Poor-cation (Part 2)

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For anyone who read Part 1, I'll start with an update. I had previously written that I was so bored during my stay-at-home-but-not-by-choice vacation, that I was actively trying to pick fights on Facebook, by trolling the trolls on the Cleveland Guardians page. The Guardians had posted a nice "Happy Kwanzaa" message, and as you can imagine, the assholes were out in force. One woman,...
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oldernow:
at least your worst "day after" was only a missing couch.  we came down (from a mighty mix of many things) to gradually realize we had helped thieves completely empty the apartment next door.  we somehow thought the people were moving out--didn't process that they weren't the *same* people... once we figured this out, we *also* moved to a new (and undisclosed) location for a while...  thank god those wasted days are long gone (i hope)
imnotferris:
@oldernow, that's... definitely worse than mine 😂😂😂. I was at least planning on getting rid of my couch, I just don't remember doing it.

Poor Person Vacation (Part 1?)

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I am currently on day 4 of a 10 day vacation. This is huge, because I haven't had more than 4 days off, in a row, for well over 10 years (seriously). There's just one problem, I'm broke. I'm a subcontractor who works in the trades, and we don't get paid time off. So, I have to find new and creative ways to keep myself...
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Unique Holiday Decorations

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I was looking through some old photos on Facebook today, and found these gems. We had these up in our platoon's room in Iraq for Christmas/New Years 2003. The snowmen came from our LT's parents, and the big guy in the middle came from a friend of mine's mom (he always claimed she sent it as a joke). And, yes, the snowmen would sing and...
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Thursday

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I think my cat is trying to stop my heart with his mind.

Going Commando

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Did you know that the term, "going commando" in reference to the absence of underwear, originated in 1940 during World War II? British commando Nigel Cawthorne was dropped behind enemy lines late one night, in May of 1940; to locate and aid the escape of a group of downed British RAF pilots. Unfortunately for Cawthorne, his kit bag broke free during the drop, scattering his...
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shalil:
I didn't know it 😯