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Did you ever create your own stonemason's mark?
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Did you ever create your own stonemason's mark?
I have not, to be honest I completely forgot about it, so thank you!
Definitely something I'm going to want to do for the sundial I'll be custom building (insetting bluestone triangles into marble, among other details).
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Did you ever create your own stonemason's mark?Is the mark a dickbutt in a cheese hat? If not, why?
No, but I do know that guy.
He's kind of an a@@*+~~ to be honest.
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Did you ever create your own stonemason's mark?
its going to be boobs.
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Not a bear on a bobcat?Did you ever create your own stonemason's mark?its going to be boobs.
I shave the bear with the bobcat, if a bear is on a bobcat then something has gone horribly wrong (or right).
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But yes, I do have an eye for curves and circles so boobs would be the natural progression.
Also, not to brag or anything but I did install a patio and firepit last year that looks exactly like a giant land nipple. I call it Northern Areola.
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And it is technically incorrect because q, v, and x are not part of modern Polish alphabet (though the word quiz somewhat sneaked into the Polish language, as did vel, though fax should be written faks instead). Also, it's a gramatical mess. "Stróż...Now I started wonder and it occured to me that I don't recall existence of Polish equivalent of a sentence that would use all the letters. We have a tad more characters than the basic Latin alphabet, though all are merely modifications of Latin characters.One of NobodysHome's Major Pet Peeves: People who use tried-and-true phrases incorrectly to the point that they no longer serve the purpose they're supposed to.
Today's Example: "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog."
This is a short sentence that uses every letter of the alphabet: A 35-letter sentence that uses all 26 letters. (And yes, I've even read up on attempts at other sentences that try to do it in fewer letters, but this one is still the most memorable.)
The sheer number of times this is put in the past tense ("The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog") drives me to distraction. Not only is it one letter longer, but WHERE'S THE S?!?!?!?!?!
There are others that annoy me ("I could care less." "Oh, really? So you do care?"), but this one is a simple check of all the letters in the alphabet (really important when buying an old-school typewriter) that people have started misusing so that it no longer serves its original purpose.
Grr...
It’s a pangram.
One that has gotten some attention on social media is this gem: “Sphinx of black quartz, judge my vow.” 29 letters compared to the 33 letters in the classic example NH gave. Of course, “the quick brown fox” is much easier to teach to children.
The Wiki article gives an example in Polish: “ Stróż pchnął kość w quiz gędźb vel fax myjń.”
Apparently the Polish author prided themself in using the letters that only appear in loan words as well.
These “perfect pangrams” are always difficult to parse. They cite an example in English that is truly 26 letters: “Cwm fjord bank glyphs vext quiz.” That is theoretically an English sentence, but few English speakers could actually tell you what it means.
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Apparently the Polish author prided themself in using the letters that only appear in loan words as well.
These “perfect pangrams” are always difficult to parse. They cite an example in English that is truly 26 letters: “Cwm fjord bank glyphs vext quiz.” That is theoretically an English sentence, but few English speakers could actually tell you what it means.
I'm going to come right out and say, "No, Welsh is not a language we borrow from."
Yeah, the Cambridge dictionary accepts it, but the English at least live remotely close to Wales. We 'Merikans reject it!
(I'll accept Old English because it's funny. But Welsh? Never!!!)
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Apparently the Polish author prided themself in using the letters that only appear in loan words as well.
These “perfect pangrams” are always difficult to parse. They cite an example in English that is truly 26 letters: “Cwm fjord bank glyphs vext quiz.” That is theoretically an English sentence, but few English speakers could actually tell you what it means.
I'm going to come right out and say, "No, Welsh is not a language we borrow from."
Yeah, the Cambridge dictionary accepts it, but the English at least live remotely close to Wales. We 'Merikans reject it!
(I'll accept Old English because it's funny. But Welsh? Never!!!)
The painful part to me (apart from the use of “vext”, which is nonstandard archaic silliness) is that you would almost never use “cwm” outside of a Welsh context and you would almost never use “fjord” outside a Norwegian context, and yet there they are, side by side. The sentence is geologically and geographically suspect, even if it can be parsed grammatically.
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The painful part to me (apart from the use of “vext”, which is nonstandard archaic silliness) is that you would almost never use “cwm” outside of a Welsh context and you would almost never use “fjord” outside a Norwegian context, and yet there they are, side by side. The sentence is geologically and geographically suspect, even if it can be parsed grammatically.Apparently the Polish author prided themself in using the letters that only appear in loan words as well.
These “perfect pangrams” are always difficult to parse. They cite an example in English that is truly 26 letters: “Cwm fjord bank glyphs vext quiz.” That is theoretically an English sentence, but few English speakers could actually tell you what it means.
I'm going to come right out and say, "No, Welsh is not a language we borrow from."
Yeah, the Cambridge dictionary accepts it, but the English at least live remotely close to Wales. We 'Merikans reject it!
(I'll accept Old English because it's funny. But Welsh? Never!!!)
I dunno; Monty Python introduced "Pining for the fjords" into the popular lexicon, and the popularity of Marvel Comics' rendition of Thor makes fjord acceptable to me; I see it relatively frequently, especially in APs based in northern climes.
Similarly, with the popularity of Shakespeare, "Vext" is a word I've heard before.
But "cwm"? I think if you tried that at an American Scrabble table the little old grandma across the table from you would toss her whiskey sour in your face and beat you stupid with her 18-ounce steel-studded coin purse.
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Apparently the Polish author prided themself in using the letters that only appear in loan words as well.
These “perfect pangrams” are always difficult to parse. They cite an example in English that is truly 26 letters: “Cwm fjord bank glyphs vext quiz.” That is theoretically an English sentence, but few English speakers could actually tell you what it means.
I'm going to come right out and say, "No, Welsh is not a language we borrow from."
Yeah, the Cambridge dictionary accepts it, but the English at least live remotely close to Wales. We 'Merikans reject it!
(I'll accept Old English because it's funny. But Welsh? Never!!!)
I believe it means "the queen has stodgy knickers".
Whatever that means.
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Oh, yay! Another Reply All storm to welcome a new member to our 1,200 person division.
At least now I know what I'll be doing all afternoon.
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Starting threefold conspiracy and we're all chilling and making characters. Its online, still, but its good to talk with friends and do RPG nerding.
I misread this as Freehold conspiracy.
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OK, quickly learning the disadvantage of vaccination: I'm a hermit.
I've always been happy to sit in the house 5-6 days a week, only leaving for my daily exercise and to go to the corner store. Going out and socializing 1 day a week is plenty enough for me, and since GothBard's a social butterfly I used to have to occasionally go out twice a week.
With everyone we know vaccinated and the pent-up frustrations of 14 months of being locked indoors, everyone wants to be doing something in-person every single day. Last weekend was shopping with Shiro, dinner out with Shiro, and tiki bar with Shiro on Saturday, then at Shiro's for gaming on Sunday and another dinner out. Monday we had a group of teenagers over, and Tuesday was game night with a guest. Last night was another tiki bar run. This Saturday is a Goth fair, and Sunday's another game at Shiro's, and another of GothBard's friends is planning stuff for this Friday and Monday the 31st.
So, I know you're all desperate to get out, but please remember that us introverts were perfectly happy during the pandemic, and we'd like to be eased slowly back into a more "normal" social life, not dragged out kicking and screaming every time two of you extroverts find out you have slots on your schedules.
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not dragged out kicking and screaming every time two of you extroverts find out you have slots on your schedules.
Negotiating skills. Boundaries. Just say no. If you don't have any open slots, don't create them just for the extroverts. Live and let live.
It's not on other people to read your mind or to curtail their own social life. You being unhappy with your ability to set boundaries is not other people's fault. If you're going to whine, place the blame on the right person.
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not dragged out kicking and screaming every time two of you extroverts find out you have slots on your schedules.
Negotiating skills. Boundaries. Just say no. If you don't have any open slots, don't create them just for the extroverts. Live and let live.
It's not on other people to read your mind or to curtail their own social life. You being unhappy with your ability to set boundaries is not other people's fault. If you're going to whine, place the blame on the right person.
Marriage is fundamentally different in that the negotiations are much harder. Saying, "No," to a friend is easy. Saying, "No," to your spouse has all kinds of repercussions. Is it OK if they go without you? Will they have as much fun?
The difficulty is that GothBard feels guilty when she goes places without me, so we're in a constant series of negotiations as to how much we go out. It would be MUCH easier if she was happy leaving me at home, but she's not. And I want her to be happy, so I go out more often than I'd like to.
Marriage is an eternity of negotiations, compromise, and concessions. At this point she's been locked up for 14 months, so it's more reasonable for me to make more concessions. Doesn't mean I'm happy about it.
EDIT: And yes, I am frequently guilty of hyperbole. I do not get "dragged kicking and screaming", but it's more along the lines of:
GothBard: Oh, oh! I can meet up with xxx on Wednesday night! Can we go?
NobodysHome: But we were just out on Saturday and Sunday? Can you go without me?
GB: If I go without you I have to be careful what I order because I'll have to drive home, and I'd really like you to meet xxx, so it would be a lot nicer if you'd come.
NH: Well, if I come on Wednesday, can you not schedule anything for Friday?
GB: Deal!
So it's just a lot of pressure to go out, and a lot of pushing back to reduce it to a tolerable level. No kicking nor screaming involved.
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not dragged out kicking and screaming every time two of you extroverts find out you have slots on your schedules.
Negotiating skills. Boundaries. Just say no. If you don't have any open slots, don't create them just for the extroverts. Live and let live.
It's not on other people to read your mind or to curtail their own social life. You being unhappy with your ability to set boundaries is not other people's fault. If you're going to whine, place the blame on the right person.
Marriage is fundamentally different in that the negotiations are much harder. Saying, "No," to a friend is easy. Saying, "No," to your spouse has all kinds of repercussions. Is it OK if they go without you? Will they have as much fun?
The difficulty is that GothBard feels guilty when she goes places without me, so we're in a constant series of negotiations as to how much we go out. It would be MUCH easier if she was happy leaving me at home, but she's not. And I want her to be happy, so I go out more often than I'd like to.
Marriage is an eternity of negotiations, compromise, and concessions. At this point she's been locked up for 14 months, so it's more reasonable for me to make more concessions. Doesn't mean I'm happy about it.
EDIT: And yes, I am frequently guilty of hyperbole. I do not get "dragged kicking and screaming", but it's more along the lines of:
GothBard: Oh, oh! I can meet up with xxx on Wednesday night! Can we go?
NobodysHome: But we were just out on Saturday and Sunday? Can you go without me?
GB: If I go without you I have to be careful what I order because I'll have to drive home, and I'd really like you to meet xxx, so it would be a lot nicer if you'd...
Ha! Welcome to my marriage, except with the rolls reversed.
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I just read about the Texas-related thing that (I assume was what) LisaMarlene alluded to a couple of pages back.
Without going into detail, good grief, good grief.
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Ha! Welcome to my marriage, except with the rolls reversed.
I think it's a far more general, "The difference between a 3-year marriage and a 30-year marriage": Are you going to expect the other person to adapt to be perfectly compatible with you, or are you going to accept that the two of you will have some fundamental differences that you have to constantly negotiate through, and sometimes those negotiations won't end up in your favor? I've been "winning" for 14 months. It's time to lose for a while. And gripe about it.
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New Guy: Did you see the list of things they had for the experience preferred section of job description, who has experience in all that stuff!
Coworker: (pointing towards me): Him.
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Ha! Welcome to my marriage, except with the rolls reversed.I think it's a far more general, "The difference between a 3-year marriage and a 30-year marriage": Are you going to expect the other person to adapt to be perfectly compatible with you, or are you going to accept that the two of you will have some fundamental differences that you have to constantly negotiate through, and sometimes those negotiations won't end up in your favor? I've been "winning" for 14 months. It's time to lose for a while. And gripe about it.
Yup, we're going through something like that, in my case I've been the primary person to leave the house for shopping and work so I've actually had a substantial amount of personal interaction with the world at large, while the General has been basically sequestered in the house and our yard (which is actually pretty nice and the primary reason we live here) so she cannot wait until we get our final vaccine this weekend and can get out and go places after the prescribed waiting period.
But, generally speaking, I'm the social one and she's the introvert.
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Ha! Welcome to my marriage, except with the rolls reversed.I think it's a far more general, "The difference between a 3-year marriage and a 30-year marriage": Are you going to expect the other person to adapt to be perfectly compatible with you, or are you going to accept that the two of you will have some fundamental differences that you have to constantly negotiate through, and sometimes those negotiations won't end up in your favor? I've been "winning" for 14 months. It's time to lose for a while. And gripe about it.Yup, we're going through something like that, in my case I've been the primary person to leave the house for shopping and work so I've actually had a substantial amount of personal interaction with the world at large, while the General has been basically sequestered in the house and our yard (which is actually pretty nice and the primary reason we live here) so she cannot wait until we get our final vaccine this weekend and can get out and go places after the prescribed waiting period.
But, generally speaking, I'm the social one and she's the introvert.
I think the hilarious part is that I'm a horrific mother hen type, so while I mislike going out, I vastly prefer the kids to bring their friends here so that I know they're all safe and sound. "Wouldn't you rather be in a warm living room with a 75" TV and lots of microwaveable Costco food than out in a dark park at midnight?"
I'm an introvert who prefers to have lots of teenagers in his home so that he knows they're all safe.
Even scarier, all the kids' friends know my motivations and think I'm the coolest dad ever. Which will probably make lisamarlene snort coffee out of her nose, but teenagers appreciate being:
(1) Respected
(2) Cared about
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Ha! Welcome to my marriage, except with the rolls reversed.I think it's a far more general, "The difference between a 3-year marriage and a 30-year marriage": Are you going to expect the other person to adapt to be perfectly compatible with you, or are you going to accept that the two of you will have some fundamental differences that you have to constantly negotiate through, and sometimes those negotiations won't end up in your favor? I've been "winning" for 14 months. It's time to lose for a while. And gripe about it.Yup, we're going through something like that, in my case I've been the primary person to leave the house for shopping and work so I've actually had a substantial amount of personal interaction with the world at large, while the General has been basically sequestered in the house and our yard (which is actually pretty nice and the primary reason we live here) so she cannot wait until we get our final vaccine this weekend and can get out and go places after the prescribed waiting period.
But, generally speaking, I'm the social one and she's the introvert.
I think the hilarious part is that I'm a horrific mother hen type, so while I mislike going out, I vastly prefer the kids to bring their friends here so that I know they're all safe and sound. "Wouldn't you rather be in a warm living room with a 75" TV and lots of microwaveable Costco food than out in a dark park at midnight?"
I'm an introvert who prefers to have lots of teenagers in his home so that he knows they're all safe.
Even scarier, all the kids' friends know my motivations and think I'm the coolest dad ever. Which will probably make lisamarlene snort coffee out of her nose, but teenagers appreciate being:
(1) Respected
(2) Cared about
Yes, that's the General to a T.
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I just read about the Texas-related thing that (I assume was what) LisaMarlene alluded to a couple of pages back.
Without going into detail, good grief, good grief.
There are all sorts of reasons to say "good grief" about the news out of Texas right now.
In the past two weeks, our state legislature has enacted a statewide ban on homeless encampments, a fetal heartbeat bill, and our governor has banned schools from continuing to mandate masks after June 4th even though children under 12 most likely won't be eligible for the vaccine until late fall or winter. Bills currently in the works but not yet law include a ban on the teaching of critical race theory in schools, a bill to legalize concealed carry of firearms without a permit, and a bill that would ban medical professionals from offering puberty blockers or hormone treatment to trans youth.
So the fact that the governor decided that the unemployed in Texas do not need the $300/week in supplemental Federal benefits, because there are "plenty of jobs" (never mind the fact that the lion's share of the jobs available are minimum wage service sector jobs, i.e. 7.25/hour) seems, well, an obvious bit of heinous f***ery when there is so much far more heinous f***ery going on.
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Ha! Welcome to my marriage, except with the rolls reversed.I think it's a far more general, "The difference between a 3-year marriage and a 30-year marriage": Are you going to expect the other person to adapt to be perfectly compatible with you, or are you going to accept that the two of you will have some fundamental differences that you have to constantly negotiate through, and sometimes those negotiations won't end up in your favor? I've been "winning" for 14 months. It's time to lose for a while.
The most important part is at the end.
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While returning last night from a session I passed by a hedgehog and a few blocks later, a... weasel? ferret? something like that. It was quite big when it scurried between the parked cars.
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Are the boobs on the bear, the bobcat, or both?Maybe a bear on a bobcat with boobs.Not a bear on a bobcat?Did you ever create your own stonemason's mark?its going to be boobs.
Roop doop de doop de doop, a-voh de oh doh
OK, quickly learning the disadvantage of vaccination: I'm a hermit.
I've always been happy to sit in the house 5-6 days a week, only leaving for my daily exercise and to go to the corner store. Going out and socializing 1 day a week is plenty enough for me, and since GothBard's a social butterfly I used to have to occasionally go out twice a week.
With everyone we know vaccinated and the pent-up frustrations of 14 months of being locked indoors, everyone wants to be doing something in-person every single day. Last weekend was shopping with Shiro, dinner out with Shiro, and tiki bar with Shiro on Saturday, then at Shiro's for gaming on Sunday and another dinner out. Monday we had a group of teenagers over, and Tuesday was game night with a guest. Last night was another tiki bar run. This Saturday is a Goth fair, and Sunday's another game at Shiro's, and another of GothBard's friends is planning stuff for this Friday and Monday the 31st.
So, I know you're all desperate to get out, but please remember that us introverts were perfectly happy during the pandemic, and we'd like to be eased slowly back into a more "normal" social life, not dragged out kicking and screaming every time two of you extroverts find out you have slots on your schedules.
I found out yesterday that I have become much more of an introvert than I used to be. It's weird. I got home and was so daggum exhausted of everything.
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** spoiler omitted **
I pretty much ignore the question (regardless of treatment), tip well, and move on, personally.
I figure another person's motivations shouldn't alter my behavior. :D
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We're getting our second shots tomorrow.
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Hey there John. I hope that your day goes well. Don't work too hard.
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OK, admittedly, I call myself the "Technical Lead" for our division because everyone comes to me with their questions, but this one was impressive:
An instructor preparing to teach on an entirely different product encountered an error and contacted the author of the course. The author couldn't figure out what was wrong and (without my permission) said that I would be "the best contact for this issue".
So, a product I've never used, an environment I can't log into, and an error in lab instructions I can't see.
OK, I'm good. But I'm not THAT good.
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'Technical Lead' is also your edgy '90s comic-book anti-hero name.
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They sent me the lab.
I solved their problem in 8 minutes.
I will be insufferable for a week.
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Long day. Did my virtual kindergarten commencement online, then went to the kids' houses to do their presentations, then came back to my classroom, scrubbed out and moved the turtle tank, helped clean and beautify the Middle School building for graduation tonight, and then worked on my new classroom design for August for the rest of the day. And now I just dropped my own kids off of at ballet and I'm off to the grocery store.
I'm tired and grungy but the mom of one of my kindergarteners gave me a really nice bottle of wine as a thank you gift. So there's that.
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Enjoy your wine!