USMB Coffee Shop IV

[sparky]

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[Manonthestreet]

 

[Manonthestreet]

Daughters MIL is just a *****. She loaned her husband several thousand dollars before they were married and now she thinks she has to ok every expense they have. A stray cat somehow got into their house and she's throwing a major fit over an added "expense"

 

[Montrovant]

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Took me a sec to see it

 

[sparky]

Took me a sec to see it

me too....~S~

 

[Manonthestreet]

Product endorsement. Shoo Goo. Don't use it often cause it works so well. Comes in black and clear. Bought to extend the life of my work shoes but tonight I used it on some loafers. Gave it a tug , Already set to go.

 

[ShahdagMountains]

Oh for some respite.

It’s gone mad out there.

Dante’s Inferno.

 

[ShahdagMountains]

“I like being at home. My life is very simple. I read a lot. I watch a lot of films. I listen to a lot of music. I walk the dog. I cook with my family. Yes, I’m boring.”
This quote by Cillian Murphy isn’t just a thought — it’s my everyday reality. And honestly, in our hyperconnected world, it feels like the greatest luxury of all.
Forget the polished images of five-star hotels or infinity pools. For me, true luxury is the deep peace I find in the familiar embrace of my own home. It’s not that I never dream of adventure, but the constant comfort of my personal space is an anchor, a refuge.
Home is not just an address.
It’s a state of being.
It’s the rich aroma of coffee filling the morning silence.
It’s the reassuring click of the lock that shuts out the noise of the world.
It’s getting lost in a beloved book, settled into a favorite chair.
It’s the gentle pressure of my dog’s nose asking for a walk — the calming rhythm of my days.
It’s the stacks of unread books, promising entire worlds to discover without ever leaving my walls.
And yes, it’s also the quiet pleasure of putting on my most comfortable pajamas, like raising a flag that declares: today, I choose to simply be myself.
In a world that shouts for external validation — the endless scroll of social media, the relentless race for achievement, the siren call of cheap flights “somewhere else” — the real treasure is here: in the calm permission to simply stay home.
It’s the ability to be enough for yourself in an intimate universe, to find shelter and to savor the softness of that silent embrace.
Staying home isn’t isolation. It’s cultivating intimacy.
It’s not loneliness, but a deliberate choice.
It’s the quiet affirmation:
I am good here.
With myself.

 

[Manonthestreet]

Took my 48oz penny jar into the bank today, scored $64. Started dropping some dimes, qtrs, and nickels in when it was bout half full. The majority was still pennies though

 

[Manonthestreet]

Tommy Kramer and Daunte Culpepper were signing autographs at an animal rescue event the wife uses. They have helped clean up the feral problem in the neighborhood. $50 donation netted both signatures. Tommy didn't look well. Didn't realize he's 72.

 

[sparky]

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[Manonthestreet]

So the MIL died not to long ago. The youngest daughter was staying there while going to college, that way they had eyes on her everyday, plus she has a dog that is very protective of her so it was a nice set up. The MIL recently passed away and the Wifes sister wants it sold as soon as possible and wants the daughter out....which she is obliging, problem is now its mty and if a squatter takes it over you are effed. How many people move in the dead of winter? Next problem is the garage is stuffed with valuable tools and such......you have no time to get them valued or sold. Probably end up in a dumpster. The carpet is shot and the curtains reek of cigs so you are either going to have to KILZ everything and repaint, replace the carpet and curtains or sell as is for less. The sister in law has no concept of what shes doing .

 

[Manonthestreet]

 

[sparky]

The sister in law has no concept of what shes doing .

i love my family as long as they're hours away MOTS

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[sparky]

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[Manonthestreet]

i love my family as long as they're hours away MOTS

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have 2 brothers in town...another we have no idea where he is, a sister in Kansas and another in southern MN. We don't see the ones in town often except for weddings and such.

 

[sparky]

have 2 brothers in town...another we have no idea where he is, a sister in Kansas and another in southern MN. We don't see the ones in town often except for weddings and such.

my family immigrated during the first world war, some had 13 kids, a century later we can't quite figure out WTF is who here

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[Oddball]

Saturday morning!

Everyone have a very Merry Christmas.

Let the cartoon begin!

 

[Oddball]

Shoot your eye out?...Major award?...How did we all miss this?

 

[sparky]

In Sweden, more than 3,000 people have adopted subcutaneous microchips to replace everyday items like keys, cards, and tickets. Implanted quickly into the hand, these chips use NFC or RFID technology.


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