The earth is my chair at work.
Also, I have a bucket I can sit on.
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I have a bucket I can sit on.
I had no idea you were an electrician.
I have a bucket I can sit on.I had no idea you were an electrician.
I keep my mallets, tape measure and crayons in it when I'm not using it for lunch.
I keep my mallets, tape measure and crayons in it when I'm not using it for lunch.I have a bucket I can sit on.I had no idea you were an electrician.
And my markers and speed square.
CY, have you been asked to make a garden pond recently?
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CY, have you been asked to make a garden pond recently?
No, I made that mistake years ago, never again!
The other Captain actually volunteered for pond building a couple of years ago, so it's his hell now (the actual pond building is fun, it's the cleanings in the spring that turn it into a dark and disgusting affair).
Edit: Though I built the water feature for the garden show exhibit, that isn't technically a pond.
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I keep my mallets, tape measure and crayons in it when I'm not using it for lunch.I have a bucket I can sit on.I had no idea you were an electrician.
It's an edible bucket?
It's an edible bucket?I keep my mallets, tape measure and crayons in it when I'm not using it for lunch.I have a bucket I can sit on.I had no idea you were an electrician.
Unfortunately I did not pay extra for the food safe buckets.
No, I just dump out whatever I have in it at the time and flip it over and sit on it when I eat lunch.
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No, I just dump out whatever I have in it at the time and flip it over and sit on it when I eat lunch.
They make bucket tops for that..
I can't take advantage of those (the bucket would not survive) But i can sit pretty much anywhere fat buddah style as I'm my own cushion.
Gave up my chair to let an old couple sit in the doctors office. Sit on the floor. Doc told me i was getting their hopes up.... they wanted whatever flexibility supplements i was getting prescribed to sit like that.
For some reason, when I sit like this i don't register as human to a lot of critters (or they can tell my fat keister ain't getting up to eat them any time soon... ) so they walk right by or right up to me.
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They take you for a tree stump?
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Today (amongst other things), I gardened, I made a quarterstaff (still needs further smoothing and oiling, unlike our friend whose name may or not rhyme with SqueeSquold SqueeHem) and a scabbard for my main dagger, and engraved things with my £6 engraving pen. I did not do a very good job, but should not expect to be England's Top Engraver straight off the starting block.
Shanna cooked chips, fish fingers and beans for tea, under my supervision, and did a fine job.
Back to work, I guess.
Almost finished with my job, so at least there's that.
*Deep breath* Maximum effort!!
You always feel bad when your kids get roped into doing something unbelievably inconvenient and you have to ask yourself, "Is there any way I could have known to warn them even more emphatically about this?"
One of the Impii's friends is finally ready to take his practical driver's test for his license (I think he's 20). For some reason, his parents didn't take time off from work to drive him, so yep, yet again the kids were asked to be their friend's chauffeur.
This wouldn't normally be an issue, but the El Cerrito DMV is rather infamous for running 2.5-3 hours behind, even for appointments, and today is the day after a 3-day weekend.
So I'm guessing that Impus Major figured it would be a 10-minute drive to the DMV, a 15-minute driving test, and then a quick ride home. I'd honestly be surprised if he's home in time for dinner. *SIGH*. Ah well, at least he'll learn something.
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So I'm guessing that Impus Major figured it would be a 10-minute drive to the DMV, a 15-minute driving test, and then a quick ride home. I'd honestly be surprised if he's home in time for dinner. *SIGH*. Ah well, at least he'll learn something.
If the zootopia sloths weren't enough of a warning documentary...
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At the El Cerrito DMV (DMV)
Mah darlin' said she'd wait for me (wait for me)
But after four hours in the queue,
She forgot she'd said, 'I do'
And went back with mah best friend to Albany (wah wah wah waaaah)
If the zootopia sloths weren't enough of a
So I'm guessing that Impus Major figured it would be a 10-minute drive to the DMV, a 15-minute driving test, and then a quick ride home. I'd honestly be surprised if he's home in time for dinner. *SIGH*. Ah well, at least he'll learn something.
warningdocumentary...
There are two types of workers:
(1) "If that's what people think of me, I'd better do better!"(2) "If that's what people think of me, why should I bother?"
In 2019 the El Cerrito DMV definitely fell into category #2: Impus Major and I showed up for his 2:30 pm appointment at 2:00 pm. We watched the entire DMV cycle (both appointments and walk-ins) and he finally took the test at 5:15 pm... with the sun directly in his eyes. And of course he immediately failed. (We took the exam a week later at the Eureka DMV, definitely a category #1 place, and they were awesome, right on time, and Impus Major passed his exam in an unfamiliar city in a rainstorm, so I was impressed.)
During COVID they claimed they were making a bunch of improvements, and I have to admit that in 2022 when I brought Impus Minor in they were right on time. Virtually everyone there had an appallingly terrible attitude, but they were at least punctual in their surliness, and at least that's something.
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OMG.
OK, one of the changes that I did notice at the DMV is their "triage desk" -- you don't get in the front door until you've told a couple of workers at the front why you're there and you show them all your paperwork.
So, the Impii's friend forgot his paperwork and hence missed his appointment. And there's no, "We'll wait for you." He has to reschedule his appointment and it's at least a 2-month wait.
I'll recommend a trip to Eureka to his family...
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Almost done, a day and a half, tops.
The designer (who has only worked with me on the garden show exhibit) says it's one of the best jobs he's ever seen.
For me, it was a Tuesday.
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Morning meeting where we find out how bad the day will be.
Supervisor "The higher ups are complaining that we're taking our hands off the wheel to talk on the radios"
Our captain yesterday " what are we supposed to do, sit on them?"
BNW is extra snarky before coffee " Well, you're talking out of your ____ most of the time anyway..."
to be fair ,
1)the complaint is ridiculous. Pulling over would be MUCH more dangerous on those roads as well as take 2+ minutes to respond
2) They did know what they were talking about. But if you're going to set yourself up like THAT....
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After yesterday's DMV fiasco, I decided it was high time to start teaching the kids the ins and outs of bureaucracies. Step 1: Impus Major had to find a new doctor. I listened in as he made the call.
I have never heard anyone sound so angry making an appointment. Impus Major does not care for robots that try to figure out what you want (does anyone?). But he succeeded. So I advised him that the people you finally reach are typically underpaid, overworked people who suffer abuse from angry customers all day, so a little bit of pleasantness goes a LONG way towards getting what you need.
Bureaucracy 101: Getting angry with the frontline peons rarely gets you anywhere.
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The frozen kebab meat ALL (DE) and I had for tea today was manufactured by the PROPHECY GROUP, so possibly we could have divined the future by observing its surface patterning once cooked, but we ate it instead. 7/10.
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At a business dinner. So nervous.
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At a business dinner. So nervous.
I could give you so much bad advice right now...
That went well. Met a few people in person I had only seen over zoom. Here's hoping they keep my card/flyer.
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Today I learned just how much my elected representatives care about my opinion:
I had what I considered a good idea:
Since such an idea has a MUCH better chance of getting off the ground in California, I wrote my representative (Buffy Wicks) and senator (Nancy Skinner), even though I've always had a strong distaste for Skinner.
Skinner's reply was everything I expected:
"Dear Mr. Home. Thank you for writing me about your concerns about climate change. Here is what I am doing to fight climate change."
My letter was titled, "A Proposal for Mental Health". The letter contained neither the word "climate" nor the word "change".
My only guess is that she's using ChatGPT to answer her mail now. Who knows?
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Today I learned just how much my elected representatives care about my opinion:
I had what I considered a good idea:
** spoiler omitted **Since such an idea has a MUCH better chance of getting off the ground in California, I wrote my representative (Buffy Wicks) and senator (Nancy Skinner), even though I've always had a strong distaste for Skinner.
Skinner's reply was everything I expected:
"Dear Mr. Home. Thank you for writing me about your concerns about climate change. Here is what I am doing to fight climate change."
My letter was titled, "A Proposal for Mental Health". The letter contained neither the word "climate" nor the word "change".
My only guess is that she's using ChatGPT to answer her mail now. Who knows?
an anecdote increasingly representative of the utter failures of our bureaucracy of politicians -- it's not just California.
fire. them. all.
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...anecdote...an anecdote increasingly representative of the utter failures of our bureaucracy of politicians -- it's not just California.
fire. them. all.
The worst part is that even a "no response" would have been a better option. Very much like the quote attributed to either Franklin or Twain: "'Tis better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to open your mouth and remove all doubt."
exactly so.
i may not have any real answers, but i can definitely call bull$#!7 when it's there.
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My only guess is that she's using ChatGPT to answer her mail now. Who knows?
... Can we vote for the ChatGPT?
Well, it'll be interesting to see how Wicks responds. I misliked her as well for her slick, daily glossy campaign mails and constant name-dropping, but then she pulled this and garnered my respect.
So whether or not I agree with her, I'll respect her. And if she gives me an actual answer instead of Skinner's tone-deaf idiocy, I'll respect her even more.
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Just got the Cranky Calico's annual bloodwork: "In summary, she's in good shape."
We seriously have The Cat That Would Not Die...
Huh. Apparently there is something called Dry Jack and it is Monterey Jack dried for six months... Sounds promising, shame I probably won't find it anywhere, not in reasonable price.
I think I had regular Monterey Jack once or twice, but it does show from time to time in Lidl.
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Just got the Cranky Calico's annual bloodwork: "In summary, she's in good shape."
We seriously have The Cat That Would Not Die...
Are you sure it was her blood and not some of the supplies she drew from the unwary and the careless?
Just got the Cranky Calico's annual bloodwork: "In summary, she's in good shape."
We seriously have The Cat That Would Not Die...
She must have managed to save up the majority of her nine lives.
OK, so this was a mental thought exercise rather than a real trip, but still, who on Earth would have the time, money, and inclination to do a year-long road trip?
We did a 5-day road trip to Seattle and it was a blast, but by the end we welcomed the chance to sit still for a few days. I just love my home too much to leave for an entire year, especially to be on the road and constantly on the move.
But I'm sure that now that it's been posted, someone is going to try it. And I have to wonder: Who?
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Nope on all three counts.
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Shiro has such a simple rule for programming: "Hand your rules to a group of gamers. They'll find all the exploits faster than any debug team ever will."
If you don't do that, you get this.
Shiro has such a simple rule for programming: "Hand your rules to a group of gamers. They'll find all the exploits faster than any debug team ever will."
If you don't do that, you get this.
Actually, I think that any proper gamers would appreciate taking a reasonable precautions against your fun being spoiled by some sort of no-fun-at-all overseer.
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What's interesting to me is that a lot of news organizations are issuing retractions...
...because a government official denied it ever happened...
So Shiro and I were discussing the plausibility of it, and it smells extremely like the U.S. military: A "plausible deniability" drone.
We'll probably never know whether or not the report was true, but I certainly wouldn't discount it just because someone has now denied it ever happened...
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The government has never denied anything has ever happened. Wait. The government has denied anything has ever happened. Except the stuff that clearly did happen. Wait...no...give me a sec on this, I'll get back to you.
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OK, so this was a mental thought exercise rather than a real trip, but still, who on Earth would have the time, money, and inclination to do a year-long road trip?
We did a 5-day road trip to Seattle and it was a blast, but by the end we welcomed the chance to sit still for a few days. I just love my home too much to leave for an entire year, especially to be on the road and constantly on the move.
But I'm sure that now that it's been posted, someone is going to try it. And I have to wonder: Who?
In all honesty if I had the time, I would do this. I want to do this before I get too old to enjoy it though.