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Posted on September 20, 2020 by Orb at 8:00 am

It has been discovered that on the days when I do not get out of bed at 7 am, the cats have been getting fed twice… https://t.co/Tz7JOzo4dI 00:18:20
They would irritate the husband on his early morning phone call, so he’d feed them, they would then stuff an entire… https://t.co/I6UEiLlxi8 in reply to JustOrb 00:18:21
RT @catsofinstagram: From @mando_bengal: “I’m so weird😂” #catsofinstagram https://t.co/lg08Ugp4R2 11:59:20
RT @MerriamWebster: 'Hypocrite' comes from the Greek word 'hypokrites,' meaning "an actor." https://t.co/25lATMzl9O 12:00:41
Teen Sim has been spending her weekends solving the Strangerville mystery. Been a fun way to do it. Story is pretty… https://t.co/7BcTjpEfSW 13:21:30

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Posted on September 19, 2020 by Orb at 8:00 am

RT @TESOnline: Don’t forget: Our Dark Heart of Skyrim Year-End Preview Stream is tomorrow! Be sure to tune in to see what the rest of the y… 11:19:06
Dr. Natale regrets his "words were misinterpreted". As someone fluent in the English language, I’m finding it diffi… https://t.co/GYyUI4CHuc 11:45:00
Then he went on to praise Trump for his pandemic response and Barr for how faithfully he sticks to the rule of law,… https://t.co/KNELPZ1JC3 12:32:33
RT @_Yaniir_: The best part of D&D is obviously when the DM unexpectedly says "everyone roll initiative", and then the whole table goes, "A… 12:36:30
Wondering why you haven’t heard any more about the new stereo receiver? After making it half way through the 200 pa… https://t.co/A468VIDgUf 12:46:59
Alrighty then, now do Facebook, which also maliciously collects, uses, sells, and gives away American citizens' per… https://t.co/kq9Q6x8tY0 13:36:42
RT @APSouthRegion: A U.S. Census Bureau manager instructed employees to start layoffs two weeks after a federal judge prohibited the agency… 14:24:40
This day is beginning to feel a little endless. I will not be getting done with all the things early today. Hope I… https://t.co/yRT047ArDF 14:46:19
RT @McFaul: Senator McConnell couldn't even wait until tomorrow to reveal his hypocrisy that we all knew was coming. 22:04:44
RT @NPR: From our archives: What happened with Merrick Garland in 2016 — and why it's relevant now.
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Yeah, and this time Lucy will let Charlie Brown kick the football too! https://t.co/6oNLuVp4Bk 22:13:43
A mission critical package which was on a UPS truck to be delivered today has not arrived. Maybe it’ll be here betw… https://t.co/GuNQ2BBY5K 22:22:13
Late Show is a rerun, so I’m gonna have a cocktail and play some Sims. Then I’m gonna have another cocktail. I might even have a third. 22:53:10

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Posted on September 18, 2020 by Orb at 8:00 am

RT @CeliaIsrael: My god. More horrors. Forced sterilization for those seeking refuge and safety in our country!? Where’s the humanity and c… 10:51:15
Trash guys left my bins way out in the street, thereby requiring me to go out into the rain to retrieve them immediately. I am not amused. 11:44:35
Figured out cat food usage and finally set up a recurring order at Chewy. I think it’s possible I will never have t… https://t.co/X98GsimMrC 11:58:22
I have received a phone call, an explanation, and an apology from my neighborhood post office for the recent packag… https://t.co/cvrbs3ON5o 13:26:58
Aside from waiting for a package (supply acquisition week is all about shipments these days) my Thursday work is do… https://t.co/Qh1z7dmQfK 14:21:35
RT @catsofinstagram: From @thomascat86: “Okay I surrender” #catsofinstagram https://t.co/1cmRdQ5ofQ 17:04:22
It’d be great if the local funeral planners would stop sending me weekly letters asking me if I’ve prepared for my own death. 17:59:35
I’d finally gotten the mountain of empty boxes in the living room down to a minimal amount, and this week has cause… https://t.co/FayVduq5S8 18:11:54
We are out of sauerkraut! I repeat, we are out of sauerkraut! https://t.co/RDdyoWtgAg 19:00:22
Mmmm … tasty, tasty Musketeers. 💕 https://t.co/BrDU2gvixW 23:19:11

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Posted on September 17, 2020 by Orb at 8:00 am

I remember when electronic products shipped with full and complete manuals and not just four page quick start guide… https://t.co/8Ok5JJac7C 08:36:45
Now have the actual full manual for the new receiver/amp. It is 200 pages long, all in English. I’d say the quick s… https://t.co/ggARAXN1OC in reply to JustOrb 08:49:18
Have gotten to the point in new receiver installation where I haven’t even gotten it out of the box yet and am alre… https://t.co/F0kf9WyhOd in reply to JustOrb 08:59:13
How exactly is Joe Biden, who at this moment in time has no more power to mandate things nationally than I do, supp… https://t.co/ytVkO0Mz08 09:12:52
An entire diatribe on how girls are just genetically worse players? I don’t know who this Lorgok guy is, but that w… https://t.co/QMGdH76cKE 09:28:44
Oh look, COVID has its own professional cheerleading squad. https://t.co/QDcYEnuE26 09:35:03
Worked on current Sim's forever home a while. Have discovered it actually is possible to build a house that is too… https://t.co/fx1EI95vVQ 14:43:56
To be fair to the three story concrete block I just built, it reminds me a whole lot of the three story giant concr… https://t.co/cBH2xwYhBf in reply to JustOrb 14:46:32
Husband comes into the room while I’m having a snack and staring at the horrible Sims house I’ve just spent time bu… https://t.co/eNYI8tew2r in reply to JustOrb 15:06:15
Ok, I think once I get some landscaping in this will be fine. Looks less like a prison anyway. 😀 https://t.co/V5LPcQvnk9 16:34:35
"If you take the blue states out, we're at a level that I don't think anybody in the world would be at. We're reall… https://t.co/AL1t06WTMr 21:46:01
If it weren’t for the husband, I’d have watched all three seasons of The Musketeers, and then been sad about it and… https://t.co/CW6NIdHyrZ 22:31:56

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Posted on September 16, 2020 by Orb at 8:00 am

I’m going to finish my current cocktail and then toddle off to bed. I have to be bright eyed and bushy tailed by 10… https://t.co/UYqmpO9DDQ 01:54:30
Things I have learned today:
The post office on Braker never answers the phone. The one on Research does. That’s w… https://t.co/UlRdNfcmNV in reply to JustOrb 10:37:20
What I still have not received any answer for is how a tracking number associated with a package and a receiving ad… https://t.co/LyGraIHOZT in reply to JustOrb 10:48:54
I did receive a response (most likely automated) to the online "where’s my package" form I filled out last night. T… https://t.co/Po7guL8mEN in reply to JustOrb 10:48:55
So my choices are to hope the system works and I get my important stuff sometime this week (and risk it being sent… https://t.co/GzE3UnCW6s in reply to JustOrb 10:48:55
It’s a rock/hard place situation. I need what’s in that package, like right now, but … I also need to go see my f… https://t.co/MYGoP7MgfI in reply to JustOrb 10:48:55
Sender of the package has just emailed me asking to confirm my address is correct. Why yes, yes it is. You have the… https://t.co/svNojRJrEL in reply to JustOrb 10:58:20
The mailman, who was last seen going down the other side of my street at about 7 pm last night, right before my pac… https://t.co/PDtNZtbuh6 in reply to JustOrb 11:05:28
I'd also like to point out that folks living on the other side of my street have had mail delivered twice within 16… https://t.co/X9HjMKMlS9 in reply to JustOrb 11:20:27
Behold, the power of squeaking loudly and often: I have received my important package. Rest assured, I'm not done s… https://t.co/1iV9V0iTGl in reply to JustOrb 11:58:49
To be honest, I know the answer this question. I’d just like to hear their excuses. Our mailman's rounds are totall… https://t.co/tlUDJpEtLZ in reply to JustOrb 12:10:55
Ok, so important package was received, then repair parts for the dryer arrived, and now I’m waiting for one more pa… https://t.co/p8ACNgA22F 15:53:31
The husband would like you to know the snack time smoothies I just made for us tasted entirely too healthy. I have… https://t.co/lPOPGN7aGV 16:43:33
Ok, this is pretty darn awesome! https://t.co/Iqst5Eeeup 17:02:04
All the things for today are done! Well, still waiting for UPS to show up, but that’s not a terribly active activit… https://t.co/QSoXVu3LJz 17:09:32
The last expected package has arrived. While both of us would love to watch The Musketeers in surround sound tonigh… https://t.co/2gzfkWluWv 19:05:45
Reworked Slip 42 in Strangerville to be a mid-size tiny home. Still looks like a mobile home. Turned out okay enoug… https://t.co/DgIrinKnK7 19:42:32
"an absolutely unacceptable abuse of authority and breach of trust, which we will not tolerate at our agency."
But… https://t.co/vtdqNZDbfw 22:09:29

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Posted on September 15, 2020 by Orb at 8:00 am

The very nice young man who delivered my groceries was so attentive to my order he noticed I’d paid for bananas and… https://t.co/c1WWVYaymj 10:45:41
Other than the missing bananas, I got my whole order. Including the much sought after eggs! Guess we won’t be getting chickens after all. 🤣 in reply to JustOrb 10:45:41
RT @nowthisnews: Watch this California official challenge Trump to recognize the changing climate — and the president deny science right to… 13:59:08
When the LASD made their statement, I knew they were lying. Not just because they are a bunch of pigs who lie all t… https://t.co/rBT6Xx4oqw 14:10:09
Opened the first bottle of Mrs Meyers basil scented dish soap. Well, it says basil on the label, but it does not sm… https://t.co/B35RJQAj0A 14:58:30
Had planned to fry up some pork chops for dinner tonight, but now there are two frozen pizzas in the house, and I’m… https://t.co/OS1nDu0JE7 19:12:53
RT @mkraju: On April 13, Trump tells Woodward that the virus is "so easily transmissible, you wouldn't believe it." Says someone sneezed du… 19:13:28
Have been sitting and waiting on this package all damn day, it’s important. And now this … though the USPS tracki… https://t.co/5w3bENxUXC 19:46:07
I am 100% certain the 30 minutes I just spent working my way through the horrible "contact us" "where’s my package"… https://t.co/omyfTHXeOt in reply to JustOrb 21:07:35
Have screamed into the @USPS void as much as I can. Apparently, "a case" has been opened. Whatever that means.I've… https://t.co/j4kXWreufl in reply to JustOrb 22:51:01

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Posted on September 14, 2020 by Orb at 8:00 am

RT @TPWDparks: Derek, there was one rule, no shoes inside the tent! ⛺
This poket gopher is busy at Lake Corpus Christi State Park. These l… 12:12:41
RT @LouiseMensch: First of all I have complete solidarity with the deputies who were shot for no reason. But I see just one person here, in… 12:37:55
The husband has ordered a new stereo receiver. We've been without for quite a long while. Very excited! It’s a very… https://t.co/DQIzVOoTLT 12:52:17
RT @BitterOldPunk: Exhausted from a hard day of getting in the way https://t.co/FEq0fZsXkx 13:28:54
Have updated my iPad. My screen froze for a minute during setup, and I thought I would die. But it’s working now, a… https://t.co/tt3ctW0fM4 13:54:36
Back when this whole pandemic started and groceries were hard to get, I ordered a very large container of olive oil… https://t.co/D5UwteasY7 14:06:27
L.A. NPR reporter reporting on the supposed protestors blocking the emergency room entrances. Still just looks like… https://t.co/ChbbSnHE5X 14:20:52
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I don’t know what we’re going to eat tonight. We have food, I just don’t care for any of it. Thinking of making tun… https://t.co/wQCvNmCWTI 16:00:29
And here we have the bullshitter in chief just making shit up again… https://t.co/DiIcz65P24 19:51:01
RT @kylegriffin1: The president is attacking Matt Drudge and Mike Bloomberg on Twitter. Meanwhile, more than 193,000 Americans have died fr… 23:14:07
Can’t decide what to do with teen Sim. I’d planned to have her be a freelance fashion photog, but that career is br… https://t.co/oRip78uKi3 23:17:03

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