18-2014, 09:38 PM	#11
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01-18-2014, 09:41 PM	#12
LoneWolf Constable of Untruths Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Wichita Casino cash: $-968916	11 mile run is impressive. I went running this morning and I quit at 5 miles. The holidays really took a toll on my fitness. I went to the Wichita State basketball game today with a good friend of mine. He is a friend of Greg Marshall and I got to meet him after the game. He seemed like a very down to earth guy, but I only talked to him for about 5 minutes. Came home from the game and the wife had made fajitas with homemade tortillas. All in all it was a pretty good day.
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01-18-2014, 09:56 PM	#14
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01-18-2014, 10:00 PM	#15
cdcox www.nfl-forecast.com Join Date: Sep 2000 Casino cash: $-588231	I woke up at 5:00 AM because the house was too hot. The electrical heating unit in our heating system went out a few weeks ago and our HVAC company put in a temporary one that is either on or off. Its been over a week and they still haven't come to put in the permanent part. Normally we can turn it off at the thermostat, but sometimes it stays on and that's what happened last night. I had to get dressed at 5:00 AM to go down to the garage and turn off the air handler using the switch on the front panel. After I turned it off, I went back to bed. My alarm went off a 7:39. I had to go to driving school today in order to get a diversion on a speeding ticket I got back in November. First speeding ticket of my whole life. I didn't have to be at traffic school until 9:15, but I set my alarm early in order to try to enjoy some of the morning. I was really tired though and laid in bed until 8:11. I got up, and wet my hair down to comb it. It looked good enough to skip a shower considering I was only going to traffic school. I got dressed and had an apple fritter from Kroger (my weekend treat) and a cup of coffee. By the time I had finished those and used the internet to research a question from work, it was time to go. But the time I got out the door it was 9:02. I debated about stopping for coffee refill in my 20 oz insulated coffee mug. I was running a little late and I wasn't sure if they would allow me to have coffee during traffic school. But traffic school would be a whole lot more tolerable if I could sip on coffee all morning. I decided to stop. The coffee refill was $0.97 and I plunked down my $1.02. The convenience store clerk was an older man and i had completely stumped him with my impromptu math problem. He finally figured it out and explained that I had thrown him for a loop because most people would just give him a dollar. I explained that I had to get rid of those pennies some how. If you do it right, you'll always have between zero and four pennies in your pocket at any given time. By now I was running a little late and needed to drive fast to make it to traffic school on time. It was still early enough in the day that traffic wasn't too heavy. I hit all the lights just right and drove straight to it since I had google mapped the location last night. I might have arrived by 9:16 or 9:17. It was a second floor room with a 42" TV screen on the wall, a desk at the front and 4 rows of folding chairs in front of the TV and desk. The driving instructor asked me to take a seat and didn't seem concerned about my coffee mug. The room was mostly full. But luckily I found an aisle spot, affording me a little extra leg room and maybe the ability to slide in and out of the room easily in case nature called. Ten minutes later, class began.
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