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I've got your sunlight right here!
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The extra hour of sunlight is the only thing to look forward to as winter gives way to other seasons.Oh for frak's sake. I just realized it's time change this weekend. Why can't we stop this nonsense?Whoo hoo! Time to spring forward!! I'm ready!!!
Edit: That doesn't mean I'm pro daylight saving time but if we're going to have it I vastly prefer springing forward to falling back.
Nope. Not worth it.
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Nope. Not worth it.The extra hour of sunlight is the only thing to look forward to as winter gives way to other seasons.Oh for frak's sake. I just realized it's time change this weekend. Why can't we stop this nonsense?Whoo hoo! Time to spring forward!! I'm ready!!!
Edit: That doesn't mean I'm pro daylight saving time but if we're going to have it I vastly prefer springing forward to falling back.
So say we all.
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We were doing 'two truths and a lie' when we should have been working today, and everyone got mine wrong. Or maybe I was really born with six toes?
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We were doing 'two truths and a lie' when we should have been working today, and everyone got mine wrong. Or maybe I was really born with six toes?
I remember doing something similar with the kids' friends and it was hilarious: My three were:
"I've committed multiple felonies.""I've been held at gunpoint by the police."
"I've never so much as tried an illegal substance."
MY kids had no trouble, but not a single guest got it.
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As I settled in after our lunch walk, I realized just how Californian we all are: This morning there was a magnitude 2.8 quake with an epicenter about 1.6 miles (2 km) from my house. It was one of the "bang-y" ones, where it's more like a truck hitting the side of the house than the house being on a shaking machine. It came, I noticed it, it went...
...and not a single one of us even mentioned it to each other, nor did the person at the store, nor did I remember it until I sat to check FaWtL and thought, "Oh, I wonder if the earthquake made the news?"
Jaded, we are...
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I've got your sunlight right here!
My that's bright. And pixelated.
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So say we all.Nope. Not worth it.The extra hour of sunlight is the only thing to look forward to as winter gives way to other seasons.Oh for frak's sake. I just realized it's time change this weekend. Why can't we stop this nonsense?Whoo hoo! Time to spring forward!! I'm ready!!!
Edit: That doesn't mean I'm pro daylight saving time but if we're going to have it I vastly prefer springing forward to falling back.
look, until I conquer the planet and make it winter all the time we are just going to have to deal with this four seasons nonsense.
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It's so bizarre living in such a functional family.
I took the day off to update all our legal stuff: Wills, trust, power of attorney, medical power of attorney, etc. Since we did all the original stuff back in 2019, everything's in Impus Major's hands.
I talked to all three family members and considered it myself: Now that Impus Minor is a major, do we need to go a lawyer and change all that?
Both the kids had the same reaction: "Why would you need to do that? We get along; we'll just work it all out."
I felt the same way, and GothBard only wanted to be sure Impus Minor would get his say.
But it does hearken back to when my father passed away. The lawyer had completely screwed up the will, leaving Younger Brother with nothing. And we all said, "Oh, no, that's not fair," and re-did the whole thing fairly, then all signed off on it without a hint of argument.
And I trust my kids to be fair with each other more than I trust my brothers, so I'm just not going to worry about it.
(The Trust is pretty standard: The executor liquidates everything they see fit to, then splits the resulting liquid assets 50/50 between the brothers, with the executor deciding who gets each physical item, so it's not like Impus Major could screw over Impus Minor too much even if he tried, but the innate trust of, "Oh, yeah, we'll just work together to do it all no matter whose name is on the piece of paper," is one more reason I'm so proud of them.)
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We were doing 'two truths and a lie' when we should have been working today, and everyone got mine wrong. Or maybe I was really born with six toes?I remember doing something similar with the kids' friends and it was hilarious: My three were:
"I've committed multiple felonies."
"I've been held at gunpoint by the police."
"I've never so much as tried an illegal substance."MY kids had no trouble, but not a single guest got it.
Funny, I started to wonder about that, and I can't really answer the last one. There was one time when I smoked a water pipe at friends place and knowing them, it might have been filled with a tobacco or... Well, not tobacco.
I drunk some cherry vodka at that time so even if it wasn't tobacco I might not notice difference.
I always refused illegal substances, as I have no interest in losing control over myself. I don't smoke in general, with an exception for a few times when I smoked water pipe. The very smell of regular smoking is terribly unappealing to me.
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look, until I conquer the planet and make it winter all the time we are just going to have to deal with this four seasons nonsense.So say we all.Nope. Not worth it.The extra hour of sunlight is the only thing to look forward to as winter gives way to other seasons.Oh for frak's sake. I just realized it's time change this weekend. Why can't we stop this nonsense?Whoo hoo! Time to spring forward!! I'm ready!!!
Edit: That doesn't mean I'm pro daylight saving time but if we're going to have it I vastly prefer springing forward to falling back.
I want my own small continent with eternal Autumn.
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(...) living in such a functional family.
Weirdos. You are probably all commies or something.
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I always refused illegal substances, as I have no interest in losing control over myself. I don't smoke in general, with an exception for a few times when I smoked water pipe. The very smell of regular smoking is terribly unappealing to me.
Yeah; that was EXACTLY why I never got into any mind-altering substances:
(1) I'm happy with who I am, and(2) I'm terrified of not being in control of myself.
Even my years and years of alcoholism were driven not by a desire to be in a different state of mind, but to escape the irritations around me. I drank alcohol more as a psychological painkiller than as a, "I want to be in a different state of mind," drug.
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It's so bizarre living in such a functional family.
Also, what does that say about America, or world in general, that the family where the father of the family plans to have his autobiography titled "My Dumb Kids" is a highly functional one?
I always refused illegal substances, as I have no interest in losing control over myself. I don't smoke in general, with an exception for a few times when I smoked water pipe. The very smell of regular smoking is terribly unappealing to me.Yeah; that was EXACTLY why I never got into any mind-altering substances:
(1) I'm happy with who I am, and
(2) I'm terrified of not being in control of myself.Even my years and years of alcoholism were driven not by a desire to be in a different state of mind, but to escape the irritations around me. I drank alcohol more as a psychological painkiller than as a, "I want to be in a different state of mind," drug.
I tried alcohol once around being 13 or so. I found it awful then.
Soon after my father started his descent into alcoholism cementing my aversion toward alcohol and fear of losing control while under influence and giving in to anger. Some folks who tried to get me into alcohol expressed opinion that I would be probably behaving quite differently under the influence.
Somewhere around 24-5 I finally gave a try to alcohol (a certain woman going for drinks with me was involved)...
And surprisingly, while it loosened some of my inhibitions... There was no big change. In fact, one of the first times when I got quite drunk some folks whom I saw soon after drinking failed to notice I was terribly drunk.
Since that period of experimentation I generally avoid alcohol most of the time because I do not see the point of inducing nausea and dizziness in myself voluntarily - experiences that I intensely hate. Alcohol also tends to mess with my stomach as well. The taste of alcohol itself is crappy as well - I found a few alcohols that are good tasting (Irish Cream... yummy), but most of the time, the taste is not worth the effects of alcohol itself.
I've been drunk, but it's been long enough I don't recall how long it's been, I may have smoked pot at some point, I think, and I did LSD once and shrooms more than once.
As far as two truths and a lie.
1. I've never drink and drive
2. I've never worked in a cheese factory
3. I've never been to Noah's Ark.
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Marvel Movie Timeline #19: Doctor Strange:
After seeing them back-to-back, it's worth asking, "Why is Black Panther so much better than Doctor Strange?", and there are a few obvious answers, from the shallow characters to the overzealousness for Inception-style special effects to the whole, "I just took a spiritual weapon through the heart. Can I have a couple of stitches, please? OK, great! I'm as good as if it never happened!" scene.
But standing head and shoulders above that is the villain. Killmonger was a fascinating case study in villainy: He had been wronged. He had the right (according to Wakandan law) to be doing what he was. His end goal was justice perverted to its extreme (vengeance). You felt for him even as you (usually) rooted against him.
The "villain" in Doctor Strange was such an underdeveloped cookie-cutter cut-out that I don't even remember his name... and I just finished the movie under 10 minutes ago.
If your villain is so boring nobody remembers him after leaving the theater, you've failed in your superhero movie.
Doctor Strange was mildly entertaining, and I'd certainly be willing to watch it again with friends who hadn't seen it before. But it's not the kind of movie I'd seek out to watch again, or suggest to watch at a movie party.
Not a terrible movie, but a terribly forgettable one. All thanks to the "villain".
I haven't seen that one, though I want to watch Multiverse Of Madness.
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I used to smoke DOPE, but it was a bad idea - that stuff doesn't agree with me. It would be worse now.
I took acid once, and watched a weird Indonesian martial arts film while I was on it. I had a good time.
I refuse to believe that the Captain never worked in a cheese factory, given where he lives.
I used to smoke DOPE, but it was a bad idea - that stuff doesn't agree with me. It would be worse now.
I took acid once, and watched a weird Indonesian martial arts film while I was on it. I had a good time.
I refuse to believe that the Captain never worked in a cheese factory, given where he lives.
I gave up marijuana after I mixed it with tequila shots one night. I gave up doing tequila shots the same night.
I've done an excessive quantity of caffeine pills (comprehensive exams before gradution), was fed far too much valium by a well-meaning bridesmaid on my wedding day (basically because of stage fright, I hate having everyone looking at me), and I've been roofied. But I've never done anything harder.
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I want my own small continent with eternal Autumn.look, until I conquer the planet and make it winter all the time we are just going to have to deal with this four seasons nonsense.So say we all.Nope. Not worth it.The extra hour of sunlight is the only thing to look forward to as winter gives way to other seasons.Oh for frak's sake. I just realized it's time change this weekend. Why can't we stop this nonsense?Whoo hoo! Time to spring forward!! I'm ready!!!
Edit: That doesn't mean I'm pro daylight saving time but if we're going to have it I vastly prefer springing forward to falling back.
Make it so.
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I want my own small continent with eternal Autumn.look, until I conquer the planet and make it winter all the time we are just going to have to deal with this four seasons nonsense.So say we all.Nope. Not worth it.The extra hour of sunlight is the only thing to look forward to as winter gives way to other seasons.Oh for frak's sake. I just realized it's time change this weekend. Why can't we stop this nonsense?Whoo hoo! Time to spring forward!! I'm ready!!!
Edit: That doesn't mean I'm pro daylight saving time but if we're going to have it I vastly prefer springing forward to falling back.
I would happily open a pub/guesthouse on a remote stretch of coastline in that land. It would have the best breads in the land. And a fireplace a man could stand up in.
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I want my own small continent with eternal Autumn.look, until I conquer the planet and make it winter all the time we are just going to have to deal with this four seasons nonsense.So say we all.Nope. Not worth it.The extra hour of sunlight is the only thing to look forward to as winter gives way to other seasons.Oh for frak's sake. I just realized it's time change this weekend. Why can't we stop this nonsense?Whoo hoo! Time to spring forward!! I'm ready!!!
Edit: That doesn't mean I'm pro daylight saving time but if we're going to have it I vastly prefer springing forward to falling back.
I would happily open a pub/guesthouse on a remote stretch of coastline in that land. It would have the best breads in the land. And a fireplace a man could stand up in.
<starry eyes>
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I used to smoke DOPE, but it was a bad idea - that stuff doesn't agree with me. It would be worse now.
I took acid once, and watched a weird Indonesian martial arts film while I was on it. I had a good time.
I refuse to believe that the Captain never worked in a cheese factory, given where he lives.
It was a bit obvious I suppose.
I was a quality control inspector for almost 2 whole days.
I always refused illegal substances, as I have no interest in losing control over myself. I don't smoke in general, with an exception for a few times when I smoked water pipe. The very smell of regular smoking is terribly unappealing to me.Yeah; that was EXACTLY why I never got into any mind-altering substances:
(1) I'm happy with who I am, and
(2) I'm terrified of not being in control of myself.Even my years and years of alcoholism were driven not by a desire to be in a different state of mind, but to escape the irritations around me. I drank alcohol more as a psychological painkiller than as a, "I want to be in a different state of mind," drug.
Professionally speaking, most people who take illegals substances feel the same way. There is also a sizable contingent who take substances to be better at their jobs or in schools. The minority that does take substances to be in a different state of mind does tend to be quite loud, however.
"Yep, that's cheese."I used to smoke DOPE, but it was a bad idea - that stuff doesn't agree with me. It would be worse now.
I took acid once, and watched a weird Indonesian martial arts film while I was on it. I had a good time.
I refuse to believe that the Captain never worked in a cheese factory, given where he lives.
It was a bit obvious I suppose.
I was a quality control inspector for almost 2 whole days.
Why didn't he keep that job?!?
<starry eyes>I want my own small continent with eternal Autumn.look, until I conquer the planet and make it winter all the time we are just going to have to deal with this four seasons nonsense.So say we all.Nope. Not worth it.The extra hour of sunlight is the only thing to look forward to as winter gives way to other seasons.Oh for frak's sake. I just realized it's time change this weekend. Why can't we stop this nonsense?Whoo hoo! Time to spring forward!! I'm ready!!!
Edit: That doesn't mean I'm pro daylight saving time but if we're going to have it I vastly prefer springing forward to falling back.
I would happily open a pub/guesthouse on a remote stretch of coastline in that land. It would have the best breads in the land. And a fireplace a man could stand up in.
I promise I will conquer this small continent last.
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I want my own small continent with eternal Autumn.look, until I conquer the planet and make it winter all the time we are just going to have to deal with this four seasons nonsense.So say we all.Nope. Not worth it.The extra hour of sunlight is the only thing to look forward to as winter gives way to other seasons.Oh for frak's sake. I just realized it's time change this weekend. Why can't we stop this nonsense?Whoo hoo! Time to spring forward!! I'm ready!!!
Edit: That doesn't mean I'm pro daylight saving time but if we're going to have it I vastly prefer springing forward to falling back.
I would happily open a pub/guesthouse on a remote stretch of coastline in that land. It would have the best breads in the land. And a fireplace a man could stand up in.
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I want my own small continent with eternal Autumn.look, until I conquer the planet and make it winter all the time we are just going to have to deal with this four seasons nonsense.So say we all.Nope. Not worth it.The extra hour of sunlight is the only thing to look forward to as winter gives way to other seasons.Oh for frak's sake. I just realized it's time change this weekend. Why can't we stop this nonsense?Whoo hoo! Time to spring forward!! I'm ready!!!
Edit: That doesn't mean I'm pro daylight saving time but if we're going to have it I vastly prefer springing forward to falling back.
I would happily open a pub/guesthouse on a remote stretch of coastline in that land. It would have the best breads in the land. And a fireplace a man could stand up in.
I am not sure how long a man can stand up while burning.
Why didn't he keep that job?!?"Yep, that's cheese."I used to smoke DOPE, but it was a bad idea - that stuff doesn't agree with me. It would be worse now.
I took acid once, and watched a weird Indonesian martial arts film while I was on it. I had a good time.
I refuse to believe that the Captain never worked in a cheese factory, given where he lives.
It was a bit obvious I suppose.
I was a quality control inspector for almost 2 whole days.
It was at a cheese factory, seems pretty self explanatory to me.
Besides, I'd already been working in the milking parlor on the family farm, that's where the magic happens!
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He's lactose intolerant, and the factory won't stand for any kind of intolerance. Which is ironic, because that makes them intolerance intolerant.Why didn't he keep that job?!?"Yep, that's cheese."I used to smoke DOPE, but it was a bad idea - that stuff doesn't agree with me. It would be worse now.
I took acid once, and watched a weird Indonesian martial arts film while I was on it. I had a good time.
I refuse to believe that the Captain never worked in a cheese factory, given where he lives.
It was a bit obvious I suppose.
I was a quality control inspector for almost 2 whole days.
Intolerance of intolerance is required for a tolerant society.
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Why didn't he keep that job?!?"Yep, that's cheese."I used to smoke DOPE, but it was a bad idea - that stuff doesn't agree with me. It would be worse now.
I took acid once, and watched a weird Indonesian martial arts film while I was on it. I had a good time.
I refuse to believe that the Captain never worked in a cheese factory, given where he lives.
It was a bit obvious I suppose.
I was a quality control inspector for almost 2 whole days.
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Gods, the Life of Shiro: "Gas prices are way too high! It's getting to the point that it's $100 round trip to and from your house! I'm going to go buy a new car! Wanna come?"
But it was kind of hilarious:
"I'd love to come up, but gas prices are too high."
"I know. We're lucky we have the Prius!"
"That's it! I'll buy a plug-in hybrid! Which one were you guys looking at?"
"The Honda Accord hybrid plug-in."
"Wow! It's the #1 rated hybrid out there! I'll buy one and you guys and drive it around and see what you think!"
He really is a silly, silly man.
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Geez... same old, same old.
Impus Major's Spring Break is on March 28th. He's planning on going on his first trip with his friends since he developed his heart issues.
"But wait," you'll say, "I'm betting his teachers are assigning work over the break so that he has to be working during his vacation!"
Remember how much we hated teachers that did that?
Well, his teachers are going one better: There are three assignments scheduled to be due DURING Spring Break, including a major project worth 10% of the student's grade.
Online learning has turned (many) teachers into monsters...
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and all of those teachers perpetrating such violence upon the sanctity of school-free timeframes should be . with extreme prejudice.
if it's scheduled time away, that time belongs to NOT. THEM.
that's just repulsive practice.
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Today, ALL (DE) and the kids came over. We had a jaunt about town, and went to view a house, which I thought was alright, but ALL (DE) and Shanna were not sold on.
The boy howled like a soul in torment every time we had to walk up a hill, then continued to complain when we'd reached the top. I thought it might help if I used Sonic the Hedgehog as an example of how exercise can be fun and rewarding, but it did not.
Thrift/Charity shop/Market finds included:
1) Assorted plastic beasts, which I shall send to my nephews.
2) A saucy tankard, out of which I am currently drinking my beer
3) A pair of French binoculars. What am I going to do with those? Binocule like a m******f******r, that's what.
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Psychology vs. reason is always an interesting subject.
The mask mandate in California ended on Friday, but, in an interesting twist, it's only been employees so far who have been going mask-free; all the customers I've seen are still masking up.
And I was thinking about the psychology behind it all: Masks represent the pandemic, so they're a symbol of undue hardship. For many (though very few in this area), masks represent government overreach and oppression. For others (myself included), masks are just plain uncomfortable; it would be nice to do without them.
But then I look at the empirical evidence of my household:
(1) During the pandemic, Impus Minor and I had "miraculous" health, both dropping from 12-15 sick days a year to less than 1.
"That doesn't mean anything. Impus Minor wasn't going to school, so he wasn't getting exposed."
An absolutely fair point, but then we have:
(2) Even after Impus Minor returned to school, we continued to enjoy an illness-free household, even when Impus Minor's friends were getting sick.
"That doesn't mean anything. He was probably still practicing social distancing and people were more careful about sending their sick kids to school. It's stronger evidence, but it's not all that strong."
(3) For the second year in a row, I'm enjoying virtually nonexistent hay fever. It's as if hay fever simply ended for me.
"Er... OK. Er... plants are exuding less pollen because there are fewer people out... er... it's the fires, not the mask! Er..."
So yeah, I'm a mask convert. Hate wearing it outside, but during hay fever season it's a godsend.
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3) A pair of French binoculars. What am I going to do with those? Binocule like a m******f******r, that's what.
Cookies.
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(3) For the second year in a row, I'm enjoying virtually nonexistent hay fever. It's as if hay fever simply ended for me.
"Er... OK. Er... plants are exuding less pollen because there are fewer people out... er... it's the fires, not the mask! Er..."
So yeah, I'm a mask convert. Hate wearing it outside, but during hay fever season it's a godsend.
This is because you don't live in Texas. Our pollen looks at masks and laughs like Geoffrey Holder.
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Speaking of people who might need to be fired, Impus Minor found a fantastic glitch in Phasmophobia that's so bad that none of us who program can figure out how they managed to pull it off if it wasn't intentional.
If you haven't played Phasmophobia, this is an excellent summary of low-level play: "Well, we lost 2 of our 4 crew members, we've left hundreds of dollars of gear strewn all over your house, and that'll be... $45." It's an amazing grind of 2-3 successful runs just to be able to afford the most basic equipment to improve your chances.
About a week ago Impus Minor kicked me out of the living room so he could work on a project for his film class, so I went onto his computer, signed on to my account, played some Phasmophobia with my friends since it was one of the few games we both play, then signed out and went on my way.
Two days ago his friends said, "Hey! I heard Phasmophobia is a really fun game! Want to sign in and play a little?"
Impus Minor signed in to his account, only to find that he's level 696, has 13 of every piece of equipment available in the game, and has an extra $25,000 in cash lying around. He is a god among his peers, and can fully equip all of their missions.
So... how did Phasmophobia know enough to download all my settings from the Steam cloud, then not know enough to restore them when Impus Minor signed in using his account?
Ah, well. He's not complaining.