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Saturday Overnight Open Thread (1/11/20)
Late fall and the Indians on a remote reservation in North Dakota asked their new chief if the coming winter was going to be cold or mild. Since he was a chief in a modern society, he had never been taught the old secrets. When he looked at the sky, he couldn’t tell what the winter was going to be like. Nevertheless, to be on the safe side, he told his tribe that the winter was indeed going to be cold and that the members of the village should collect firewood to be prepared. But, being a practical leader, after several days, he got an idea. He went to the phone booth, called the National Weather Service and asked, “Is the coming winter going to be cold?” “It looks like this winter is going to be quite cold,” he was responded. So the chief went back to his people and told them to collect even more firewood in order to be prepared. A week later, he called the National Weather Service again, “Does it still look like it is going to be a very cold winter?” “Yes,” the man at National Weather Service again replied, “it’s going to be a very cold winter.” The chief again went back to his people and ordered them to collect every scrap of firewood they could find. Two weeks later, the chief called the National Weather Service again. “Are you absolutely sure that the winter is going to be very cold?” “Absolutely,” the man replied. “It’s looking more and more like it is going to be one of the coldest winters we’ve ever seen.” “How can you be so sure?” the chief asked. The weatherman replied, “The Indians are collecting a shitload of firewood.”
MoMe's are awesome, amirite? This would be the MoMe of all Momes I think.
If you want a memorable and unique getaway, HomeAway have listed a castle that is hard to beat. For $475 per night, you can rent an entire castle in Tawstock, England. Tawstock Castle was built in the 18th century, not medieval times. It was built by Sir Bourchier Wrey, Baronet, to take advantage of the spectacular views of the Taw Valley and Saunton Sands.
Go Pack Go!
The ingenuity of Frozen Tundra inhabitants never ceases to amaze me.
Gwyneth Paltrow is one
Gwyneth Paltrow's Goop Shop Is Selling a Candle That 'Smells Like My Vagina'
The item is described to have a "funny, gorgeous, sexy, and beautifully unexpected scent"
My guess is Chris Martin won't be buying anytime soon.
The Manitowoc Minute guy goes to Ikea.
Medical Marijuana break through
In tests on mice, they found that a dose of THCP was as active as a larger dose of THC, leading to the claim of its elevated potency. But as pointed out by Vice, what this means in terms of the newly discovered cannabinoid’s psychotropic effects — if it even has any — isn’t entirely clear. What is clear, though, is that the more scientists research cannabis, the more they’re discovering about the plant. That, in turn, is helping them suss out new therapeutic uses for marijuana — and now that the scientific community knows about the existence of THCP and CBDP, it can start to look for ways to take advantage of them as well.
This is hard to believe. Tesla the most valuable auto maker ever in U.S. history.
Elon Musk-led electric car company Tesla has had an incredible start to the decade. Shares surged at the beginning of 2020, making it the most valuable U.S. automaker of all time with a market capitalization of $81.39 billion, passing Ford Motor’s 1999 record of $80.81 billion, The Wall Street Journal reports. And Tesla shares are still on the rise. Stocks rose to $469.06 on Tuesday, representing a boost of 3.9 percent so far this year.
The Subaru Forester F*#@S edition is an NSFW SUV
Anyone who has fallen victim to the old "opening a shaken beer can" prank has likely heard that tapping the side of the can before opening it can keep the beer inside from fizzing over. It's a fun bit of folk wisdom, but apparently the science doesn't bear it out. Danish scientists from the University of Southern Denmark (USD) in Odense put the tapping strategy to the test and found that it really doesn't work. They summarized their findings in a recent paper posted to the physics arXiv.
Smart Military Blog material. The Man Can.
Its formal name was the “man-carried auto-navigation device,” but it went by the nickname “Man Can.” The Martin-Marietta Corporation received patent no. 3,355,942 for it in 1967. It was a device designed to help soldiers avoid getting lost. The patent offered this description: a lightweight, completely mechanical, low energy device by which small units of men may locate themselves accurately with respect to some reference point when operating in the jungle, darkness or bad weather without dependence upon visual landmarks.
Born on this day:11 Jan 1895
Laurens Hammond, inventor of the Hammond organ. The sound of the Hammond was used by many rock artists including; Procol Harum, Keith Emerson, Led Zeppelin, The Allman Brothers Band and the Faces. Hammond died on 3rd July 1973. via thisdayinmusic.com
On this day:11 Jan 2005
Former Bread guitarist and Academy Award-winning songwriter James Griffin died at his home in Nashville at the age of 61 after suffering from cancer. Bread had the 1970s hits 'Make It With You', 'Baby I'm-a Want You', and 'Everything I Own.' via thisdayinmusic.com
RIP Neil Peart
Criminal and Genius Award Winner.
Chalk up another collar for the Geek Squad. A Florida middle school teacher is facing child porn charges after illicit images were found on a laptop that he dropped off for repair at a Best Buy near his Florida residence. William Crawford, 69, was arrested yesterday on ten counts of possession of child pornography. He subsequently resigned from his job at John Long Middle School, where he taught science. According to a criminal complaint, Crawford last year brought his Toshiba Satellite into a Tampa Bay-area Best Buy for repair. While working on the computer, a Geek Squad technician “observed images consistent with child pornography,” prompting store officials to alert cops.
Notice: Posted with permission by the Ace Media Empire, AceCorp, LLC and 11 secret spices & seasonings. [UPDATE] That really cool Subaru that ibguy told us about. Yeah, forget about it. It won't be available here anytime soon.
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Comments
(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Sock Monkey...seeking a new level of awareness at January 11, 2020 10:00 PM (Aj7Zq)
Posted by: Tonypete at January 11, 2020 10:00 PM (Y4EXg)
ah, MH.
Posted by: Infidel at January 11, 2020 10:00 PM (MTxDQ)
Posted by: Skipflag at January 11, 2020 10:00 PM (ZCEU2)
Posted by: Sock Monkey...seeking a new level of awareness at January 11, 2020 10:01 PM (Aj7Zq)
Posted by: Legally Sufficient at January 11, 2020 10:01 PM (fNFgo)
Posted by: Zettai Roshia-no Asetto at January 11, 2020 10:01 PM (7WaWV)
Posted by: wing at January 11, 2020 10:01 PM (JFzNN)
Posted by: Skipflag at January 11, 2020 10:01 PM (ZCEU2)
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at January 11, 2020 10:02 PM (Dc2NZ)
Good night horde
Posted by: Skip at January 11, 2020 10:03 PM (ZCEU2)
Not much content tonight.
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at January 11, 2020 10:04 PM (aA3+G)
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar at January 11, 2020 10:04 PM (BiNEL)
Posted by: cfo mom at January 11, 2020 10:04 PM (RfzVr)
We're sending you some cold, maybe some snow as well.
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at January 11, 2020 10:05 PM (aA3+G)
Posted by: tbodie at January 11, 2020 10:05 PM (QFqpA)
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar at January 11, 2020 10:06 PM (BiNEL)
Posted by: Sock Monkey...seeking a new level of awareness at January 11, 2020 10:07 PM (Aj7Zq)
Posted by: Insomniac - Ex Cineribus Resurgo at January 11, 2020 10:08 PM (NWiLs)
Posted by: Sebastian Melmoth at January 11, 2020 10:09 PM (2DOZq)
Posted by: Ladyl at January 11, 2020 10:10 PM (TdMsT)
Good evening morons!
Posted by: boulder t'hobo at January 11, 2020 10:10 PM (ykYG2)
Posted by: tbodie at January 11, 2020 10:11 PM (QFqpA)
Posted by: Pete Seria at January 11, 2020 10:11 PM (7ZQe3)
Posted by: cfo mom
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I talked to my youngest granddaughter this evening - she's two. Was completely freaked out by the snow today at her house. They live in Dallas.
It got up to 70 today here in OH.
Whoever is in charge of the weather simply spun the weather wheel this morning.
Posted by: Tonypete at January 11, 2020 10:11 PM (Y4EXg)
Posted by: Skip at January 11, 2020 10:12 PM (ZCEU2)
Thanks.
Looks like GB dodged that snow storm.
Were you hit?
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at January 11, 2020 10:12 PM (aA3+G)
Posted by: Skip at January 11, 2020 10:12 PM (ZCEU2)
Posted by: mindful webworker - in Big Town at January 11, 2020 10:13 PM (ECLlc)
Posted by: Pete Seria at January 11, 2020 10:13 PM (7ZQe3)
Posted by: Zettai Roshia-no Asetto at January 11, 2020 10:13 PM (7WaWV)
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So, they truly have no fucks to give.
Posted by: SMH at January 11, 2020 10:14 PM (RU4sa)
Posted by: Sebastian Melmoth at January 11, 2020 10:09 PM (2DOZq)
It truly is a great joke and it works on multiple levels!
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar at January 11, 2020 10:14 PM (BiNEL)
Posted by: Ladyl at January 11, 2020 10:15 PM (TdMsT)
Posted by: Pete Seria at January 11, 2020 10:15 PM (7ZQe3)
Posted by: Sebastian Melmoth at January 11, 2020 10:09 PM (2DOZq)
Thank you.
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at January 11, 2020 10:15 PM (aA3+G)
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar at January 11, 2020 10:15 PM (BiNEL)
Posted by: Sebastian Melmoth at January 11, 2020 10:09 PM (2DOZq)
Thank you.
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at January 11, 2020 10:15 PM (aA3+G)
It made me laugh.
Posted by: Ladyl at January 11, 2020 10:16 PM (TdMsT)
Posted by: Mongo at January 11, 2020 10:16 PM (hrqrN)
Posted by: Sandra Flook at January 11, 2020 10:17 PM (EgshT)
Posted by: davidt at January 11, 2020 10:17 PM (l3+k2)
Posted by: Pete Seria at January 11, 2020 10:15 PM (7ZQe3)
Lake Superior shoreline is getting pounded as well.
We had blue skies, chilly but sunny
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at January 11, 2020 10:17 PM (aA3+G)
she's two. Was completely freaked out by the snow today at her house.
They live in Dallas.
It got up to 70 today here in OH.
Whoever is in charge of the weather simply spun the weather wheel this morning.
Posted by: Tonypete at January 11, 2020 10:11 PM (Y4EXg)
Poor thing.
I suspect she talked your ear off.
Posted by: Vendette at January 11, 2020 10:17 PM (pXNaM)
Posted by: chavez the hugo at January 11, 2020 10:18 PM (KP5rU)
Posted by: Pete Seria at January 11, 2020 10:19 PM (7ZQe3)
Posted by: SMH at January 11, 2020 10:19 PM (RU4sa)
Posted by: Sebastian Melmoth at January 11, 2020 10:19 PM (2DOZq)
Posted by: Sock Monkey...seeking a new level of awareness at January 11, 2020 10:19 PM (Aj7Zq)
Posted by: Ladyl at January 11, 2020 10:19 PM (TdMsT)
Posted by: Pete Seria at January 11, 2020 10:20 PM (7ZQe3)
Posted by: Pete Seria at January 11, 2020 10:13 PM (7ZQe3)
I'd call it "Ice with liquid to fill the gaps accompanied by a bacon garnish".
Posted by: Vendette at January 11, 2020 10:20 PM (pXNaM)
If I need my computer repaired, I want the computer repaired - not to have my hard drive scanned to see if there is anything on it of interest to law enforcement.
Posted by: The ARC of History! at January 11, 2020 10:21 PM (I2/tG)
Soleimani
Always a good short read
Posted by: Skip at January 11, 2020 10:12 PM (ZCEU2)
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Yes it is. As always.
Posted by: Legally Sufficient at January 11, 2020 10:21 PM (fNFgo)
Posted by: Zettai Roshia-no Asetto at January 11, 2020 10:22 PM (7WaWV)
Posted by: chavez the hugo at January 11, 2020 10:23 PM (KP5rU)
Posted by: Cheribebe at January 11, 2020 10:23 PM (a4qVe)
Posted by: Pete Seria at January 11, 2020 10:20 PM (7ZQe3)
I am.
Headed there with Mid-Kid.
I'm not expecting much, it's too cold for the prima donna
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at January 11, 2020 10:24 PM (aA3+G)
Boy, what a winter we had today. Below freezing all day long, snow (at least a "dusting"), biting wind. Got out the long johns and wooly socks. Even had tornado warnings!
Almost made me forget the string of 60° days before that.
Oh, well, back to the 50's tomorrow.
Rough winter in the wild prairie.
Posted by: mindful webworker - quick! hot chocolate before it gets warm again! at January 11, 2020 10:24 PM (ECLlc)
Posted by: IC at January 11, 2020 10:25 PM (sYDum)
That brings up the case of professional client privilege most common being psychiatrist /patient, priest / confessionist and attorney/ client.
I really don't know where the line is drawn for each?
Posted by: Sebastian Melmoth at January 11, 2020 10:26 PM (2DOZq)
Posted by: Vendette at January 11, 2020 10:26 PM (pXNaM)
Posted by: chavez the hugo at January 11, 2020 10:26 PM (KP5rU)
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Yeah, he talks a good game. I went to that nfc championship game against the Giants that was sub zero. He folded like a cheap suit in that one. Not much has changed.
Posted by: Pete Seria at January 11, 2020 10:26 PM (7ZQe3)
Posted by: IC at January 11, 2020 10:27 PM (sYDum)
The item is described to have a "funny, gorgeous, sexy, and beautifully unexpected scent"
Probably a combo of an old bait bucket and burning ear wax.
Posted by: Aviator at January 11, 2020 10:27 PM (2cuLk)
Posted by: Legally Sufficient at January 11, 2020 10:28 PM (fNFgo)
Posted by: Muldoon at January 11, 2020 10:28 PM (m45I2)
Posted by: Sock Monkey...seeking a new level of awareness at January 11, 2020 10:29 PM (Aj7Zq)
Posted by: Insomniac - Ex Cineribus Resurgo at January 11, 2020 10:29 PM (NWiLs)
I really don't know where the line is drawn for each?
Posted by: Sebastian Melmoth
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For priests only, (for good or ill), The sacramental seal of a confession is inviolable. Quoting Canon 983.1 of the Code of Canon Law, the Catechism states, "...It is a crime for a confessor in any way to betray a penitent by word or in any other manner or for any reason. A priest, therefore, cannot break the seal to save his own life, to protect his good name, to refute a false accusation, to save the life of another, to aid the course of justice (like reporting a crime), or to avert a public calamity."
Posted by: Tonypete at January 11, 2020 10:29 PM (Y4EXg)
Posted by: chavez the hugo at January 11, 2020 10:29 PM (KP5rU)
The ingenuity of Frozen Tundra inhabitants never ceases to amaze me.
In the article there is a link to "I've seen recently there is this snowmobile powered camper thing". The video for it was posted four years ago. A guy who claimed he is the inventor posted within the last year (more or less): "Hey dere! Dat's my machine and I didn't give you da rights to post videos!"
My people ...
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at January 11, 2020 10:30 PM (pNxlR)
Posted by: Pete Seria at January 11, 2020 10:26 PM (7ZQe3)
That was Farve wasn't it?
The one they lost in OT?
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at January 11, 2020 10:30 PM (aA3+G)
Posted by: Aviator at January 11, 2020 10:27 PM (2cuLk)
Daily Mail says it's sold out.
*shiver*
Posted by: Infidel at January 11, 2020 10:30 PM (MTxDQ)
Posted by: Garth Hudson at January 11, 2020 10:30 PM (ffwQz)
Posted by: Ladyl at January 11, 2020 10:15 PM (TdMsT)
Ladyl!
Posted by: Insomniac - Ex Cineribus Resurgo at January 11, 2020 10:29 PM (NWiLs)
We've got Florida weather up here. Only thing missing is the ocean.
Posted by: Ladyl at January 11, 2020 10:30 PM (TdMsT)
Posted by: chavez the hugo at January 11, 2020 10:31 PM (KP5rU)
Posted by: Pete Seria at January 11, 2020 10:31 PM (7ZQe3)
Posted by: JT at January 11, 2020 10:31 PM (arJlL)
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Back in the day, with the old pull tabs, it was well known to us that when someone first started to pull the ring, but before they pulled the tab, there was a very small opening. A sharp rap across the rim of the can with the butt end of a butter knife would result in a very forceful and widely spread spray for about 10-15 seconds. Anybody else remember this?
Posted by: Muldoon at January 11, 2020 10:31 PM (m45I2)
Posted by: Ladyl at January 11, 2020 10:32 PM (TdMsT)
Posted by: Pete Seria at January 11, 2020 10:32 PM (7ZQe3)
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at January 11, 2020 10:32 PM (aA3+G)
Posted by: Burnt Toast at January 11, 2020 10:32 PM (1g7ch)
This isn't a case of inadvertently stumbling across incriminating evidence while repairing a computer - these cases occur because the Geek Squad person scans the hard drive (including the "unused" portion of the hard drive that contains deleted images) looking for incriminating materials, which has nothing to do with actually repairing the computer.
This is the FBI getting people to engage in a search on behalf of the FBI, which it would be illegal for the FBI to do directly without a warrant.
Posted by: The ARC of History! at January 11, 2020 10:32 PM (I2/tG)
So, I was looking for an electric range for the house here. Craigslist was mighty shy of any in my price range. I had seen one at the Goodwill store in AJ, but wanted to check on other possibilities. Went to the nearby St. Vincent de Paul thrift store. Only ranges were quite new ones, with the solid glass cooktop, and a pretty high price, too.
So, off to Goodwill we go. Place was mobbed with people. The range I had looked at was still there, and I flagged down a staff member, and said, "I want to buy this stove." He says, "what's the price tag on it?" Me, "49.95". "OK, $25, then," and marks up a receipt for it. "Pay this up front at the till, and then drive around back, and we will load it for you." I didn't know it was a half-price sale day there. I got out of there with spending $34 for the range, two stacking chairs, a sweatshirt, and two auto manuals.
I had to go to the hardware store, and spend $26 for a 4-wire range cord to make it compatible with my range socket, but what the heck? Range is installed, and working just fine. Clock, all four burners, and both oven elements all work fine, and it cleaned up and looks good as new. And it's a white GE range of about the same vintage as the white GE side-by-side fridge I got, so my kitchen appliances look like they belong together.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 11, 2020 10:32 PM (LxWV7)
Big deal. I can get the same thing a lot cheaper just by cooking up a batch of lutefisk.
Posted by: MW at January 11, 2020 10:33 PM (hNTtn)
Posted by: Sock Monkey...seeking a new level of awareness at January 11, 2020 10:33 PM (Aj7Zq)
Posted by: JT at January 11, 2020 10:33 PM (arJlL)
Posted by: chavez the hugo at January 11, 2020 10:33 PM (KP5rU)
Posted by: Tennessee Titans at January 11, 2020 10:33 PM (sy5kK)
Posted by: Moon Moon Blutarski at January 11, 2020 10:34 PM (VNfwt)
Spent most of Saturday at WORK, re-imaging PCs because the department that wants them is a stupid poop and smells bad. And then there were the power failures. Two of them. Meaning...oh, who cares. Meaning more work.
Will go tomorrow to finish up things. Tonight, outside, sounds like some kind of terrible monster has been unleashed. Because, you know, no one would say that a terrible monster has been "leashed." You know why? Cos you couldn't scream that the govt needs more money, for "monster control" AKA "wrong voter suppression."
Thank you, MisHum, for the ONT. Love everyone here, but don't worry it's not the touchy Joe Biden kind of love. I RESPECT all of you, maybe that's better?
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at January 11, 2020 10:34 PM (l9m7l)
Posted by: Ghost of Qassem Soleimani at January 11, 2020 10:35 PM (BqBId)
Big deal. I can get the same thing a lot cheaper just by cooking up a batch of lutefisk.
Posted by: MW at January 11, 2020 10:33 PM (hNTtn)
***TRIPLE SNORT***
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at January 11, 2020 10:35 PM (aA3+G)
Posted by: Pete Seria at January 11, 2020 10:32 PM (7ZQe3)
Oh, you meant football.
Posted by: Shep! at January 11, 2020 10:35 PM (2N7oZ)
"Is there someone you know, you're loving them so, but taking them all for granted.
You may lose them some day, and they won't hear the words you long to say."
I don't know if it's true or not, but I read that Eric Carmen wrote this about his Dad.
I relate to that.
Posted by: cfo mom at January 11, 2020 10:35 PM (RfzVr)
Posted by: dartist at January 11, 2020 10:35 PM (K22Va)
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I heard the attendance was several hundred thousand. Or so they say.
I was 11
Posted by: Pete Seria at January 11, 2020 10:35 PM (7ZQe3)
Posted by: Muldoon at January 11, 2020 10:31 PM (m45I2)
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Ohhhhh.... so that was you!
Posted by: Legally Sufficient at January 11, 2020 10:35 PM (fNFgo)
I had to go to the hardware store, and spend $26 for a 4-wire range cord to make it compatible with my range socket, but what the heck? Range is installed, and working just fine. Clock, all four burners, and both oven elements all work fine, and it cleaned up and looks good as new. And it's a white GE range of about the same vintage as the white GE side-by-side fridge I got, so my kitchen appliances look like they belong together.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 11, 2020 10:32 PM (LxWV7)
You had excellent shopping juju today.
Posted by: Ladyl at January 11, 2020 10:36 PM (TdMsT)
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Way to go, AOP! You need your own TV show on fixing up houses and repairing/restoring vehicles.
Posted by: Legally Sufficient at January 11, 2020 10:36 PM (fNFgo)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
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Hobo stew coming up?
Posted by: Tonypete at January 11, 2020 10:37 PM (Y4EXg)
Posted by: Muldoon
Yep. Usually you're drunk buddy sitting in the back of the car. I recall it happening a few times when I happened to be driving my dad's car.
Posted by: Sock Monkey...seeking a new level of awareness at January 11, 2020 10:37 PM (Aj7Zq)
Posted by: IC at January 11, 2020 10:37 PM (sYDum)
Posted by: chavez the hugo at January 11, 2020 10:37 PM (KP5rU)
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I heard the attendance was several hundred thousand. Or so they say.
I was 11
Posted by: Pete Seria at January 11, 2020 10:35 PM (7ZQe3)
You F*ckers are so old.
I was 8
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at January 11, 2020 10:37 PM (aA3+G)
I know every word of that song. Couldn't listen. Started getting teary.
Posted by: Infidel at January 11, 2020 10:38 PM (MTxDQ)
Posted by: Pete Seria at January 11, 2020 10:38 PM (7ZQe3)
Posted by: cfo mom at January 11, 2020 10:39 PM (RfzVr)
Posted by: dartist at January 11, 2020 10:35 PM (K22Va)
I look forward to buying one of those for you in the future.
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at January 11, 2020 10:39 PM (aA3+G)
Posted by: Ladyl at January 11, 2020 10:39 PM (TdMsT)
Some Cheesehead relatives of mine went - they brought sleeping bags and zipped themselves up into the sleeping bags to watch the game.
I watched the game from the considerably warmer environs of a bar in the Sierra Nevada.
Posted by: The ARC of History! at January 11, 2020 10:40 PM (I2/tG)
Posted by: Ghost of Qassem Soleimani at January 11, 2020 10:35 PM (BqBId)
If you were rooting for the Ravens, then yes.
But I'm not hating it.
Having New England and Baltimore out early makes for fun times. The "experts" said these are the teams to beat for much of the year.
Experts.
That's what they said they were, anyway.
Posted by: Tennessee Titans at January 11, 2020 10:40 PM (sy5kK)
https://www.daveschultz.com/2019/11/disney-on-ice-presents-bambi/
Posted by: Sock Monkey...seeking a new level of awareness at January 11, 2020 10:41 PM (Aj7Zq)
'High-level pro-Iran militia-commander in Iraq, killed by unknown-gunmen.' -- Daily Mail, so, watch for adz.
Seems Trump is still taking care of the family business.
Also, the god-emperor's tweet in Farsi is - currently - the most 'liked' tweet in that language in Twitter's history. Until Twitter delete it.
Posted by: boulder t'hobo at January 11, 2020 10:41 PM (ykYG2)
Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at January 11, 2020 10:41 PM (sy5kK)
Posted by: boulder t'hobo at January 11, 2020 10:41 PM (ykYG2)
Posted by: DB at January 11, 2020 10:42 PM (iTXRQ)
Posted by: Ghost of Qassem Soleimani at January 11, 2020 10:42 PM (BqBId)
Posted by: Quality Assurance Department at Goop at January 11, 2020 10:42 PM (1PYHw)
Posted by: Ignoramus at January 11, 2020 10:42 PM (E09mo)
Posted by: IC at January 11, 2020 10:42 PM (sYDum)
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at January 11, 2020 10:37 PM (aA3+G)
I was too, once.
Posted by: hogmartin at January 11, 2020 10:42 PM (7u6m0)
Posted by: Sock Monkey...seeking a new level of awareness at January 11, 2020 10:37
My buddy's car, in which the lot of us spent the winter in going about, with a dead, frozen duck stuck to the floor in the back seat... It had a name, but I forget what it was... And the duck wasn't going anywhere until spring -- at least the beer stayed cold!
Posted by: Zettai Roshia-no Asetto at January 11, 2020 10:43 PM (7WaWV)
If you were rooting for the Ravens, then yes.
But I'm not hating it.
Having New England and Baltimore out early makes for fun times. The "experts" said these are the teams to beat for much of the year.
Experts.
That's what they said they were, anyway.
Posted by: Tennessee Titans at January 11, 2020 10:40 PM (sy5kK)
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Sarcasm I am a Pittsburgh fan
Posted by: Ghost of Qassem Soleimani at January 11, 2020 10:43 PM (BqBId)
Posted by: boulder t'hobo at January 11, 2020 10:43 PM (ykYG2)
Chuckle worthy...
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at January 11, 2020 10:43 PM (aA3+G)
Thanks, I'll get up there. I'm not as lightning quick as I once was.
Posted by: dartist at January 11, 2020 10:43 PM (K22Va)
Posted by: Zettai Roshia-no Asetto at January 11, 2020 10:44 PM (7WaWV)
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Speaking of Old Fashioneds, while traveling down south recently I had a classic Old Fashioned with some excellent Bourbon. Quite the different experience from what we're used to around here. Very enjoyable, actually. They're for sipping, not guzzling
Posted by: Pete Seria at January 11, 2020 10:44 PM (7ZQe3)
Posted by: TheHoser at January 11, 2020 10:45 PM (K2T5p)
So now that Disney has announced they have signed Sparkle to an "unannounced project", at least Meegs and Hairy will be able to pay the rent and electric bill in Canada.
I wasn't worried. It was today's sellout globalist Disney, not Walt's old company. I knew they would come through for Missus Wokeness.
Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at January 11, 2020 10:45 PM (sy5kK)
That means she blew some dude.
Posted by: boulder t'hobo at January 11, 2020 10:46 PM (ykYG2)
Posted by: Pete Seria
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A finely crafted Old Fashioned is a thing of beauty but one poorly mixed, which seem to be quite common, is an abomination.
Posted by: Tonypete at January 11, 2020 10:46 PM (Y4EXg)
I relate to that.
Posted by: cfo mom at January 11, 2020 10:35 PM (RfzVr)
* * * *
Thanks for the back story on this song. One of my faves from way back.
Posted by: Legally Sufficient at January 11, 2020 10:46 PM (fNFgo)
Posted by: Infidel at January 11, 2020 10:47 PM (MTxDQ)
Posted by: TheHoser at January 11, 2020 10:47 PM (K2T5p)
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at January 11, 2020 10:47 PM (l9m7l)
That means she blew some dude.
Posted by: boulder t'hobo at January 11, 2020 10:46 PM (ykYG2)
I bet she didn't leave anything on her blue dress.
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at January 11, 2020 10:47 PM (aA3+G)
Posted by: boulder t'hobo at January 11, 2020 10:47 PM (ykYG2)
Posted by: cfo mom at January 11, 2020 10:39 PM (RfzVr)
Yes, it was a productive day. And I ran across a cool old vehicle today, too. A first-series Ford Econoline window van, the kind with the six-cylinder engine mounted between the front seats. I used to own one, many years ago, and it was a fun driver. This one rides high in the front, so it might be lacking an engine. But it also looks like it might not be rusty. If the body is really rust-free, and lacking major collision damage, I might snap it up. Price is right. They have become quite collectible.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 11, 2020 10:48 PM (LxWV7)
Posted by: Iron Mike Golf at January 11, 2020 10:49 PM (di1hb)
Posted by: boulder t'hobo
I bet she didn't leave anything on her blue dress.
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian
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If a stork brings white babies, and a crow brings black babies, what brings no babies at all?
A swallow!
Posted by: Not just the punchline but the entire joke at January 11, 2020 10:49 PM (Y4EXg)
A finely crafted Old Fashioned is a thing of beauty but one poorly mixed, which seem to be quite common, is an abomination.
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Apparently one of the keys is to use a single, 2" ice cube which melts slowly . I can vouch for this.
Posted by: Pete Seria at January 11, 2020 10:49 PM (7ZQe3)
Posted by: TheHoser at January 11, 2020 10:45 PM (K2T5p)
Know how I know you're not in the region I'm on storm watch for? Because we've had a single outage so far. Car took down a pole.
*goes back to reading *
Posted by: hogmartin at January 11, 2020 10:50 PM (7u6m0)
Posted by: dartist at January 11, 2020 10:50 PM (K22Va)
Posted by: dartist at January 11, 2020 10:51 PM (K22Va)
Posted by: Infidel at January 11, 2020 10:51 PM (MTxDQ)
Posted by: navybrat at large at January 11, 2020 10:52 PM (w7KSn)
Posted by: boulder t'hobo was a math major and still can't keep up at January 11, 2020 10:52 PM (ykYG2)
Posted by: Ignoramus at January 11, 2020 10:42 PM (E09mo)
That Tweet from DJT basically says, "Whack the ayatollahs and mullahs, whack the Revolutionary Guard, proclaim some sort of secular Republic, and we will help you make it stick.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 11, 2020 10:53 PM (LxWV7)
God bless the Hydro dudes and Derrick Henry!
Posted by: TheHoser at January 11, 2020 10:53 PM (K2T5p)
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at January 11, 2020 10:53 PM (l9m7l)
Posted by: Zettai Roshia-no Asetto
Sounds like my buddy 's 71 VW Bug. Those things could go just about anywhere and when you did get stuck it helped that 3 of the 4 guys where over 200 lbs ( not me). We used to scout out kegger spots. Found some really nice ones andVW heaters were useless.
Posted by: Sock Monkey...seeking a new level of awareness at January 11, 2020 10:54 PM (Aj7Zq)
Posted by: Chris W at January 11, 2020 10:55 PM (btxgY)
Posted by: Sock Monkey...seeking a new level of awareness at January 11, 2020 10:55 PM (Aj7Zq)
Posted by: Tonypete at January 11, 2020 10:55 PM (Y4EXg)
Posted by: Ignoramus at January 11, 2020 10:42 PM (E09mo)
* * * *
That's my GEOTUS! This has been a long, long time coming. Shows leadership and bravery on Trump's part.
Posted by: Legally Sufficient at January 11, 2020 10:55 PM (fNFgo)
That means she blew some dude.
Posted by: boulder t'hobo at January 11, 2020 10:46 PM (ykYG2)
She's way to old for anyone at Disney.
Posted by: Evasiveboat42 at January 11, 2020 10:55 PM (Rz2Nc)
Posted by: Gwenneth! at January 11, 2020 10:55 PM (ykYG2)
Posted by: jhawk90 at January 11, 2020 10:55 PM (usb65)
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at January 11, 2020 10:53 PM (l9m7l)
Who are you who are so wise in the ways of science?
Posted by: Jimmy Lennon's Junior at January 11, 2020 10:56 PM (2N7oZ)
Posted by: Blanco Basura - forgetting to remove my socks. at January 11, 2020 10:56 PM (SchxB)
Well, the actual veterans decided that they didn't like this, and just elected a new commander who -gasp- occasionally confronts Antifa at demonstrations, and is definitely not in favor of LBGTQ trivia nights.
A new reporter for the alt-weekly wrote the story, and her little bio proudly announced that she had just graduated from the Columbia School of Journalism. Can you imagine deciding, in 2018, that spending a year of your life and $110,000 (tuition and living costs) to get a masters degree in journalism is a good idea?
And the Columbia School of Journalism still has five times as many applicants as places - there are 1,200 people out there every year who think that that this is a good idea.
I guess they think that Commissar Bernie will wave his magic wand, and forgive all the student loan debt.
Posted by: The ARC of History! at January 11, 2020 10:56 PM (I2/tG)
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at January 11, 2020 10:57 PM (l9m7l)
#125: My buddy's car, in which the lot of us spent the winter in going about, with a dead, frozen duck stuck to the floor in the back seat... duck wasn't going anywhere until spring -- beer stayed cold!
#130: Oh, I forgot to mention -- no heat in that car...
Yeah, that was sort-of the encyclopedia illustration of "goes without saying."
Posted by: mindful webworker - fresh > frozen at January 11, 2020 10:57 PM (ECLlc)
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at January 11, 2020 10:47 PM (l9m7l)
BC--you are sweet to ask.
My friend started a mild chemo and is tolerating it very well. The prognosis is very worrisome, however.
It has been a tough week, all the way around.
Posted by: Ladyl at January 11, 2020 10:58 PM (TdMsT)
Posted by: Sock Monkey...seeking a new level of awareness at January 11, 2020 10:55
Sitting in the seat with the duck at your feet was the place of honour -- "Guardian of the Duck"... More coveted than 'shotgun'!
Posted by: Zettai Roshia-no Asetto at January 11, 2020 10:58 PM (7WaWV)
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at January 11, 2020 10:57 PM (l9m7l)
Dang, I totally set you up for that.
Posted by: Jimmy Lennon's Junior at January 11, 2020 10:58 PM (2N7oZ)
==
I spent way too much time today reading a forum about the Harkles
apparently Harry buttonholed Iger at the Simba premiere and told him btw his wife can do voice overs
Apparently Iger looked like a deer in the headlights
Posted by: vmom 2020 at January 11, 2020 10:59 PM (G546f)
Posted by: Evasiveboat42 at January 11, 2020 10:59 PM (Rz2Nc)
Posted by: Infidel at January 11, 2020 10:59 PM (MTxDQ)
and that a lot of Obamabots cannot stand Sparkle
Posted by: vmom 2020 at January 11, 2020 11:00 PM (G546f)
Posted by: Sock Monkey...seeking a new level of awareness at January 11, 2020 11:01 PM (Aj7Zq)
Posted by: IC at January 11, 2020 11:01 PM (sYDum)
and that a lot of Obamabots cannot stand Sparkle
Posted by: vmom 2020 at January 11, 2020 11:00 PM (G546f)
* * * *
Hmmm. That poor Meghan just can't catch a break, can she. /sarc
Posted by: Legally Sufficient at January 11, 2020 11:01 PM (fNFgo)
Is that like the runs, only when it's your brain being dumped out instead of your intestines?
Posted by: Blanco Basura - forgetting to remove my socks. at January 11, 2020 11:01 PM (SchxB)
A moron who became a Moron.
That's a great story.
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at January 11, 2020 11:02 PM (aA3+G)
Or you did. Hard to know which at this state...
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at January 11, 2020 11:02 PM (l9m7l)
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My youngest daughter made it through school with zero student debt and $10K in the bank. She is NOT happy with all this loan forgiveness talk.
Posted by: Pete Seria at January 11, 2020 11:02 PM (7ZQe3)
Posted by: BeckoningChasm
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Quoted in it's entirety as this is as good as it gets:
King Arthur: I am your king.
Peasant Woman: Well, I didn't vote for you.
King Arthur: You don't vote for kings.
Peasant Woman: Well, how'd you become king, then?
King Arthur: The Lady of the Lake, her arm clad in the purest shimmering samite, held aloft Excalibur from the bosom of the water, signifying by divine providence that I, Arthur, was to carry Excalibur. That is why I am your king.
Dennis the Peasant: Listen. Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government. Supreme executive power derives from a mandate from the masses, not from some farcical aquatic ceremony.
Arthur: Be quiet!
Dennis the Peasant: You can't expect to wield supreme power just 'cause some watery tart threw a sword at you!
Posted by: Tonypete at January 11, 2020 11:02 PM (Y4EXg)
Posted by: vmom 2020
Never afraid to admit ignorance. Who the heck is Sparkle?
Posted by: Sock Monkey...seeking a new level of awareness at January 11, 2020 11:02 PM (Aj7Zq)
Posted by: dartist at January 11, 2020 11:02 PM (K22Va)
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at January 11, 2020 11:03 PM (l9m7l)
Posted by: Sock Monkey...seeking a new level of awareness at January 11, 2020 11:02 PM (Aj7Zq)
Princess Sparkle aka MeAgain aka Megan Markle
Harkles = Harry and Megan Markle
Posted by: vmom 2020 at January 11, 2020 11:03 PM (G546f)
Posted by: Pete Seria at January 11, 2020 11:02 PM (7ZQe3)
That's awesome! My employer paid for my college, I don't know if they still do that.
Posted by: Evasiveboat42 at January 11, 2020 11:04 PM (Rz2Nc)
Posted by: boulder t'hobo at January 11, 2020 11:05 PM (ykYG2)
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at January 11, 2020 11:05 PM (l9m7l)
2 TD lead with 6 minutes isn't that much.
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at January 11, 2020 11:05 PM (aA3+G)
Yep, she spent $110,000 to get rewarded with a job at an alt-weekly, which I would guess pays about $35,000 a year.
However, her predecessor, who primarily served as a stenographer for Portland Antifa, was rewarded with a job at the Washington Post, so I guess there are some future job prospects, if you are slavishly leftist.
Posted by: The ARC of History! at January 11, 2020 11:06 PM (I2/tG)
Posted by: Infidel at January 11, 2020 11:07 PM (MTxDQ)
Posted by: Zettai Roshia-no Asetto
You would have fit in well with the miscreants I cavorted with.
Posted by: Sock Monkey...seeking a new level of awareness at January 11, 2020 11:07 PM (Aj7Zq)
Posted by: Sock Monkey...seeking a new level of awareness at January 11, 2020 11:02 PM
The Duchess of Sex...
Posted by: Zettai Roshia-no Asetto at January 11, 2020 11:08 PM (7WaWV)
She's 38. She had better cash in quickly on being an attractive, glamorous royal, before she ages out of it.
Posted by: The ARC of History! at January 11, 2020 11:09 PM (I2/tG)
If I don't go to bed and sleep, I won't wake up.
Waking up leads to coffee.
Therefore, bedtime.
Adios, arrividerci, sayonara, bon vivant, klaatu barada nicto
Zzz
Posted by: mindful webworker - remember to right! at January 11, 2020 11:09 PM (ECLlc)
Posted by: Zettai Roshia-no Asetto at January 11, 2020 11:11 PM (7WaWV)
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at January 11, 2020 11:03 PM (l9m7l)
Thank you so much, BC.
Posted by: Ladyl at January 11, 2020 11:11 PM (TdMsT)
Posted by: Pete Seria
Awww. Thoughts and prayers.
Posted by: Puddleglum at January 11, 2020 11:11 PM (PQUoE)
Posted by: Infidel at January 11, 2020 11:07 PM (MTxDQ)
It's almost as though they want to promote the spread of AIDS among black people.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 11, 2020 11:12 PM (LxWV7)
Zzz
Posted by: mindful webworker - remember to right! at January 11, 2020 11:09 PM (ECLlc)
Adieu
Posted by: Evasiveboat42 at January 11, 2020 11:13 PM (Rz2Nc)
Zzz
Posted by: mindful webworker - remember to right! at January 11, 2020 11:09 PM (ECLlc)
Hasta luego.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 11, 2020 11:13 PM (LxWV7)
Posted by: Pete Seria at January 11, 2020 11:13 PM (7ZQe3)
Posted by: Infidel at January 11, 2020 11:07 PM (MTxDQ)
Most black guys like the D. So win-win for Democrats.
The black guys just don't know it yet.
Posted by: Seema Nanda at January 11, 2020 11:14 PM (2N7oZ)
Posted by: Cheribebe at January 11, 2020 11:14 PM (a4qVe)
Posted by: Blanco Basura - forgetting to remove my socks. at January 11, 2020 11:15 PM (SchxB)
Posted by: chavez the hugo at January 11, 2020 11:15 PM (KP5rU)
Posted by: Bob the Bilderberg at January 11, 2020 11:16 PM (qc+VF)
Posted by: Zettai Roshia-no Asetto at January 11, 2020 11:16 PM (7WaWV)
Posted by: chavez the hugo at January 11, 2020 11:15 PM (KP5rU)
Just more votes for us!
Posted by: Seema Nanda at January 11, 2020 11:16 PM (2N7oZ)
Posted by: Pete Seria at January 11, 2020 11:16 PM (7ZQe3)
(Lifts.up skirt)
Sall right.
Posted by: Gwyneth Paltrow's autogyno fixation at January 11, 2020 11:18 PM (9dzlp)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 11, 2020 11:19 PM (LxWV7)
Apparently the "we shot down a very big, very slow cruise missile that had just taken off from one of our airports" explanation does not engender confidence in the aviation community.
Posted by: The ARC of History! at January 11, 2020 11:21 PM (I2/tG)
Posted by: Nurse ratched at January 11, 2020 11:21 PM (PkVlr)
Posted by: Zettai Roshia-no Asetto
Ahh, the royals. I will continue in my ignorance. NFTG
Posted by: Sock Monkey...seeking a new level of awareness at January 11, 2020 11:21 PM (Aj7Zq)
Posted by: Nurse ratched at January 11, 2020 11:21 PM
#TwoWeeks...
Posted by: Zettai Roshia-no Asetto at January 11, 2020 11:22 PM (7WaWV)
Posted by: Puddleglum at January 11, 2020 11:23 PM (PQUoE)
Posted by: Infidel at January 11, 2020 11:23 PM (MTxDQ)
Posted by: Nurse ratched at January 11, 2020 11:21 PM (PkVlr)
I think you won't like the answer to that...
Posted by: Ladyl at January 11, 2020 11:24 PM (TdMsT)
Posted by: Nurse ratched at January 11, 2020 11:21 PM (PkVlr)
* * * *
Give it another ten years, tops.
Posted by: Legally Sufficient at January 11, 2020 11:24 PM (fNFgo)
Posted by: Milkos...unstable at best at January 11, 2020 11:24 PM (EaWI3)
Does anyone know when the damn hot flashes stop?
Posted by: Nurse ratched at January 11, 2020 11:21 PM (PkVlr)
When you're dead. Seriously. I wish I was wrong.
Posted by: Jimmy Lennon's Junior at January 11, 2020 11:25 PM (2N7oZ)
Posted by: choogle at January 11, 2020 11:25 PM (oGTmP)
McGyver, out
Posted by: McGyver at January 11, 2020 11:25 PM (+5UIx)
Posted by: Infidel at January 11, 2020 11:25 PM (MTxDQ)
Posted by: JT at January 11, 2020 11:26 PM (arJlL)
Posted by: Pete Seria at January 11, 2020 11:26 PM (7ZQe3)
Posted by: Nurse ratched at January 11, 2020 11:26 PM (PkVlr)
Posted by: Vmom 2020 at January 11, 2020 11:27 PM (G546f)
* sprays troll begone*
Eat me troll. Rainmondo looks intelligent next to you.
Posted by: Sock Monkey...seeking a new level of awareness at January 11, 2020 11:27 PM (Aj7Zq)
gah, cramps.
Posted by: Infidel at January 11, 2020 11:27 PM (MTxDQ)
Posted by: Summer of Love at January 11, 2020 11:27 PM (FJrl0)
Posted by: Shep! at January 11, 2020 11:27 PM (ykYG2)
Put a bar of soap under your mattress.
Posted by: Nurse ratched at January 11, 2020 11:27 PM (PkVlr)
I was 8
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at January 11, 2020 10:37 PM (aA3+G)
I was thirteen and watched it on TV in our warm living room (being just a four hour drive north from GB, that weather was our weather, too.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at January 11, 2020 11:27 PM (pNxlR)
Posted by: Puddleglum at January 11, 2020 11:28 PM (PQUoE)
Posted by: Infidel at January 11, 2020 11:25 PM (MTxDQ)
Infidel, try magnesium for that.... supposedly will help you sleep better too.
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at January 11, 2020 11:28 PM (0ReGO)
Posted by: Infidel at January 11, 2020 11:28 PM (MTxDQ)
Posted by: Zettai Roshia-no Asetto at January 11, 2020 11:28 PM (7WaWV)
why'd they choose this particular one? I hadn't noticed that the target was particularly strident.
Posted by: boulder t'hobo at January 11, 2020 11:29 PM (ykYG2)
Posted by: chavez the hugo at January 11, 2020 11:29 PM (KP5rU)
Posted by: Milkos...penis envy from the short bus. at January 11, 2020 11:30 PM (EaWI3)
Posted by: Infidel at January 11, 2020 11:30 PM (MTxDQ)
Posted by: Zettai Roshia-no Asetto at January 11, 2020 11:30 PM (7WaWV)
Does anyone know when the damn hot flashes stop?
Posted by: Nurse ratched
Don't know about that, but, evidently when my sainted mother went through it, dad became so frustrated he took her to the family physician. Doc listened to dad, then my mom. "Ok," he said" I'm going to prescribe valium, Tom, I want you to take one a day till your wife gets through this." Mom still laughs telling that story...
Posted by: Some rat in the swamp at January 11, 2020 11:30 PM (LOq4H)
Posted by: Sock Monkey...seeking a new level of awareness at January 11, 2020 11:31 PM (Aj7Zq)
Posted by: Nurse ratched at January 11, 2020 11:31 PM (PkVlr)
Posted by: choogle at January 11, 2020 11:31 PM (oGTmP)
Posted by: shipoopi at January 11, 2020 11:31 PM (qDBif)
Posted by: Nurse ratched at January 11, 2020 11:21 PM (PkVlr)
Nurse, I had them for two years. I did nothing about them and they just stopped. I also observed that I had never had a hot flash outdoors. Since I was usually busy indoors or in my pajamas, I never got a chance to test if an episode would go away if I went outside.
Posted by: Emmie at January 11, 2020 11:32 PM (87gB3)
Posted by: Evasiveboat42 at January 11, 2020 11:32 PM (Rz2Nc)
Yea. He was trolling Miklos the other night. Miklos took it in typical Miklos (classy) fashion.
Posted by: Sock Monkey...seeking a new level of awareness at January 11, 2020 11:33 PM (Aj7Zq)
Posted by: Kindltot at January 11, 2020 11:34 PM (1glZx)
When the Russians and Chinese run out of nukes to drop on us?
Posted by: Blanco Basura - forgetting to remove my socks. at January 11, 2020 11:34 PM (SchxB)
Posted by: Infidel at January 11, 2020 11:25 PM (MTxDQ)
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I'd rather have leg cramps.
Posted by: SMH at January 11, 2020 11:35 PM (RU4sa)
Posted by: boulder t'hobo at January 11, 2020 11:36 PM (ykYG2)
why'd they choose this particular one? I hadn't noticed that the target was particularly strident.
Posted by: boulder t'hobo at January 11, 2020 11:29 PM (ykYG2)
What am I, chopped liver?
Posted by: Kurt at January 11, 2020 11:36 PM (2N7oZ)
Posted by: chavez the hugo at January 11, 2020 11:36 PM (KP5rU)
Posted by: Sock Monkey...seeking a new level of awareness at January 11, 2020 11:36 PM (Aj7Zq)
When the Russians and Chinese run out of nukes to drop on us?
Posted by: Blanco Basura - forgetting to remove my socks. at January 11, 2020 11:34 PM (SchxB)
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Nukes would be preferable at this point.
Seriously, I can't sleep at night due to the night sweats and hot flashes.
Posted by: SMH at January 11, 2020 11:36 PM (RU4sa)
Posted by: boulder t'hobo at January 11, 2020 11:36 PM (ykYG2)
Posted by: Infidel at January 11, 2020 11:38 PM (MTxDQ)
Posted by: chavez the hugo at January 11, 2020 11:38 PM (KP5rU)
Posted by: SMH at January 11, 2020 11:39 PM (RU4sa)
Posted by: Nurse ratched at January 11, 2020 11:21 PM (PkVlr)
If it makes you feel any better to have company, I'm your guy!
The androgen blocker I'm on has me cycling hot flashes I'm a stobe light.
Cancer sucks
Posted by: browndog at January 11, 2020 11:39 PM (gD6Ka)
Posted by: Zettai Roshia-no Asetto at January 11, 2020 11:39 PM (7WaWV)
zero student debt and $10K in the bank. She is NOT happy with all this
loan forgiveness talk.
Posted by: Pete Seria at January 11, 2020 11:02 PM (7ZQe3)
I don't really care if the debt is forgiven as long as I don't pay for it. Debt as punishment is not interesting to me, but I would require a bankruptcy proceedings. If it were up to me I would require the defaulter to file their W-4s as single, no dependents, and any refund be taken to offset the default for 5 years on top of that.
Personally I think the universities should be on the hook for the default and screw them and their bad loans. Socializing that risk is what got us here in the first place.
Oh, and screw Bismarck too, just for good measure.
Posted by: Kindltot at January 11, 2020 11:39 PM (1glZx)
Posted by: chavez the hugo at January 11, 2020 11:39 PM (KP5rU)
......................
Who is your daddy you little punkass bitch?
Posted by: Milkos...Mac Daddy at January 11, 2020 11:39 PM (EaWI3)
Also last year I was getting night sweats whoch I thought were hormonal but they stopped when I stopped a particular high blood pressure medicine
Posted by: Vmom 2020 at January 11, 2020 11:39 PM (G546f)
Posted by: chavez the hugo
This, and the mood swings. It really sucked.
Posted by: Infidel at January 11, 2020 11:39 PM (MTxDQ)
Posted by: SMH at January 11, 2020 11:40 PM (RU4sa)
Posted by: Cheribebe at January 11, 2020 11:40 PM (a4qVe)
Posted by: choogle at January 11, 2020 11:31 PM (oGTmP)
Probably pretty much what I am doing now, but with more financial security.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 11, 2020 11:40 PM (LxWV7)
Posted by: chavez the hugo at January 11, 2020 11:40 PM (KP5rU)
250 I had a drink that looked like that in Williamston, MI. It was bacon infused whiskey with a touch of maple syrup, garnished with candied bacon...delish. Like breakfast in a glass, without the pancakes.
Posted by: shipoopi at January 11, 2020 11:31 PM (qDBif)
Didja say "hi" to my younger brother when you were there? Kinda big fella, can't smile in photographs for shit ...
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at January 11, 2020 11:41 PM (pNxlR)
Posted by: Infidel at January 11, 2020 11:39 PM (MTxDQ)
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Yes it does.
Almost feel bad for the hubs.
Almost.
Posted by: SMH at January 11, 2020 11:41 PM (RU4sa)
Posted by: mjc at January 11, 2020 11:43 PM (Pg+x7)
Posted by: SMH at January 11, 2020 11:43 PM (RU4sa)
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at January 11, 2020 11:44 PM (aA3+G)
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at January 11, 2020 11:45 PM (pNxlR)
Posted by: Infidel at January 11, 2020 11:45 PM (MTxDQ)
Posted by: SMH at January 11, 2020 11:46 PM (RU4sa)
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at January 11, 2020 11:45 PM (pNxlR)
It's actually quite cold here. Brrr.
Posted by: General Soleimani at January 11, 2020 11:47 PM (2N7oZ)
Revered General Red Mist.
True, but it was more like a colon cleanse for the rest of the world.
Posted by: Blanco Basura - forgetting to remove my socks. at January 11, 2020 11:47 PM (SchxB)
Killmenow.
Posted by: Nurse ratched at January 11, 2020 11:47 PM (PkVlr)
Posted by: Infidel at January 11, 2020 11:48 PM (MTxDQ)
Ex-Ex-Ex to be?
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at January 11, 2020 11:44 PM (aA3+G)
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No, heh.
I just usually go to bed after he gets up.
He likes the bedroom way too warm.
When he goes to work, I turn the heat off.
Posted by: SMH at January 11, 2020 11:48 PM (RU4sa)
Posted by: chavez the hugo at January 11, 2020 11:29 PM (KP5rU)
********
Going for it on 4 down instead of kicking the field goal when it was 14 - 6 lost the game for the Ravens. Harbaughs play calling sucked
Posted by: Steely Biden at January 11, 2020 11:48 PM (flINI)
Posted by: Milkos...Mac Daddy
Ya know in the meat world little pissants like you just make me smile. At best nothing but running your mouth trying to convince yourself that your a bad ass but your cerebral cortex keeps getting the real truth from your 2cm testicles.
Posted by: Sock Monkey...seeking a new level of awareness at January 11, 2020 11:49 PM (Aj7Zq)
Killmenow.
Posted by: Nurse ratched at January 11, 2020 11:47 PM (PkVlr)
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Yep.
Sweat, then chills.
joyjoyjoy
Posted by: SMH at January 11, 2020 11:49 PM (RU4sa)
Posted by: Obama at January 11, 2020 11:50 PM (ZmM/r)
Posted by: chavez the hugo at January 11, 2020 11:50 PM (KP5rU)
Posted by: Infidel at January 11, 2020 11:51 PM (MTxDQ)
Hot Flash was my stage name in Keny....College.
Posted by: Obama at January 11, 2020 11:50 PM (ZmM/r)
"Stick" was mine. Love you baby.
Posted by: Michelle at January 11, 2020 11:51 PM (2N7oZ)
Whew, sigh of relief.
Women and men always want different bedroom temps
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at January 11, 2020 11:51 PM (aA3+G)
Posted by: Infidel at January 11, 2020 11:51 PM (MTxDQ)
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Shit, I will never watch another NFL game on TV, much less go to a game.
Fuck them.
Posted by: SMH at January 11, 2020 11:52 PM (RU4sa)
Posted by: chavez the hugo at January 11, 2020 11:52 PM (KP5rU)
293 Hot Flash was my stage name in Keny....College.
Posted by: Obama at January 11, 2020 11:50 PM (ZmM/r)
What was your act's name again? Hot Flash and Resting Bitch Face, wasn't it? How's Big Mike holding up these dats? Any voiceover work lined up for her?
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at January 11, 2020 11:52 PM (pNxlR)
Why did I bother.
Posted by: jsg at January 11, 2020 11:53 PM (ZmM/r)
You're a good dude, I don't care what they say about you.
Posted by: Nurse ratched at January 11, 2020 11:53 PM (PkVlr)
Titans beat the Ravens.
A week after beating the Pat Riots.
Best game of the year.
I laughed and laughed and laughed.
Mike Vrabel is the best coach ever. for now.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, of the Butte Mahons at January 11, 2020 11:53 PM (x8Wzq)
Posted by: Infidel at January 11, 2020 11:53 PM (MTxDQ)
Posted by: chavez the hugo
Yea but I still enjoy a good rib shot to their ego's.
Posted by: Sock Monkey...seeking a new level of awareness at January 11, 2020 11:54 PM (Aj7Zq)
Posted by: chavez the hugo at January 11, 2020 11:54 PM (KP5rU)
Posted by: Infidel at January 11, 2020 11:51 PM (MTxDQ)
Disneyland ?
Posted by: jsg at January 11, 2020 11:55 PM (ZmM/r)
Sure did, he was right there with me...not smiling.
Posted by: shipoopi at January 11, 2020 11:56 PM (qDBif)
Posted by: Sock Monkey...seeking a new level of awareness at January 11, 2020 11:54 PM (Aj7Zq)
You and me too.
Posted by: Meghan Markle at January 11, 2020 11:56 PM (2N7oZ)
Posted by: PaleRider is simply irredeemable at January 11, 2020 11:56 PM (n4y+3)
Posted by: mjc at January 11, 2020 11:56 PM (Pg+x7)
Posted by: Meghan Markle at January 11, 2020 11:57 PM (2N7oZ)
Posted by: Cheribebe at January 11, 2020 11:57 PM (a4qVe)
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at January 11, 2020 11:51 PM (aA3+G)
Me and the missus have always been pretty even on that. Cool bedroom - window open in the winter type cool.
But she has begun that journey into the "men of paws," and the room gets too cold even for me.
But that's where heavy blankets come in.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, of the Butte Mahons at January 11, 2020 11:57 PM (x8Wzq)
Posted by: Diogenes at January 11, 2020 11:57 PM (axyOa)
You're a good dude, I don't care what they say about you.
Posted by: Nurse ratched
Yea but when we need the fuego de hugo , he's there for us.
Posted by: Sock Monkey...seeking a new level of awareness at January 11, 2020 11:58 PM (Aj7Zq)
Posted by: jsg at January 11, 2020 11:58 PM (ZmM/r)
So if Sparkle Markle is doing voiceovers for Disney, is there any point in sending applications to work at WalMart to her and Harry?
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at January 11, 2020 11:58 PM (pNxlR)
Posted by: Cheribebe at January 11, 2020 11:57 PM (a4qVe)
Not sure if this is great advice or a trick but I'm willing to risk it.
Posted by: jsg at January 12, 2020 12:00 AM (ZmM/r)
Posted by: Diogenes at January 11, 2020 11:57 PM (axyOa)
Is this an actual issue?
Posted by: Sandra Fluke at January 12, 2020 12:00 AM (2N7oZ)
Sizzler hostess & uber driver
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at January 12, 2020 12:00 AM (aA3+G)
Posted by: sniffybigtoe at January 12, 2020 12:00 AM (xfb67)
Posted by: PaleRider is simply irredeemable
Recommend it. Excellent flick!
Posted by: Sock Monkey...seeking a new level of awareness at January 12, 2020 12:00 AM (Aj7Zq)
Posted by: Diogenes at January 12, 2020 12:01 AM (axyOa)
Posted by: chavez the hugo at January 12, 2020 12:02 AM (KP5rU)
https://tinyurl.com/v8bu49h
Posted by: SMH at January 12, 2020 12:02 AM (RU4sa)
Posted by: Infidel at January 12, 2020 12:02 AM (MTxDQ)
thing is, ames is jewish.
didn't know that).
Posted by: mjc at January 12, 2020 12:02 AM (Pg+x7)
Posted by: jsg at January 12, 2020 12:03 AM (ZmM/r)
Posted by: Cheribebe at January 11, 2020 11:57 PM (a4qVe)
Not sure if this is great advice or a trick but I'm willing to risk it.
Posted by: jsg at January 12, 2020 12:00 AM (ZmM/r)
Not a trick, I used to do this when I was on a particular chemo that had me freezing cold all the time. Having the warm electric blanket under the she made my bed a warm cocoon, especially if you remember to turn it on about a half hour before you get in bed.
Posted by: Cheribebe at January 12, 2020 12:03 AM (a4qVe)
** gets into Uber vehicle, notices red-haired driver **
"Say, didn't you used to be ...?"
"Yes, yes, the Duke of Sussex."
"I was going to say 'Carrot Top'".
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at January 12, 2020 12:03 AM (pNxlR)
Posted by: Nurse ratched at January 11, 2020 11:47 PM (PkVlr)
I went through Chemopause at 47, immediate and brutal, with the flashing. Onco Doc prescribed Effexor, a psychotropic, that they learned worked for hot flashes. I went from one flash an hour, to about 4 a day. I stayed on it for 2 years and when you want to stop taking it, you have to reduce the dose, in stages, for several weeks or you have wicked side effects.
Posted by: shipoopi at January 12, 2020 12:04 AM (qDBif)
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian
Bedroom? How about everywhere. In the car. Downstairs. Upstairs. Right now I can feel the heat radiating off the wood stove but when we go to bed she'll open the window. Fortunately doesn't bother me.
Posted by: Sock Monkey...seeking a new level of awareness at January 12, 2020 12:04 AM (Aj7Zq)
Well, yesterday Average Wife, Average Daughter, and I took the Average Dogs down to the cabin for a one-night getaway. This morning we spread some of Average Son's ashes under a redwood sapling we had planted in his memory, and sprinkled a few more in the creek for a short journey to the ocean.
I suppose this is one step towards "closure". But there will never be closure.
Posted by: Average Guy at January 12, 2020 12:04 AM (BaHwF)
Posted by: Pug Mahon, of the Butte Mahons at January 11, 2020 11:57 PM (x8Wzq)
Heavy blanket? Oh yeah!
https://tinyurl.com/sjd467y
Posted by: M3t4L at January 12, 2020 12:04 AM (2N7oZ)
Posted by: PaleRider is simply irredeemable at January 12, 2020 12:05 AM (n4y+3)
Posted by: Cheribebe at January 12, 2020 12:03 AM (a4qVe)
I was just kidding. If it ever gets out of the box we'll try it. Thanks for the tip.
Posted by: jsg at January 12, 2020 12:05 AM (ZmM/r)
Posted by: jsg
*fist bump*
Posted by: Sock Monkey...seeking a new level of awareness at January 12, 2020 12:05 AM (Aj7Zq)
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Can I come too?
Posted by: Vikings fans everywhere at January 12, 2020 12:06 AM (7ZQe3)
Posted by: Average Guy at January 12, 2020 12:04 AM (BaHwF)
No. There will never be closure, but you have a way above average way of honoring his memory.
Posted by: Diogenes at January 12, 2020 12:06 AM (axyOa)
Posted by: Average Guy at January 12, 2020 12:04 AM (BaHwF)
bro-hug
Posted by: Pug Mahon, of the Butte Mahons at January 12, 2020 12:06 AM (x8Wzq)
Posted by: Zettai Roshia-no Asetto at January 12, 2020 12:07 AM (7WaWV)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at January 12, 2020 12:07 AM (aKsyK)
Been there. Prayers for healing.
Posted by: Infidel at January 12, 2020 12:07 AM (MTxDQ)
Posted by: Average Guy at January 12, 2020 12:04 AM (BaHwF)
Im so sorry, prayers and hugs.
Posted by: Cheribebe at January 12, 2020 12:08 AM (a4qVe)
Posted by: Average Guy
Don't fight the feeling AG. Praying that the journey gets smoother for you and the average family.
Posted by: Sock Monkey...seeking a new level of awareness at January 12, 2020 12:08 AM (Aj7Zq)
Wait wait wait. They prescribe LSD for menopause?
Some biochemist must have been laughing his ass off at that idea.
Posted by: boulder t'hobo at January 12, 2020 12:10 AM (ykYG2)
Posted by: Pete Seria at January 12, 2020 12:10 AM (7ZQe3)
Well, yesterday Average Wife, Average Daughter, and I took the Average Dogs down to the cabin for a one-night getaway. This morning we spread some of Average Son's ashes under a redwood sapling we had planted in his memory, and sprinkled a few more in the creek for a short journey to the ocean.
I suppose this is one step towards "closure". But there will never be closure.
Posted by: Average Guy at January 12, 2020 12:04 AM (BaHwF)
Oh, wow, very special thing to do together, but yes, there will never be closure.
Posted by: Evasiveboat42 at January 12, 2020 12:10 AM (Rz2Nc)
Posted by: PaleRider is simply irredeemable at January 12, 2020 12:11 AM (n4y+3)
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at January 12, 2020 12:11 AM (aA3+G)
I suppose this is one step towards "closure". But there will never be closure.
Posted by: Average Guy
*doffs hat*
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 12, 2020 12:11 AM (7rVsF)
Posted by: boulder t'hobo at January 12, 2020 12:11 AM (ykYG2)
Posted by: chavez the hugo at January 12, 2020 12:12 AM (KP5rU)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 12, 2020 12:13 AM (7rVsF)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Tyrannosaur Wrangler at January 12, 2020 12:13 AM (+y/Ru)
Posted by: NOT THAT GUY at January 12, 2020 12:14 AM (7IKAb)
Posted by: choogle at January 12, 2020 12:14 AM (oGTmP)
Posted by: Average Guy at January 12, 2020 12:04 AM (BaHwF)
Condolences, AG. I remember when you posted on the occasion of his death. Some things are just inexplicable.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 12, 2020 12:14 AM (LxWV7)
Posted by: Joe Kidd at January 12, 2020 12:15 AM (5WpEK)
My story EXACTLY. 47, instant menopause, flashes, moody. I'm on Effexor. Tried to taper off last week. I'm going to stay on it for a bit longer. It was brutal. Ugh. Flashes are down to mostly nighttime, but still wake me up.
I hope you're healing and keep on keeping on.
Posted by: Nurse ratched at January 12, 2020 12:15 AM (PkVlr)
A dishonorably discharged Marine allegedly impersonated a security guard for President Donald Trump's Marine One helicopter and bypassed checkpoints at Palm Beach International Airport last week, according to a report.
https://tinyurl.com/v8bu49h
Posted by: SMH
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omg. Did the Secret Service congratulate itself for its "admirable restraint" in not stopping him?
Seriously, I worry about Trump getting killed.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 12, 2020 12:15 AM (13CQC)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 12, 2020 12:13 AM (7rVsF)
I missed hearing the other day. Did your employment with the law firm come to an end?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 12, 2020 12:16 AM (LxWV7)
But, life will go on... In fact, huge changes coming to the Average Family in a few short months (big move, job changes, etc). Will bring many stresses, but also will give us something else to focus on.
Sorry for the downer post...
Posted by: Average Guy at January 12, 2020 12:16 AM (BaHwF)
Posted by: chavez the hugo at January 12, 2020 12:17 AM (KP5rU)
Posted by: Nurse ratched at January 12, 2020 12:19 AM (PkVlr)
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at January 12, 2020 12:11 AM (aA3+G)
Well, at least the dogs had a blast! God bless 'em... don't know what we'd do without them.
Posted by: Average Guy at January 12, 2020 12:19 AM (BaHwF)
Posted by: shipoopi at January 12, 2020 12:20 AM (qDBif)
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at January 12, 2020 12:21 AM (aA3+G)
Posted by: chavez the hugo at January 12, 2020 12:17 AM (KP5rU)
I almost bought that today at Bones and Knuckles store. But I'm such a tightwad that I thought: I can find it cheap on the Interwebs.
But yes. As I thumbed through it, I was enthralled by his easy-reading voice, and his honesty. Gonna get it soon.
Good call.
Ghost Rider.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, of the Butte Mahons at January 12, 2020 12:22 AM (x8Wzq)
Posted by: chavez the hugo at January 12, 2020 12:24 AM (KP5rU)
They had me on Effexor for severe depression. It was so damn expensive, even from Canada I had my doc switch me to something I could actually afford. I didn't know about the flash angle of it but, being a guy, and single, I wouldn't.
Average guy
Prayers for you and yours. Been there. Still haven't let go of her ashes.
Need bourbon...
Posted by: Winston a dreg of society at January 12, 2020 12:25 AM (Tt761)
Posted by: choogle at January 12, 2020 12:14 AM (oGTmP)
Thanks, choogle. Don't know if I have a book in me, but I hope in some way I can help others in similar situations, eventually, either formally or informally.
Whenever my brain's not occupied by other things, I have a constant monologue going on in my mind, trying to figure out how I would explain Average Son's life and death to someone else. Really, I'm trying to make sense of it for myself. Trying to square it with what I know and believe about him, myself, my family, the world, and God. It's really quite exhausting... I hope someday I can share it with someone in a way that will make a difference.
Posted by: Average Guy at January 12, 2020 12:27 AM (BaHwF)
Last week the Patriots. This week the Ravens.
Fans have been going crazy at the bar. Titan up!
Posted by: Bitter Clinger at January 12, 2020 12:27 AM (KRoa/)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 12, 2020 12:28 AM (LxWV7)
Posted by: chavez the hugo at January 12, 2020 12:17 AM (KP5rU)
Never been a big reader (of books), but I'll check it out. Thanks chavez.
Posted by: Average Guy at January 12, 2020 12:29 AM (BaHwF)
Posted by: chavez the hugo at January 12, 2020 12:32 AM (KP5rU)
Posted by: chavez the hugo at January 12, 2020 12:33 AM (KP5rU)
Prayers for you and yours. Been there. Still haven't let go of her ashes.
Need bourbon...
Posted by: Winston a dreg of society at January 12, 2020 12:25 AM (Tt761)
Thank you Winston, and sorry for your loss.
We're planning a trip later this year to spread more of his ashes, along with those of his grand parents and beloved uncle (my parents & brother).
Posted by: Average Guy at January 12, 2020 12:35 AM (BaHwF)
I'll raise a glass to you and yours. I hope to see you again soon. Maybe when the Pass isn't a freaking shitshow, Mark and I can make it over and we'll go shooting together.
*hugs*
Posted by: Nurse ratched at January 12, 2020 12:38 AM (PkVlr)
Posted by: Bandersnatch at January 12, 2020 12:46 AM (gd9RK)
Posted by: S Twain at January 12, 2020 12:47 AM (/LQkF)
Posted by: chavez the hugo at January 12, 2020 12:47 AM (KP5rU)
Posted by: M. Smart at January 12, 2020 12:47 AM (/LQkF)
Posted by: chavez the hugo at January 12, 2020 12:32 AM (KP5rU)
It's not the difficulty of reading, it's just that I don't enjoy reading for the sake of reading, like many do. Generally, if I do read a book, it's usually non-fiction. (My favorite book as a kid was The World Book...Encyclopedia). Last book I read was J. Peterson's Twelve Steps..., just to see what the hype was about, and to see if it might have been of help for Average Son. Before that, I read Stiff, a book about what happens to the body after death. Read that several years ago. The last fiction I read was probably a Tom Clancy novel... the one about the Japanese airliner (IIRC) flying into the Capitol. That was many years ago.
Anyway, will check out Peart's book. Would be interesting also to learn a bit about Rush's history. While never a big fan, I do like much of their music and I appreciate their ethic.
Posted by: Average Guy at January 12, 2020 12:48 AM (BaHwF)
Posted by: chavez the hugo at January 12, 2020 12:51 AM (KP5rU)
I don't see why anyone would take their computer to Geek Squad
Took an HP laptop into the Geek Squad to get the internal wireless card fixed. At the time I had 8 months left on the virus protection software that they push. I told them that when the clerk asked if I would like it installed and I told him No. I go back three days later to pick up my laptop, and they tell me that they could not fix the internal wireless card and that I would have to buy an external USB wireless for $60.00 bucks. So I buy the damn thing. I get home and every application I had installed had been erased, and they had reloaded the virus protection. I called the virus protection people and they would not give me credit for the 8 months I still had coming. I canceled the contract and loaded Malware Bytes. It took me seven hours to reinstall all my applications. I went back to Best Buy and read the Geek Squad manager the riot act, but got nothing.
A couple of weeks ago we went the Friday after Christmas because they had a good price on a 65" LG 4K UHD tv. $479.00. I don't have a vehicle big enough to get it home, so I said OK to Geek Squad to deliver it. $225.00 to deliver and set it up. Crap. They said they would deliver it Monday between 4 and 6 PM. Sunday, I went and bought an LG soundbar and subwoofer because it was on sale for $119.00. Less than half price. Monday comes, 4 PM, 5 PM, 6PM, 7 PM, 8PM. (all time mountain). I call the 800 number they give me and after about a half an hour, the young lady tells me that the tech who was supposed to deliver the tv had called in sick that morning. I asked why I wasn't called to reschedule. She told me that the manager would call me by 9 PM. I went to bed at 11 PM with no phone call.
The next day, Tuesday, I went back to Best Buy and read the manager the riot act, because if they had even the slightest bit of customer service, I should have been notified but was brushed off. The best they could do was deliver and set up Wednesday the next week. I told them the least they could do was install the tv and set up the soundbar, which she agreed to and found out that would have cost an extra $50.00. So, from purchase to setup and delivery was damn near two weeks.
Geek Squad are at the very least incompetent and at the worst malicious father rapers.
Sorry for the wall of text, but damn those guys piss me off. Never again.
Posted by: Old Blue at January 12, 2020 12:51 AM (VNmG1)
Posted by: dartist at January 12, 2020 12:53 AM (K22Va)
Isn't it nice to be among 29 year olds so you know we'll get the Arlo Guthrie reference?
Posted by: Bandersnatch at January 12, 2020 12:54 AM (gd9RK)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at January 12, 2020 12:07 AM (aKsyK)
Can't spit without hitting one of them here (SF Bay Area).
Posted by: Average Guy at January 12, 2020 12:55 AM (BaHwF)
Posted by: Old Blue at January 12, 2020 12:58 AM (VNmG1)
Posted by: Average Guy at January 12, 2020 12:48 AM (BaHwF)
Neil wrote most of the lyrics for their songs. One of the best in the rock genre IMO.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, of the Butte Mahons at January 12, 2020 12:59 AM (x8Wzq)
Posted by: chavez the hugo at January 12, 2020 01:01 AM (KP5rU)
Posted by: chavez the hugo at January 12, 2020 01:04 AM (KP5rU)
Global Warming 14 Million Years Ago Saw Temperatures Similar to 2100 Projections
During this period, known as the middle Miocene Climate Optimum, global temperatures were as much as 3 to 4 degrees warmer than today's average temperatures, similar to estimates for 2100. The position of the continents were similar to today and the seas were flourishing with life.
At first pass analysis: Global Warming causes eutrophication.
Posted by: Kindltot at January 12, 2020 01:07 AM (1glZx)
Posted by: dartist at January 12, 2020 01:07 AM (K22Va)
Posted by: Old Blue
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Virtually all businesses/services these days are peopled by incompetents. Generally, I assign that to the fact that very few businesses are operated by the owner.
Then, there is the general decay of society.
I had a very interesting experience with Bank of America last week. They bounced a check for no discernible reason. No one, *NO* one, can tell me why. The poor embarrassed branch manager, who exercises control over *nothing* did his best to placate me. I recognized that, and felt sympathy for the guy.
The larger systems become, the more inefficient they become, and the more error prone they become. The VA has given me an entirely new name. I haven't even bothered to try and correct it. In 'Systemantics', the author points out, 'When pushed on, systems push back'. Not because they are insidious, evil, or malevolent, but because they simply evolve to react that way.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 12, 2020 01:08 AM (xSo9G)
Posted by: Old Blue at January 12, 2020 01:10 AM (VNmG1)
Posted by: chavez the hugo at January 12, 2020 01:10 AM (KP5rU)
Posted by: chavez the hugo at January 12, 2020 01:11 AM (KP5rU)
Posted by: Old Blue at January 12, 2020 01:12 AM (VNmG1)
Posted by: chavez the hugo at January 12, 2020 01:16 AM (KP5rU)
Just tonight, a very nice young guy at Popeye's fixed things when it seemed their system had failed me. Still don't get it, but their website has deals not available merely at retail walk-up. Website does not explain things well. At first he said he couldn't execute the deal, then after some friendly/exasperated mansplanation, he played around with the system and was able to do it. His attitude was perfect.
Great young guy - I got his name and will send a message to the manager.
Almost never have "fast food", maybe 10 years since Popeye's. It was good (got a bunch for a small gathering), as I remember. But OMG the price - without the deal, that is. Not sure I would've done it at regular prices, which I found shocking. But no more than other kinds of dining out these days.
Posted by: rhomboid at January 12, 2020 01:20 AM (El6T/)
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at January 12, 2020 01:21 AM (H5knJ)
Posted by: Old Blue at January 12, 2020 01:24 AM (VNmG1)
Posted by: rhomboid at January 12, 2020 01:24 AM (El6T/)
Posted by: Average Guy at January 12, 2020 01:24 AM (BaHwF)
Posted by: Sock Monkey...seeking a new level of awareness at January 12, 2020 01:26 AM (Aj7Zq)
Posted by: chavez the hugo at January 12, 2020 01:27 AM (KP5rU)
Sorry, I was pulling one of those three mirror-door medicine cabinets out of the wall. Cheap particle board crap fell apart on me. MIrror's didn't break, which is nice.
Posted by: Blanco Basura - forgetting to remove my socks. at January 12, 2020 01:28 AM (SchxB)
Posted by: Charles the Simple at January 12, 2020 01:28 AM (HuH1F)
Posted by: chavez the hugo
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I was in the audio retail business for a while. The first element of a sale is establishing a relationship with the potential customer. Not 'How can I help you?', but, 'How are you today?'
Generally, given time to roam around a bit, a customer will tell you what they are looking for. As long as the salesman is knowledgeable and friendly, rather than *trying* to make a sale, then the customer's budget will be discussed, and a good salesman will present a couple of options, with some comments about value/performance etc.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 12, 2020 01:29 AM (xSo9G)
Posted by: Old Blue at January 12, 2020 01:29 AM (VNmG1)
The King's Choice - Norway in first several days of the German invasion, the drama of the king, his son, and the civilian cabinet (and the interesting figure of the German diplomatic envoy)
April 9 - Denmark on the first day of the German invasion, story of a bicycle infantry unit - with nice brief Band of Brothers-esque comments from actual vets from the unit at the end
Both with sub-titles. Will kinda bring your knowledge of the days starting April 8 1940 in Denmark and Norway to a higher level, if nothing else. But well done little movies.
Posted by: rhomboid at January 12, 2020 01:29 AM (El6T/)
From the sidebar DM link, the Iranian gubmint used ambulances to sneak in heavily armed riot cops to bust up the current set of protests.
I'm pretty sure that's against UN rules, or something.
Also found at DM is this gem of a headline:
Thief who robbed four banks is FREED on New York's no-bail policy, shouts 'I can't believe they let me out' as he leaves custody, then knocks over another bank 24 hours later
A Bill DeBlasio special, rob 4, get 1 free.
Thanks for the ONT Mis Hum.
Posted by: GnuBreed at January 12, 2020 01:31 AM (Z4rgH)
Posted by: Best Buy customer help desk at January 12, 2020 01:32 AM (El6T/)
Posted by: Old Blue at January 12, 2020 01:32 AM (VNmG1)
Posted by: Charles the Simple
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This is the second time they have done it. Voting with my feet. I've been been on the outs with Brian Moynihan ever since he became CEO.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 12, 2020 01:32 AM (xSo9G)
Posted by: Old Blue at January 12, 2020 01:34 AM (VNmG1)
Posted by: Charles the Simple at January 12, 2020 01:34 AM (HuH1F)
Posted by: Charles the Simple
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Got it.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 12, 2020 01:36 AM (xSo9G)
"It's dead, Jim"
For the most part.
If it doesn't affect someone directly, materially, it didn't happen, they don't care, and they probably literally don't know about it if it's any of the varied depredations on society that is 100% an avoidable result of an obviously stupid policy or law - as it won't be reported in the "news".
Posted by: Best Buy customer help desk at January 12, 2020 01:36 AM (El6T/)
Posted by: Blanco Basura - forgetting to remove my socks. at January 12, 2020 01:37 AM (SchxB)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 12, 2020 01:32 AM (xSo9G)
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Thought about USAA?
Posted by: SMH at January 12, 2020 01:37 AM (RU4sa)
Posted by: rhomboid at January 12, 2020 01:38 AM (El6T/)
I bought a pistol from a local shop. There should have been 3 magazines in the case. Just one. Cleaning kit was also missing. They never even offered to look online for either items when I asked about them.
eff em. They just don't want my repeat business and they won't get it.
Posted by: Ticked Off at January 12, 2020 01:40 AM (/LQkF)
I do believe he is. He's going to have to really step up his game to even slow down the Vermin Supreme juggernaut.
Posted by: Blanco Basura - forgetting to remove my socks. at January 12, 2020 01:40 AM (SchxB)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at January 12, 2020 01:41 AM (XVuno)
The country can't afford bad gun stores, in many states.
Have yet to find one, so far, though one up near LAX that has amazing inventory was very disappointing on first visit. But reluctant to draw conclusions from scanty data.
Posted by: rhomboid at January 12, 2020 01:41 AM (El6T/)
Posted by: chavez the hugo at January 12, 2020 01:43 AM (KP5rU)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 12, 2020 01:50 AM (CDGwz)
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at January 12, 2020 01:51 AM (a4EWo)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 12, 2020 01:50 AM (CDGwz)
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Yep.
Posted by: SMH at January 12, 2020 01:52 AM (RU4sa)
Posted by: Blanco Basura - forgetting to remove my socks. at January 12, 2020 01:53 AM (SchxB)
Posted by: SMH at January 12, 2020 01:53 AM (RU4sa)
Posted by: Sock Monkey...seeking a new level of awareness at January 12, 2020 01:54 AM (Aj7Zq)
Posted by: alamogordo at January 12, 2020 01:55 AM (x4eOM)
Posted by: alamogordo at January 12, 2020 01:55 AM (x4eOM)
And investments.
Posted by: hogmartin at January 12, 2020 01:56 AM (t+qrx)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 12, 2020 01:59 AM (xSo9G)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 12, 2020 01:59 AM (xSo9G)
FWIW they lost a lot of business when they refused to stop sponsoring the NFL during the kneeling BS, if that's a problem for you.
Posted by: hogmartin at January 12, 2020 02:02 AM (t+qrx)
Posted by: French Jeton at January 12, 2020 02:08 AM (9Nrxu)
Posted by: hogmartin at January 12, 2020 02:02 AM (t+qrx)
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Pissed me off too, but then again, boycotting the NFL is easier than switching banks.
To USAA's credit, they do more for deployed troops, as far as banking services go, than pretty much the rest of the banking chains.
Posted by: SMH at January 12, 2020 02:08 AM (RU4sa)
Posted by: hogmartin at January 12, 2020 02:12 AM (t+qrx)
To USAA's credit, they do more for deployed troops, as far as banking services go, than pretty much the rest of the banking chains.
Posted by: SMH at January 12, 2020 02:08 AM (RU4sa)
I considered moving everything over to Navy FCU... but yeah, it's a huge hassle. And I'd have to get new insurance too, because NFCU doesn't offer that.
Posted by: hogmartin at January 12, 2020 02:15 AM (t+qrx)
Gotta say, I finally saw Joker tonight.
All I can say is... WOW.
(And yes, that's a thumbs-up review.)
Posted by: qdpsteve at January 12, 2020 02:15 AM (L2ZTs)
children were throwing confetti into the air; there were balloons everywhere. It was the biggest celebration Washington had ever seen.
Nancy was very impressed and said, "That's really great! By the way, how did I look in your dream? Was my hair okay?"
Her assistant said, "I couldn't tell, the casket was closed."
Posted by: RickZ at January 12, 2020 02:18 AM (Y8PSl)
I think I could get that many, entering when Chafee did (a few days ago?), just from errors and "none of the above" voters (though one kinda figures Libertarian primary voters are *all* of this flavor, in general).
He and Mark Sanford should campaign together. I believe 1 (one, un, ein) person showed up for Sanford's campaign launch a few months ago.
Posted by: rhomboid at January 12, 2020 02:19 AM (El6T/)
Posted by: SMH at January 12, 2020 02:19 AM (RU4sa)
Posted by: Sock Monkey...seeking a new level of awareness at January 12, 2020 02:21 AM (Aj7Zq)
Posted by: rhomboid at January 12, 2020 02:19 AM (El6T/)
Wasn't that one person a reporter? I seem to remember that, not that my memory is anything to bank on. Maybe it was another Dem loser. They all look and sound alike.
Posted by: RickZ at January 12, 2020 02:21 AM (Y8PSl)
Posted by: westminsterdogshow at January 12, 2020 02:22 AM (uxwR0)
Remember the Do Nothings? Well, you haven't seen anyone do nothing like me!
Posted by: Dindu Nuffin at January 12, 2020 02:23 AM (/LQkF)
Posted by: French Jeton at January 12, 2020 02:24 AM (9Nrxu)
Posted by: westminsterdogshow at January 12, 2020 02:22 AM (uxwR0)
Thank you. You, too, Mizz 'Body Heat' SMH. But it's stolen, like most things on the 'Jonah Goldberg' internet are.
Posted by: RickZ at January 12, 2020 02:25 AM (Y8PSl)
Posted by: French Jeton at January 12, 2020 02:27 AM (9Nrxu)
A guy walks into a bar, sits down on a stool and asks the bartender for a martini. The bartender rustles up a martini and places it in front of the customer. He takes the martini and swallows it in one gulp. He says to the bartender, "I'll have another one of those." So the bartender makes the customer another martini which the guy then promptly downs in one huge gulp.
This causes the bartender to ask, "Geez, buddy, you just downed two martinis in two gulps. What the hell are you celebrating?"
The guy tells the bartender, "I just had my first blow job!"
The bartender tells him, "That's great! Can I make you another martini?"
The guy replies, "No, thanks. If two won't wash out the taste, the third one won't, either."
Posted by: RickZ at January 12, 2020 02:35 AM (Y8PSl)
Posted by: RickZ at January 12, 2020 02:47 AM (Y8PSl)
Posted by: raimondo at January 12, 2020 03:06 AM (d+Oin)
Posted by: Skip at January 12, 2020 04:15 AM (ZCEU2)
Posted by: Skip at January 12, 2020 04:18 AM (ZCEU2)
Posted by: Miklos, three computers but only this one seems to work at January 12, 2020 04:39 AM (QzkSJ)
Posted by: OldDominionMom at January 12, 2020 04:45 AM (dH/BH)
Posted by: OldDominionMom
Perhaps. The thing about cooking breakfast, though, is that you have to do it.
Posted by: Miklos, four computers but only this one seems to work at January 12, 2020 04:49 AM (QzkSJ)
Or hosers, for our esteemed America's Hat amigos.
Posted by: Miklos, four Molsons but only this one seems to work at January 12, 2020 04:56 AM (QzkSJ)
Snowmageddon never really happened. Rain, ice, sleet, turned to snow about 6 hours before originally predicted, then pretty much stopped after 1/2. Then it started up again later in the day as a fine snow that gave us maybe 1.5".
Big surprise, the weather forecasters were wrong. Again.
Posted by: My life is insanity at January 12, 2020 05:10 AM (Z/jzm)
g'mornin', 'rons
Posted by: AltonJackson at January 12, 2020 05:11 AM (OUDwp)
Posted by: Miklos, four computers but only this one seems to work at January 12, 2020 04:49
No I don't. Skip's cooking!
Alright, will GrubHub deliver Waffle House to him?
Posted by: OldDominionMom at January 12, 2020 05:13 AM (dH/BH)
Posted by: My life is insanity at January 12, 2020 05:14 AM (Z/jzm)
Posted by: My life is insanity at January 12, 2020 05:20 AM (Z/jzm)
In before krak! No snow! Two jewelry classes today (one working with gold - a first - and one working with a druzy stone), then an Eagle Scout board of review this evening.
Go Packers!
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at January 12, 2020 05:22 AM (pNxlR)
They call it "Candle in the Quim"
Posted by: a rutabaga, movie critic, and foreign policy expert at January 12, 2020 05:38 AM (Tnijr)
Posted by: freaked at January 12, 2020 05:38 AM (Tnijr)
Up and atom!
Posted by: freaked at January 12, 2020 05:43 AM (Tnijr)
light dusting here just outside the wire of the Peoples' Republik of AnnArbor, probably an inch or less
I imaging there's a nasty sheet of ice under it, rained most of the day yesterday then was down into the mid-teens over night
Posted by: AltonJackson at January 12, 2020 05:45 AM (OUDwp)
Posted by: Skip at January 12, 2020 05:47 AM (ZCEU2)
Posted by: Catch Thirty-Thr33 at January 12, 2020 05:51 AM (9h5Mu)
Was gonna sleep until 5 but Cat#1 thought 4a was better. Oh well, got a dirty load of clothes washed and dried. Nuked and ate 2 Jimmy Dean mini-sausage biscuits, too.
Now to check road conditions. Leaving for STL to visit wife in hospital.
Posted by: olddog in mo, uckfay ancercay at January 12, 2020 05:54 AM (Dhht7)
Posted by: Eromero at January 12, 2020 05:54 AM (UUkQp)
Posted by: Skip at January 12, 2020 05:57 AM (ZCEU2)
Posted by: Skip at January 12, 2020 05:58 AM (ZCEU2)
They call it "Candle in the Quim"
Posted by: a rutabaga, movie critic, and foreign policy expert at January 12, 2020 05:38 AM (Tnijr)
or Burning Bush
Posted by: rhennigantx at January 12, 2020 05:59 AM (JFO2v)
Posted by: My life is insanity at January 12, 2020 06:00 AM (Z/jzm)
Posted by: freaked at January 12, 2020 06:00 AM (Tnijr)
Posted by: Eromero at January 12, 2020 05:54 AM (UUkQp)
479 Actually drove the 2 1/2 miles a few times to grocery store without seat belts, doesn't really start klanging constantly until the last couple hundred yards.
Posted by: Skip at January 12, 2020 05:57 AM (ZCEU2)
There is a way to over-ride that. At least for my 2 Ford vehicles. Look online.
Posted by: My life is insanity at January 12, 2020 06:01 AM (Z/jzm)
Posted by: Skip, the guy who says NOOD at January 12, 2020 06:03 AM (ZCEU2)
Before I left yesterday I told her it may be Monday before they release her so she wouldn't be too disappointed if not today.
Posted by: olddog in mo, uckfay ancercay at January 12, 2020 06:08 AM (Dhht7)
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