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Crookshanks voted for the first time.
We did not a) tell her how to vote, b) ask her how she voted.
And we had a nice walk together to the polling place.
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Crookshanks voted for the first time.
We did not a) tell her how to vote, b) ask her how she voted.
And we had a nice walk together to the polling place.
Nice! As I think I've mentioned, we get around the table and talk it all out. My favorite factoid is that on at least three of the propositions we voted against each other and the entire household cancelled itself out. But at least we voted.
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My homebrew group, tired of having to pay for teleports, just bought themselves a combat-trained roc, put a Ring of Sustenance on it so they wouldn't have to feed it, and named it Dwayne.
I love my homebrew group.
Crookshanks voted for the first time.
We did not a) tell her how to vote, b) ask her how she voted.
And we had a nice walk together to the polling place.
That must have been a chilly walk.
More seriously, I am proud of her, and of her family.
My homebrew group, tired of having to pay for teleports, just bought themselves a combat-trained roc, put a Ring of Sustenance on it so they wouldn't have to feed it, and named it Dwayne.
I love my homebrew group.
I didn't have my glasses on at first.
I thought they were just rolling on the top of an actual rock around like Indiana Jones and escaping from danger that way.
"I'll go to bed early and get up earlier-ish than recently!"
Yeah, right.
I actually went to bed around midnight. And then the cycle of fall asleep, wake up, switch pillow a few times, fall asleep and wake up again started.
So I got up after... 3 pm.
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I don't know how "political" this is, but I'm openly surprised at how anti-gambling Californians seem to be: We had two propositions to legalize more forms of gambling in the state, and at the moment they're sitting at 70.4% No and 83.3% No, respectively.
I'm frankly astonished that you can get 83.3% of Californians to agree on anything, much less a ballot proposition.
And it makes me wonder how the heck we ever legalized a lottery if gambling is so bad.
Ah, well, not something I'm particularly passionate about, but that 83% really caught my eye as a big, "WTH?"
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Other things that surprise me: We've had the new fireplace for at least a couple of winters now, and the Cranky Calico has learned each winter that when it's making noise it's good to sit in front of. Yet she seems to need to re-learn this behavior every winter. I expected cats to have better long-term memory than that.
On the other hand, she *is* going on 17 with bad kidneys. Maybe she has memory problems as well...
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More "politics not politics" nonsense. I always love to check how "non-Californian" I am by my record on the propositions. This year I was 4 for 7, which is astonishingly good for me -- I'm usually at around 25%.
Which is even more amusing for me since I'm 4th generation Californian (if memory serves; might be 5th).
I decided to look on those propositions and... California has more population than my whole country. And yet, the votes total listed for each of the propositions are less than 10% of population.
Obviously, that 39+ millions includes children and non-citizens, but it still seems that a lot of people don't vote in the first place. And there also should be "abstain" option for each proposition listed to get better insight - a lot of people might simply not cared either way for some of those.
I decided to look on those propositions and... California has more population than my whole country. And yet, the votes total listed for each of the propositions are less than 10% of population.
Obviously, that 39+ millions includes children and non-citizens, but it still seems that a lot of people don't vote in the first place. And there also should be "abstain" option for each proposition listed to get better insight - a lot of people might simply not cared either way for some of those.
California is *so* overwhelmingly left-leaning stratified that our voter turnout in midterm elections is indeed really that pathetic. I'm still working so I can't do a thorough Google search, but in 2014 we had a whopping 8% of our eligible 18-24-year-olds vote. We're not a swing state. We're a massive slab of blue with an angry red sunburn in the valley and foothills. So nobody cares to campaign here, and nobody cares to advertise here, so voter turnout is appalling.
EDIT: Another fun fact: Because of our massive population, our votes only count about 1/53 as much as those of the people of Wyoming. So we have a huge population but we have the immense sense that our votes don't matter. Whee?
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However, I was actually coming here for another Grumpy Old Man™ tirade: We had the bathroom done in early 2021. The U-joint under the sink just sprung a leak. Not at a joint, but mid-pipe.
So a company (probably Home Depot) actually sold a metal pipe that wore through in normal use in under 18 months.
"They don't make 'em like they used to," doesn't even begin to cover it...
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Oh, and Impus Minor's insurance bill just came in: $900/year to insure an 18-year-old. The state average is $3600.
I love driving crappy cars.
Anyway, I only see a single proposition on which I would feel compelled to vote, likely abstaining on some or all of the remaining six either because I wouldn't care either way or didn't feel that I have enough information to make an informed choice.
California's 39.37 million citizens get 53 representatives, but that's one per 742,830, so Wyoming voters have 1.28 times as much voting power in the House.
In the Senate, it's 67.61 times as much voting power.
Some wonk randomly decided on the power of a vote in the House versus a vote in the Senate and decided those two numbers somehow combined to 53.
Who knows how accurate it is?
Anyway, I only see a single proposition on which I would feel compelled to vote, likely abstaining on some or all of the remaining six either because I wouldn't care either way or didn't feel that I have enough information to make an informed choice.
And yep. That's ALL our midterm elections. One significant proposition and a bunch more nobody cares about.
Crookshanks voted for the first time.
We did not a) tell her how to vote, b) ask her how she voted.
And we had a nice walk together to the polling place.
That must have been a chilly walk.
More seriously, I am proud of her, and of her family.
No, it was pretty nice out and there are plenty of things to talk about on the way to vote then politics.
For example, Crookshanks has started playing Breath of the Wild, so we had a nice conversation about all things Zelda.
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The current job I've been working I've essentially replaced two of my senses (hearing and talking) with music.
Noise cancelling headphones and working alone with absolutely no other human contact can get pretty weird after a whole week (it doesn't help that cell phone reception is so terrible nothing except Spotify will load or play).
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I don't have occasion to dress up much, but I'm going to have to this weekend, so I decided I'd see what I had lying around. It was a bit of a shock, therefore, to find that since switching from doing softscapes to hardscapes at my job, I've put on enough muscle that none of my dress shirts fit anymore. Black t-shirt and jacket it is, then...
I don't have occasion to dress up much, but I'm going to have to this weekend, so I decided I'd see what I had lying around. It was a bit of a shock, therefore, to find that since switching from doing softscapes to hardscapes at my job, I've put on enough muscle that none of my dress shirts fit anymore. Black t-shirt and jacket it is, then...
That is one of my motivations for doing this job. Yes, it's hard, but I'm in pretty good shape.
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Our test image came in today, so much to everyone's relief, I'll likely be gone for a few days. Happy FaWtLing!
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The current job I've been working I've essentially replaced two of my senses (hearing and talking) with music.
Noise cancelling headphones and working alone with absolutely no other human contact can get pretty weird after a whole week (it doesn't help that cell phone reception is so terrible nothing except Spotify will load or play).
At a wolf center things went a little off model so I had a week when I wouldn't see anyone.
I was told talking to the wolves is fine. Just be sure its normal conversational tones and quiet, not "dawww puppwwwp who wuvs you" talk.
And if you hear them answering then its time to come into town for a bit....
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Could any family meal have bigger Stepdad Energy than hot dogs out of a tin?
I should say not.
Could any family meal have bigger Stepdad Energy than hot dogs out of a tin?
I should say not.
Were those made out of salmon?
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The current job I've been working I've essentially replaced two of my senses (hearing and talking) with music.
Noise cancelling headphones and working alone with absolutely no other human contact can get pretty weird after a whole week (it doesn't help that cell phone reception is so terrible nothing except Spotify will load or play).
At a wolf center things went a little off model so I had a week when I wouldn't see anyone.
I was told talking to the wolves is fine. Just be sure its normal conversational tones and quiet, not "dawww puppwwwp who wuvs you" talk.
And if you hear them answering then its time to come into town for a bit....
Today I found myself talking to one of the mowing guys at the end of the day.
That's how I know I need to get out to socialize this weekend.
I was told talking to the wolves is fine. Just be sure its normal conversational tones and quiet, not "dawww puppwwwp who wuvs you" talk.
What's wrong with "dawww puppwwwp who wuvs you"?!
I was told talking to the wolves is fine. Just be sure its normal conversational tones and quiet, not "dawww puppwwwp who wuvs you" talk.What's wrong with "dawww puppwwwp who wuvs you"?!
If you do it wrong, you make the sort of high pitched noises that food makes.
The last thing you want to tell a wolf is "I am food"
That's how I know I need to get out to socialize this weekend.
No no no, only if you think they have the sentience to start talking BACK> Then you've gone off the deep end.
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Were those made out of salmon?Could any family meal have bigger Stepdad Energy than hot dogs out of a tin?
I should say not.
There might have been any number of species in there (presumably all vertebrates, but who knows?), so possibly.
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I was told talking to the wolves is fine. Just be sure its normal conversational tones and quiet, not "dawww puppwwwp who wuvs you" talk.What's wrong with "dawww puppwwwp who wuvs you"?!If you do it wrong, you make the sort of high pitched noises that food makes.
The last thing you want to tell a wolf is "I am food"
So saying, in a rich, deep, booming, resonant chest tone would work better?
So saying, in a rich, deep, booming, resonant chest tone would work better?
Would probably be scary to them. I mean.. yes. Less terrible is technically better...
Humans are, to most creatures I think, terribly emotive. Probably because we can communicate to each other like nothing else on the planet. Even creatures that are naturally communicative with each other are usually more subtle and quiet about it. Humans probably seem like a drunk at the party announcing "I LOVE YOU MAN" at the top of their lungs.
Mind you, i have seen the cute puppytalk work with a particularly shy wolf that didn't like people that much and her favorite human.
Crap.
Liz was hit by series of unfortunate events that pilled up.
Donated.
Covid is going to be bad this year, I think.
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I finished FFVI yesterday, and I remember Freehold and Orthos were the ones who convinced me to buy it originally, back in 2014 by the looks of it. Ipod I was playing it on bricked fairly soon after and I didn't pick it up again until recently. It's fairly quickly become my favourite FF game, and I'm installing myself as the president of the Terra Needs a Hug Foundation.
I hopped back on to say thank you to both of you for convincing me to buy it way back then.
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Terra absolutely needs a hug, and probably some serious therapy too. There have been very few traditional fantasy protagonists that had a more traumatic life than her.
FFVI is personally my favorite entry in the FF series with VII as a very close second mainly because you can (and SHOULD) suplex a ghost train while sprinting backward at 60+ MPH without tripping.
I was told talking to the wolves is fine. Just be sure its normal conversational tones and quiet, not "dawww puppwwwp who wuvs you" talk.What's wrong with "dawww puppwwwp who wuvs you"?!If you do it wrong, you make the sort of high pitched noises that food makes.
The last thing you want to tell a wolf is "I am food"
wait. you work with actual wolves? Awsome
I will have to take antibiotics for a bladder infection, which means no alcohol, wich means no Glühwein at the daughters saint martins day lantern walk on monday
double hard because I have to sell it to the other parents at the booth
wait. you work with actual wolves? Awsome
The last thing you want to tell a wolf is "I am food"
I did an internship and volunteered at a few places a while Longtime a long time ago in a galaxy far far away. Trying to get back into doing that stuff but its been an uphill battle.
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I finished FFVI yesterday, and I remember Freehold and Orthos were the ones who convinced me to buy it originally, back in 2014 by the looks of it. Ipod I was playing it on bricked fairly soon after and I didn't pick it up again until recently. It's fairly quickly become my favourite FF game, and I'm installing myself as the president of the Terra Needs a Hug Foundation.
I hopped back on to say thank you to both of you for convincing me to buy it way back then.
...Orthos and I had a team up?
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...Orthos and I had a team up?I finished FFVI yesterday, and I remember Freehold and Orthos were the ones who convinced me to buy it originally, back in 2014 by the looks of it. Ipod I was playing it on bricked fairly soon after and I didn't pick it up again until recently. It's fairly quickly become my favourite FF game, and I'm installing myself as the president of the Terra Needs a Hug Foundation.
I hopped back on to say thank you to both of you for convincing me to buy it way back then.
It was 8 years ago, tbf.
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Younger Orthos and I had a team up? Wow.
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I finished FFVI yesterday, and I remember Freehold and Orthos were the ones who convinced me to buy it originally, back in 2014 by the looks of it. Ipod I was playing it on bricked fairly soon after and I didn't pick it up again until recently. It's fairly quickly become my favourite FF game, and I'm installing myself as the president of the Terra Needs a Hug Foundation.
I hopped back on to say thank you to both of you for convincing me to buy it way back then.
You are absolutely most welcome, and I'm glad you found a story you could enjoy.
Now try Chrono Trigger if you haven't. =D
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...Orthos and I had a team up?I finished FFVI yesterday, and I remember Freehold and Orthos were the ones who convinced me to buy it originally, back in 2014 by the looks of it. Ipod I was playing it on bricked fairly soon after and I didn't pick it up again until recently. It's fairly quickly become my favourite FF game, and I'm installing myself as the president of the Terra Needs a Hug Foundation.
I hopped back on to say thank you to both of you for convincing me to buy it way back then.
FFVI is basically the thing we agree on.