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Came home and made smoked corn chowder with cumin. Hermione baked fresh baguettes this morning to go with them.As you may be able to tell from my random typing, I'm doing Julia Child roast chicken, mashed potatoes, green beans, garlic bread, and gravy. Takes a LOT of attention once every 8 minutes.
Yesterday I made a big batch of Julia Child ratatouille (second time this summer) and it is sooo good. I want to hand some on hand tomorrow when my mother in law is visiting, but it’s so hard not eating it all.
GothBard and I started (re-)watching Babylon 5, since we only caught the Shadow Wars arc last time we tried to watch it.
Everything we'd heard was that Season 1 was an intolerably boring mishmash of politics and interpersonal relationships, but you have to watch it for background for Season 2 and beyond.
We're 4 episodes in and so far we're really loving Season 1.
I guess we just like politics... when they're not Earth-based.
never got into b5 or Stargate. They seemed too silly/ trying too hard for me.
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I'll never understand those "what do I do without my job; retirement is a punishment" types.
Read a book. Watch a show. Take a walk. Do anything!
There's so much more to do than we have time for in our so very short lives, even without a 40 hour chunk of time devoted to not starving to death.
The idea that anyone can be bored when they have free time and a steady income is about as confusing to me as it comes.
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Yesterday I made a big batch of Julia Child ratatouille (second time this summer) and it is sooo good. I want to hand some on hand tomorrow when my mother in law is visiting, but it’s so hard not eating it all.Came home and made smoked corn chowder with cumin. Hermione baked fresh baguettes this morning to go with them.As you may be able to tell from my random typing, I'm doing Julia Child roast chicken, mashed potatoes, green beans, garlic bread, and gravy. Takes a LOT of attention once every 8 minutes.
I bet you can get a lot of ratatouille out of 1x Julia Child.
In other news, yesterday I rescued a downed bee; today I found a pair of shorts I'd forgotten about, so the week is going very well so far.
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I'll never understand those "what do I do without my job; retirement is a punishment" types.
Read a book. Watch a show. Take a walk. Do anything!
There's so much more to do than we have time for in our so very short lives, even without a 40 hour chunk of time devoted to not starving to death.
The idea that anyone can be bored when they have free time and a steady income is about as confusing to me as it comes.
There are two types of people: Those who work to live, and those who live to work. You and I are in the former category. My father was in the latter.
He loved his job so much that he intentionally became chair of his department when he turned 68, just so that when he turned 70 (mandatory retirement age) he could submit an "emergency exception" for himself because there "weren't enough qualified candidates to fill the position".
It was ludicrously profitable for him (because he didn't take it until he had to, he was on a 100% pension when he turned 70, plus still working full time for another 100%), but he tried to give it back. He wanted to work for free rather than retire.
When he finally gave up on living, it was because he realized he wouldn't be able to return to the classroom. He loved teaching so much that he'd rather die than not do it. He quite literally lived and died for his job.
I'm somewhat jealous that I've never felt that way about a job; even the best one I ever had I appreciated my time away from it. But I'm just as happy that in 11 years I'll be able to walk away from my current job without batting an eye nor waving goodbye.
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There are two types of people: Those who work to live, and those who live to work.
This is so very true. And since I’m in the business of talking to people about retirement, it comes up often.
Some folks, like me, NH, Vagrant Erudite, etc., could retire with no qualms whatsoever. For other people, it literally kills them. They just give up because they have no purpose.
I cannot imagine living to work, and if I never had to work again I wouldn’t miss it.
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Teensy Valeros: "Mom, what do you get if you combine idiom and idiot?"
Me: (pause) "You see what I'm saying?"
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I'll never understand those "what do I do without my job; retirement is a punishment" types.
Read a book. Watch a show. Take a walk. Do anything!
There's so much more to do than we have time for in our so very short lives, even without a 40 hour chunk of time devoted to not starving to death.
The idea that anyone can be bored when they have free time and a steady income is about as confusing to me as it comes.
It's all about keeping death at bay.
We all have our own way of doing that.
You go ahead and read a book, I'll be over here carving boulders and torturing college kids with stories about the goode olde dayes.
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I don't know how good of a look it would be for me to do the field portion of the second job in my later years but I would do it if I could.
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I kept the landscape designer from ruining my project, I also spent all day transporting material on-site so tomorrow I can start.
Not only is it going to look nicer than what the designer had planned, I also figured out a way to make it look nicer than what I was originally planning.
And I got my hole filled up with rock, so tomorrow is going to be an exciting time of building, cutting, and planning.
Plus I'm going to use enough string lines to trip a centipede.
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*puts on his evil DM horns* I figured out where the party will retrieve the last stone from. If you guys remember my party was making themselves immune to being swallowed whole. Well the last stone is going to be in Tarrasques belly!!! take that you !@#$$%@!$^*&! try to out do me will they.
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I'll never understand those "what do I do without my job; retirement is a punishment" types.
Read a book. Watch a show. Take a walk. Do anything!
There's so much more to do than we have time for in our so very short lives, even without a 40 hour chunk of time devoted to not starving to death.
The idea that anyone can be bored when they have free time and a steady income is about as confusing to me as it comes.
It's all about keeping death at bay.
We all have our own way of doing that.
You go ahead and read a book, I'll be over here carving boulders and torturing college kids with stories about the goode olde dayes.
There's a lot to be said about being paid for doing something you love.
I was off work for 10 weeks. I wanted to take a long road trip because it was a great time that I "wouldn't have to take time off work" to do so. But I couldn't justify the expense to myself when I didn't have a job. I also knew I wouldn't do any successful job hunting while driving around the western US or up into New England. And then once I landed the job I had different paperwork to fill out for the first three days. Then...oh...a break...I have about a week and a half. I could take a good long drive and not feel bad about doing so...wait...what's this...an invite to my cousin's daughter's 8th grade graduation. Yeah, he's basically the closest thing I have to a brother. I can't miss that. Oh...another one...friend of almost 30 years...daughter's high school graduation...yeah...gotta do that...
So what I need to do is find a way to get paid to travel the country, not have to sell anything, not have to transport goods, and get to drive the vehicle of my choice while doing so.
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I'll never understand those "what do I do without my job; retirement is a punishment" types.
Read a book. Watch a show. Take a walk. Do anything!
There's so much more to do than we have time for in our so very short lives, even without a 40 hour chunk of time devoted to not starving to death.
The idea that anyone can be bored when they have free time and a steady income is about as confusing to me as it comes.
There are two types of people: Those who work to live, and those who live to work. You and I are in the former category. My father was in the latter.
He loved his job so much that he intentionally became chair of his department when he turned 68, just so that when he turned 70 (mandatory retirement age) he could submit an "emergency exception" for himself because there "weren't enough qualified candidates to fill the position".
It was ludicrously profitable for him (because he didn't take it until he had to, he was on a 100% pension when he turned 70, plus still working full time for another 100%), but he tried to give it back. He wanted to work for free rather than retire.
When he finally gave up on living, it was because he realized he wouldn't be able to return to the classroom. He loved teaching so much that he'd rather die than not do it. He quite literally lived and died for his job.
I'm somewhat jealous that I've never felt that way about a job; even the best one I ever had I appreciated my time away from it. But I'm just as happy that in 11 years I'll be able to walk away from my current job without batting an eye nor waving goodbye.
I worked 3 years in a place where the founding senior partner micromanaged a LOT. He was there before most people showed up and worked late most days, and had his fingers in everything. He was a really smart dude, and the place was a huge success, and he eventually sold it for a big profit I'm not sure exactly how much he got, but a junior partner gave me a ballpark and it was in the millions.
He had a wife and two kids, around 10 to 12 or so of age when he sold it.
Until then, I imagine he saw them maybe four hours a week? He worked 6-7 days a week and kept the place in peak efficiency by making sure he was always spinning the plates, as it were.
It's wonderful to be able to provide for your family for the rest of their lives, but I often wonder what he sacrificed to get to that point. Your kids are halfway to adults and you probably barely know them. Your wife never spending time with you because you're always at work.
The worst part? This dude took to volunteering instantly after. With exactly the same reckless abandon he put into his work. He didn't take advantage of the freedom to make up for lost time. He just jumped into a new project.
Live to work I have seen. But why even have a family if you never see them?
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I'll never understand those "what do I do without my job; retirement is a punishment" types.
Read a book. Watch a show. Take a walk. Do anything!
There's so much more to do than we have time for in our so very short lives, even without a 40 hour chunk of time devoted to not starving to death.
The idea that anyone can be bored when they have free time and a steady income is about as confusing to me as it comes.
It's all about keeping death at bay.
We all have our own way of doing that.
You go ahead and read a book, I'll be over here carving boulders and torturing college kids with stories about the goode olde dayes.
There's a lot to be said about being paid for doing something you love.
I was off work for 10 weeks. I wanted to take a long road trip because it was a great time that I "wouldn't have to take time off work" to do so. But I couldn't justify the expense to myself when I didn't have a job. I also knew I wouldn't do any successful job hunting while driving around the western US or up into New England. And then once I landed the job I had different paperwork to fill out for the first three days. Then...oh...a break...I have about a week and a half. I could take a good long drive and not feel bad about doing so...wait...what's this...an invite to my cousin's daughter's 8th grade graduation. Yeah, he's basically the closest thing I have to a brother. I can't miss that. Oh...another one...friend of almost 30 years...daughter's high school graduation...yeah...gotta do that...
So what I need to do is find a way to get paid to travel the country, not have to sell anything, not have to transport goods, and get to drive the vehicle of my choice while doing so.
Some kind of journalist. Maybe a Michelin reviewer. Stormchaser. Fearless vampire hunter. Not-so-fearless vampire hunter. Fugitive. Zombie driver.
The Formula D league I was in is going to start up again this week. It's been over a year since we met, which means it's been over a year since I've played Formula D. Will be interesting to see how much I remember. It's not that complicated a game, but there's always a re-learning curve.
say what now?
I'll never understand those "what do I do without my job; retirement is a punishment" types.
Read a book. Watch a show. Take a walk. Do anything!
There's so much more to do than we have time for in our so very short lives, even without a 40 hour chunk of time devoted to not starving to death.
The idea that anyone can be bored when they have free time and a steady income is about as confusing to me as it comes.
It's all about keeping death at bay.
We all have our own way of doing that.
You go ahead and read a book, I'll be over here carving boulders and torturing college kids with stories about the goode olde dayes.
There's a lot to be said about being paid for doing something you love.
I was off work for 10 weeks. I wanted to take a long road trip because it was a great time that I "wouldn't have to take time off work" to do so. But I couldn't justify the expense to myself when I didn't have a job. I also knew I wouldn't do any successful job hunting while driving around the western US or up into New England. And then once I landed the job I had different paperwork to fill out for the first three days. Then...oh...a break...I have about a week and a half. I could take a good long drive and not feel bad about doing so...wait...what's this...an invite to my cousin's daughter's 8th grade graduation. Yeah, he's basically the closest thing I have to a brother. I can't miss that. Oh...another one...friend of almost 30 years...daughter's high school graduation...yeah...gotta do that...
So what I need to do is find a way to get paid to travel the country, not have to sell anything, not have to transport goods, and get to drive the vehicle of my choice while doing so.
The way I do it is to never take a sick day unless it's absolutely necessary, and to use my annual "you didn't use this so we have to pay you for it" sick leave payment as my travel money. It just pays for my gas and a couple of nights at a crappy motel. If I can abuse the kindness of friends on the road for an overnight stay and coffee the next morning, the money stretches farther.
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*puts on his evil DM horns* I figured out where the party will retrieve the last stone from. If you guys remember my party was making themselves immune to being swallowed whole. Well the last stone is going to be in Tarrasques belly!!! take that you !@#$$%@!$^*&! try to out do me will they.
Good! Good!!
*puts on his evil DM horns* I figured out where the party will retrieve the last stone from. If you guys remember my party was making themselves immune to being swallowed whole. Well the last stone is going to be in Tarrasques belly!!! take that you !@#$$%@!$^*&! try to out do me will they.
Good! Good!!
~sighs~ Hey!!! You are three and a half centuries too early to be here! Go back to where you came from and reschedule your appearance in this world!
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What are you confused about?The Formula D league I was in is going to start up again this week. It's been over a year since we met, which means it's been over a year since I've played Formula D. Will be interesting to see how much I remember. It's not that complicated a game, but there's always a re-learning curve.say what now?
Its the little racing cars, right?
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I imagine he was hoping that 'Formula D' was something prescribed, along with FHDM's contact details, to the geeky Moms of this world who feel that they have lost their zest for life.
And tonight's Pathfinder game has been called off because the GM has flies infesting his chimney. Poor chap.
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My best tech at the previous job has jumped ship and will be starting his new job at my current place of employment on the 26th.
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Yes.Its the little racing cars, right?What are you confused about?The Formula D league I was in is going to start up again this week. It's been over a year since we met, which means it's been over a year since I've played Formula D. Will be interesting to see how much I remember. It's not that complicated a game, but there's always a re-learning curve.say what now?
OH
Formula D means something a little different in some of the circles I frequent.
I imagine he was hoping that 'Formula D' was something prescribed, along with FHDM's contact details, to the geeky Moms of this world who feel that they have lost their zest for life.
>_>
<_<
Quiet, you.
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I swear, so many people in web design would be without jobs if I ruled the world.
DMV Web Site: Put in your payment information
NobodysHome: Puts in name, bank routing number (twice), and checking account number (twice). Hits Submit.
DMV Web Site: Sorry, your routing numbers didn't match. Please re-enter the information. (Clears ALL banking fields. Resets preferences where I asked the site to show the fields)
NH: Carefully re-enters all banking numbers.
DMV: Sorry, your name cannot contain special characters. (Clears ALL banking fields. Resets preferences where I asked the site to show the fields)
NH: Puts in name without hyphens. Re-enters all banking numbers.
DMV: Thank you!
So, there's a very good reason the web site doesn't store your banking information: Security. *BUT* it's VERY easy to do client-side validation to make sure each field is entered correctly without clearing the other fields. So you could have a script that said, "Hey, these two fields don't match" and NOT CLEAR THE FIELDS.
Clearing the fields every time isn't good security; it's bad coding and a very poor customer experience. And resetting the preferences as to whether to show/hide the field contents? That shows they're lazily doing a page refresh instead of field-level validations.
Buffoons.
One of the reasons why I don't use online banking.
I swear, so many people in web design would be without jobs if I ruled the world.
DMV Web Site: Put in your payment information
NobodysHome: Puts in name, bank routing number (twice), and checking account number (twice). Hits Submit.
DMV Web Site: Sorry, your routing numbers didn't match. Please re-enter the information. (Clears ALL banking fields. Resets preferences where I asked the site to show the fields)
NH: Carefully re-enters all banking numbers.
DMV: Sorry, your name cannot contain special characters. (Clears ALL banking fields. Resets preferences where I asked the site to show the fields)
NH: Puts in name without hyphens. Re-enters all banking numbers.
DMV: Thank you!So, there's a very good reason the web site doesn't store your banking information: Security. *BUT* it's VERY easy to do client-side validation to make sure each field is entered correctly without clearing the other fields. So you could have a script that said, "Hey, these two fields don't match" and NOT CLEAR THE FIELDS.
Clearing the fields every time isn't good security; it's bad coding and a very poor customer experience. And resetting the preferences as to whether to show/hide the field contents? That shows they're lazily doing a page refresh instead of field-level validations.
Buffoons.
I do not understand the words that are coming out of your mouth.
I do not understand the words that are coming out of your mouth.I swear, so many people in web design would be without jobs if I ruled the world.
DMV Web Site: Put in your payment information
NobodysHome: Puts in name, bank routing number (twice), and checking account number (twice). Hits Submit.
DMV Web Site: Sorry, your routing numbers didn't match. Please re-enter the information. (Clears ALL banking fields. Resets preferences where I asked the site to show the fields)
NH: Carefully re-enters all banking numbers.
DMV: Sorry, your name cannot contain special characters. (Clears ALL banking fields. Resets preferences where I asked the site to show the fields)
NH: Puts in name without hyphens. Re-enters all banking numbers.
DMV: Thank you!So, there's a very good reason the web site doesn't store your banking information: Security. *BUT* it's VERY easy to do client-side validation to make sure each field is entered correctly without clearing the other fields. So you could have a script that said, "Hey, these two fields don't match" and NOT CLEAR THE FIELDS.
Clearing the fields every time isn't good security; it's bad coding and a very poor customer experience. And resetting the preferences as to whether to show/hide the field contents? That shows they're lazily doing a page refresh instead of field-level validations.
Buffoons.
Long story short; the DMV sucks.
I have always said I'm a trendsetter.
night John
Me: "Mom! I don't wanna go to school! All the kids bully me, and all the teachers hate me! Why do I gotta go?"
Mom: "Because you're the principal."
SEYMOUR!
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I swear, so many people in web design would be without jobs if I ruled the world.
DMV Web Site: Put in your payment information
NobodysHome: Puts in name, bank routing number (twice), and checking account number (twice). Hits Submit.
DMV Web Site: Sorry, your routing numbers didn't match. Please re-enter the information. (Clears ALL banking fields. Resets preferences where I asked the site to show the fields)
NH: Carefully re-enters all banking numbers.
DMV: Sorry, your name cannot contain special characters. (Clears ALL banking fields. Resets preferences where I asked the site to show the fields)
NH: Puts in name without hyphens. Re-enters all banking numbers.
DMV: Thank you!So, there's a very good reason the web site doesn't store your banking information: Security. *BUT* it's VERY easy to do client-side validation to make sure each field is entered correctly without clearing the other fields. So you could have a script that said, "Hey, these two fields don't match" and NOT CLEAR THE FIELDS.
Clearing the fields every time isn't good security; it's bad coding and a very poor customer experience. And resetting the preferences as to whether to show/hide the field contents? That shows they're lazily doing a page refresh instead of field-level validations.
Buffoons.
That is just UGH
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By the way, it is forbidden to say, type or scribe the word 'buffoons' unless you are wearing a monocle, sitting in a wing-backed chair, and shaking an ivory-headed cane as you do so.
The fine is three shillings and sixpence, to be paid to the W.M. Gladstone Fund for Fallen Women and Beef Wellingtons.
yes you don't use Ground beef in beef wellington after all.
We probably should ask Celestial Healer, he is FAWTLy expert on Beef Wellington.