One of my bards needs an "Inspire Courage" song.
I'm thinking that someone amongst you will know an appropriate song to link me to.
She's 16, an actress, and full of teenage enthusiasm and bravado. I need a catch phrase from the lyrics that she can shout/sing during encounters. Brash, hubristic, and sometimes sarcastic, but intense and idealistic.
Anyone got ideas?
Brothers at arms. by Manowar
Rise up by Flogging molly
"Holding Out for a Hero" by Bonnie Tyler
Immortals by fallout boy
Rock n roll hero by Meatloaf
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Meanwhile, we've been working our way through season 12 of Doctor Who, and we just saw the episode with the Judoon, Captain Jack, and the "How could you be one of my past incarnations if I don't remember you?" mystery Doctor.
Still trying to work out how I feel about it.
I mean, I've never liked the Judoon because I love rhinos and I don't much care for them being LE mercs. I *do* like Jack Harkness, but they did his makeup weird (yes, granted, he's a good bit older than he was when first introduced, and he's still supposed to look the same) and the script was a little forced. I liked Jo Martin as a past Doctor and I *loved* her suit (I mean, I wouldn't have worn the blouse, but it was right for her), but I was bothered by the cynicism of her Doctor. Although she was spot-on about the fluffity rainbowy lack of gravitas of Whittaker's Doctor.
Mostly I'm just concerned that the current showrunner doesn't have the chops to make this story arc work, and the writing this season is really uneven and not terribly well thought out.
Haven't gotten that far in that season, but overall agreement. I haven't been a big fan of Chibnall's direction for the show. I don't think it's *bad*, but I also think it hasn't been great. Just, as you said, uneven.
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Oh the Judoon all I have to say about that is. "lo fo ro sho do fo lo mo ro ko to do."
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One of my bards needs an "Inspire Courage" song.
I'm thinking that someone amongst you will know an appropriate song to link me to.
She's 16, an actress, and full of teenage enthusiasm and bravado. I need a catch phrase from the lyrics that she can shout/sing during encounters. Brash, hubristic, and sometimes sarcastic, but intense and idealistic.
Anyone got ideas?
Brothers at arms. by Manowar
Rise up by Flogging molly
"Holding Out for a Hero" by Bonnie Tyler
Immortals by fallout boy
Rock n roll hero by Meatloaf
Oh, good ones. You can even perform those naked.
Hey John.
Good morning, John!
Should be an interesting day, not sure what we're doing exactly as we have to wait for a number of subcontractors to come in and do their thing tomorrow before we can move forward on our patios.
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Should be an interesting day, not sure what we're doing exactly as we have to wait for a number of subcontractors to come in and do their thing tomorrow before we can move forward on our patios.
Do you know what Patios and Mike Tyson have in common?
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Should be an interesting day, not sure what we're doing exactly as we have to wait for a number of subcontractors to come in and do their thing tomorrow before we can move forward on our patios.Do you know what Patios and Mike Tyson have in common?
Their both roofless.
I ear you.
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Sharoth truly is that bears greatest rival.... or ally.
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Really great suggestions! Thank you everyone. Heard some music I might never have otherwise come across (symphonic metal?)
And in wandering down that internet rabbit hole I found out that Mercedes Lackey has 12 cds of music, much of it arranged and performed by Heather Alexander
Sword Attack In Quebec
QUEBEC CITY, Canada (Reuters) - Two people were killed and five wounded after being stabbed by a man dressed in medieval clothes and wielding a katana, Quebec police said on Sunday
With A Crossbow, In The Sauna
- Several intruders broke into a sauna at the home of a Russian meat tycoon known as the “Sausage King” outside Moscow early on Monday, tied him and a woman up and demanded money before killing him with a crossbow.
Heather transitioned and has some new music under his new male presentation. I forget his new name. I am less of a fan of the new stuff, but there is one duet between Heather and his new presentation that is unique.
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But, as hot spots that are flaring around the world are showing, self-sacrifice for the sake of the greater common good isn't a popular motif anywhere in the world.
And it saddens me, because it should be something we're teaching our kids: "Sometimes, you have to put aside your personal desires for a while for the betterment of society."
There are so many "buts" attached it would look like a Kardashian family reunion.
But all in all, sitting at 34 weeks of no restaurants, theaters, concerts, group gatherings, libraries, schools, etc., has gotten really tiring.
And of course, the U.S. is spiking again. Because behaving ourselves isn't something we do.
Heather transitioned and has some new music under his new male presentation. I forget his new name. I am less of a fan of the new stuff, but there is one duet between Heather and his new presentation that is unique.
Who?
Heather transitioned and has some new music under his new male presentation. I forget his new name. I am less of a fan of the new stuff, but there is one duet between Heather and his new presentation that is unique.Who?
He suggested one of Heather Alexander's songs upthread (March of cambreadth), and then I discovered that Heather Alexander is also listed as a musician on quite a few of Mercedes Lackey's CDs.
After all that, Heather Alexander transitioned and is now known as Alexander James Adams.
All of which makes it an interesting grammatical tangle when discussing a body of work. Which pronouns do you use when they still have merch available under the earlier name? And it's impossible to tell someone to search Lackey's music pages for work using the new name, since that isn't anywhere on the site. (or the cover of the music).
His website refers to him as the "heir" to Heather Alexander, and continues to credit songs originally released as Heather Alexander under that name. In fact, there's one link on the front page of the website to "Alec's Music" and another one to "Heather's Music"
Heather alexander had a career with several albums as a faire singer (ren faire type festivals). In 2006 i think heather transitioned to alexander james adams and continues to perform in the same vein. There is at least one recording where a heather track is combined with an alexander track - creating a duet of his present and past personas.
The pronouns may get a bit confusing.
I prefer heathers music to alexanders but whatevs.
Edit: or what cs said
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It's never wise to try to dictate texts through a mask. I accidentally told WW we would be having muffins stroganoff for dinner.
Heather transitioned and has some new music under his new male presentation. I forget his new name. I am less of a fan of the new stuff, but there is one duet between Heather and his new presentation that is unique.Who?He suggested one of Heather Alexander's songs upthread (March of cambreadth), and then I discovered that Heather Alexander is also listed as a musician on quite a few of Mercedes Lackey's CDs.
After all that, Heather Alexander transitioned and is now known as Alexander James Adams.
All of which makes it an interesting grammatical tangle when discussing a body of work. Which pronouns do you use when they still have merch available under the earlier name? And it's impossible to tell someone to search Lackey's music pages for work using the new name, since that isn't anywhere on the site. (or the cover of the music).
His website refers to him as the "heir" to Heather Alexander, and continues to credit songs originally released as Heather Alexander under that name. In fact, there's one link on the front page of the website to "Alec's Music" and another one to "Heather's Music"
Aaaah...
It's never wise to try to dictate texts through a mask. I accidentally told WW we would be having muffins stroganoff for dinner.
Now I want to see a recipe.
I need to get more super robot shirts. The Gundam/Macross shirts are all comfortable in my wardrobe, but I need to embrace the other side of Giant Robots more.
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It's never wise to try to dictate texts through a mask. I accidentally told WW we would be having muffins stroganoff for dinner.
Before Freehold preempted me, I was going to mention that I always take such miscommunications as a personal challenge: Can I now prepare such a dish and make it edible?
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It's never wise to try to dictate texts through a mask. I accidentally told WW we would be having muffins stroganoff for dinner.Before Freehold preempted me, I was going to mention that I always take such miscommunications as a personal challenge: Can I now prepare such a dish and make it edible?
I think this one might benefit from defining which cultural definition of "muffins" is intended.
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We had a couple of guys that decided since they mostly planted stuff that they wanted nicknames derived from plant names, so they were called Blue Muffin and Little Princess. Which are in fact the names of plants.
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My kids have decided today is the day everyone shall take the psychopathy spectrum test and share their results.
My kids have decided today is the day everyone shall take the psychopathy spectrum test and share their results.
I have 2 of the 4 parts necessary to make a Scint in Battletech. I cannot wait. Scint is the legally smallest mech available in the game, perhaps the second fastest, and is known for being a pain to hit as well as being able to deliver unusual amounts of damage before flitting away.
Of course if it is caught in the open its dead meat, but still.
Is this battle tech mmo or some other battle tech platform?
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Is this battle tech mmo or some other battle tech platform?
its the turn based strategy game for pc.
thank you. May have to check out. I don't do a lot of mech stuff, but I do love me some turn based strats.
Today's Tech Peeve: Online appointments that aren't.
So, being in the industry, I understand that trying to manage online appointments while still allowing manually-entered appointments without actually wanting to pay for the software that manages it is a somewhat difficult problem.
On the other hand, both my vet and my mechanic are appalling:
Step 1: Go to their web site to try to get a phone number. Get bombarded with, "Please don't call us! Set up an appointment online instead!" messages.
Step 2: Use their online appointment tool. Look at the calendar, choose an open slot, and book an appointment.
Step 3: Within 24 hours, receive a call from the establishment that no, they didn't actually have any appointments then, and it's a problem with their software, and can they please book it manually for you?
The worst is the vet: The online tool lets you book an appointment 1-2 weeks out. They then call you and tell you there's nothing available for at least 6 weeks.
So... why are you providing me with an appointment "tool" that doesn't actually manage appointments?
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Is sending chocolate to customers and vendors passe? Environmental concerns for a chocolate sampler?
Too much CA water used for the almonds in the sampler?
2020 fatigue makes me wonder else I need to change....
Is sending chocolate to customers and vendors passe? Environmental concerns for a chocolate sampler?
Too much CA water used for the almonds in the sampler?
2020 fatigue makes me wonder else I need to change....
If you haven't seen this, it'll make you feel better...
...or worse...EDIT: And as far as I know, almonds are one of the few crops grown in California that actually align with its environment fairly well. It's a heck of a lot better than California rice. "Hey, a desert! Let's grow rice!"
Each almond (singular) is 3.2 gallons of water (according to one source, 1 gallon from another). Mostly in drought prone central valley.
And it has bad impact on bees.
But yay!
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As everyone knows, every time I get a new pair of gloves I promptly scrape the s~%! out of a knuckle and get a nice big blood stain.
This time I considered that and figured out a solution.
I bought red gloves.
I still scraped the s$~~ out of my knuckle but now you can't tell.
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As everyone knows, every time I get a new pair of gloves I promptly scrape the s&$% out of a knuckle and get a nice big blood stain.
This time I considered that and figured out a solution.
I bought red gloves.
I still scraped the s#@~ out of my knuckle but now you can't tell.
"He should have worn his brown pants."
Each almond (singular) is 3.2 gallons of water (according to one source, 1 gallon from another). Mostly in drought prone central valley.
And it has bad impact on bees.
But yay!
Not meaning this in my usual snarky or imperiously smug tone:
Are there any agricultural products that don't have a net negative effect environmentally?
I mean the big picture, large scale level. Not talking about Aunt Beatrice and her large garden - takes a 1000 personal garden people to equal one small-scale professional farmer (not an actual statistic, but pulling a seat-of-pants best guesstimate out from growing up in farm country).
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My kids have decided today is the day everyone shall take the psychopathy spectrum test and share their results.How did they do?
"Yes gentlemen, they are all psychopaths. The question is, "What *kind* of psychopaths are they?"
-Hat tip to Gary Larson
If you care for a response that is trying to engage your point, spoilered below.
Otherwise, as a generalization - you are probably correct.
I guess it sort of depends on what you think of as small scale professional farmer. I grew up in KY on a cattle farm that mixed in hay, wheat, corn, and burley tobacco. But less than 100 acres used for vegetation crops.
The number of acres of corn might be able to be matched by fewer than 1000 personal gardens, but I am happy to accept that as a back of envelope guesstimate.
In my mind, there is a difference between
Net good
Sustainable
Okay in moderation
downright horrible for the environment
You can rotate hay fields with pasture for cattle pretty easily. There are erosion issues, but the natural fertilizer puts back in essentially exactly what was taken out of the soil. If it is just hay year in and year out - maybe even net good (soil stabilizing, not using much water beyond natural rain, maybe needs some fertilizer every now and then to replace some nutrients).
Tobacco is horrible for everything.
Large scale corn or wheat. Sustainable if fields rotated and responsible plowing or plowless techniques used.
But in particular, for CA - using that much water when even northern CA is under water restrictions for a single almond seems irresponsible. If you could move that water usage to NC or KY or some other state with ample water, not a big deal.
If you care for a response that is trying to engage your point, spoilered below.
Otherwise, as a generalization - you are probably correct.
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Yes, I'm actually interested. Not looking for a debate per se, just curious if my thinking is out-to-lunch on this one. I very well might be overthinking.
As far as soil erosion and nutrient erosion goes, yes, rotating crops has long been known to be an easy way to keep things sustainable. The plants, in and of themselves (aside from tobacco as you mentioned), I don't feel are the problem. Largely neutral outside of the various water requirements beyond natural rainfall for a given area.
To me you have to figure in the equipment used, the manufacturing processes of said equipment, additional chemicals used, amount of land necessary, grazing for animals, additional "atmospheric pollutants" of said animals, transportation, etc, etc, etc. And of course, where people decide to grow said crops - just like you mentioned. California is their own special level of hell when it comes to water concerns right now. They're a huge agriculture powerhouse but without water...well...Dust Bowl.
And yeah, we've all gotta eat and most of us don't have the time, skill, or resources to grow, harvest, and store our own food. Most of us barely even have the time to prepare our own food and cook it. There's going to be an impact from that unless we, as a species, completely go back to a hunter/gatherer society. Somehow I don't think that one is going to happen.
So I guess...where do we draw the line? When does financial concern outweigh environmental concerns? And no, I don't think we can ever get to a net zero impact. I'm not *that* idealistic.
I dunno. Rantings of a madman who has been cooped up too long.
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Send me chocolate please.Is sending chocolate to customers and vendors passe? Environmental concerns for a chocolate sampler?
Too much CA water used for the almonds in the sampler?
2020 fatigue makes me wonder else I need to change....
I would but I don't want to offend your tastebuds with what passes for American chocolate.
taken off list.
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Which list? Because I'm about to drop on another planet with an excellent vantage point and its you and gran on top of a mountain back to back gauss rifling everything that comes within your impressive range while lisamarlene and woran spritely hop and jump around to get the asset and get it out of here.
BTW gran, I made you an urbie with a gauss rifle.
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It's never wise to try to dictate texts through a mask. I accidentally told WW we would be having muffins stroganoff for dinner.
Sorry, muffins doing what for dinner?!
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taken off list.
So many questions
Are you going to fight for your rights?
Was it a list you wanted to be on?
Was any other important person on the list?
Was it a list of important people?
Was it an important list?
Why were you taken off the list?
Why would you want to be on the list?
Why was there even a list?