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Savannah + winter = cold and wet. And god help us all if they get a dusting of snow. Total pandemonium.I'd take rain over baking southern heat and humidityI'll definitely be travelling in January, lolEnjoy the torrential rain...
WHAT'S ALL THIS WHITE STUFF? SOME KIND OF ALIEN FUNGUS? CALL THE NATIONAL GUARD!
I'd love to visit your neck of the woods sometimes. Savannah's history and architecture always fascinated meRoad trip? I haven't been back since '10 or '11.
We should! I'll have to see what my schedule looks like. Maybe Winter Break?
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WHAT'S ALL THIS WHITE STUFF? SOME KIND OF ALIEN FUNGUS? CALL THE NATIONAL GUARD!Savannah + winter = cold and wet. And god help us all if they get a dusting of snow. Total pandemonium.I'd take rain over baking southern heat and humidityI'll definitely be travelling in January, lolEnjoy the torrential rain...
Everybody get in their car and go 5 mph!
Being an American isn't a guarantee of riches. Although we do have many more opportunities to make it happen.Yup. I hear that. Even with a check on Friday, I am back to roughly $46 in liquid cash. However. Two checks are incoming this week. Pretty darn big ones. I won't have enough to save any, but the worst of my bills should be overI... I have more liquid cash than you*.
Vhat iz vrong with this vorld if I hav mor cash at hand than an AMERIKAN?!
*not for long, though
DO. NOT. SHATTER. DREAMS. OF THOUSANDS. OF POLES.
America was the dreamland of wealth and possibility for over a hundred years now here!
And seriously, I know all of this. I am snarking at the idealized image of wealth and prosperity common in Poland for so long.
Plus, living in America isn't cheap. My rent is ridiculous, and basic services are painful to pay for. Plus, you pretty much have to own a car unless you live in a city. There's no way to get around it.
Yeah, I know. Relations between price of certain goods and services are wildly different here than in USA or UK.
Basic living expenses seem to be lower here, comparing them to typical low wages, but some goods are much more pricey (e.g. electronics, they cost almost the same as in UK or USA with wages being about three to four times lower).
Having to own car while not living in a rural areas is rather typical, though the size of the settlement at which you can live without having a car is different. You can usually live in a rather small town without car here.
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Everybody get in their car and go 5 mph!WHAT'S ALL THIS WHITE STUFF? SOME KIND OF ALIEN FUNGUS? CALL THE NATIONAL GUARD!Savannah + winter = cold and wet. And god help us all if they get a dusting of snow. Total pandemonium.I'd take rain over baking southern heat and humidityI'll definitely be travelling in January, lolEnjoy the torrential rain...
I'll never forget snow in El Paso. Literally less than a quarter inch. It didn't even top the sole of my boot. They shut THE ENTIRE CITY DOWN.
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Of course, they also shut the entire city down if it rained, so I can kinda see it ...
Stew-type dishes improve with age. 2-day old beef stew is much better than fresh. Chili is better. Nom.
Which is better (more attractive, more eye-catching) for a logo for a company with initials IA, the blocky one or the rounded one?
Both look good. I am pretty sure the exact design should be picked according to the company profile... And the design they use in their physical products if any.
Side effect of playing Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel where each of the companies producing weapons, vehicles, and combat robots has its own color pattern and design style...
Everybody get in their car and go 5 mph!WHAT'S ALL THIS WHITE STUFF? SOME KIND OF ALIEN FUNGUS? CALL THE NATIONAL GUARD!Savannah + winter = cold and wet. And god help us all if they get a dusting of snow. Total pandemonium.I'd take rain over baking southern heat and humidityI'll definitely be travelling in January, lolEnjoy the torrential rain...
I remember well looking out the window of my dorm room, seeing the frost on the palm trees in the evening light, and listening to the multitude of sirens blaring in the distance.
Speaking of snow in Georgia, who else saw that episode of Luke Cage and laughed out loud?
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Ehhh... the second one? Personally, I'd go with a squared-off sans-serif font. The rounded edges look a little weird to me. What is this for?Stew-type dishes improve with age. 2-day old beef stew is much better than fresh. Chili is better. Nom.
Which is better (more attractive, more eye-catching) for a logo for a company with initials IA, the blocky one or the rounded one?
My company. I'm building it from shapes in Photoshop. I need to print up a few cards at home before a shindig on Friday, and need a simple, clean logo.
What kind of company is it?
Yep. My mother, May the Divine Architect be kind to her soul, was of the Great Depression Generation. Which mean that wasting food was one of the worst Cardinal sins. Right up there with buy name-brand anything. To this day I have a phobia about leaving food on a plate. It has not served me well over the years ...When I was a child, my mother told me to clean the plate, because "children are starving in Europe." And I wanted to keep the children from starving in Europe, so I would clean the plate, four, five, six times a day. But I was wrong. They kept starving, and I got fat.It really irritated me how much food she would toss out.This is one of the banes of my existence these days. My kids waste so much damn food.
I got anxious over throwing out food, too. On the other hand I have no problem with leaving things on the plate: it's surplus for later. My parents rarely forced us to eat everything from the plate - as long as we ate it later.
Also, I lived through (and remember) this.
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In the other news: project O started. Or maybe this should be marked as project OS: O?
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What kind of company is it?Ehhh... the second one? Personally, I'd go with a squared-off sans-serif font. The rounded edges look a little weird to me. What is this for?Stew-type dishes improve with age. 2-day old beef stew is much better than fresh. Chili is better. Nom.
Which is better (more attractive, more eye-catching) for a logo for a company with initials IA, the blocky one or the rounded one?
My company. I'm building it from shapes in Photoshop. I need to print up a few cards at home before a shindig on Friday, and need a simple, clean logo.
Freelance whatever-the-f*~!-I-can-make-money-at-that's-legal. Mostly office and bookkeeping and technical help for solo or very small businesses on a no-retainer hourly basis. Really small businesses can't afford temp agency help or services that require retainers and monthly commitments.
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Freelance whatever-the-f!~$-I-can-make-money-at-that's-legal. Mostly office and bookkeeping and technical help for solo or very small businesses on a no-retainer hourly basis. Really small businesses can't afford temp agency help or services that require retainers and monthly commitments.What kind of company is it?Ehhh... the second one? Personally, I'd go with a squared-off sans-serif font. The rounded edges look a little weird to me. What is this for?Stew-type dishes improve with age. 2-day old beef stew is much better than fresh. Chili is better. Nom.
Which is better (more attractive, more eye-catching) for a logo for a company with initials IA, the blocky one or the rounded one?
My company. I'm building it from shapes in Photoshop. I need to print up a few cards at home before a shindig on Friday, and need a simple, clean logo.
Need a graphic designer?
So far, none of my clients have mentioned it, but I'll be happy to refer you if anything comes my way.
As for me, I can't afford you. :P If I could, you'd be doing a logo for me. /wishful thinking
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When I was a child, my mother told me to clean the plate, because "children are starving in Europe." And I wanted to keep the children from starving in Europe, so I would clean the plate, four, five, six times a day. But I was wrong. They kept starving, and I got fat.It really irritated me how much food she would toss out.This is one of the banes of my existence these days. My kids waste so much damn food.
Starving children... in Europe? At least my parents referred to actual third-world countries. Then again, I never figured out how fat American brats stuffing their face at the dinner table with food they didn't even want was supposed to make Ethiopian children any happier about their plight.
So... Were they under the impression the potato famine was still a thing?
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I offered to let my folks ship my dinner to the starving children.
That did not end well.
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Savannah + winter = cold and wet. And god help us all if they get a dusting of snow. Total pandemonium.I'd take rain over baking southern heat and humidityI'll definitely be travelling in January, lolEnjoy the torrential rain...
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When I was a child, my mother told me to clean the plate, because "children are starving in Europe." And I wanted to keep the children from starving in Europe, so I would clean the plate, four, five, six times a day. But I was wrong. They kept starving, and I got fat.It really irritated me how much food she would toss out.This is one of the banes of my existence these days. My kids waste so much damn food.Starving children... in Europe? At least my parents referred to actual third-world countries. Then again, I never figured out how fat American brats stuffing their face at the dinner table with food they didn't even want was supposed to make Ethiopian children any happier about their plight.
So... Were they under the impression the potato famine was still a thing?
Post WWII. things were pretty grim there for a while
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I offered to let my folks ship my dinner to the starving children.
That did not end well.
Ah, childhood memories (mostly involving Spaghetti),
There's children starving in Africa!
"I feel guilty eating this now."
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There's children less fortunate than you!
"... so why are you giving it to me then?"
Because we love you.
"... then why bring up other kids?"
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Starving children, every night!
"How does me eating help them?"
They'll sleep happy knowing that somewhere, someone else isn't going hungry like them*
*que deathglare from a 5 year old*
*yes, my mom actually said that.
Ehhh... the second one? Personally, I'd go with a squared-off sans-serif font. The rounded edges look a little weird to me. What is this for?Stew-type dishes improve with age. 2-day old beef stew is much better than fresh. Chili is better. Nom.
Which is better (more attractive, more eye-catching) for a logo for a company with initials IA, the blocky one or the rounded one?
My company. I'm building it from shapes in Photoshop. I need to print up a few cards at home before a shindig on Friday, and need a simple, clean logo.
the second one looks weird to me.
My mom's arguments were more physical or process-oriented. If not physical, I sat at the kitchen table until bedtime or until I finished my food.
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My mom's arguments were more physical or process-oriented. If not physical, I sat at the kitchen table until bedtime or until I finished my food.
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My parents learnt really quick that the bedtime threat wouldn't work since I would just lay my head down on the table and actually go to sleep. And the clean your plate thing would backfire since while everyone in the family would shovel a lot I didn't, and clearing my plate when I didn't want to would mean you would be seeing said cleared food reeeeaaalll soon.
Yeah, messing with the "sitting" process meant things got physical. And tossing my cookies led to recycling, if you know what I mean. "It's still perfectly good. You barely chewed."
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Yeah, messing with the "sitting" process meant things got physical. And tossing my cookies led to recycling, if you know what I mean. "It's still perfectly good. You barely chewed."
yikes.
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{Also hugs Treppa}
Eh, water under the bridge. Besides, I could probably eat road kill now if need be.
Ah, childhood memories (mostly involving Spaghetti),
There's children starving in Africa!
"I feel guilty eating this now."
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There's children less fortunate than you!
"... so why are you giving it to me then?"
Because we love you.
"... then why bring up other kids?"
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Starving children, every night!
"How does me eating help them?"
They'll sleep happy knowing that somewhere, someone else isn't going hungry like them*
*que deathglare from a 5 year old*
*yes, my mom actually said that.
This is like 50% of a Rebecca Bunch song-skit on Crazy Ex-Girlfriend.
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This is like 50% of a Rebecca Bunch song-skit on Crazy Ex-Girlfriend.Ah, childhood memories (mostly involving Spaghetti),
There's children starving in Africa!
"I feel guilty eating this now."
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There's children less fortunate than you!
"... so why are you giving it to me then?"
Because we love you.
"... then why bring up other kids?"
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Starving children, every night!
"How does me eating help them?"
They'll sleep happy knowing that somewhere, someone else isn't going hungry like them*
*que deathglare from a 5 year old*
*yes, my mom actually said that.
*looks those two up*
Interesting.
This one's for Ragadolf. A little Big Easy/White Stripes admixture..
Nice! :)
Although I am particularly fond of Taylor Davis, don't know why.
;P
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Everybody get in their car and go 5 mph!WHAT'S ALL THIS WHITE STUFF? SOME KIND OF ALIEN FUNGUS? CALL THE NATIONAL GUARD!Savannah + winter = cold and wet. And god help us all if they get a dusting of snow. Total pandemonium.I'd take rain over baking southern heat and humidityI'll definitely be travelling in January, lolEnjoy the torrential rain...I'll never forget snow in El Paso. Literally less than a quarter inch. It didn't even top the sole of my boot. They shut THE ENTIRE CITY DOWN.
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Of course, they also shut the entire city down if it rained, so I can kinda see it ...
Ohmygosh, THIS yes!
20 years ago, when I was fresh re-married, ALL of the New Orleans Weathermen said that there was NO WAY we could miss snow. We were going to get snow. Prepare for snow! And of course Panic ensued. Stores were raided like they were prepping for a hurricane, hardware stores were stripped of anything that might be used as insulation for pipes, and the then-mayor crawled out from under his rock and "Declared a state of emergency. All non-essential personnel must stay home!"
Next morning I got up, my wife asked where I was going. I told her I had to get to work. After explaining to her that I KNEW how to drive on ice and snow (Thank you being raised in Oklahoma) I exited the shotgun house.
It was 83 degrees. There was NO one else on the roads. City looked deserted as a ghost town. I was laughing so hard I almost caused myself to wreck on the way to work.
Yes, Come see New Orleans! They shut down on THREAT of a snowflake! ;P
Post WWII. things were pretty grim there for a whileWhen I was a child, my mother told me to clean the plate, because "children are starving in Europe." And I wanted to keep the children from starving in Europe, so I would clean the plate, four, five, six times a day. But I was wrong. They kept starving, and I got fat.It really irritated me how much food she would toss out.This is one of the banes of my existence these days. My kids waste so much damn food.Starving children... in Europe? At least my parents referred to actual third-world countries. Then again, I never figured out how fat American brats stuffing their face at the dinner table with food they didn't even want was supposed to make Ethiopian children any happier about their plight.
So... Were they under the impression the potato famine was still a thing?
Given the age of the clip, and that Allan Sherman was born in the early 1920s, I would assume that he was referring to the Great Depression, which hit Germany and eastern Europe really hard.
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Post WWII. things were pretty grim there for a whileWhen I was a child, my mother told me to clean the plate, because "children are starving in Europe." And I wanted to keep the children from starving in Europe, so I would clean the plate, four, five, six times a day. But I was wrong. They kept starving, and I got fat.It really irritated me how much food she would toss out.This is one of the banes of my existence these days. My kids waste so much damn food.Starving children... in Europe? At least my parents referred to actual third-world countries. Then again, I never figured out how fat American brats stuffing their face at the dinner table with food they didn't even want was supposed to make Ethiopian children any happier about their plight.
So... Were they under the impression the potato famine was still a thing?
Without a doubt, but Dave is a child of the 90s.
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I could usually be tempted to finish my plate by an offer of sweets afterward. I enjoyed starches and most veggies; it was always the meat that I struggled with (I think it was a texture thing).
Anyway, hilarity ensued once when my step-mother whipped up a batch of chocolate pudding for dessert. Thus it was that my father (big classic rock fan) caught himself saying: If you don't eat your meat, you can't have any pudding.
I could usually be tempted to finish my plate by an offer of sweets afterward. It was always the meat that I struggled with (I think it was a texture thing).
Anyway, hilarity ensued once when my step-mother whipped up a batch of chocolate pudding for dessert. Thus my father (big classic rock fan) caught himself saying: If you don't eat your meat, you can't have any pudding.
It' just another brick in the wall.
We have a snowstorm on I-70 snarling traffic. A lot of big rigs didn't follow warnings and chain up.
I'm going to try Auto Socks this year instead of snow tires or chains.
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The good thing about peas and lima beans and corn is that they're kind of self-contained and can be swallowed whole. If you don't chew 'em, they don't taste so bad.
My hatred of lima beans as a child meant no problem swallowing pills.
I have a grape limeade now. Screw you, lima beans.
Wow. It's amazing the food shaming that went on. I was given the option of eating or bed with no dinner. Being a born conflict avoider I usually rolled on the defiance.
Just watched WestWorld. I'll go on record saying I think it's going to be extremely good. The pilot was very engaging
I really liked the old Westworld movie with Yul Brynner. Can't find it on anywhere.
Whenever I see the name Yul Brynner, I hear it as Yuuuuuul Brynner.
Without a doubt, but Dave is a child of the 90s.Post WWII. things were pretty grim there for a whileWhen I was a child, my mother told me to clean the plate, because "children are starving in Europe." And I wanted to keep the children from starving in Europe, so I would clean the plate, four, five, six times a day. But I was wrong. They kept starving, and I got fat.It really irritated me how much food she would toss out.This is one of the banes of my existence these days. My kids waste so much damn food.Starving children... in Europe? At least my parents referred to actual third-world countries. Then again, I never figured out how fat American brats stuffing their face at the dinner table with food they didn't even want was supposed to make Ethiopian children any happier about their plight.
So... Were they under the impression the potato famine was still a thing?
This is true. The conversation just reminded me of the old Allan Sherman bit. My mom was a fan of his growing up, and I heard it many time when I was a kid.
I was a child of the '90s. The 1890s.
I ate most things as a kid. Only liver and okra were verboten. I still won't eat them.