Tuesday Tidbits...

Welcome to a day which will seem to feel a lot like yesterday, except the calendar will have something to say about that.
Still, it is a bit on the brisk side out there this morning.
Not looking like we're going to get that snow for the holidays, though. At this point, doesn't even look like rain.
Our Hoosierland weather for today brings us mostly sunny skies, temps again reaching to around 40 degrees, and no precipitation (for the time being).
There may be increasing clouds by nightfall.

Now that calls for a nice refreshing beverage to start the day, as we see what else has been going on...
*** First off of the coffee table is our "What the hell happens today, Bob?" feature:
DECEMBER 18 -
---It's Answer the telephone like Buddy the Elf Day

(yeah right...what's your favorite color...got it)
---It's National Roast Suckling Pig Day

(that's a lot of pork on the hoof there)
*** Next, and since we have arrived at Tuesday, let's see all the FWPD calls that went out last week, that we really didn't hear anything about...and should have:

FWPD CALLS - 
DEC 10 - DEC 16
SHOTS FIRED ((113)) - ARMED ROBBERY((53)) 
((23,113 - vandalism by gunfire))
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18F145046 12/10/2018 03:34am 113 SHOTS FIRED 200 W FOURTH ST
18F145411 12/10/2018 10:39pm 113 SHOTS FIRED 400 VAN BUREN ST
18F145416 12/10/2018 10:51pm 113 SHOTS FIRED 1400 ECKART ST
18F145459 12/11/2018 03:11am 113 SHOTS FIRED 1400 N HARRISON ST
18F145628 12/11/2018 03:06pm 113 SHOTS FIRED 1700 LAKEWOOD DR
18F145688 12/11/2018 05:11pm 113 SHOTS FIRED S LAFAYETTE ST & E WASHINGTON BLVD
18F145690 12/11/2018 05:12pm 113 SHOTS FIRED 2100 S HARRISON ST
18F145700 12/11/2018 05:27pm 113 SHOTS FIRED 2100 EDEN ST
18F145752 12/11/2018 07:49pm 113 SHOTS FIRED OXFORD ST & ABBOTT ST
18F146177 12/12/2018 11:17pm 113 SHOTS FIRED 1300 CAPITOL AV
18F146196 12/13/2018 12:14am 113 SHOTS FIRED RAYMOND AV & S COLISEUM BLVD
18F146604 12/13/2018 10:19pm 113 SHOTS FIRED 2200 POINT WEST DR
18F146643 12/14/2018 01:46am 113 SHOTS FIRED 800 LAVINA ST
18F146789 12/14/2018 01:21pm 113 SHOTS FIRED S CALHOUN ST & E DOUGLAS AV
18F146895 12/14/2018 04:45pm 113 SHOTS FIRED 700 HIGH ST
18F147120 12/15/2018 04:46am 113 SHOTS FIRED KILLEA ST & WEBSTER ST
18F147309 12/15/2018 05:24pm 113 SHOTS FIRED WELLS ST & W STATE BLVD
18F147343 12/15/2018 06:54pm 113 SHOTS FIRED E PAULDING RD & S ANTHONY BLVD
18F147345 12/15/2018 06:56pm 113 SHOTS FIRED 4500 SW ANTHONY WAYNE DR
18F147415 12/15/2018 10:30pm 113 SHOTS FIRED 1100 TECUMSEH ST
18F147448 12/16/2018 12:26am 113 SHOTS FIRED 6000 RADCLIFFE DR
18F147449 12/16/2018 12:27am 113 SHOTS FIRED 4700 INDIANA AV
18F147489 12/16/2018 03:04am 113 SHOTS FIRED E PONTIAC ST & HOLTON AV
18F147490 12/16/2018 03:08am 113 SHOTS FIRED 900 W OAKDALE DR
18F147506 12/16/2018 04:45am 113 SHOTS FIRED 2700 BROADWAY
18F147509 12/16/2018 04:57am 113 SHOTS FIRED 4300 GAYWOOD DR
18F147512 12/16/2018 05:30am 113 SHOTS FIRED MCKINNIE AV & GAYWOOD DD
18F147722 12/16/2018 07:14pm 113 SHOTS FIRED 4000 WARSAW ST
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18F145189 12/10/2018 01:16pm 23,113 3700 TRANSPORTATION DR
18F145385 12/10/2018 09:16pm 23,113 1400 GREENE ST
18F145460 12/11/2018 03:20am 23,113 1400 CASS ST
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18F146202 12/13/2018 12:23am 53 ARMED ROB 400 ARCADIA CT
18F146233 12/13/2018 05:12am 53 ARMED ROB 800 E RUDISILL BLVD
18F146561 12/13/2018 08:00pm 53 ARMED ROB 7600 SOUTHTOWN XING
18F147010 12/14/2018 09:59pm 53 ARMED ROB 400 W CREIGHTON AV
18F147293 12/15/2018 04:29pm 53 ARMED ROB 6300 REED RD
18F147454 12/16/2018 12:46am 53 ARMED ROB 2000 CORTLAND AV
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18F145536 12/11/2018 10:21am 56 MOLESTING 1600 EMERSON AV
18F145923 12/12/2018 10:07am 56 MOLESTING 2100 BROOKLYN AV
18F147297 12/15/2018 04:29pm 56 MOLESTING 2500 E DUPONT RD
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18F146208 12/13/2018 01:05am 58 SHOOTING 7900 W JEFFERSON BLVD
18F147355 12/15/2018 07:16pm 58 SHOOTING 6100 E STATE BLVD
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8F146797 12/14/2018 01:39pm 59 CUTTING/STAB S ANTHONY BLVD & E BERRY ST
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18F145297 12/10/2018 05:15pm 61 RAPE 10000 ECHO VALLEY DR
18F147283 12/15/2018 03:50pm 61 RAPE 2200 RANDALLIA DR
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18F145823 12/12/2018 12:42am 75 PURSUIT S ANTHONY BLVD & DREXEL AV
18F146278 12/13/2018 08:47am 75 PURSUIT 1500 S ANTHONY BLVD
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Plus 14 narcotics calls 
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Fireworks calls: DEC 10 - DEC 16
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18F147024 12/14/2018 10:42pm 44FW 5800 ALTA VISTA CT
There is STILL always ONE asshole out there
*** Next up, Tis the season to rob the dealer that sold you those drugs. Here's the story:
http://www.journalgazette.net/news/local/police-fire/20181216/brothers-charged-in-robbery

Young                        Snyder

((Dionta A. Young, 22, and Jesse Lee Snyder, 24, both of the same address in the 2000 block of East Tillman Road, were connected to the robbery Thursday just after midnight because Snyder dropped his state driver's license at the scene, court documents said.))

Talk about some serious dumbassery. And brothers at that. Must be nice to be a LOSER for the holidays. Guess STUPID has to run deep in that family.
Same baby-mama-different baby-daddy? Looks that way.
*** Next, W'fey had a little chore for me yesterday...changing out the dead batteries in some of her watches (I think she collects them like I collect action figures...lol).

Looks easy enough...

Not a problem, as I have obtained several sizes of the batteries needed to do the job (and have done it before in years past).
Now, the FIRST thing you have to remember about this task is that you have to remove the BACK of the watch in order to swap the battery. Again, pretty easy..>EXCEPT when there's no way to do it.

indentation there.

Usually, there is a slight indentation on the back, so you can insert a small tool to pop the back up enough to remove it. Well, NONE of the four watches had such an indentation (?!?).
That made things rather impossible, because there was no way in hell to get ANY tool under the lip of the back piece to pry it up. I tried those tiny (*precision) screwdrivers and even a razor blade, and nothing worked.
I wasn't about to risk lancing or slicing my fingers in the process, so after the better part of an hour, I called it quits,  This SHOULD have taken less than a half hour to change all four.
And that kinda honked me off, because I HAD the fresh batteries right in front of me. Talk about frustrating.
Plus, it ate well into my Christmas tree decorating and card sending time, so I'll try that stuff another go today.
*** Next up, let's drop on by our "Kitten Corner"...

"The lights are on...where's the ornaments?"

Our kids didn't do all that bad yesterday, and as usual, got a little curious when I brought the bins with the Christmas ornaments upstairs (yeah, we have THAT many ornaments, but we never use ALL of them. We rotate them out over the years).

":I claim this area for napping!"

Fortunately, they found a use for the bins as soon as I stacked them. It's an impromptu bed for napping. Or maybe they were protecting them (for me).
*** Next, time to check back in with "Midnight an Whiskers"...

"Is he missing another fine lunch?"

Our furry twosome stuck close by for most of the day, He went on patrol and missed lunch (typical), and she even ventured outside the gate, but came back for her eats.

"Hey, someone's gotta keep watch."

We did get treats-time in on the patio and yes, when Wifey got home, they both got more treats on the back step.
Spoiled? Nah...just duly cared for...a lot.
*** Last back to the junk drawer...part of the holiday season consists of frustration. No getting around it.

Have you ever had a Christmas where EVERYTHING went EXACTLY as planned? Probably not.
There are always those annoying things that pop up and usually when least expected.
And yes, sometimes even having a PLAN B might not get whatever job needs getting done.
(fortunately, there are lots more letters in the alphabet...lol)
What is important when things go awry (not just now, but the rest of the year) is how we DEAL with it.
Sometimes, it best to just walk away from it for a spell, and return later to try again. If that fails, then we move on.
No sense to beating dead horses, right?
Often, we recruit the help of those more experienced (like when it comes to home repairs).

One thing you always have to remember is that YOU have to learn to know YOUR limits.
(a paraphrase from a Clint Eastwood movie - Magnum Force).
To risk one's health OR safety (for anything)  is inviting disaster, and that's ONE chair at the holiday table I'm not willing to have filled.
So, lose the angst and set about to enjoying what this time of year really means.

Be well, make a difference to someone, and...
Stay SAFE out there, America.