Leg Thickeners, Crows + Good Trash vs Bad Trash

Burnt and Joan are back this week with Doug in the mudroom, Escrow the dog and posts about crows and lemons and limes Plus, John (Ryan Gaul) joins us in the studio to break down the difference between good trash vs bad trash and so much more!

### Introduction

Burnt and Joan discuss "Let's get ready to rumble!" and Doug does a very good impression of it, that he's been working on for years. Doug wakes up Jalliope by practicing it in her room.

Joan discusses the family being bad with expressions.

Joan discusses Jalliope's break up with her boyfriend Ricky Havens: a water polo player with tiny chicken legs, who's mood swings has torn their relationship. Burnt reveals Ricky came into the pharmacy asking for "leg thickeners".

Joan discusses finding out that Escrow is actually a female when she had a tumor and was examined by a vet.

Joan discusses a very busy open house weekend, as a result of a soft realty market, though the market could become turgid soon. Burnt asks Joan if there's any truth to Dignity Falls being built upon a lake of sulfur.

Burnt has only met two babies in his life (Burnt and Joan didn't meet until after Joan's children were older), as a result of being an only child of only children.

### First Posts

#### Crow Spotted

Max reports a crow spotted near their garden and complains that they'll have to put up netting around his bell peppers. Joan relates Doug's favorite food, buttered bell peppers. Burnt notes that crows are very intelligent and hold grudges, and perhaps the crow has deduced that Max has talked smack about it.

#### Looking for a photograph

Robin is trying to help a friend and is looking for a photograph of a van near a rehab center that the friend wanted to buy, and has since moved. Joan mentions an attraction to spray painted van art.

### Guest - Trash on the streets

John posts about taking a trash walk along Santa Clara, an abundance of trash near Yorba, and asks neighbors to prevent trash.

John has brought in snacks for everyone including graham crackers. Burnt discusses being unable to eat the graham crackers or any baked rectangle, due to something in the baking process. Bologna cut into a square is OK. Ritz rearranged into a square is not.

John prefers to pick up good trash (trash that comes from good things and was put there in a good way). John does not want anyone to thank him for cleaning up the trash, or gift certificates, or cash; he just wants our streets clean. He wakes up at the crack of 2:30 and does multiple trash walks per day. John needs multiple dialysis sessions per day and he pulls his dialysis machine with him during his walks. He throws his dialysis bags on the ground as he goes.

### Final Posts

#### Nightstand

Despina has posted to sell a turquoise nightstand that is the same color as the bedframe, so needs to go. Joan notes that the nightstand could be used in different rooms, and Burnt supposes that Despina has offered the nightstand as many different items.

#### Any limes or lemons

Bonnie has posted asking for free limes or lemons. Burnt and Joan endorse the larceny of fruit from the farmer's market in the parking lot of the Wells Fargo, emphasizing that it's very easy to do.

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### Mudroom Notes

* "Let's Get Ready to Mudroom!"
* "Still in the mudroom!"
* Skin and bones, flesh and blood, he's Doug and he's in the Mudroom.