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The morning check-in is an open thread posted to give you a place to visit with the meeses. Feel free to chat about your weather, share a bit of your life, grump (if you must), rave (if you can). The diarist du jour sometimes posts and runs, other times sticks around for a bit, often returns throughout the day and always cares that meeses are happy … or at least contented.

For those new to the Moose, Kysen left a Moose Welcome Mat (Part Deux) so, please, wipe your feet before you walk in the front door start posting.

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– Finally, the posting rules for a new diary: “Be excellent to each other… or else”

(Some other commenting/posting/tending notes for newbies can be found in this past check-in and, of course, consult Meese Mehta for all your questions on meesely decorum.)

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27 comments

  2. DeniseVelez

    I’m staying indoors and keeping my feet warm in my comfy Uggs slippers. This old house is drafty no matter how high I crank up the heat.

  3. jlms qkw

    cools off over the weekend, which makes me lol.  finally, a worse weekend weather when my kids are with the ex.  ha.  

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    i never got back to sleep after my 1am wakeup (thanks loud neighbors) and sore toe.  time to brew tea.  or something.  and get the kids ready to launch.  

  4. anotherdemocrat

    In the 30s again but will warm up this afternoon, then even our overnight lows will go back to normal. But today – gloves, wool socks, the whole works. It’s good that the weather is going to get better for the weekend, we have big crowds coming in for the Formula 1 race. So, both today & tomorrow, I’m getting the heck out of downtown just as fast as I can.

    I think it’s being in heated (as opposed to air conditioned) air that’s affecting my forehead. The drier air, maybe. I mean, yes, there are red splotches all over, but it’s only felt bothersome the past couple of days, when here & at home, the heater was running. So maybe this weekend, it’ll feel better.

    Anyway, happy Friday Eve to everyone!

  8. bfitzinAR

    this is good as I’ve got QC Budget Committee tonight and I’d really prefer not to be slogging through “wintry mix” or below freezing temps to get to the Courthouse.  Still dealing with priority registration so don’t have time for the QC rant.  Enjoy the thorsday.  {{{HUGS}}}

  9. Diana in NoVa

    Herndon, Virginia.  I really miss stopping by here in the early mornings to say hello and “see” everyone!  Jan, I am going to read your “baby and bathwater” column when I come back from the gym. Just read Denise’s wonderful column of the 12th.

    Have been going over in the early mornings to get the Pink-Cheeked Precious dressed, fed, and off to day care, so this will be a pattern for some time, except for holidays.

    You know, I’m old enough to remember when the right-wing nutjobs were screeching like demented parrots about Medicare in the 1960s. The entire world was going to end, etc., etc., we would be living under Communism, and bla bla bla.  Now you can’t pry Medicare away from their gnarly, wrinkled hands.

    This, too, shall pass. Be of good cheer.

  10. Diana in NoVa

    The results have to be certified by the end of November and the race does appear to be headed for a recount, last I heard.

    Although the Board of Fairfax County is largely Republican, they are behaving in a very fair-minded and open manner, apparently.  Perhaps there are, after all, some Republicans with moral standards.

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