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I gardened in this heat from 10 am until 1:30.  Now it’s time for a nap.

Offering this as alternate programming for anyone who isn’t up for talking politics or even thinking about politics on this hot summer day.

Another vacation photo.  Pretty sure that my sweet little Henry will be napping with me!

“Henry, would you like to take a nap?”

Time for a Nap

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  2. 2.

    japa21

    Never have been able to nap. At least not and feel like it did me any good.  Usually wake up feeling worse than when I started.

  4. 4.

    Jeffro

    On a non-politics note: we are prepping the house with decorations and balloons for Fro Jr’s HS graduation party (which will be later this evening) and it’s been fun just gabbing amongst ourselves.  Plus the occasional hit of helium.  ;)

    It should be a fun night, minus whatever music he’s going to whip up on his portable speaker-thingy.

  6. 6.

    Nukular Biskits

    Chilling today.

    Took off the past two weeks (had leave to burn, things to do, etc) and worked my butt off.  Celebrated a wee bit too much last night and I return to the office tomorrow, so today’s goal is to absolutely nothing productive.

    And, just woke up from a nap I took while in the swing on the porch.

  9. 9.

    JPL

    @Jeffro:  A young man graduated last weekend.   About a month ago, the juniors decorated his trees with toilet paper.   Fortunately the price has come down.

  11. 11.

    eclare

    Always happy to see Henry’s ears!

    Lazy Sunday, having a Dateline marathon and trying to stay cool, 90 here in Memphis.

  14. 14.

    zhena gogolia

    @eclare: God, I hated those enforced naps in kindergarten and early grade school. We each had a little rug and we had to put it on the floor and lie there for half an hour. EXCRUCIATING BOREDOM, I’ve never forgotten it. I never fell asleep for a nanosecond. It was just to give the teacher a break. I would have sat happily with a book for half an hour, but NOOO.

  15. 15.

    eclare

    @zhena gogolia:

    Ha!  I remember those too!  I just lay there on my mat, eyes wide open, for however long it was.  I even remember that ridiculous woven mat.

    Luckily that was only in kindergarten, no naps in first grade.

  19. 19.

    Baud

    I just woke up from a nap.

    ETA: DeSantis would be outraged if he knew how woke I am.

  26. 26.

    MoCaAce

    Henry is adorbs!   I started a hobby vineyard last year so I was out tying up vines in the heat with our new labradoodle.

  30. 30.

    FelonyGovt

    I gardened (= pulling some of the weeds that we neglected during our winter rains and allowed to take over our garden) for just an hour and an half and exhausted myself.

  31. 31.

    Jay

    T’s getting back into working, so up at 6am today, so around 11am, I went down for a nap. Up now, found out she also took a nap.

    Never used to be able to nap at all, but 4 years of early/long hours, irregular shifts, and on days off, naps became a need.

  32. 32.

    Jay

    BTW, Tara Reade has made it onto Vatnick Soup’s radar.

    In today's #vatniksoup, I'll introduce an American podcaster, RT columnist and former political aide, Tara Reade (@readealexandra). She's best-known for her allegation about Joe Biden sexually assaulting her, and for supporting Putin and Russia's genocidal war in Ukraine.1/22 pic.twitter.com/a14CiZD0eY— Pekka Kallioniemi (@P_Kallioniemi) May 31, 2023

  33. 33.

    Jim, Foolish Literalist

    @Jay: she was on Megyn Kelly’s podcast, and Will Stincel is still defending her, both post-“defection”. The Horseshoe is real

  34. 34.

    zhena gogolia

    @Baud: You will love this. We were in church this morning. At the end of one of the prayers, the minister said, “We’ll continue our prayers silently.” I closed my eyes and waited for the voice of God, and what I heard was “Fuck DeSantis.” I started giggling, hope no one heard me. I really think it was God!

  35. 35.

    kalakal

    I feel justified in having a nap having spent the morning turning a compost heap and spreading the composted bit around the garden. ‘Twas a big heap and I’m no longer young

  36. 36.

    JoyceH

    Oh, the kindergarten naps! NOBODY ever fell asleep! Well, ever so often one person would and they would be a hero for the day.

  38. 38.

    Jay

    @sukabi:

    Henry was never on the couch. He was on a blanket and pillows, that just happened to be on top of the couch. The blanket and pillow’s were the ones that should have been yelled at,……

  43. 43.

    sukabi

    @Jay: couch enough that Watergirl wrote a post about it….and you KNOW Henry was under the blanket at some point prior to Watergirl entering the room….

  44. 44.

    kalakal

    This is a special weekend for me. After 5 years I have completed my course of allergy shots. No more being pumped full of wasp venom, hornet venom, and antihistamines every 8 weeks. Yee Hee!!!

  50. 50.

    lowtechcyclist

    @Nukular Biskits: ​
     

    Yep, retirement.

    I turn 70 early next year, and I vowed many years ago that I would quit by then. So I’m doing it.

    Fortunately, my body doesn’t seem to think it’s pushing 70, so I should have a number of good years to do all the fun outdoorsy stuff I really want to do.

  52. 52.

    kalakal

    @lowtechcyclist:

    Fortunately, my body doesn’t seem to think it’s pushing 70, so I should have a number of good years to do all the fun outdoorsy stuff I really want to do.

    That’s good to hear. I have around 2 to 2 & 1/2 years to go. My biggest fear is being in no condition to do all the stuff I want to do. So far, so good

  53. 53.

    Benw

    Handsome

    Energetic

    Napping

    Ruff

    You’re a good boy! Who’s a good boy? You are!

  54. 54.

    lowtechcyclist

    @zhena gogolia: ​
     

    We were in church this morning. At the end of one of the prayers, the minister said, “We’ll continue our prayers silently.” I closed my eyes and waited for the voice of God, and what I heard was “Fuck DeSantis.” I started giggling, hope no one heard me. I really think it was God!

    I’d be saying, “no, Lord, you fuck DeSantis! You’re the one who’s all omnipotent and stuff.”

    At that point, it would be up to Him to show me how I can cause DeSantis to get well and truly fucked, or do it Himself.

  56. 56.

    trollhattan

    Wish to follow up on Gus, our friends’ dog who was in the process of being carried away by a coyote Friday morning when dad intervened and saved him. Gus is back home from UC Davis vet hospital (lord knows what that bill must be) and mending, after two surgeries. Being a very old Gus he must fight off infection now, which will be touch and go for awhile, but Gus lives!

    Have repeated to my Rocco about the dangers of the yard squirrels. Does he listen? Nope. I think he’s smart enough to not tangle with the raccoons, but huntin’ dogs have that switch.

  58. 58.

    lowtechcyclist

    Anyone in the greater DC area hear a loud boom about 3:10pm today?

    WTOP:

    Sunday afternoon, WTOP received dozens of calls from listeners reporting a loud boom in the Annapolis and Bowie areas of Maryland. Social media reports spoke of a similar noise in Northwest D.C. as well as in areas of Springfield and Woodbridge in Virginia.

    Annapolis OEM:

    The loud boom that was heard across the DMV area was caused by an authorized DOD flight. This flight caused a sonic boom. That is all the information available at this time.

    My wife and I didn’t hear a thing, fwiw.

  59. 59.

    Nukular Biskits

    @lowtechcyclist:

    I’ll be 59 this October and I’m seriously contemplating retiring when I turn 63.

    Yeah, it’ll be a hit in terms of Social Security but I’ve seen too many coworkers work until they couldn’t and then not be able to enjoy their retirements at all.

    I have a friend who managed to work her way up from gov’t typing pool (back when that was a thing) all the way to a GS-15.  Due to being under the “old” federal retirement system, she was able to retire in her mid-50s about 8 years ago.  Her reasoning?  Her and her husband wanted to be able to travel while they were still in good health and enjoy life.  It’s good they did:  He was recently diagnosed with prostate cancer that had moved into his bones.

    That and some other life-changing events are causing me to reevaluate whether sticking around until 67.5 so I can draw full SS is really worth it.

  62. 62.

    Phylllis

    @Nukular Biskits: I plan to take my SS next year at 62. Like you, I want to draw it while I’m in good shape and can enjoy it. Hubby and I have lots of travel plans.

  64. 64.

    trollhattan

    @Nukular Biskits: ​Plan for it and see what happens in four years. Paying for healthcare (supplemental Medicare insurance) is near numero uno on the budget, with housing and food. Is there money left over for fun things? Then it may be the right time.
    As I found out during first covid then Vlad’s big European adventure, externalities can shred retirement accounts in an eyeblink, in my case about four year’s net pay was gone by Q2 of 2022, following the invasion.
    What if China invades Taiwan?
    To your point, being financially comfortable while staring at death is not the playbook I signed up for. While waiting for the office elevator one morning several years ago, doors burst open and a guy was wheeled out on a gurney by paramedics. He didn’t make it so in fact, died at his desk. Happy? Who’s to say.​
     
    ETA which year can you begin drawing SS without taking the penalty if you keep working? I’d look at that year as Plan B.

  67. 67.

    lowtechcyclist

    @Nukular Biskits:

    That and some other life-changing events are causing me to reevaluate whether sticking around until 67.5 so I can draw full SS is really worth it.

    I completely understand!

    Part of the reason I worked into my late 60s is that my wife is 11 years younger than I am, and she would have been most unhappy if I’d retired years before she could.  She just retired a month ago, and now I’m staying on just long enough to help out with a once-a-decade project where my knowledge will make a big difference. But come mid-December, I’m outa here.

  69. 69.

    Nukular Biskits

    @trollhattan:

    I’ve been prelim’ing the numbers and, assuming (and we know what that means) no major market crashes, wars, pandemics, etc, I think it’ll work but I’m not going to pull the trigger until at least 63.

    Another factor in all this is work burnout. I’ll spare the details but the crap we (meaning the fed gov’t, contractors, etc) are delivering to the US Navy has got me to the point that I really don’t want my name associated with the program I’ve supported for nearly 36 years.  It’s time for a change and if the #s supported it, I think I’d go work as a Walmart greeter until I could draw SS.

  70. 70.

    kalakal

    My retirement as regards pensions is a bit complex. I have a local govt pension which becomes active at 65 ( I’m vested so could quit tomorrow). No US SS ( city scheme pays medicare but not SS) . UK pension at 66 & 2 months ( bastards changed it from 65 to 67, If I was 11& 1/2 months older I could collect at 65). Plus works pensions from UK (65) & private stuff here. At the moment 65 looks like the target, so grit teeth & hang on 2 and a bit years

  71. 71.

    Layer8Problem

    @lowtechcyclist:  I was around Farragut Square and didn’t hear a thing, but I’m assured by my better half that I’m generally oblivious.

    Note to Steeplejack and all regarding my unsupported morning humidity whinge:  once I got out and jogged it was in fact delightful, a credit to the District for such weather.  But I dropped my phone during my cool down and killed my screen, so I think honor is satisfied.

  72. 72.

    Nukular Biskits

    @Phylllis:

    The primary reason for me continuing to work is to pay for all the stuff I like to do (working in the yard, gardening, building things, etc).

    Too bad I can’t get paid to do things I actually enjoy! LOL

  73. 73.

    Phylllis

    @Nukular Biskits: It’s funny, when I was paycheck to paycheck, I seemed to have all the needs. Now that I’m comfortable, I don’t seem to need or want anything. Exception for books.

  74. 74.

    Ohio Mom

    Just stoping by to say Ohio Dad and I just finished cleaning one side of the garage. I would feel better if it was the whole garage but that’s all we could manage today. Still, progress.

    At this rate, another year and we will be able to sell this house.

  76. 76.

    Van Buren

    Today I learned that it is a bad idea to give a ball that squeeks to a dachshund mix. If I take it from her I get the saddest eyes on Earth. When she gets it back, it makes everyone in the house homicidal, but she is in ecstasy.

  80. 80.

    JMG

    I retired two weeks after my 65th birthday. Did some freelance writing after that, and have stopped that. I advise all of you, unless you have a career you truly love, to retire as soon as you think it’s financially feasible. Retirement is terrific if you have any outside interests at all, and I know the folks here have plenty of ;em.

  82. 82.

    gwangung

    I felt very productive today (exercised, gathering headshots, prepping ads, reserving rehearsal space). Justified in taking a nap. A reading is yet to come….

  91. 91.

    mrmoshpotato

    @WaterGirl:

    If we ever play team sports on Balloon Juice, it will be nappers vs. non-nappers! 

    Non-nappers will be at a disadvantage!

  93. 93.

    CaseyL

    @Van Buren:

    Perhaps she’ll get tired of it soon…?

    (Or break it. But then you’ll have to get her another one!)

    I was planning to retire at 70, but my condo is going to get hit with a massive assessment. So… in until 72, because I can pay off my mortgage from my IRA, or pay off the assessment from my IRA, but not both.

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