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We had a bit of a covid scare. Monday MrT went to work. Then on thursday he hears his collegue had used 2 self tests and got positive results and had sceduled an official test.
On friday the result of the official test came in his collegue was officially positive for COVID.
So yesterday MrT emediately called to get ours done. We could be tested the same day. Just had to get into the town centre. Of course walking, no bus if we're potentially infected. 45 minutes to an hour walk. Doable, but MrT cant walk long distances as easy anymore since his heart attack.
Anyway. We were both royally pissed.
Luckily both our tests came back negative. We'll keep an eye out if we develop any symptoms and get re-tested if needed.
Well, that's good news. Glad you're both OK!
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I'm playing Ghost of Tsushima again, this time I'm trying something new; subtlety.
Then I unlocked black powder, smoke and sticky bombs.
He murdered my soup.
I spent over two hours making that soup, and he decided to freehand pour salt from the little jam jar that I only use for measuring spoons.
He and the kids are at the table eating and I'm sulking in my room.
I was looking forward to that dinner all damned day.
I don't even want to talk to him right now.
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He murdered my soup.
I spent over two hours making that soup, and he decided to freehand pour salt from the little jam jar that I only use for measuring spoons.
He and the kids are at the table eating and I'm sulking in my room.
I was looking forward to that dinner all damned day.I don't even want to talk to him right now.
Wow... apologies. You know I know what that's like, so many sympathies.
We had a bit of a covid scare. Monday MrT went to work. Then on thursday he hears his collegue had used 2 self tests and got positive results and had sceduled an official test.
On friday the result of the official test came in his collegue was officially positive for COVID.So yesterday MrT emediately called to get ours done. We could be tested the same day. Just had to get into the town centre. Of course walking, no bus if we're potentially infected. 45 minutes to an hour walk. Doable, but MrT cant walk long distances as easy anymore since his heart attack.
Anyway. We were both royally pissed.
Luckily both our tests came back negative. We'll keep an eye out if we develop any symptoms and get re-tested if needed.
I am getting tested tomorrow myself.
He murdered my soup.
I spent over two hours making that soup, and he decided to freehand pour salt from the little jam jar that I only use for measuring spoons.
He and the kids are at the table eating and I'm sulking in my room.
I was looking forward to that dinner all damned day.I don't even want to talk to him right now.
Oh man. I'm sorry.a
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He murdered my soup.
I spent over two hours making that soup, and he decided to freehand pour salt from the little jam jar that I only use for measuring spoons.
He and the kids are at the table eating and I'm sulking in my room.
I was looking forward to that dinner all damned day.I don't even want to talk to him right now.
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Krumble The Jester. A goblin self-proclaimed deity of slapstick comedy.
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Finally played our family Realms game for the first time in a month.
NOW it's starting to feel like home.
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Aaaaand... our first-ever AP TPK.
At least the players have no desire to even TRY to remedy things, so we're done with Pathfinder for the foreseeable future.
EDIT: Technically, we had one party member dead, two party members petrified, and one party member escaping with mountains of wealth, but the players absolutely, positively, vehemently don't want to play that AP any more, so it's done, and I'm done GM'ing other than the family game.
Which AP?
Shattered Star. And I'll admit, I was taken aback when I saw that the final boss was a CR+5 encounter, but I didn't think things would go THAT sideways THAT quickly. One minute the party was winning. Later that round, the sole surviving party member was Dimension Dooring away.
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I'm doing my best to put skill points in GothBard Diplomacy (TM), which involves spending game time and PC resources to carefully plan out Nice Things to do to take care of NPCs who have significantly aided the party, and ironically, am getting points from WW for doing so.
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One of my cats died today. She was a good girl (for a pain in the ass). You will be missed Patches.
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I have been always told that 150 miles is close according to Americans...West coast Americans, yes. East coast ones would faint.
I am sorry that I wasn't able to help out. Give Shanna a hug from me and tell her that I hope that she gets well soon.
One of my cats died today. She was a good girl (for a pain in the ass). You will be missed Patches.
*Hugs* Sharoth.
Hey there John. I hope that your day goes well and the you are feel ok. Good luck at work!
I'm so sorry, Sharoth.
Messaging you now, Sharoth
One of my cats died today. She was a good girl (for a pain in the ass). You will be missed Patches.
Ugh. So sorry!
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I have finished Doom 2016 (it was on sale earlier this month)
It was a bloody fun, though it started to get tedious in later levels. It could use some more developed skill and upgrade system (some of the weapon and suit upgrades were relatively mediocre)...
Could I give Doom Eternal a try?
It costs how much?!
Nope, nope, nope...
Not until some enormous sale.
Soul Nomad And The World Eaters comes out on steam today. Or tomorrow. Either way, I am excited.
I'm sorry about your cat, Sharoth!
It's never easy!
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Yes, I did create a Instagram account just to unleash that picture onto the world.
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It's interesting how the worm turns.
I trace the start of my alcoholism to the toxic mother and young child of an old high school friend: We met at GothBard's 10-year reunion, I got him a job, we started doing LAN games together, we had kids, and his younger son was an out-and-out monster: The kind of kid who punches his older brother in the face as hard as he can just because it's funny to watch his brother cry and not fight back. And Mom ignored it and told them to shut up, and Dad was raised in a traditional Persian household so it was the mother's job to deal with all child discipline issues, so he never faced repercussions. I first started going there drunk so I could tune out their constant fights, leading to getting drunk once a week, leading to the inevitable path to full-blown alcoholism. (And yes, we stopped going to their house because I gave my kids full permission to hit back, and they did, and said parents didn't appreciate our, "If you'd control your kid and keep him from lashing out, our kids wouldn't have to hit back, now would they?" attitude.)
Thus, even though I don't remember it at all, the start of my alcoholism was somewhere around 2006 or 2007, with full-blown, "I'm getting drunk every day" starting around 2008 or 2009. I'll just always associate that kid's appalling behavior with my alcoholism.
So of course time passes, the kid's grown up to be a stand-up guy, and the kids are hanging out with him all the time.
His transformation is truly incredible. I have to give him credit. But I'll always associate him with the little monster he was and the downward spiral I took as a result.
History is weird.
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I'd like to think that Imps hitting back helped him get his crap together.
OK, I have to admit, scammers are apparently getting more clever. I won't name names, but the scam went:
Day 1:
Caller 1: Congratulations! You've just won the Publisher's Clearinghouse Sweepstakes! We just need a $100 processing fee and we'll be able to distribute your winnings to you...
Unnamed Party: You're a scammer!
Day 2:
Caller 2: Hello, this is so-and-so from such-and-such legal firm. We're investigating Publsher's Clearinghouse fraud in your area. Did you get a call from a scammer recently?
Unnamed Party: Yes...
Caller 2: Well, we plan on filing a class-action suit against them, and if you'd like to be a part of the suit, we'll need an upfront payment of $100 to cover our legal costs...
The second call at least made her wonder, but she was still smart enough to catch on.
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OK, I have to admit, scammers are apparently getting more clever. I won't name names, but the scam went:
Day 1:
Caller 1: Congratulations! You've just won the Publisher's Clearinghouse Sweepstakes! We just need a $100 processing fee and we'll be able to distribute your winnings to you...
Unnamed Party: You're a scammer!Day 2:
Caller 2: Hello, this is so-and-so from such-and-such legal firm. We're investigating Publsher's Clearinghouse fraud in your area. Did you get a call from a scammer recently?
Unnamed Party: Yes...
Caller 2: Well, we plan on filing a class-action suit against them, and if you'd like to be a part of the suit, we'll need an upfront payment of $100 to cover our legal costs...The second call at least made her wonder, but she was still smart enough to catch on.
Damn. They are learning...
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Well, I managed to finish screwing down (and up) the decking today. It looks terrible, but at least it's done.
OK. FaWtLers: What happens at the end of August that I don't know about?
Not only did said Unnamed Party get those two calls this week, but today I've received two phone calls from unidentified numbers (I'll assume they were scams) and two text messages informing me that my Chase and J.P. Morgan accounts had been suspended due to suspicious activity, and I should go to a t.ly URL to resolve the issue.
So two reactions:
(1) Given the sudden flurry of scamming activity, what the heck happened that I don't know about? I am bewildered.
(2) Given the t.ly URLs and the poor grammar, I am saddened that anyone still falls for these scams.
But of course we live in a world where a member of our Senate is accusing scientists of being "Trump haters" for refusing to investigate the efficacy of horse de-worming medication as a possible COVID cure, so is it any wonder our populace is so gullible?
It's not just August and it seems to be worse during Republican presidential and gubernatorial administrations.
It has tapered of a bit, at the height of spam deluge we were getting 10-40 calls per day on our landline. Typically the calls start about a week to ten days before the end of the month.
Some local news, may be of interest to those of you in IT...
SMH.
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Some local news, may be of interest to those of you in IT...
SMH.
Makes me kind of wish I'd committed some felonies in Dallas when I was there...
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Makes me kind of wish I'd committed some felonies in Dallas when I was there...Some local news, may be of interest to those of you in IT...
SMH.
Most of these are only misdemeanors, but in Texas, it is illegal to:
* own more than six dildoes,* own the Encyclopedia Brittanica (because, at the time the law was passed, it contained instructions for brewing beer),
* sell Limburger on Sunday,
* allow your pigs to fornicate at the airport,
* piss on the Alamo (Ozzy was allegedly jailed for this),
* shoot a buffalo from the second story of a hotel,
* rob someone without giving them 24 hours oral or written notice.
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It's not just August and it seems to be worse during Republican presidential and gubernatorial administrations.
It has tapered of a bit, at the height of spam deluge we were getting 10-40 calls per day on our landline. Typically the calls start about a week to ten days before the end of the month.
It's why I'm wondering about today. I'm up to 2 calls and 3 text messages, which is an absolute storm on my phone, since I never use it nor give out the number.
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...in Texas, it is illegal to:
* own more than six dildoes...
One of the things I love about laws and regulations is that every one has a story behind it. Contrary to popular belief, people don't sit around a room thinking, "What new regulation can we make up today?"
Something happens, someone complains, the decision-makers debate, and they create a new regulation intended to prevent that thing from happening again. It may be stupid, or redundant, or have horrific unintended consequences, or be terribly-written, but there's always a reason behind it, even if it's just one guy cranky about one thing.
So yeah... I would love to hear the story behind THAT law.
EDIT: Oh, that's depressingly mundane. "If you own six or more, the assumption is that your intent is to sell them."
So it's like the U.S.'s expat law: If you're worth over $2 million and you try to revoke your citizenship, they grab 30% of it under the assumption you're fleeing for tax evasion purposes.
Some local news, may be of interest to those of you in IT...
SMH.
Shadowrun? Deckers?
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Makes me kind of wish I'd committed some felonies in Dallas when I was there...Some local news, may be of interest to those of you in IT...
SMH.
Most of these are only misdemeanors, but in Texas, it is illegal to:
* own more than six dildoes,
* own the Encyclopedia Brittanica (because, at the time the law was passed, it contained instructions for brewing beer),
* sell Limburger on Sunday,
* allow your pigs to fornicate at the airport,
* piss on the Alamo (Ozzy was allegedly jailed for this),
* shoot a buffalo from the second story of a hotel,
* rob someone without giving them 24 hours oral or written notice.
Well.
I'm going to jail.
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Makes me kind of wish I'd committed some felonies in Dallas when I was there...Some local news, may be of interest to those of you in IT...
SMH.
Most of these are only misdemeanors, but in Texas, it is illegal to:
* own more than six dildoes,
* own the Encyclopedia Brittanica (because, at the time the law was passed, it contained instructions for brewing beer),
* sell Limburger on Sunday,
* allow your pigs to fornicate at the airport,
* piss on the Alamo (Ozzy was allegedly jailed for this),
* shoot a buffalo from the second story of a hotel,
* rob someone without giving them 24 hours oral or written notice.Well.
I'm going to jail.
There are six other days you could sell your Limburger, you know.
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There are six other days you could sell your Limburger, you know.Makes me kind of wish I'd committed some felonies in Dallas when I was there...Some local news, may be of interest to those of you in IT...
SMH.
Most of these are only misdemeanors, but in Texas, it is illegal to:
* own more than six dildoes,
* own the Encyclopedia Brittanica (because, at the time the law was passed, it contained instructions for brewing beer),
* sell Limburger on Sunday,
* allow your pigs to fornicate at the airport,
* piss on the Alamo (Ozzy was allegedly jailed for this),
* shoot a buffalo from the second story of a hotel,
* rob someone without giving them 24 hours oral or written notice.Well.
I'm going to jail.
Sell Limburger on a day other than Sunday?
I say good day to you, sir!
Thanks everyone. I appreciate it.
Makes me kind of wish I'd committed some felonies in Dallas when I was there...Some local news, may be of interest to those of you in IT...
SMH.
Most of these are only misdemeanors, but in Texas, it is illegal to:
* own more than six dildoes,
* own the Encyclopedia Brittanica (because, at the time the law was passed, it contained instructions for brewing beer),
* sell Limburger on Sunday,
* allow your pigs to fornicate at the airport,
* piss on the Alamo (Ozzy was allegedly jailed for this),
* shoot a buffalo from the second story of a hotel,
* rob someone without giving them 24 hours oral or written notice.Well.
I'm going to jail.
But I got your note!
So long as you only take 3-4 of the dildoes, I don't see there being a problem
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So typical of working with other departments and why we don't do it:
Late May/early June: "Hey, I have some extra cycles! Do you need help with the project you're working on?"
"Yes! Please analyze all the available tools and give us a summary!"
"OK!"
--- Dead Silence for 8+ weeks ---
Yesterday: "Hey, remember that analysis you did for us? Now we want you to download free trials of all 20 tools, create a presentation with each one, give us the learning curve, pricing, and applicability to our projects, and give us a presentation on it by Tuesday."
So... given a rough estimate of 2 days per tool to download it, install it, familiarize myself with it, create a detailed presentation with it, and summarize it, you just asked me to do 40 days of work in the next 4 work days.
Yeah, no. Not even bothering to get started.
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Raise your kids right and the rest will follow.
As I believe I've mentioned, I dislike one of Impus Major's best friends because his behavior is "more risk-prone than I'm comfortable with":
(1) His two favorite activities are going to remote areas in the wee hours of the morning and abusing mind-altering substances (alcohol, pot, who knows what else), or going to college areas in the wee hours of the morning and hanging out. Considering most shootings in downtown Berkeley happen between 12:30 and 2:00 am, I'd prefer my children not be there for no reason at those times. And substance abuse always carries risk.
(2) He has anger issues, and lashes out both emotionally and occasionally physically at those who anger him.
I've warned Impus Major about him, but haven't issued any mandates because kids need to make their mistakes and learn on their own. And last night Impus Major finally said, "I'm starting to realize just how toxic he is. I don't want to cut him off, but even when I try to talk to him about his toxic behavior he shuts me down and won't talk to me for days. I don't think I really have a choice."
So I gave him space, I let him interact with his friend without my interference, and he came to the same conclusions I did.
I'm not happy that he's considering cutting off the relationship, but I'm relieved that he's recognizing it as toxic, and proud that he's considering cutting it off.
Combination of 1 and 2 sounds like some kind of either deep unresolved therapist-worthy issues or/and a sociopathic personality...
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The paperwork calls it English Moss
The watering instructions call it Irish Moss.
The label on the plants call it Scotch Moss.
I'm pretty sure this is how wars are started.