That's a weird question.What size is your sister?Eve's boss texted her this morning that "We need DD for the meeting this morning."
She texted back "Dungeons & Dragons?"
"No, Eve, Dunkin Donuts."
does the link not work?
I personally find Dunkin twice as sweet as it ought to be, like IHOP, and will go with the random mom-and-pop any day, but she says those are fightin' words in the northeast.
Even though major franchises claim that their food is the same nationwide, I think a lot of cost-cutting happens in more expensive markets.
Case in point: The Taco Bell near our house is inedible. Seriously. We bought $30 worth of food there (which is a TON of Taco Bell food) and ended up throwing it out instead of eating it. It was that bad. But the Taco Bell near Shiro's house in Fremont is perfectly palatable. If it's cookie-cutter, generic, "All food is the same and prepared in the same way," how can you have so much difference between franchises? (From my frequent backpacking trips, the food at the McDonalds in the Central Valley is orders of magnitude better than the food at the McDonalds in the Bay Area.)
So yeah, the Dunkin' Donuts around here are terrible. But I won't condemn the chain based on that experience.
EDIT: My guess is that the franchise can order a "price/quality level" of food, but, having never owned a franchise, I have no idea. One of my high school friends owns six or seven Burger Kings. I'll check with him if I ever see him again.
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I personally find Dunkin twice as sweet as it ought to be, like IHOP, and will go with the random mom-and-pop any day, but she says those are fightin' words in the northeast.Even though major franchises claim that their food is the same nationwide, I think a lot of cost-cutting happens in more expensive markets.
Case in point: The Taco Bell near our house is inedible. Seriously. We bought $30 worth of food there (which is a TON of Taco Bell food) and ended up throwing it out instead of eating it. It was that bad. But the Taco Bell near Shiro's house in Fremont is perfectly palatable. If it's cookie-cutter, generic, "All food is the same and prepared in the same way," how can you have so much difference between franchises? (From my frequent backpacking trips, the food at the McDonalds in the Central Valley is orders of magnitude better than the food at the McDonalds in the Bay Area.)
So yeah, the Dunkin' Donuts around here are terrible. But I won't condemn the chain based on that experience.
EDIT: My guess is that the franchise can order a "price/quality level" of food, but, having never owned a franchise, I have no idea. One of my high school friends owns six or seven Burger Kings. I'll check with him if I ever see him again.
Nope, it's all based on how much your employees care about their work. Everything else is the same.
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Happy and annoyed at the same time: I texted Impus Minor to text me once he was back in cell phone range. He just texted back that he's helping prepare breakfast for the group, and they'll be heading home around noon.
Which means that he's had cell phone coverage this entire time and just not bothered to use his phone, even for a simple, "We're safely at camp," or, "Yes, I DID mean Wright's Beach in Sonoma," message.
He's usually the more communicative of the two, but our simple rule set is:
(1) Text when you arrive at your destination.
(2) Text when you head home.
Considering all the adults in our group adhere to the same paradigm, it's irritating that the kids can't work it out.
It works. It's still a weird question.does the link not work?That's a weird question.What size is your sister?Eve's boss texted her this morning that "We need DD for the meeting this morning."
She texted back "Dungeons & Dragons?"
"No, Eve, Dunkin Donuts."
Ah.
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Happy and annoyed at the same time: I texted Impus Minor to text me once he was back in cell phone range. He just texted back that he's helping prepare breakfast for the group, and they'll be heading home around noon.
Which means that he's had cell phone coverage this entire time and just not bothered to use his phone, even for a simple, "We're safely at camp," or, "Yes, I DID mean Wright's Beach in Sonoma," message.
He's usually the more communicative of the two, but our simple rule set is:
(1) Text when you arrive at your destination.
(2) Text when you head home.Considering all the adults in our group adhere to the same paradigm, it's irritating that the kids can't work it out.
My mom raised me. Dad was always there but distant. One of the only times I visited him as an adult, I was with a friend who was my guide/ ride and we stopped to eat and do some stuff with a friend of hers. I am then dropped off at my dad's house.
It was so weird to hear him- a reserved and serious man- of all people say, somewhat admonishingly, "You could have called."
It's weird, the things you miss. It's weird, the things you remember.
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..our simple rule set is:
(1) Text when you arrive at your destination.
(2) Text when you head home.My mom raised me. Dad was always there but distant. One od the only times I visited him as a result, I was with a friend who was my guide/ ride and we stopped to eat and do some stuff with a friend of hers. I am then dropped off at my dad's house.
It was so weird to hear him of all people say, "You could have called."
It's weird, the things you miss. It's weird, the things you remember.
I was raised spending 4+ weeks a year in the wilderness. You learn a lot of really good survival habits, and a lot of weird ones:
GOOD:- When you're going to spend the night away from home, have at least one person not on the trip aware of where you're supposed to be every night and when you're supposed to return, and have them ready to call emergency services if you don't return when you're supposed to.
- When you're about to leave on a road trip on an unfamiliar road, let someone not on the trip know when you leave, then check in when you arrive so they know you made the drive safely.
BAD:
- "If you're not peeing at least once an hour, you're underhydrated."
People think I have a tiny bladder. I have a normal bladder, I just drink way too much.
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YESSSSS!!!
Impus Major finally checked in this morning at 99.0°F. That's 9 days of actually having COVID symptoms, then another 6 days of his temperature locked at 99.4°F every day. After 5 months of waiting for his heart to heal, then 15 days of COVID, we're ready for him to have a few normal days, thanks.
YESSSSS!!!
Impus Major finally checked in this morning at 99.0°F. That's 9 days of actually having COVID symptoms, then another 6 days of his temperature locked at 99.4°F every day. After 5 months of waiting for his heart to heal, then 15 days of COVID, we're ready for him to have a few normal days, thanks.
AWRIGHT
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Is there anything more annoying than knowing a family member is going to call soon, possibly from an unknown number, then getting a call from the correct area code but an unknown number, and answering, just to get a roboscam?
Not today, at least.
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What size is your sister?Eve's boss texted her this morning that "We need DD for the meeting this morning."
She texted back "Dungeons & Dragons?"
"No, Eve, Dunkin Donuts."
The size that she doesn't wear tee shirts because she hates the way she looks in them, but when I text her the image, she will pee laughing.
I personally find Dunkin twice as sweet as it ought to be, like IHOP, and will go with the random mom-and-pop any day, but she says those are fightin' words in the northeast.Even though major franchises claim that their food is the same nationwide, I think a lot of cost-cutting happens in more expensive markets.
Case in point: The Taco Bell near our house is inedible. Seriously. We bought $30 worth of food there (which is a TON of Taco Bell food) and ended up throwing it out instead of eating it. It was that bad. But the Taco Bell near Shiro's house in Fremont is perfectly palatable. If it's cookie-cutter, generic, "All food is the same and prepared in the same way," how can you have so much difference between franchises? (From my frequent backpacking trips, the food at the McDonalds in the Central Valley is orders of magnitude better than the food at the McDonalds in the Bay Area.)
So yeah, the Dunkin' Donuts around here are terrible. But I won't condemn the chain based on that experience.
EDIT: My guess is that the franchise can order a "price/quality level" of food, but, having never owned a franchise, I have no idea. One of my high school friends owns six or seven Burger Kings. I'll check with him if I ever see him again.
Yeah, that's a thing. I know where "the bad" (for a given value of crappy chain food) Whataburger, Burger King, and Sonic are around here, and it's not necessarily about the neighborhood.
Richmond, CA has a really lousy In-n-Out burger.I've yet to find a bad Raising Cane's, though.
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The size that she doesn't wear tee shirts because she hates the way she looks in them, but when I text her the image, she will pee laughing.What size is your sister?Eve's boss texted her this morning that "We need DD for the meeting this morning."
She texted back "Dungeons & Dragons?"
"No, Eve, Dunkin Donuts."
I wish I was a whiz at photoshop, because I would send a pic of an order form with that EXACT size.
I personally find Dunkin twice as sweet as it ought to be, like IHOP, and will go with the random mom-and-pop any day, but she says those are fightin' words in the northeast.Even though major franchises claim that their food is the same nationwide, I think a lot of cost-cutting happens in more expensive markets.
Case in point: The Taco Bell near our house is inedible. Seriously. We bought $30 worth of food there (which is a TON of Taco Bell food) and ended up throwing it out instead of eating it. It was that bad. But the Taco Bell near Shiro's house in Fremont is perfectly palatable. If it's cookie-cutter, generic, "All food is the same and prepared in the same way," how can you have so much difference between franchises? (From my frequent backpacking trips, the food at the McDonalds in the Central Valley is orders of magnitude better than the food at the McDonalds in the Bay Area.)
So yeah, the Dunkin' Donuts around here are terrible. But I won't condemn the chain based on that experience.
EDIT: My guess is that the franchise can order a "price/quality level" of food, but, having never owned a franchise, I have no idea. One of my high school friends owns six or seven Burger Kings. I'll check with him if I ever see him again.
Yeah, that's a thing. I know where "the bad" (for a given value of crappy chain food) Whataburger, Burger King, and Sonic are around here, and it's not necessarily about the neighborhood.
Richmond, CA has a really lousy In-n-Out burger.I've yet to find a bad Raising Cane's, though.
RAISING CANE'S
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I thought that Raising Cane's might be a stick-fighting themed franchise, or perhaps involve tap-dancing and straw boaters, but sadly, neither of those things are true.
I'm not sure where these befingered chickens from which they harvest their specialty are, though. Possibly Florida, or close off Three Mile Island.
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I thought that Raising Cane's might be a stick-fighting themed franchise, or perhaps involve tap-dancing and straw boaters, but sadly, neither of those things are true.
I'm not sure where these befingered chickens from which they harvest their specialty are, though. Possibly Florida, or close off Three Mile Island.
You should hear where the Buffalo Wild Wings chain sources its (ahem) product.
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YESSSSS!!!
Impus Major finally checked in this morning at 99.0°F. That's 9 days of actually having COVID symptoms, then another 6 days of his temperature locked at 99.4°F every day. After 5 months of waiting for his heart to heal, then 15 days of COVID, we're ready for him to have a few normal days, thanks.
I would say "hug that boy for me", but instead, please give him an awkward "I'm not hugging you" wave from me. Sooooo glad he's better!
Teenagers. Whatcha gonna do?
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Because WW is in another cycle of obsessing about his cholesterol numbers and fat intake, I'm experimenting with vegetarian grilling. Last night for dinner, I made pasta with a grilled fennel-leek-tomato sauce. (I wasn't even aware that it was possible to grill cut tomatoes before pureeing them, but apparently so.)
Tonight, it's grilled tofu bibimbap with mixed mushrooms and mustard greens, and homemade Korean pickle.
I would kill for something deep-fried with gravy right now.
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make gravy dumplings, deep-fry, then add gravy
More compliance training. Whee?
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Lifestyles of those with too much Humor and Money:
I try to give my kids their freedom, and they reward me by being incredibly trustworthy. Unfortunately, it has its drawbacks: Impus Minor didn't want to go on the road trip to Seattle anyway, and on learning that a friend of his is having an all day/all night Magic party he wanted to opt out of the trip.
We compromised that he'll fly up to Seattle and meet us there. If I were to buy the cheapest seat available on Alaska Airlines I'd actually save money over feeding him for 3 days on the road trip.
Except...
...First Class tickets are only $200 more.
Just the mental image of sending my little troll swaggering into First Class is almost worth the $200 to me. I am soooooooooo tempted.
But $200 is enough to make me hesitate.
But SOOOOOO funny...
Yesterday was the first official day of summer vacation. I say this because yesterday was the first day I didn't get the school district's automated covid screening email.Not only did GothBard get a, "Your kid missed third period today" text DURING graduation, but both kids have now graduated and I'm still getting the automated high school emails... even after opting out.
I swear, there should be massive penalties for opt-outs that don't. (See Funimation)
It took a year for that to stop happening for us.
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The bibimbap was actually good, although next time I would use a different green because the mustard greens were too bitter in contrast with the rest of the ingredients.
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I would kill for something deep-fried with gravy right now.
Killing Dr. Darling would not be advisable, though. He has too high cholesterol content.
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make gravy dumplings, deep-fry, then add gravy
Or you could make food for yourself and kids, and salad for him.
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Lifestyles of those with too much Humor and Money:
I try to give my kids their freedom, and they reward me by being incredibly trustworthy. Unfortunately, it has its drawbacks: Impus Minor didn't want to go on the road trip to Seattle anyway, and on learning that a friend of his is having an all day/all night Magic party he wanted to opt out of the trip.
We compromised that he'll fly up to Seattle and meet us there. If I were to buy the cheapest seat available on Alaska Airlines I'd actually save money over feeding him for 3 days on the road trip.
Except...
...First Class tickets are only $200 more.Just the mental image of sending my little troll swaggering into First Class is almost worth the $200 to me. I am soooooooooo tempted.
But $200 is enough to make me hesitate.
But SOOOOOO funny...
Do it!
It's Freehold's inheritance that you'll be spending anyway!
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Yesterday was the first official day of summer vacation. I say this because yesterday was the first day I didn't get the school district's automated covid screening email.Not only did GothBard get a, "Your kid missed third period today" text DURING graduation, but both kids have now graduated and I'm still getting the automated high school emails... even after opting out.
I swear, there should be massive penalties for opt-outs that don't. (See Funimation)
Come join the European Union! We have adequate regulations!
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I would kill for something deep-fried with gravy right now.Killing Dr. Darling would not be advisable, though. He has too high cholesterol content.
I'm not going to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs! He finally has a good salary and whole-family medical benefits! I need to keep that boy alive.
Besides, he's not THAT pedantic and irritating.
Okay, yes he is. But he's also one of the few people who always gets my jokes and puts up with my moods. Anyone else would have murdered me long ago.
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My family is truly twisted.
We agreed we'd do cheap dinners for a couple of weeks and Impus Minor is flying first class.
Because it'll be funny.
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You should hear where the Buffalo Wild Wings chain sources its (ahem) product.I thought that Raising Cane's might be a stick-fighting themed franchise, or perhaps involve tap-dancing and straw boaters, but sadly, neither of those things are true.
I'm not sure where these befingered chickens from which they harvest their specialty are, though. Possibly Florida, or close off Three Mile Island.
There's a company called Flying Buffalo. I thought they just produced the Tunnels and Trolls RPG, but maybe they have a farm as well.
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Find a South American naval officer's uniform for him, give him a pair of mirrored aviator's shades, and make him grow a pencil moustache. (Why? Well, why not?)
You should hear where the Buffalo Wild Wings chain sources its (ahem) product.I thought that Raising Cane's might be a stick-fighting themed franchise, or perhaps involve tap-dancing and straw boaters, but sadly, neither of those things are true.
I'm not sure where these befingered chickens from which they harvest their specialty are, though. Possibly Florida, or close off Three Mile Island.
...should I be worried?
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My family is truly twisted.
We agreed we'd do cheap dinners for a couple of weeks and Impus Minor is flying first class.
Because it'll be funny.
Oh, papa, I do hope Impus Minor will have a good time on his flight. Can I come along too?
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Find a South American naval officer's uniform for him, give him a pair of mirrored aviator's shades, and make him grow a pencil moustache. (Why? Well, why not?)
As soon as I told him he'd be flying First Class, he asked, "Can I wear my suit?"
I swear. "No. You have to look like the troll you always are and shuffle about. And complain about the food."
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Find a South American naval officer's uniform for him, give him a pair of mirrored aviator's shades, and make him grow a pencil moustache. (Why? Well, why not?)As soon as I told him he'd be flying First Class, he asked, "Can I wear my suit?"
I swear. "No. You have to look like the troll you always are and shuffle about. And complain about the food."
I would say mirror shades and dress him like a standard punk or rock star. He can still be trollish and shuffle and grunt and people will assume he's a d-list celeb.
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There is something fundamentally delightful about writing "Home Alone" on the calendar for Impus Minor, and imagining him trying to re-create the movie...
...except being him he'd re-create The Phantom Menace instead and it would be a better movie.
We did Indian clubs instead of longsword this evening, which was a laugh, if rather hard on the wrists & shoulders
Also, I had a bottle of exotic Febreze explode in my rucksack, so I am now walking around aching gently and smelling of ylang ylang and jungle lilies, or something very like.
Oh, chicken fyungers, 'n' buffalo wyungs,
Could not cuuuure, mah poor heart's pain!
Chicken fyungers, 'n' buffalo wyungs,
'N' freedom fraaaahhs, at Raisin' Canes!
Ah could give yuh, a million dollars
Ah could give yuh, a dahmond ryung
But whut ah caaanot give yuh, darlin'
Are chicken fyungers, 'n' buffalo wyungs!
Tornado watches have been declared.
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well. that happened.
This is how good the team is:
We've been short 8 - 11 people in general, as our BASELINE, for as long as I've been on the team. Which means that we've been running our operation with 48 - 62% of the recommended MINIMUM staffing for the duration. And by every traceable metric -- throughput, accuracy, compliance, inter-divisional communications and cooperation, safety, and man-hours worked
Across the board. In every category. In comparison to every other team, no matter how much the scale of their specific operation differs from ours. ALL OF THEM.
And in the approximately 5 - 6 weeks since our 'leadership team' increased by a count of 1 (a former team member returned to his old crew) and our new manager moved over from another operation, the narrative has shifted to the other extreme.
We are the problem. We aren't doing enough. We are trying to pull the wool over her eyes. We are reflecting poorly upon her.
So on, and so forth.
I call bullshit. I'm skipping work tonight; one of our leadership team is going to be out because she's sick (truly, though this toxic environment wasn't helping her); a third member is going to be a wild-card -- he might or might not show up at all.
You go ahead and keep "running this train", manager-lady. But you'll be doing it without me, both tonight, and in the long-term. The only question is how quickly I leave, and whether that exit is quiet and quick, or lightning-fast and ugly as hell.
maybe more later.
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Yesterday was the first official day of summer vacation. I say this because yesterday was the first day I didn't get the school district's automated covid screening email.Not only did GothBard get a, "Your kid missed third period today" text DURING graduation, but both kids have now graduated and I'm still getting the automated high school emails... even after opting out.
I swear, there should be massive penalties for opt-outs that don't. (See Funimation)
Come join the European Union! We have adequate regulations!
We're trying, but the qualifications you have to have to get in are high as heck.
Canada just wants us to have a ton of money squirreled away, which is just as bad, if a little less frustrating.