Monday, February 2, 2026

They can't make a snappy sound when you bite them for me. Did you have Koegel's in Wisconsin? Too snappy. Ick. But otherwise I love hotdogs!

• The snappier the better! Lol! I don't recall Koegels but that doesn't mean I have not tried them!

He breaks out 2 space heaters!

I find award shows unwatchable these days. I used to enjoy them.

Your deposit slip thing makes me think of our HOA meeting the other day. One of the homeowners was complaining that the management company can't accept digital payment for things like home change requests (eg I had to pay $75 for them to look at my new gate request) or all the fees you pay when building a new house. One of the young guys that's building a house said he doesn't have checks and so their antiquated ways were causing problems for him. I can't imagine not having checks even if you don't carry them around with you... Things are backward out here in the desert sticks. My pool cleaners just started taking ACH payments for monthly service. I used to have to write a check.

Yeah banking is changing. The thing is at the gallery we have 26 members and we each pay a monthly fee to be a member. So in theory I have 26 checks a month to deposit though many people pay a few months at a time. So I usual have 10 or so checks to deposit and I need to keep a list because everyone forgets. More and more people say they seldom use checks and forget them but I remind them they can pay with an on line check. We probably need to allow payment with plastic which we can do but I have not figured out an easy way to keep track. ds

We write a check for our pool service. Check or cash were the only options!

I ate beans ALL the time as I thought it was healthy - lots of hummus (chickpeas), vegetarian chili (tons of beans), bean salsa, etc. Apparently that's what kicked the allergy into high gear. I always knew I was allergic but thought it was just from skin contact like inexpensive jewelry (I would break out in blisters where the jewelry touched my skin). I started eliminating beans from my diet and amazingly the weird rash (which is blisters on the edges of my feet and the back of my hands and fingers) finally cleared up. I have only had a couple of flare-ups since (the turkey chili and last week's white bean soup).

That is weird about no deposit slips. Can't be that no one else uses them can it?

I meant to mention that initially we used a Realtor who specializes in the Lower Keys (2020 and 2021), but after that their inventory shrunk. Since then we (and our friends) have used VRBO. On the Keys only hotels and RV parks can rent for less than a month. All homes must be rented for a one month minimum. That's why we are splitting the month with another friend. The other couple we are with will be here for the full month. We are here February 1-14, then the other friend is here from February 14-28.

Goodness, just reading about Savannah Guthrie's mom being kidnapped from home in Tucson. What on earth??? I can't imagine how scared she and her family are.

I know - how crazy is that?

Doesn't sound good at this point. So sad!