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Jerry Callo

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  1. 11 minutes ago, GlenFromTheMailRoom said:

    Checking In.  It's officially 6 months of sobriety today.  Finally starting to feel like a million bucks.

    I'd have a celebratory steak or something but I've run into food tolerance issues of late.

    On the plus side, I did a bunch of bloodwork and all my levels are normalizing and my cholesterol has dropped through the floor.  It's nice to see some quantitative evidence of how sobriety helps.  

    Glenn.

     

    That's great. 

    I'm glad you bumped the thread, too.  I was going to bump it last week to get it back on page 1.  This thread was quite important in my decision to stop drinking and there are others that probably could use it.

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  2. Since there are clearly no comedy movies in the past decade that are quotable and few even memorable, television shows is all we have.  Although, I loved Derry Girls, I can't think of any memorable quotes.  I am more likely to imitate Nandor than drop a memorable quote.

    Reservation Dogs - skoden

    Ted Lasso - whistle, . . . WHISTLE

     

  3. 13 hours ago, MagicSoccerSpray said:

    Any opinions on Parish BBQ off Manor near KG BBQ? I've heard it's very good.

    I've been twice.  Once on opening weekend and once about a month later.  The concept of Cajun influenced barbecue is good and Holden is a seasoned pit master, having spent years at InterStellar.  I definitely recommend it.  If its available, the crawfish dressing is a must.

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  4. Its different in every family, but just asking the other siblings for assistance might be beneficial.  With my mom, I was the closest and had the most interaction over the last couple years.  Once it was determined that mom was not capable of going to doctors appointment alone or dealing with finances, I had to step in.  My sister is an hour and a half away, so it was easier for me to take a few hours for a doctors appointment.  When something happened in the middle of the night, I was the one to head over to mom's.

    There were things that she could do from a distance, though.  When we needed to research hospice and care homes, she ran point.  When mom was in the hospital various times, my sister would come up and spend the night with her.  She was the contact for care home administrators, hospice people, social workers, etc.  If something wasn't going right in those areas, she'd make the call - she has a knack for getting cell phone numbers and always had a direct line.  I spend more time dealing with mom and her affairs, but my sister was great and extremely helpful to me and my mom.  

    For those going through these issues now or will be going through them soon, I suggest trying to find roles for more than just one person.  All of the financial stuff can be done online now, many medical things are online as well.  My heart goes out to those going through the struggle of assisting aging parents.

     

     

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    I picked up a pair of these Costa Reefton Pro glasses a couple weeks ago.  I have several pairs of Costas over the years and still have three pairs in addition to these.  The little groves on the nose piece really helped them not fog up while wearing a balaclava.   The 580 glass lenses are great for fishing inshore.  

  6. On 7/26/2025 at 7:57 PM, TheStoicPaisano said:

    Since when do you need your whole crew to grocery shop, especially since at least one is one their phone blocking the aisle anyway?

    Worst I've encountered:  Mom, Dad, two middle school aged children, grandma, and grandpa.  Every time I turned down an aisle, there they were.

    Saw them in the parking lot headed to the car after the family shopping spree - two fucking bags of groceries.

  7. 4 hours ago, SimonBolivar said:

    Yeah playing LA Galaxy and DC United will do that, but I'm not complaining.

    Really important 5 games coming up vs Houston, vs Dallas, @ Montreal, @ Kansas City, @ Dallas

    All of those games are winnable with a point expectation in pretty much all of them. Playoffs are within sight if they continue the roll.
     

    The nice thing about it is that out of the remaining 12 matches, only Seattle and LAFC are ahead of us in the table and both of those games are at Q2.  We are sitting at 7th right now with at least a game in hand against everyone buy LAFC.

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