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This was one of the reasons I decided to start this thread. What do you think happens to stuff that disappears in a move. Broken? Mislabeled? Consolidated?
Accidentally disposed of? I lost a handful of uncut garnets once.
I should have a handbook and a set of spurs ( acquired in different decades ) which belonged to my grandfather who was once a professional gamecock fighter. Apparently he was pretty good, because he was invited to the nationals in Tampa before he found Jesus and became a preacher. But that stuff goes back 4 residences or so.
DO you have anything odd that got displaced in a move, or an attic or something?
You'd hate the CBC's website, then (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation). Our national broadcaster has a lot of "articles" that consist of nothing but content lifted from Twitter, with a few sentences stringing them together. And of course they don't allow regular comments on those pages anymore, since many of the comments were complaints about the plagiarism from Twitter in place of real articles.
Did you know they sell coffins at walmart? I'm constantly reminded.
Did you know they sell coffins at walmart? I'm constantly reminded.
This is probably the biggest laugh of the day.
I know that the hardware in Haines Alaska sells them. In Alaska, your burial might wait until spring. There were a lot of regulations in Pennsylvania, I don't know if you could get or be buried in one that wasn't from a licensed funeral home.
TOPIC- Online Advertising
It might be my nature to protect my privacy, but somewhere along the way I decided I rather see tailored ads about computer games or whatever I recently googled, than suffer through a lifetime of erectile dysfunction and sub-prime mortgage ads.
But my opinion really hasn't changed since I first subscribed to dial-up. The most effective advertising would simply be to remind me with banners or spot ads or whatever, about brand products I already know. A simple "Drink Ice Cold Coca Cola" "Pizza Hut Pizza to Go" "Skittles- Taste the rainbow" shown every 10 minutes would likely increase my consumption. Any number of familiar brands and slogans, just by reminding me about them, might make me think I'd like it again.
Travel destinations would probably have the same affect.
What sort of internet advertising in general do you think would be effective?
OR, What sort of internet advertising really annoys you?
What sort of internet advertising really annoys you?Just about anything unless I've specifically signed up to receive it. For example, I want to know what Star Trek fanzines are available on eBay.
I got two identical emails from Avaaz yesterday. It's not enough that I signed the petition; now they want me to donate $$ to promote the thing? No.
I see many advertisments, both print and video, for online universities. I cannot fathom the reason people that people pay thousand, or tens of thousand, of dollars for paltry education from online universities like University of Phoneix. I can receive educational opportunties for education from universities that do not have a known history of causing debt defaults.
TOPIC- Online Advertising
What sort of internet advertising in general do you think would be effective?
OR, What sort of internet advertising really annoys you?
I don't know if I have the energy to go into it, but a college education -any good program not overspecialized to where there's no freshman bonehead courses- offers intangibles difficult to articulate. I didn't squeeze out an entire year of employment in my major field, but I can walk into any job interview with a degree and little need to prove I have it and earned it other than talking. It made me a profoundly more well-rounded person intellectually. There are jobs -almost all the ones in the entire world that anyone would want- were they won't even talk to you without a college degree.I despise the fact that a simply social institution grants the very social status that people seek. The whole concept reeks of internal power struggles that originate from the Protestant work ethic of our society. I do not despise the education itself, but I despise the institution that continues to maintain its grasp on the whole process that grants recognition of the education.
Separates me from the trailer-trash, after all.
Check this -you'll recognize that I'm right as soon as I point it out- a college education confers social status. If, like either of my siblings, I had the right to make people address me as Doctor fill-in-the-blank, it would definitely be part of my username.
MONEY is the real social status, of course.I concur with the above statement that the education and skills from the institution help to create better people. I also realize that the whole process remains less about education from the adminstration's perspective and more about money from the government (Money does make the world go round).
College made me a better-rounded person. Fer realz.
Lacking money, if you're not college-educated, you're not real people (for the most part; Uno and his GED beat it being far more competent than the other aerospace engineers he works with) in our society.The whole process involves the movement of goal posts as people continue to claim that the only good things in life involve extensive creature comforts. I would much rather have fewer material comforts, but more time, than more material comforts and less time. I reason in the above manner because I can work with less material, but I cannot create more time. My opinion reflects that I do not value extensive material possessions.
College fails badly as vocational training, for the most part, yes - but it's still a prereq for most of the better things in life these days.
I don't know if I have the energy to go into it, but a college education -any good program not overspecialized to where there's no freshman bonehead courses- offers intangibles difficult to articulate. I didn't squeeze out an entire year of employment in my major field, but I can walk into any job interview with a degree and little need to prove I have it and earned it other than talking. It made me a profoundly more well-rounded person intellectually. There are jobs -almost all the ones in the entire world that anyone would want- were they won't even talk to you without a college degree.
Separates me from the trailer-trash, after all.
Check this -you'll recognize that I'm right as soon as I point it out- a college education confers social status. If, like either of my siblings, I had the right to make people address me as Doctor fill-in-the-blank, it would definitely be part of my username.
Neither do I - but ohmygod, do I ever value respect.I can value respect that comes from actual accomplishments rather than the regurgitation of information that occurs at all levels below the Phd. The fact remains that those in the upper echelons desire to hold onto power through social control of the expeditious variety. The whole concept shares many paralles with former practices seen to remove African Americans in the south during Jim Crow and Black Code periods. The first parallel it shares includes the principle that it excludes the people that do not match specific requirements that it establishes for itself with sancations from the government. The second parallel it shares with the policies of the pase involve the fact that it often excludes the impoverished individuals that differ from the people around them. How many people actually hold a Phd that come from minorities in the United States of America? The ultimate fact in this case involves the reality that the cost of attendance at universities continues to increase and to exceed the growth in demand for many fields.
(Why do you waste time signing out when you leave the boards, only to waste time signing back in later?)
Oh, just do your homework and get the degree. You can fight city hall when you're done someday.What do you think I have been doing the whole time that I have been a member of this board? I continue to work towards a resolution that provides the opportunity to create a socialist community that does not raise money beyond that required to coexist with the behemoth of a government. I believe small scale communities that exist on gift economies could operate well within specific circumstances because the presence of money remains a liability in the future.
What do you think I have been doing the whole time that I have been a member of this board? I continue to work towards a resolution that provides the opportunity to create a socialist community that does not raise money beyond that required to coexist with the behemoth of a government. I believe small scale communities that exist on gift economies could operate well within specific circumstances because the presence of money remains a liability in the future.
Since when are you a commie pinko, D? This is new by me.I believe the exploration of extremes allows for the understanding of boundaries on both sides of an issue. I have seen the depreciations that occur inside a individualistic society such as our own, and I know the evils of a collective society such as China. I believe extremes on either side remain undesirable, but the potential to investigate the gray areas remains possible only after a person establishes the boundaries around an issue. The example I gave above simply illustrates a theoretical idea that receives a practical application in our society. I do not necessarily support it, but I believe certain aspects contain merits worthy of further investigation. I do not inherently support Communism beyond the fact it highlights the importance of a group over the individual, and I think my reaction of support towards these ideas stems from the individualistic psychology of many people in our society.
? Does not compute.Oh. I suppose works like Capital: Critique of Political Economy and An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations. The titles do not sound like material you would find interesting (or myself beyond the need to read them for certain reasons).
Why do you mention this?Since Rusty brought up books that he thought might interest you, I brought up books that I find mildly interesting. I then thought better it better to avoid controversial subjects that might inflame the delicate minds of other people on a board because I do not want to start a flame war.
A flame war over economics books?Communism. I read in the California education code that schools cannot promote the postive aspects of Communism because it could undermine the federal government's authority.
So why is a stupid rule from the fifties still in the books in the great state of HippiesnFreaks?I realize you have a joking tone in the above post. The phrase "HippiesnFreaks," however, reveals a prejudice on your part about people from other states. The phrase reminds me of your comments about the time you spent in Texas and the desire to live in North Carolina(a.k.a. "America.") Why do you have such a distaste for different cultures in the country? I feel as though that presents an unfair fair stereotype of people in a state or country and denies the diversity of viewpoints that exist within a region. An example of conservative viewpoints in California appear in locations like Orange County, California and other rural locations in the state. I can understand the desire to resist any attempts of a people that force a particular viewpoint on a person, but a stereotypical view of the people often clouds the actual composition and motivations of groups that comprise a society.
Communism. I read in the California education code that schools cannot promote the postive aspects of Communism because it could undermine the federal government's authority.
The people in California also enjoy the liberty to engage in drug overdoses in our homes without fear of arrest. The rules applies as we can call for help as long as we hide the drug paraphenalia outside of plain sight.Reactionary up north, not at all reactionary in the south.
This is California for you-Why do you think the south does not have reactionary policies? I see plenty of reactionary policies in the form of legislation that attempts to ban abortions and to outlaw the activities of lesbian, gay, transgender, bisexual, and queer people in the south. I see it especially after the federal government made it legal for couples to engage in same sex legal unions.Communism. I read in the California education code that schools cannot promote the postive aspects of Communism because it could undermine the federal government's authority.The people in California also enjoy the liberty to engage in drug overdoses in our homes without fear of arrest. The rules applies as we can call for help as long as we hide the drug paraphenalia outside of plain sight.Reactionary up north, not at all reactionary in the south.
ExSQUEESE me, sir -"This is California for you-" and "Reactionary up north, not at all reactionary in the south" are supposed to be read together- they pretty much Nazis in Sacramento and points north, right? And pretty much left of Lenin down in your part?I find the whole area of Los Angeles reeks of incompetence among politicians that work towards any sane legislation. The current governor of California, Governor Edmund "Jerry" Brown Jr., was also a governor from 1975 - 1983 and could serve another two terms because of a grandfather clause on the term limit restrictions. I would also like to mention that his father, Edmund Brown Sr., was our governor from 1959 through 1967. I smell career politicians everyone in the state, and I believe the diversity of my region results from its location at the intersection with Eastern Asia and Central America. I would call less the southern area as less Lenin and more like the region has larger income disparities than many other areas in the United States of America. The region tends to concentrate the poor in certain urban areas and rural areas while the politicians ignore the suburban areas where the majority of median income people live.
You see [poop] on TV - DO learn not to believe in the basic competence of the mass media to give you the whole story about ANYthing, son.
ExSQUEESE me, sir -"This is California for you-" and "Reactionary up north, not at all reactionary in the south" are supposed to be read together- they pretty much Nazis in Sacramento and points north, right? And pretty much left of Lenin down in your part?The northern portions of the state hold a vast array of Asian Americans and Hispanics until you approach areas north of San Francisco (Sacramento remains north-east of the most liberal city in California). The area around the Oregon border tends to trend back towards the predominantly Caucasian populations that dominate in your local area. I also doubt that the "Nazis" would tolerate the marijuana problems that regions in Northern California face.
You see [poop] on TV - DO learn not to believe in the basic competence of the mass media to give you the whole story about ANYthing, son.
ExSQUEESE me, sir -"This is California for you-" and "Reactionary up north, not at all reactionary in the south" are supposed to be read together- they pretty much Nazis in Sacramento and points north, right? And pretty much left of Lenin down in your part?For that matter, I doubt you would even recognize the ethnic composition of Los Angeles as reflecting the America that you remain accustomed to see in your home town. The whole state of California subsidizes the majority of states that have Republican forms of government. I know that we receive 78 cents back for every 1 dollar we send in federal tax dollars. States like South Carolina receive approximately 2 dollars in federal aid for every 1 dollar they send in federal taxes. I think you need to learn more about a diverse state before your myopic perspective becomes apparent.
You see [poop] on TV - DO learn not to believe in the basic competence of the mass media to give you the whole story about ANYthing, son.
For that matter, I doubt you would even recognize the ethnic composition of Los Angeles as reflecting the America that you remain accustomed to see in your home town. The whole state of California subsidizes the majority of states that have Republican forms of government. I know that we receive 78 cents back for every 1 dollar we send in federal tax dollars. States like South Carolina receive approximately 2 dollars in federal aid for every 1 dollar they send in federal taxes. I think you need to learn more about a diverse state before your myopic perspective becomes apparent.You know very close to zero about my home town - you didn't even bother to get the state right.
I'm still waiting for some key mask-making supplies to turn up. It's really irritating, though I haven't actually needed them yet.
Actually, the key things I was waiting for -castings of my and Mylochka's faces that every nose and snout and what-not I ever made (which had turned up) that fit over our noses- I've given up, and are casting new ones...I'm still waiting for some key mask-making supplies to turn up. It's really irritating, though I haven't actually needed them yet.
So things are turning up for you? Cool!
Uh.... just so we're clear. I was appalled at Hillary's ethics. [Sleezebag] is taking things to a new low. Oh, and today I learn that he refuses to get a new phone now that he's POTUS! Granted, if I were his age I wouldn't want to learn a new phone, either. But from a security standpoint...
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Normally the wife and I go out to dinner on Wednesdays and Fridays. Except tonight she had a really bad migraine & sinus headache simultaneously. She said her hair hurt. Rather disrupted things, but on the way home from the pharmacy to restock, drugs she'd taken earlier were kicking in and we decided to stop at an independent fast food place on main street. I had the special combo- a NY strip steak sandwich with mushrooms, and a bowl of mushroom soup. It was delicious and the steak was very tender. Got a quart of mint brownie custard to take home. She had an enjoyable oriental chicken salad. Had a discussion about a new mattress. The evening turned out pretty well after all.
Uh.... just so we're clear. I was appalled at Hillary's ethics. [Sleezebag] is taking things to a new low. Oh, and today I learn that he refuses to get a new phone now that he's POTUS! Granted, if I were his age I wouldn't want to learn a new phone, either. But from a security standpoint...
Not a big deal, honestly. Secure calls are made on special land lines people. I don't know why the cell phones become an issue.
It should be a non issue.
Yes, in theory, even the best phone can be hacked.
No, it's not a problem. Any sensitive conversation he has, there will be NO devices allowed anywhere near it.
Obama was using a blackberry...talk about outdated.
So, the Southeast is best avoided from mid-August onwards?
How the heck does [Sleezebag] expect to replace all of the soon to be moldy drywall in Texas without Mexican labor?
How the heck does [Sleezebag] expect to replace all of the soon to be moldy drywall in Texas without Mexican labor?
How the heck does [Sleezebag] expect to replace all of the soon to be moldy drywall in Texas without Mexican labor?
Not his problem, as he would expect the monies to be properly spent...whom is at the bottom of the food chain is not really his concern, as long as his bigoted business buddies get the lion share of the loot... and he gets the praise....
If they have the account number and SSN, ATT has no idea who you or they are - and they have the right credentials to prove that they are a part of the account.
When it happened to me, I ended up closing the account and opening up a new one.
If they have the account number and SSN, ATT has no idea who you or they are - and they have the right credentials to prove that they are a part of the account.
When it happened to me, I ended up closing the account and opening up a new one.
Someone added him/herself to your ATT&T account? How is that even possible without an ATT&T employee (or affiliate) doing that?
Besides hacking of course.
Djeez. Is imposting a national sport or something in the US?
If they have the account number and SSN, ATT has no idea who you or they are - and they have the right credentials to prove that they are a part of the account.
When it happened to me, I ended up closing the account and opening up a new one.
With it solved for you and your wife, will those thieves still be able to use their phones after a fashion? Like getting a contract with another communication company?
With it solved for you and your wife, will those thieves still be able to use their phones after a fashion? Like getting a contract with another communication company?
They likely sold the phones for some drugs...
At the end of our fall season/beginning of winter I cleaned the gutters and installed a heat tape with a thermostat. I raked the snow from the lower portion of the roof before the sub-zero, but it snowed again and I didn't venture out to rake it ( that cold dry air is hard on my lungs ). I saw some ice dams last night on other homes, so I went out to inspect today. It's around freezing today, rather than 10 degrees bellow zero. I have an ice dam started in the gutter below the skylight. I raked the bottom few feet of the roof again and then went up the ladder to take a look. Things were actually pretty good. The heat tape kept the bottom of the gutter open, so water could drain away. I broke some of the ice, which is much easier when it doesn't fill the gutter, and scattered some ice melter there abouts. I'll check it again later this afternoon.
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I'd call it a jumble. The Lost Child had some of the same songs and story, and some different. She was sheltering in an old theater, didn't call from a bar.
They did Hall of the Mountain King, Joy to the World/Nutcracker Suite. The lead vocalists had solo songs that didn't seem so Christmassy. I'm probably forgetting something. I was thinking at the time that it was medley stuff, your brother's kind of music.
I was thinking during the show that they had sort of reached a Pink Floyd/ Led Zeppelin point where crowds and expectations are such that they can't play all of the venues they want anymore. They can't play all of the songs in 3 hours, either. Ultimately the Rolling Stones solved the same problem in the late 70s by losing the baggage, playing the current album and Whatever they felt like that night for encores.
A lot of New Year's traditions feature eating something that isn't really that good ( like pork backbone and sauer kraut ) for luck. Sort of the idea that everything will improve from there.
I finally got the family flu about 1 AM today. It's sort of like a combination endless colonoscopy prep, and dry heaves. If that's any indication, this is going to be my lucky year, because things can only get better!
Started the Diet Evolution program 3/8/18, 278.6 lbs.
My step-dad (my dad's younger brother) has cancer. He's had it for years, multiple surgeries, chemo cycles, & radiation. He's been in the hospital for about a month this time. 3 surgeries, and each seems to make him worse. In a week it's going to be my turn to stay with Mom. By then the last resort drug should be helping, or we're out of options.
So.... I got that on my mind. I'd prefer not to talk about it, because I want to avoid obsessing over it. Rec Commons is an escape. I may be away from the net in the course of things. But if you see less of me, that's what's going on in my life.
On the political front I can't help but wonder why [Sleezebag]'s injunction against Stormy Daniels specifically forbids her discussion of paternity. Presumably the press would know of a child she was raising, and why no child support? Did [Sleezebag] pay for an abortion? Was there a miscarriage? Was his baby put up for adoption? Regardless of the underlying truth of that, it seems like there's a campaign finance violation worthy of investigation.
Uncle Dad? Whoa.
Started the Diet Evolution program 3/8/18, 278.6 lbs.What is your Target Weight? (or weigh point towards that goal... )
We'll see what my body wants to do. I know that when you put on this much weight, your bones get dense to support it, so when you return to your former size you still weigh much more. My idea is to stop being clinincally obese, more importantly to reverse the course towards diabetes. If that happens ( like it did to my grandfather ) I'll be forced to give up sugar and starch anyway.
I'd rather do it on my own terms. So I've decided to stop procrastinating.Hope hope the news about my situation isn't a factor due to this. My heartfelt support for your step dad.
It kinda is. To get into it a little more, he has bone cancer in his skull. Treating the cancer traumatizes his brain. Life isn't in immediate peril now so much as cognitive and motor functions. So it's scary to think about and the C-word takes me there.
I like a break from that sometimes.
So, how about you and I agree to interact here and in other threads and PMs and we'll put this topic aside. Thanks for your thoughts. I'm here for you.Does anything he does really surprise you these days?.
I'm still trying to get around his wanting the Military Parade... I also am behind in my Daily Show and Steven Colbert and have really not been paying much attention at all to news (except through them).
He likes and admires dictators- Sadam, Kim, Mussolini, Putin, Duarte. They know how to handle the press, drug dealers, and terrorists. Military parades is what they do while they live. It's a show of strength, and it glorifies The Leader what with all of the salutes.
Me, I'm all for the idea if it's a welcome home parade from several of the undeclared wars we are currently in. I'd love to bring the troops home for Christmas with their families.
A character, Uncle Carl. Fat, bald, a little spectacularly ugly, with his huge ears sticking out and stinking cigars - and he was the big storyteller in the family, and when he was doing that, which was a great deal of time I was ever around him, at family gatherings, his eyes would light up and his whole face smiled, and he turned into a very beautiful man whom everyone just loved.
I know you will like that description.
A couple of the very best family stories have Carl in them, as guess how they got preserved and spread?
Fat, bald, a little spectacularly ugly, with his huge ears sticking out...
Uncle Dad? Whoa.
E T- what's the Jeff Foxworthy term for multiple relationships?
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On the political front I can't help but wonder why [Sleezebag]'s injunction against Stormy Daniels specifically forbids her discussion of paternity. Presumably the press would know of a child she was raising, and why no child support? Did [Sleezebag] pay for an abortion? Was there a miscarriage? Was his baby put up for adoption? Regardless of the underlying truth of that, it seems like there's a campaign finance violation worthy of investigation.
I hope I'll never have to move again. When we have a decent manager here (the current one treats me pretty well), things are okay. But I still have most of my packing boxes (the kind that fold up) just in case. I also have the business card for the last company I used, to bring my stuff here from the storage place where I'd had some of it... now they did a good job. They were prompt, careful, and put everything where I told them to.
Roughly 5'9" or a hair more?
You love it. I'm a bear.
You might try weight lifting as supplementary effort - you seen me talk about my two-exercise routine, surely. I'm roughly overweight the same as you've gotten down to, and going heavy on careful bent-over rows, has never strained my lower back, and I look FANTASIC from behind, for my weight, from the upper back muscles and broad shoulders I've built up - those are still with me when I haven't touched a weight in years...
Satan's toilet paper, judging by the smell and taste, cooked. I'd judge it way too tough/gritty for a salad. -Turnip greens share all the same bad properties, but you can eat them.
Daddy loved the stuff, of course, and it don't get more 'Southern' than a man who got an actual red neck working in his daddy's sharecrop tobacco fields as a boy in single digits during the Great Depression.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collard_greens
Greens is teh Devil. ;nod
I thought that last was a metaphor on the rest for a split second...
;stupidI just noticed that in multiple uninstalls/reinstalls to be able to upload further tweaks to fix up the sign better, E_T; I let your personal smiley onto the Reply page lineup - as long as it appears to not start a new line, I'm tempted to leave it there, not at the bottom of the zoo...
Oh I remember that one. Glorious.When she was 15, there were boys at school who called her "bushwoman" (but she was too young to know that there was an element of little boys kicking a pretty girl to it) - and she didn't have half as thick a head of hair as I.
I suppose Mylochka went through a hair straightening phase if hers was even half like that.
Got any pics of you cruising in a lowrider with that 'fro, BU?Yes. The price for sharing is $5,000 -or arrange for RoxxyX to be my girlfriend for at least a weekend.
On the diet front, my weight is oscillationg around 250. Had to put some tape on my wedding ring to keep it on. Also, people noticed that the dimples in my cheeks when I smile have re-appeared. My recent pictures look like myself from years ago.It might be at a redistribution phase, before it starts to go down more. Sometimes happens. Might need some walking off to help with it... Won't hurt...
Sounds like things are starting to settle out a bit for you, good to hear...
We'll have to see who pays for that....
We'll have to see who pays for that....
The health insurance company I hope?
sorry to hear, hope you get better soon...
Progress, not perfection...
Sounds great...
Glad the fishing trip went well!
Ya, I had to go to the doc earlier as I was loosing some hearing. Doc blamed it on me going shooting, but I haven't been to the range in over a year, and when I was I always used hearing protection. When I tossed that back in his face, he got all huffy and virtually kicked me out of his office. On the way out, I saw his incoming mail and right on top was a pamphlet asking for money (I guess) from "The Coalition of Stopping Guns" or something like that. Time to find a new doc that will actually look at getting me help for my hearing instead of preaching at me.
SKYBELL allowed my wife to document that the 3 housecleaning were only there for 45 minutes, and it is a 4 person-hour job. She's happy, because she noticed they were cutting corners this week, and she feels validated.
I assume it is hard to find English-speaking cleaners in your region?
Ah, but they can still be good church goers and still steal you blind... They just absolve themselves in Confession...
Cauliflower and broccoli mixed up?
That's too much of similar ingredients in a dish for me.
What really concerns me is a potential power outage. We had one earlier this winter. I've got a fireplace, some wood and some charcoal. I can crack the faucets. I can buy some time.
What really concerns me is a potential power outage. We had one earlier this winter. I've got a fireplace, some wood and some charcoal. I can crack the faucets. I can buy some time.
The funny thing on my side of the Atlantic is all kind of doomsday scenarios regarding power outages were spread in the news midfall because most of our nuclear plants were offline due to delays in maintenance.
Admittedly we mostly had a mild winter here sofar, but none of it came true. Not a single power outage I know of.
Well, the last couple of days I have been rousted out of bed to get ready to help family members whose cars wouldn't start. As it happened, there work was called off or other arrangements were made before I had to go, but I got shorted on sleep and fed coffee anyway.
I hope that doesn't mean YOU need a functioning car for that? ;)
At the moment we're back up to about -5 or -6, and the wind is minimal. I will have to put the trash out tonight.
At the moment we're back up to about -5 or -6, and the wind is minimal. I will have to put the trash out tonight.
The trash pickup services go out when conditions are good? There's no regular pickup day in your county?
I can't imagine going through a winter like that.
If there's a couple inches of snow for a couple days, or subzero temperatures for a couple days in a row its called a cold winter in my region.
I can't imagine going through a winter like that.
If there's a couple inches of snow for a couple days, or subzero temperatures for a couple days in a row its called a cold winter in my region.
I should tell you that I grew up thinking that the winters in Belgium and Germany were always cold and damp with deep snow. It was because that was the experience of all of the WWII vets riding in the back of an unheated truck, marching in the snow, or sleeping in a two man tent with a thin blanket. They usually didn't talk about the fighting, but when the subject came up they were always quick to [complaint or disagreeable woman] about the weather there.
You know, I wonder what the Upper Midwest area temps were during the Little Ice Age? Do we know if things like older tree ring growth patterns (just to name one possible way of providing this date) might be able to show us?
Granted, as I've always stated, give us a few 1000 years of data and we can better predict longer term climate trends.
There is just as much evidence for global cooling as there is for global warming, but which one do you think is a better sell by the Media? The only thing all of the current evidence agrees on is that there is ongoing climate change, just not on where that change will finally end up at...
Now we're getting more ice....guess I'll make some preparations.
Now we're getting more ice....guess I'll make some preparations.
Dry Martini? ;cute
1) Nothing. It uses some batteries, but otherwise it probably saves energy.
2) Convert the fireplace to gas. We use gas for the HVAC and hot water, it's been reliable. That way we'd have heat and good cook bratwursts or something.
3)Get a power supply. Basically a battery/ inverter.
4)Get a good inverter wired into a vehicle.
5) Get a portable generator.
6) Get a permanent generator.
I'm sure that my wife could manage a gas fireplace, a power supply, or a fully automatic permanent generator hardwired into our electrical system without me.
It's those intermediate solutions I'm not too sure about. I've got plenty of cords because of my Christmas decorations. But I doubt her ability to carry a generator outside & start it. Or for that matter get the garage door open during a winter storm to get either a car or a generator outside. But, those are workable options for me. I could switch between refrigerator and freezers, (or furnace with some wiring).
I gotta go resynch the Ecobee with Alexa because of the power outage.
How much property do you have available? Perhaps get some kind of wind-driven power device (not necessarily a windturbine), enough to get at least the basic powered items working?
Our subdivision is really into conformity. All of the mailboxes must be identical. All of the units are condominium duplexes, and they are supposed to look like large single family homes. The garage doors and main entrances are on different sides so that each unit looks like a big house with one garage. You have to go through a comittee to plant a tree. They sued a guy for having a basketball hoop.
Busy...Busy...Busy...
Sounds like your getting to do some of the things that you really like to do.
Now that I'm home in WI again, it's time to get stuff done before fishing season. Getting work done on my car, pruning and weeding my nephew's red raspberry patch, planting a dwarf tree, re-arranging my basement to make room for the sauna. Pickling some carrots, planting some greens and flowers, taking longer walks.
hehe, ape man??
hehe, ape man??
Not exactly glamourous or expected, but I wanted to find out the truth. More Neanderthal than Italian or Spanish. I wonder if the Spanish is a relic of the survivors of the Spanish Armada that washed up in Ireland?
hehe, ape man??
Not exactly glamourous or expected, but I wanted to find out the truth. More Neanderthal than Italian or Spanish. I wonder if the Spanish is a relic of the survivors of the Spanish Armada that washed up in Ireland?
There've been plenty of Iberian fisherman passing the Irish coasts on their way to Newfoundland's fishing banks.
Geo's about a quarter Neanderthal himself. ;nod
hehe, ape man??
Not exactly glamourous or expected, but I wanted to find out the truth. More Neanderthal than Italian or Spanish. I wonder if the Spanish is a relic of the survivors of the Spanish Armada that washed up in Ireland?
There've been plenty of Iberian fisherman passing the Irish coasts on their way to Newfoundland's fishing banks.
Makes sense. Hadn't thought about that, thanks. Do you have any other insights?
I wish I'd gotten you to lay down for a face mold when I had the chance. You've got a great face.Geo's about a quarter Neanderthal himself. ;nod
At least I'm not half Denisovan, eh BUncle? ;nod
I, on the other hand, was subjected to a tonne of Hot Air, in the form of The first [Sleezebag] 2020 Rally that was at the Amway Center in Orlando. Gods, I think my ears are bleeding sh*t....
In my explorations of the 23 and me website last night I tried to take a look at other customers in the database who shared in my Iberian genes, and it indicated an Azores connection. As I recall, that was a common way to sail to the West Indies from Europe. So I'm going to assume Portugeese seafarers.
Lotsa stuff going on. Good News and Bad.All I can say is WOW!!
Bad- My Dad slid out of his wheel chair. Good- but no harm done. They are ordering him a different one.
Bad- On the last night of our fishing trip my Mother in Law fell getting into my wife's car and broke both bones in her lower right leg and crushed an ankle bone or two. Good- The hospital there was able to put her leg back together with nuts, bolts, and cadaver bone.
Good- The medical people were great human beings. Bad- The hospital still runs on paper.
Bad - I had two cars and a boat to pack (a lot of light bulky stuff is carried in the boat beneath the tarp.) without the help of my wife, because she was busy dealing with her Mom and medical records. Worse, we had extra stuff to haul because 4 people who left early forgot stuff.
Good- My in-laws are aware that it's terribly challenging for me to do tasks like packing/moving/unpacking due to my inner ear disorder and the endless series of balance corrections involved with searching high and low, bending and lifting things of various weights, etc. which that entails. Some years I get motion sickness packing, even when my wife and mother-in-law are gathering and boxing the stuff in the cabin up for me. So one of my sister-in-laws offered to help.
Bad- she asked me for instructions, yet she completely disregarded them, and tended to come and go.
Good- My health has improved since I started the diet and supplementation. I was able to get most everything packed by myself, including the extra gear. I just took breaks as needed. Same with unpacking.
Good- my wife was able to arrange transport to bring her mom home to the nursing home complex. Bad- shortly after we got her moved into the room in the physical rehab section and returned home, they called to tell us they were sending her to the hospital. Worse- she had a heart attack. Worse Yet- her grandson was in the ER at the same time because of a concussion. Good- Things are stable now.
That's the way things have been going since Friday around here. There are more complications, but you get the idea. Fortunately the vacation had me cleared of stress when this started, and I was able to hold my tongue around my SiL. I may have to do a SiL rant when there is time. But it seems like the crises are over and it's more a matter of long haul to get back to normal.
Thanks, E_T.
As for my second cousin, part of the tragedy is that her parents heard about it on the news, instead of being notified by a professional or family member that she wasn't alive any more. She was married to the Melon family's game keeper, and lived on the preserve. My understanding is that she delivered some of the Melon kids to bible school every day. I just now got up the nerve to look up the news story.
https://www.pennlive.com/daily-buzz/2019/07/fedex-truck-hits-kills-pa-woman-moments-after-she-drops-off-kids.html (https://www.pennlive.com/daily-buzz/2019/07/fedex-truck-hits-kills-pa-woman-moments-after-she-drops-off-kids.html)
I suspect she was in the cross walk at the time, judging by the photo. I don't know what her parents and husband are going to do, but I'm sure the ambulance chasers have contacted them by now. Or maybe the Melons have a law firm on retainer and want to help. That wouldn't surprise me.
She was kind, she was good, she was responsible. I wish we had a country full of Pams. Uh... Another time.
Thanks, E_T.
As for my second cousin, part of the tragedy is that her parents heard about it on the news, instead of being notified by a professional or family member that she wasn't alive any more. She was married to the Melon family's game keeper, and lived on the preserve. My understanding is that she delivered some of the Melon kids to bible school every day. I just now got up the nerve to look up the news story.
https://www.pennlive.com/daily-buzz/2019/07/fedex-truck-hits-kills-pa-woman-moments-after-she-drops-off-kids.html (https://www.pennlive.com/daily-buzz/2019/07/fedex-truck-hits-kills-pa-woman-moments-after-she-drops-off-kids.html)
I suspect she was in the cross walk at the time, judging by the photo. I don't know what her parents and husband are going to do, but I'm sure the ambulance chasers have contacted them by now. Or maybe the Melons have a law firm on retainer and want to help. That wouldn't surprise me.
She was kind, she was good, she was responsible. I wish we had a country full of Pams. Uh... Another time.
And I'm supposed to have a FedEx delivery tomorrow...
Now that I'm home in WI again, it's time to get stuff done before fishing season. Getting work done on my car, pruning and weeding my nephew's red raspberry patch, planting a dwarf tree, re-arranging my basement to make room for the sauna. Pickling some carrots, planting some greens and flowers, taking longer walks.
All of that ended well. The car runs better than it has for a couple of years because of a replaced fuel/air sensor. Finished the raspberries ( everbearing reds), the tree is doing well, I'm enjoying the sauna, and the carrots turned out well, although I want to add horseradish next time. I'm consistently walking 1.75 miles. Got the worms picked for the fishing trip.
As for the sauna, put it together by myself. I'd studied enough that I didn't have to refer to the manual during assembly. I've been gradually increasing the temperature and duration. Meanwhile, I'm sweating more easily in there. I can't say that I'm losing weight, but the fat is getting thinner over the pelvic part of my lower back. That's been pretty stubborn. The real objective was relief of back pain and stiffness, and it's helping with that, not only while I'm in it. I sleep better, too. I hope it will help me fight colds, but I only had one last year anyway, so maybe that's a moot point.
Lotsa stuff going on. Good News and Bad.
Bad- My Dad slid out of his wheel chair. Good- but no harm done. They are ordering him a different one.
Bad- On the last night of our fishing trip my Mother in Law fell getting into my wife's car and broke both bones in her lower right leg and crushed an ankle bone or two. Good- The hospital there was able to put her leg back together with nuts, bolts, and cadaver bone.
Good- The medical people were great human beings. Bad- The hospital still runs on paper.
Bad - I had two cars and a boat to pack (a lot of light bulky stuff is carried in the boat beneath the tarp.) without the help of my wife, because she was busy dealing with her Mom and medical records. Worse, we had extra stuff to haul because 4 people who left early forgot stuff.
Good- My in-laws are aware that it's terribly challenging for me to do tasks like packing/moving/unpacking due to my inner ear disorder and the endless series of balance corrections involved with searching high and low, bending and lifting things of various weights, etc. which that entails. Some years I get motion sickness packing, even when my wife and mother-in-law are gathering and boxing the stuff in the cabin up for me. So one of my sister-in-laws offered to help.
Bad- she asked me for instructions, yet she completely disregarded them, and tended to come and go.
Good- My health has improved since I started the diet and supplementation. I was able to get most everything packed by myself, including the extra gear. I just took breaks as needed. Same with unpacking.
Good- my wife was able to arrange transport to bring her mom home to the nursing home complex. Bad- shortly after we got her moved into the room in the physical rehab section and returned home, they called to tell us they were sending her to the hospital. Worse- she had a heart attack. Worse Yet- her grandson was in the ER at the same time because of a concussion. Good- Things are stable now.
That's the way things have been going since Friday around here. There are more complications, but you get the idea. Fortunately the vacation had me cleared of stress when this started, and I was able to hold my tongue around my SiL. I may have to do a SiL rant when there is time. But it seems like the crises are over and it's more a matter of long haul to get back to normal.
Are they trying to fuse the ankle? That looks like they might be, likely reduced mobility once healed. Specifically side to side rotation, which will make uneven surfaces difficult.
Also looks like considerable swelling on the foot, but might be goofy angle.
So, I did the crushing bit to my ankle back in the day stepping out of a yard jockey (semi spotter) onto gravel. One of the 2 injuries that still give me nightmares, and possibly the worst pain I've ever been in. Wearing good boots probably prevented the breaking of the bones, and your MIL probably has a bit of osteoporosis involved. Pagets disease maybe on the 'twisting'?Osteoporosis & stenosis, as far as I know.
This is a long, slow recovery even for a 20 year old kid. Ankles just are that critical of an area. Incidentally this healing wrong is most likely why my knee has issues now.
You make me fear the day I'm allowed to go in retirement, Rusty. It sounds so busy. ;)
It's been a weird, outta control kinda week.How big is the dog, compared to the Savanna's (or one of those lager cat types, that you had gotten, IIRC)? They might be out of his league, as they get bigger. I hope the cats learn to step down the roughness of the play for the smaller folk...
My MiL is better. Either because of that or because of my wife pointing out the rehab wing staff's lies and the failure to follow the
treatment plan- my MiL is being returned to her assisted living apartment, maybe next week. Only she's still in a wheelchair rather than a walker. So we need to remove the loveseat from her apartment unit to make room. Maybe rent a lift chair. The problem is that because of the dementia, she calls about it all of the time, and is giving us wrong dates. I have to make space for her loveseat, and my wife wants it in the basement. Doable, but...
One of the nieces called begging us to have her sister move in with us. Without divulging details, one feared for the other's life. So of course we agreed, and I started shifting stuff to make it work, moving stuff from bathroom to bathroom, learning more about what she likes and eats on her diet, etc. Started shifting furniture in the guest room, etc. So that was in full swing when she reached an agreement on a condo. Now I don't know if she'll be here temporarily or not at all because neither does she.
We were on standby to support a in-law who had surgery and can't drive or lift more than 10 lbs. , although they haven't needed us very much.
Oh, my dog blew out her ACL playing tag with one of the cats, and I spent my birthday hanging out at the doggie ER. Surgery to follow. Meanwhile extra care and meds here at home.
ANYWAY, the last week or so has been out of control. I'm not stressing much. I'm better at surprise problems than I am at idle anticipation. While plans had a way of getting canceled, we did manage to go to a Kenny Wayne Shepherd and Buddy Guy concert. We had a great time. But, if I'm not paying attention or following up here at AC2 and elsewhere, that's what's going on.Yeah, being able to get out to do a few things to help with the distribution of the overall load of RL really does help. I got to work the Gators v Hurricanes game, was posted on the 42 yardline near the field on the Gator side (Go Gators!). Not only did I have a great time, but I got paid for it, too
A 'schipperke' (dutch word btw)? Shepherd dog?
No Pain, No Gain??
--------WELL, I'm going to save that video license plait frame only for trips with the boat. Because I have no routine, neither does my car. It puts on most of it's mileage on vacation trips. It sits in the dark garage for days at a time, the camera loses it's charge, and it's synch. I'll put it back on when the car is sitting in the driveway and the boat is sitting in the garage again.
Got a rear cam for my crossover station wagon. I wanted one for trips when I have a boat on behind, or a lot of stuff/people and only tunnel vision in my rearview mirror. Charged it, installed and synched it easily. Almost love it but- the camera is part of a license plate holder, and it's thick at the top where the camera is, thick at the bottom where the solar collector is, and it blocks too much of the plate, such as inspection stickers, or the name of the state. Also, it blocks the license plate light. So I was able to use brackets to re-position it so that it didn't block things too badly. Then I bought a LED light for the license plate. I couldn't get that to work. Why? Because I have geezer vision that couldn't tell that this light had a cable, rather than a single wire. Last time I did a license plate light it was metal and frame grounded. With glasses and enough light, I should be able to complete the fix next attempt.
The biggest gift for me hasn't arrived yet, more on that later.
The biggest gift for me hasn't arrived yet, more on that later.
A new boat? ;)
You might look into a small dolly or something, to help with moving things around. might help keep your back in better shape,,,
So it was pretty easy for him to bring it around, and I didn't handle anything heavier than a pallet.
The chocolate art had a guy in Mayan garb speaking the language ( or so they said)
Neat!The chocolate art had a guy in Mayan garb speaking the language ( or so they said)
I thought it was the case that we don't reeeaaaally know what the ("original/ancient") language sounded like.
Oh. I should clarify that while these bees are stingless, they can still bite like ants. They aren't defenseless.
When I still had my teeth, I would always (and still do, mind you) drink through a straw. This way, you get the hot or cold drink past the teeth and swallowed before it has much of a chance to spread out and really hit the teeth.
When I still had my teeth, I would always (and still do, mind you) drink through a straw. This way, you get the hot or cold drink past the teeth and swallowed before it has much of a chance to spread out and really hit the teeth.
The mystery was what would make me clench and grind my teeth as I slept, when I'm retired and have no bosses or deadlines or financial stress, and my health is the best it's been in 10 years? Especially in the last 10 days?
FORNICATING [Sleezebag]!
The mystery was what would make me clench and grind my teeth as I slept, when I'm retired and have no bosses or deadlines or financial stress, and my health is the best it's been in 10 years? Especially in the last 10 days?
FORNICATING [Sleezebag]!
You should consider an outhouse in Costa Rica for the remainder of the year!
I'm still managing to avoid the teeth pain. Of course now, between the stock market and the Coronavirus stuff, I have something to be stressed about that will impact me directly. We are reluctant to liquidate any stock at current value. Then again, it looks like our travels will be curtailed this year whether we want to or not. So our needs will be much less.
I dusted off my seeds and peat trays, and I'm trying to grow my own greens this year. So far I've started kale and turnips for tops. I have a tower planter with a watering system being shipped. I'll probably plant some carrots, beets, radishes and turnips ( different variety) for roots and some various lettuce in time.
Haven't gotten over my sinus infection, so I haven't given blood.
The ice is coming off and I'm beginning to take walks again.
Then there's the matter of the genetic testing.
The good news is that there aren't any genetic disease surprises waiting to pounce. What few are there I knew were in the family, and not so serious with modern medical science.
As for the nationalities, they are all European. That's actually a surprise. Based on what I knew of conversations with my grandparents and records I've since lost in multiple moves, I believed myself to be German/English/Scotch/Irish/French/Iroquois. I took a genetic test years ago, and it said there was a fraction of genes shared with people now living on the western coast of Latin America. I assumed that was the native American trace. However, this recent test, ( and it pinpoints cities and names provinces or counties ) says Southern Germany, Rhine Valley, London, Glasgow, Dublin, and Belfast, various counties in England, and southern and other Irish counties. Then there's a broadly northwestern European group, from the same countries plus the low countries and Scandinavia, and that sounds like Viking to me, but it might be Germanic. Then there's a broadly southern European that might be Roman or something. Anyway, no native American, or Highlanders in particular. That Latin American connection in the earlier test is more likely from a 1.6% Spanish and Portugese faction of the Southern Euro. No signs of Mongol invasion.
Of course some of this is prefaced with "in the last 200 years". Well, if that's the case there's a significant faction of Pennsylvanian that's colonial, not represented in the data. So I guess it's a hedge term instead.
It also pointed out my Neanderthal heritage. Makes sense, in that they were discovered in the Rhine valley. Me and everyone on my father's side of the family have heavy brow ridges. Apparently the main expression is a gene for straight hair.
Let's see. Got one of the veteran blood nurses. He said he understands why they are on my case about donating, but that scheduling three appointments in advance was too much pressure in his opinion. So we only scheduled the next donation.
I haven't rediscovered my interest in organizing, beyond seeing opportunities for improvement. I have been on a weed war against stray dandelions and an infestation of garlic mustard
https://emswcd.org/on-your-land/weeds/weeds-to-know/garlic-mustard/
It's in the woods behind my house. I have to wear gloves and long sleeves whenever I'm around it, because I seem to be allergic to it. So, no, I'm not going to sautee it.
It looks like we are getting a neighbor in the other side of our duplex, which will lead to a roof replacement. It's currently cedar, and will be replaced with thick asphalt shingles which look like cedar. That means I need to get up on the roof as soon as it's dry and carefully remove the heat cables. Then I get to re-install them on the new roof. We'll see how it goes. Maybe I'll be weeding again in the morning as the roof dries.
I went to the garden store today to get flowers. Brought home some strawberries, too. To be fair, they are in bloom. I don't like to eat them, but my wife does. Since we seem to be past the full moon frost risk this month, I'm moving my seedlings outside. I've been working mostly with old seed remnants from previous years. Some of it is germinating and some isn't. I'm not sure what all of it is, but when it comes down to it, I'm growing almost all of it for salads and sautee, so it doesn't exactly matter, I'll still eat it. I'm also trying to get some Stokes purple sweet potatoes to sprout, and a Japanese white sweet potato, too.
Things are opening up in the state. The fishing trip may be on.
I'm figure it's simply breathing mold/sinus infection and back/shoulder ache because I'm back to normal temp and pain free today. BUT, I'm going to exercise the same care to be sure I'm healthy that I would expect of others if I were in need of a transfusion.
P.S. - Since my dog was crying to go to the park, and I hadn't taken her in the last couple of days, I picked a time in the heat of the afternoon unlikely for others to be there. We had it to ourselves and the mulch was still in place, much to my surprise.
So, was it easy to lure her back home? I can imagine lots of frolicking went on at the park. ;)
He's still a minor. Does that mean he can't be charged with homicide?
Looking at the link you provided, the reports here on my side of the Atlantic are fairly accurate.Might have been someone whom is very Right leaning, whom is doing things (behind the scenes) that are creating situations that fuel the Pro-Police (and current RNC fearmongering) situations.
You say these vigilantes were 'hired' to protect a gas station. Does that really mean the owner payed these vigilantes to guard the place? And if so, is that a legal practice in the USA?
In my country, you need to have at least a license before you can work as a payed guard. And that's a non-armed job at that. For a firing/carrying license you need a whole extra set of licenses and confirmed shooting club membership before you're even allowed to carry a handgun off your premises.
He's still a minor. Does that mean he can't be charged with homicide?
Looking at the link you provided, the reports here on my side of the Atlantic are fairly accurate.
You say these vigilantes were 'hired' to protect a gas station. Does that really mean the owner payed these vigilantes to guard the place? And if so, is that a legal practice in the USA?
I9n my country, you need to have at least a license before you can work as a payed guard. And that's a non-armed job at that. For a firing/carrying license you need a whole extra set of licenses and confirmed shooting club membership before you're even allowed to carry a handgun off your premises.
*Got my blood donation done. It went pretty quickly this time with an appointment and using the phone app to complete the questions.
*Stained my deck, using up various cans sitting around the house. That reminds me, I should put another coat of varnish on the front door. Maybe in September when it's cool enough to open the screens to let the fumes out.
* Painted another basement wall with drylock. Took three coats, those cinder blocks kept sucking up the stuff.
* I've been watering my plants every day. The daylilies I transplanted have completed their bloom cycle and are putting up new shoots. I'd call it a success.
*I was supposed to get the results of a Covid test as a result of my last blood donation. I got a notice that the donation was sent to be used, but I imagine the testing backlog is greater than the one for my particular blood/subtype.
*I was supposed to get the results of a Covid test as a result of my last blood donation. I got a notice that the donation was sent to be used, but I imagine the testing backlog is greater than the one for my particular blood/subtype.
I am negative for Covid-19 anti-bodies. My niece told me where to look.
*I was supposed to get the results of a Covid test as a result of my last blood donation. I got a notice that the donation was sent to be used, but I imagine the testing backlog is greater than the one for my particular blood/subtype.
I am negative for Covid-19 anti-bodies. My niece told me where to look.
???
You found another place to test your blood?
Nope, I was truly dumbfounded. So thank you for the clarification
Remember, English isn't my native language.
Low temperature, or high?
* I may put the last of that white sealer on the basement wall soon.
Contorted filbert?
Here's an update on the Rittenhouse case.
Apparently they are trying to tell an edited story that paints him as a civic minded patriot acting in self defense. Republicans and FOX viewers see these edited versions that don't include the initial confrontation/ murder, and think he acted in self-defense and are calling him a hero and sending money.
https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/crime/2020/09/24/kyle-rittenhouse-extradition-subject-friday-court-hearing-kenosha/3520926001/
On the other hand, we have electric recliners, and my wife was stranded in hers. I was able to upend it so that she could get up and go to the bathroom, then she switched to a manually operated chair and hated it. But what if I weren't there, or my back was out? Call some relatives (although the cell tower was slammed for the entire outage)? Call the fire department? (They were very busy judging by the sirens). Considering an uninterruptable power supply for her corner. I can also see the merit in a solar powered generator. There are one or two homes in the subdivision with natural gas-powered generators. I think that happens when one of the residents gets dependent on medical equipment. We're not there yet.
Enough for now.
You're already retired, aren't you Rusty? Your mother must be at the least well in her eighties.
You're all talking like its a disaster having to wear glasses.
Old habits die hard.