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Today, one of the notorious Purrbarian Brothers escaped from confinement and ran off to the Bramblewood, but thankfully, Dauntless Ranger Longears tucked a kukri into his Wellington boots, picked up a bowl full of Dreamies, hacked his way through several Advanced Assassin Vines, and recaptured the fugitive, retrieving a Legendary rubber mallet along the way.
Later, Dauntless Ranger Longears (leaving the kukri behind) accompanied his liege lady and her offspring to the CRYSTAL CHAPEL, where one can lie on a bed made of amethysts for £10 an hour, buy a delighful Orgone Lump, look at dodgy murals, take part in a drum circle, and do things with cacao, etc. - these people seem to be obsessed with cacao, and I don't know why. He escaped with his life, and with his chakras still distressingly unaligned; ALL (DE) loved it, and wishes to return as soon as possible.
EDIT: Well, of course I was nude. How else am I supposed to power up my Solar Octave and become one with the Universe?
Today, one of the notorious Purrbarian Brothers escaped from confinement and ran off to the Bramblewood, but thankfully, Dauntless Ranger Longears tucked a kukri into his Wellington boots, picked up a bowl full of Dreamies, hacked his way through several Advanced Assassin Vines, and recaptured the fugitive, retrieving a Legendary rubber mallet along the way.
Later, Dauntless Ranger Longears (leaving the kukri behind) accompanied his liege lady and her offspring to the CRYSTAL CHAPEL, where one can lie on a bed made of amethysts for £10 an hour, buy a delighful Orgone Lump, look at dodgy murals, take part in a drum circle, and do things with cacao, etc. - these people seem to be obsessed with cacao, and I don't know why. He escaped with his life, and with his chakras still distressingly unaligned; ALL (DE) loved it, and wishes to return as soon as possible.
EDIT: Well, of course I was nude. How else am I supposed to power up my Solar Octave and become one with the Universe?
...what?
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more intelligent and informed voters...
Ok, you completely lost me there...
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...what?tucked a kukri into his Wellington boots, picked up a bowl full of Dreamies, hacked his way through several Advanced Assassin Vines, and recaptured the fugitive, retrieving a Legendary rubber mallet along the way.
Later, Dauntless Ranger Longears (leaving the kukri behind) accompanied his liege lady
It is against His Majesty's law and custom to carry anything sharper than the wit of His Majesty's magistrates in public places.
Today, one of the notorious Purrbarian Brothers escaped from confinement and ran off to the Bramblewood, but thankfully, Dauntless Ranger Longears tucked a kukri into his Wellington boots, picked up a bowl full of Dreamies, hacked his way through several Advanced Assassin Vines, and recaptured the fugitive, retrieving a Legendary rubber mallet along the way.
Later, Dauntless Ranger Longears (leaving the kukri behind) accompanied his liege lady and her offspring to the CRYSTAL CHAPEL, where one can lie on a bed made of amethysts for £10 an hour, buy a delighful Orgone Lump, look at dodgy murals, take part in a drum circle, and do things with cacao, etc. - these people seem to be obsessed with cacao, and I don't know why. He escaped with his life, and with his chakras still distressingly unaligned; ALL (DE) loved it, and wishes to return as soon as possible.
EDIT: Well, of course I was nude. How else am I supposed to power up my Solar Octave and become one with the Universe?
Your Solar Octave appears to be powerful enough, cease and desist any further public charging.
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...what?Today, one of the notorious Purrbarian Brothers escaped from confinement and ran off to the Bramblewood, but thankfully, Dauntless Ranger Longears tucked a kukri into his Wellington boots, picked up a bowl full of Dreamies, hacked his way through several Advanced Assassin Vines, and recaptured the fugitive, retrieving a Legendary rubber mallet along the way.
Later, Dauntless Ranger Longears (leaving the kukri behind) accompanied his liege lady and her offspring to the CRYSTAL CHAPEL, where one can lie on a bed made of amethysts for £10 an hour, buy a delighful Orgone Lump, look at dodgy murals, take part in a drum circle, and do things with cacao, etc. - these people seem to be obsessed with cacao, and I don't know why. He escaped with his life, and with his chakras still distressingly unaligned; ALL (DE) loved it, and wishes to return as soon as possible.
EDIT: Well, of course I was nude. How else am I supposed to power up my Solar Octave and become one with the Universe?
His cat got out and now he has a sweet new rubber mallet.
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...what?Today, one of the notorious Purrbarian Brothers escaped from confinement and ran off to the Bramblewood, but thankfully, Dauntless Ranger Longears tucked a kukri into his Wellington boots, picked up a bowl full of Dreamies, hacked his way through several Advanced Assassin Vines, and recaptured the fugitive, retrieving a Legendary rubber mallet along the way.
Later, Dauntless Ranger Longears (leaving the kukri behind) accompanied his liege lady and her offspring to the CRYSTAL CHAPEL, where one can lie on a bed made of amethysts for £10 an hour, buy a delighful Orgone Lump, look at dodgy murals, take part in a drum circle, and do things with cacao, etc. - these people seem to be obsessed with cacao, and I don't know why. He escaped with his life, and with his chakras still distressingly unaligned; ALL (DE) loved it, and wishes to return as soon as possible.
EDIT: Well, of course I was nude. How else am I supposed to power up my Solar Octave and become one with the Universe?
Translation: As the Captain said, one of the cats escaped into the wasteland at the back of the house; I got it back inside, and found a mallet I'd accidentally flung over the back wall; later, we all went to a sort of hippie establishment. Powering up one's Solar Octave is just something they like to do.
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I'm about as much of a wine snob as one can be having grown up in the backwoods of upstate New York, but today I found something rarer than tantalum: a drinkable red wine in a screw-top bottle. From a gas station in Des Moines, Iowa, no less. The mind boggles.
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It is against His Majesty's law and custom to carry anything sharper than the wit of His Majesty's magistrates in public places.
Bowling balls must be left at the alley then?
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I'm about as much of a wine snob as one can be having grown up in the backwoods of upstate New York, but today I found something rarer than tantalum: a drinkable red wine in a screw-top bottle. From a gas station in Des Moines, Iowa, no less. The mind boggles.
Granted, this may be due to the fact that I've just returned from a hunting trip with my father, who only drinks the finest examples of what the French refer to as le bag-in-box.
Or, possibly, I've simply completed my transformation into the American version of Bernard Black.
I'm about as much of a wine snob as one can be having grown up in the backwoods of upstate New York, but today I found something rarer than tantalum: a drinkable red wine in a screw-top bottle. From a gas station in Des Moines, Iowa, no less. The mind boggles.
There are a LOT of wineries here. People don't think of it that way because new york = new york city but most of the state is forest and farmland.
There's a few wine trails around here. How drunk driving is ok in groups I have no idea but there it is....
I'm about as much of a wine snob as one can be having grown up in the backwoods of upstate New York, but today I found something rarer than tantalum: a drinkable red wine in a screw-top bottle. From a gas station in Des Moines, Iowa, no less. The mind boggles.There are a LOT of wineries here. People don't think of it that way because new york = new york city but most of the state is forest and farmland.
True. Oddly enough, though, most of my favorites are from California. Beer, on the other hand... let's just say I stocked up when I was back in the old neighborhood.
Our of curiosity, are you still in New York State?
Our of curiosity, are you still in New York State?
Chuckle. yeah. need something picked up?
Chuckle. yeah. need something picked up?Our of curiosity, are you still in New York State?
Maybe down the road. Maybe not. Where at?
Maybe down the road. Maybe not. Where at?
Barely upstate New York, Near newburgh
If you are from the city, upstate starts where you can't hail a yellow cab
If you are where you can't hail a yellow cab, upstate starts at bear mountain/ End of westchester
If you are at bear mountain upstate starts at albany/the thruway
If you're in Albany upstate new york is the adirondaks
And if you're in the adirondaks upstate ny is known as canada
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It really is fundamentally depressing and aggravating to try to fight the "good" fight against idiotic corporate marketers and billing departments.
I just got Verizon's monthly, "Your bill is ready! Click here to sign in to your account and pay your bill email!"
I immediately reported it to their phishing department.
In under 15 minutes I can strip the verification, download the images, and redirect the URL to a malware site. Then I could buy a "known marks" list and mass-send the email as a password harvester.
And if it's that easy for me, it's that easy for miscreants.
Dear Corporate America: Don't put links in emails!!!!
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Fantasy NPC: Ferbel Drumm. A gremlin who will offer advice on gremlins.
Chuckle. yeah. need something picked up?Our of curiosity, are you still in New York State?
wait. I was just upstate. Where are you again?
Maybe down the road. Maybe not. Where at?Barely upstate New York, Near newburgh
If you are from the city, upstate starts where you can't hail a yellow cab
If you are where you can't hail a yellow cab, upstate starts at bear mountain/ End of westchester
If you are at bear mountain upstate starts at albany/the thruway
If you're in Albany upstate new york is the adirondaks
And if you're in the adirondaks upstate ny is known as canada
I was in Phoenicia.
Barely upstate New York, near Newburgh
Maybe down the road. Maybe not. Where at?
I've driven through the neighborhood many times-- a lot of my father's side of the family lives in the Warwick - Chester - Middletown area.
wait. I was just upstate. Where are you again?Chuckle. yeah. need something picked up?Our of curiosity, are you still in New York State?
I was in Syracuse for about ten years. Right now, I'm in Altoona / Des Moines, Iowa, but I'm not sure for how long.
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It really is fundamentally depressing and aggravating to try to fight the "good" fight against idiotic corporate marketers and billing departments.
I just got Verizon's monthly, "Your bill is ready! Click here to sign in to your account and pay your bill email!"
I immediately reported it to their phishing department.
In under 15 minutes I can strip the verification, download the images, and redirect the URL to a malware site. Then I could buy a "known marks" list and mass-send the email as a password harvester.
And if it's that easy for me, it's that easy for miscreants.
Dear Corporate America: Don't put links in emails!!!!
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Alright. leaving an hour early. Going to make it to the gaming session on time this time.
Little old lady with arms full of groceries walking down the highway. I know there's four houses, and then at least a mile of banjos playing in the background in that direction. Either she's new to the neighborhood or she's going to have a looong walk.
"ma'm you need a lift?" She hops in, "where to?"
Corn something.
Now, this isn't PA, but between the number of things around here named after either cornwallis or the plant that... really narrows nothing down. She's just visiting the area. Her daughter has a brick housing complex. Ok, that does narrow it down a bit. Drive by an into the four brick ones. Then she remembers she walked to the other supermarket, and I remember dropping my neice off waaaay in the back of one of these things that had 4 bricked houses before the developer said fuggetabout it and went with a cheaper material.
Get to the gaming session at usual late "How come you're always late?"
Universe hates me being on time I don't know...
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Howe gladde I art that Mondaye Fencynge is backe, and thatte I can thus doe sword and buckelere agayn.
I don't (and won't, without unexpected lottery winnings) have a lawn, though.You can still yell at the clouds.
I managed to return home from the session before it started raining, so no yelling at the clouds.
Yet.
Little annoyance of the (yester)day.
I recently bought, for the first time in my life, a piece of pumpkin with intent to use it during cooking.
I am slowly using that piece but cutting it and removing the hard skin is tedious work. I don't feel that effort is worth the results.
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Little annoyance of the (yester)day.
I recently bought, for the first time in my life, a piece of pumpkin with intent to use it during cooking.
I am slowly using that piece but cutting it and removing the hard skin is tedious work. I don't feel that effort is worth the results.
Speaking from experience, American vegetables, with the exception of the holy and exalted potato, are often more trouble than they're worth.
Speaking from experience, American vegetables, with the exception of the holy and exalted potato, are often more trouble than they're worth.Little annoyance of the (yester)day.
I recently bought, for the first time in my life, a piece of pumpkin with intent to use it during cooking.
I am slowly using that piece but cutting it and removing the hard skin is tedious work. I don't feel that effort is worth the results.
I have been eating sweet potatoes instead of regulars for a few months now, and having regular ones today in the stew was sort of a disappointment. The quality of local potatoes seemingly dropped in the last few years, though. Or maybe I should pay more attention while buying them.
cutting it and removing the hard skin is tedious work. I don't feel that effort is worth the results.Pro tip: bake it with the skin on, and it will peel off whole just using your finger tips.
If you're cutting it up and putting it in a soup or stew, microwave it for 5 minutes. Pretty much the same thing happens.
I don't have a microwave. I might bake the remaining piece tomorrow with the meat in oven instead of making a stew, though.
Speaking from experience, American vegetables, with the exception of the holy and exalted potato, are often more trouble than they're worth.Little annoyance of the (yester)day.
I recently bought, for the first time in my life, a piece of pumpkin with intent to use it during cooking.
I am slowly using that piece but cutting it and removing the hard skin is tedious work. I don't feel that effort is worth the results.
I stick to European ones: carrots are fine, onions are fine. Bundles of vegetables sold here as "włoszczyzna" (carrot, celery, leek, parsley, onion) are easy to dice and throw into the pot as well.
More demanding vegetable I usually buy already processed (usually but not limited to beets, pickled cucumbers, cabbage salad).
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Even though it's the end of October I still have to build.
1. A display patio for a national grill company.
2. A front stoop
3. Begin a mutli tier patio, steps and planter boxes on the lake shore.
So, yup, looks like I won't be doing fall cleanups.
And then after that I have to build a display for the big trade show in February. So looks like I'll be plenty busy this winter as well.
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Speaking of mistrust in banks and lack of communication, there are some instances where your bank really should be overcommunicating.
Since GothBard got laid off and hasn't managed to find work in the 90-day transition period, we decided to roll her 401(k) over into her IRA for safekeeping. We ordered the paperwork, filled it all out, and sent it in.
The 401(k) company dutifully drained her retirement account.
And we have no idea where the money is right now.
We have to assume that it's in "banking limbo" and in the next 5-7 business days it will appear in her IRA. But wouldn't it be nice to get some kind of "progress report", such as, "Your check has been mailed to the IRA company. Your check has been cashed by the IRA company." Or something other than, "Whoops! All your retirement savings are gone! Better hope that we handled it all correctly!"
There are enough legal ramifications that I'm sure it'll all be fine. You can't go about losing people's retirement funds without massive tax penalties for yourself. So the check'll show up. It's just hair-raising watching that much money vanish for over a week...
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Gods, my family drives me nuts sometimes.
"Where can I put a whiteboard calendar so that you'll all put all your events on it?"
"On the front door so we can look at it when we go out!"
A year passes, nobody looks at it, there are many time conflicts that I have to resolve, and I give up on them.
"Where can I put a whiteboard calendar so that you'll all look at it every single day and put your events on it? We have 4 drivers and 2 cars, so if you don't put down your events you might not get a car."
"On the fridge since we use it all the time."
GothBard still absolutely, positively refuses to use the whiteboard. So this week Impus Minor's English class got canceled and he wants to sleep in and take the second car to DVC. Turns out GothBard has a ton of appointments this week and *I* just had to do a ton of reshuffling so people get a car when they need it.
And I don't use the cars.
And of course, if I let everything explode and GothBard get stuck without a car, I'd never hear the end of it.
So I just need to vent.
Grr...
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Way back in April of 2021 I predicted the demise of the Cranky Calico. She's defied me through sheer spite and lasted up to now, slowly dropping in weight the whole time. (The vet is hoping to see her get back over 8 pounds; instead she's dropped below 6.)
Today she regurgitated everything she's eaten in the last 24-48 hours, and there doesn't seem to be a lot more we can do.
We could take her to the vet, have her hospitalized for a couple of weeks so they could force-feed her and IV her and get her weight back up, but to what final end? To make her abjectly miserable for a significant period during her final months?
I'd love to finally have a cat pass peacefully away at home without any vets involved. I'm hoping the Cranky Calico manages to stay happy (this morning she was basking in the sun on the deck, and right now she's napping in the sun on our bed) and simply passes away in the next few days.
But she's the Cranky Calico. She's going to come up with something. I just know it.
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...
I decided to pre-order God of War Ragnarok.
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Way back in April of 2021 I predicted the demise of the Cranky Calico..
We've had about 5 "One last Christmases" for my cat. Who is about 22 near as we can figure. Close to blind and a little hard of hearing.
A few months ago he disappeared. We were searching the neighborhood, the back yard, in the basement, under the furniture figuring he'd just passed somewhere or been eaten by a coyote.
Nope. he'd gotten out, wandered off, and been found by a neighbor. Thankfully he's chipped, and as a weird coincidence, they'd brought him to our vet some distance away.
Not sure how many lives THAT used up but it has to be on interest payments...
I decided to pre-order God of War Ragnarok
Well, don't go try cutting patio stones with a bearded axe after playing it. It probably won't work.
Or will it?
I decided to pre-order God of War RagnarokWell, don't go try cutting patio stones with a bearded axe after playing it. It probably won't work.
Or will it?
Are we talking concrete or granite?
I decided to pre-order God of War RagnarokWell, don't go try cutting patio stones with a bearded axe after playing it. It probably won't work.
Or will it?
It is possible, I've had to do it before in a pinch. But it's not as accurate and it's not as easy to do when throwing as the game makes it out to be.
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Never take a rock for granite!
you lose more relatives that way?