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MORNING ROLL CALL L JUNE 2026

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January 9, 2024
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MORNING ROLL CALL JUNE 2026

Top of the morning to everyone on this First day of JUNE 2026

Happy Birthday to all of our JUNE Birthday membs.

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SummerOnTheWay1

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Therapist4u

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Hi Nicole!

@SummerOnTheWay1

What’s happening is that some of my FAV PORCH PEEPS, besides you & Dave @DaveMcK, are not seeing my replies to the messages they posted to me. For example, I wished a HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY on 05-11-2024 and 05-10-2024 to @catwoman500 @MsStretch and @LaDolceVita & don’t know if any of them saw my messages.

like in these links: to @LaDolceVita https://community.aarp.org/t5/Our-Front-Porch/MORNING-ROLL-CALL-2024/m-p/2555911#M84978

to @catwoman500 https://community.aarp.org/t5/Our-Front-Porch/MORNING-ROLL-CALL-2024/m-p/2555914#M84979

and @MsStretch https://community.aarp.org/t5/Our-Front-Porch/MORNING-ROLL-CALL-2024/m-p/2555915#M84980

so if they happen to see this, I’ll say again:

HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY TO YOU!

Hope you’re all doing well! Please have a wonderful week too!

Stay safe....&...Take care!

☮️ 🌄 ~Allen 🌈 🎨

Also where am I supposed to start a new post within the PORCH, for peeps to see & comment if they wanted to, like to share my new flowers?

MY NEW FLOWERS

Anyhoot.... we’ll talk again later

my 4EVAH FRIEND!

MsStretch

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@Therapist4u , sorry I've been lax on catching up. Belated thanks for the Mom's Day greeting even though I'm not a mother (unless you count the adopted furkids 😉).

@LaDolceVita , l♡ved the picture of Janie and Tiggy.

@Frozenoem , take care of yourself.

Everyone, stay 🆒. Summer is just beginning.

Therapist4u

Community Champion ⭐

Hi @MsStretch !

Thanks for the reply!

Hope you, your FAM, & your adopted FURKIDS 😸

...are all enjoying the nicer weather! 🏖

HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND!🙂

As always...Stay safe....&...Take care!

☮️ 🌄 ~Allen 🌈 🎨

DaveMcKAuthor

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Tens of thousands without power, schools canceled after storms

Tornadoes reported west of Wausau, Wisconsin on Tuesday night, leaving widespread damage.

Posted by Dave the Lighthouse Keeper

DaveMcKAuthor

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May 21st Storm Damage

Here are a few images from the storm damage in the Madison, Wis area. Nowhere near the carnage of Iowa, so we got very lucky. Forty some thousand where without power. It could take days to restore power to the west side of the metro area.

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Posted by Dave the Lighthouse Keeper

MsStretch

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Just a handy-dandy hint. If you use the Reply▽ option beneath a certain post, your reply will appear below that particular post, which makes it seem out of whack. If you use the Reply to the topic... option at the bottom, it will fall in line with the whole thread (with newest posts at top or bottom depending on your settings).

Therapist4u

Community Champion ⭐

Hi @MsStretch !

Thanks for the heads up....

Since I’m not ...as they say..... “tech savvy”....(nor that smart anyway....LOL!) if we are trying to post to a specific PorchPeep...like I am here to you....the ‘tag’ is supposed to notify you, or like some get emails **(I only get a few seemingly random notifications) & since some peeps can only come here once or twice a week,... replies may take a while) & then it does seem to get ‘lost’ in the shuffle over time....

However... if we are trying to post to a specific PorchPeep, but we post a “Reply to the topic”... then how would an ‘esteemed member’ know to look for it? ....such as yourself....or @LaDolceVita @catwoman500 Nicole @SummerOnTheWay1 & Lee @LeeS4949 (& others of course) and Froze! @Frozenoem [Well...I hope he’s OK ...(if someone’s talked to, or with him, be it a chat, a PM or phone call & could let us know, it would be a great relief!) ) & I do miss his wit & wisdom....]

(Also ...it’s always easy to post a message to Dave @DaveMcK ...as he has posts almost every day)

Anyway,....Thanks for the ‘handy-dandy hint’ info & trying to help!

Hope you, your FAM, & your adopted FURKIDS...are enjoying the nicer weather!

HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND!

As always...Stay safe....&...Take care!

☮️ 🌄 ~Allen 🌈 🎨

LaDolceVita

Community Champion ⭐

@Therapist4u Tsk, tsk, do not sell yourself so short. @MsStretch I did not know about different reply options, always respond to individual posts.

SummerOnTheWay1

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Therapist4u

Community Champion ⭐

NICOLE....YES...We ‘meet’ somewhere on each others’ posts, or for me in one of your forums....or PMs etc. almost every day.

That’s why we be ...

4EVAH FRIENDS 😸 LOL!

*&

Thanks for heads up on MC..

didn't get a notice☹️ as usual!😒

TTYL

☮️ 🌄 ~Allen 🌈 🎨

LaDolceVita

Community Champion ⭐

@Therapist4u @catwoman500 Another trumpet vine has shown up! This one where is was planted near the arbor. The third I am afraid has been dug u and not properly replanted by the furry ones.

Frozenoem

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Looks like tonite is a Northern Lights for everyone just got an alert ‼️ n my phone - yep, I’m one of them.Keep looking up when possible.

If you’re in red or green, aim for the dark away from light pollution.

Froze

And yes, after long days/nights, I'd still like to swing these hunks of glass , plastic and silicon against the nearest wall Come on retirement!

SummerOnTheWay1

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Frozenoem

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Not back yet, too much going on, here.

and too much pain, making progress but, those little pills are doing a number on me, and my brain.

I am receiving all message just can’t always respond, at least I found my AirPods this am, an improvement👍.

Froze

And yes, after long days/nights, I'd still like to swing these hunks of glass , plastic and silicon against the nearest wall Come on retirement!

Therapist4u

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Welcome back NOT ‘BIG BRO’ NOT ‘LITTLE BRO’ but JUST ‘BRO’ 😄 LOL! @Frozenoem I’m really glad to see your post here! (& also thanks for kudos!👍)

Altho you mentioned about the high pain levels you’re experiencing ☹️ (as I do, & can relate .....but I do have meds, 3 new Ortho Surgeons (one specializes in the spine & back, one for the hand & one for the knees & hips &..&..) & others that are trying to keep me in 1 piece LOL!) 😊

I’m so happy to know you’re “making progress.” 🙏

Additionally, you have us for therapy!

👩😇👨👫🤗

We know you can’t be here often, are all pulling for you ....& want to see you heal as much as possible!💪👌❤️

And I’m also sending positive vibes & good thoughts your way! (hope you get some of them)➕🍀📿☮️✔️⬆️

Take care my BUD & BRO

☮️ 🌄 ~Allen 🌈 🎨

LaDolceVita

Community Champion ⭐

@Therapist4u , @Frozenoem I am sorry you guys are suffering with pain! Hope both of you feel better soon. All is well with me & mine. Chronically short on time and it just does not get better. I have less 'to dos" than when I moved here, less people less dogs, still I am under water time and energy wise.

Frozenoem

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I’m impressed when ever the Scot within me says,”gi up”, and a few choice words.

Odetta Holmes is about the only one helping me survive PT and movement in general .2,1/2 hours of Odetta LP’s, It helps on working thru the stabs of pain, trying to avoid pain killers. They were easier to handle 58+ years back.

On that cheery note time to annoy or improve my therapist’s taste in music, after I eat.

Froze

And yes, after long days/nights, I'd still like to swing these hunks of glass , plastic and silicon against the nearest wall Come on retirement!

Therapist4u

Community Champion ⭐

Hey Froze Buddy! @Frozenoem

It’s interesting to know how the music of Odetta Holmes is helping you! She was a source of inspiration, whose deep resonant voice wove together & revolutionized the strongest songs of American Folk Music and the civil rights movement.

"She animated the horror and emotional intensity in American labor songs by projecting them like a European opera singer."

AFA trying to avoid pain killers...good for you!

Unfortunately for me,...in addition to therapy & other ‘stuff’ ...they are so integral in keeping me mobile & tolerating excruciating pain, all the while...trying to delay or...(best case scenario) ...avoid the almost inevitable surgeries.... *for the back,...knees,...hand...& (hopefully not) a full hip replacement! If they came in rapid succession, ....or in any combo by needing to do too many in too short a time....well..I shudder to think of what that would mean!

Anyway....also >>>>>> “On that cheery note”🙄 😄.....

LOL!

BTW: you can use me as a ‘stand-in’ ......to practice on your real therapist....“to annoy or improve their taste in music!” 🤣 HAHHAAA!

As always, ...Stay safe....&...Take care!

☮️ 🌩 🌦 ~Allen 🌈 ⛵ 🌞

catwoman500

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Hey, Peeps! Thought I'd share today's experience...

What a fun morning at the Driver’s License Center. I needed to get my photo license renewed and I also decided I better get my Real ID thing in case I ever needed it. So… armed with all the necessary info and documents, I headed out to the center.

Yikes! The last time I was there was during the pandemic, and they had “senior hours.” I had parked in a handicapped spot right in front and looked with dread at the line that wound around the building…but a nice man came out and took me right in and got me a ticket, easy peasy. NOT THIS TIME! LOL

I did get a H parking spot right in front, but this time the line was inside…

Oy! What a madhouse that was. A long snaky line between posts like the airport, just to get a ticket. The sweet lady in front of me said she'd hold my spot if I needed to sit down.
When I finally got to the ticket guy I said what I needed and he asked for the required documents. (If you ever need to use a utility bill for address identification, make sure it's not one you've already paid. Apparently there was no zip code on the bill that I brought in. Luckily I had brought in my car registration, so that worked. Then I sat and filled out the Real ID form while I waited for my number to be called. OMG…With all the numbers being called to 11 different stations, it was hard to hear.
Finally I got to a person, and when she was finished with me she sent me to the photo person. Will get my license with Real ID star on it mailed to me in about 15 days. I got there about 9:00, and was done by about 10:15, but it felt way longer. Whew! I’m not used to all the chaos.

Hope your mornings were a lot more fun than mine. I need coffee badly!

Hee Hee!

Frozenoem

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Discoveries of the day don’t bend down And breathe while tying shoes. With sufficient pain I surpass swearing and enter the screaming stage.

Went from 82* to 62 to 70* on the space of an hour thunderstorms and hail for a first .Got my first dimple in steel roof.

Next week will know if relief is on its way, new wonder meds on the way.

@Therapist4u

Which reminds me Martin’s Point cover the same formulary as VA or TriCare.No bills😎Only for Maine based residents but, will cover things without pre-approval in other states.and/or provinces but, I’ve been with them for awhile.

@LaDolceVita

What doesn’t kill us, makes us stronger. Or Old adages are just so much 💩.You’re aware you live in the country when even Wally World say your too far to deliver to, 1/2 an hour away, think they’re afraid of moose.

Froze

And yes, after long days/nights, I'd still like to swing these hunks of glass , plastic and silicon against the nearest wall Come on retirement!