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This weekend I get to go to that most cliche of Midwestern events, a barn wedding.
So, in order to entertain myself since it's the General's side of the family she gets to drink and I'm the designated driver, I'm going to tell everyone something different when they inevitably ask about my eyebrow.
All I have so far is
Squirrels
ClownsAny other ideas are appreciated. I'd like to keep it as few words as possible as these sorts of things are more believable if they're short and mysterious.
Rogue AI in the stuffed toy department
Whales
Pac Man
The Cloud
Kim Jong-Il (be sure to keep in mind he's the dead one...)
Whedon.
He stole my clothes too.
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Sorry, Freehold. These Firefly pick-up lines aren't for you.
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My girlfriend told me she needed time and distance. Why? Is she calculating velocity?
more proof of math's perfidy.
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It always surprises/depresses me when friends/co-workers leave your company to work for a competitor, then start pressing you for internal information.
Ex Co-worker: Hey, NobodysHome! Is Global Megacorporation planning on releasing training on this product?
NH: I can't say anything other than, "That is 'under evaluation'."
EC: Aw, c'mon! We're friends, right? I really need to know so my new company can decide how they're doing to distribute resources. I'm sure Global Megacorporation wouldn't mind. We're partners, right?
Really makes me want to block his e-mail address. "Yeah, I'm not going to go through the proper channels, even though I know all of them, because I know they'll say, 'No'. So I'll use my friendship to pressure you to release legally-questionable information."
Irritating, to say the least.
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So, now I find out that I also have Diabetis. Thank you, family history, for this wonderful little gift.
Look on the bright side -- you're getting a full tune-up and they're finding all this stuff when it's still manageable.
My friend didn't learn he had diabetes until he got influenza and went into a diabetic coma. He was lucky to survive.
But now, years later, he's fine. I am not a diabetic, but having three diabetic friends, it seems a lot more manageable these days, even over 15-20 years ago.
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It always surprises/depresses me when friends/co-workers leave your company to work for a competitor, then start pressing you for internal information.
Ex Co-worker: Hey, NobodysHome! Is Global Megacorporation planning on releasing training on this product?
NH: I can't say anything other than, "That is 'under evaluation'."
EC: Aw, c'mon! We're friends, right? I really need to know so my new company can decide how they're doing to distribute resources. I'm sure Global Megacorporation wouldn't mind. We're partners, right?Really makes me want to block his e-mail address. "Yeah, I'm not going to go through the proper channels, even though I know all of them, because I know they'll say, 'No'. So I'll use my friendship to pressure you to release legally-questionable information."
Irritating, to say the least.
I'm sorry. That must be hard to deal with...i would block them.
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In spooky news, Captain Yesterday has favorited 3 of my last 4 FaWtL posts.
TL, did you somehow manage to create a "Captain Yesterday" alias?
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And now, I've learned that the insurance provided by my employer is inadequate. It's only for Dental and Vision, and doesn't cover Hospital visits. Seriously considering "jumping ship." Or training for a different career entirely. I am so disappointed.
Ugh, every response I can think of violates FaWtL standards about political tirades.
But the notion of having employment without having medical coverage is...
...grrrrrrrr....
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Don't get me started on s$+%ty employer provided insurance.
In landscaping for winter months because you're technically laid off they'd take six months of payments out in your last check, which always fell between Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Nothing like getting what should be a 900 dollar check and finding most of it gone to really get one in the holiday spirit.
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In spooky news, Captain Yesterday has favorited 3 of my last 4 FaWtL posts.
TL, did you somehow manage to create a "Captain Yesterday" alias?
What if he's been me the entire time...
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Hey, Dr. Pirate, what's your favourite chat-up line?
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"Arrh, I wants to sing shanties inside of yer panties"
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Thankyou so, so much.
What if he's been me the entire time...In spooky news, Captain Yesterday has favorited 3 of my last 4 FaWtL posts.
TL, did you somehow manage to create a "Captain Yesterday" alias?
Than your wife and mine really need to talk about some things...
EDIT: ninja elves and ninja pirates - wouldn't the former be redundant and the latter require sepukku?
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"Arrh, I wants to sing shanties inside of yer panties"
Eh-heh-heh-heh-heh!
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What if he's been me the entire time...In spooky news, Captain Yesterday has favorited 3 of my last 4 FaWtL posts.
TL, did you somehow manage to create a "Captain Yesterday" alias?
Than your wife and mine really need to talk about some things...
EDIT: ninja elves and ninja pirates - wouldn't the former be redundant and the latter require sepukku?
Please to explain.
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EDIT: ninja elves and ninja pirates - wouldn't the former be redundant and the latter require sepukku?Please to explain.
Ninja pirates = Ninjas and pirates are legendary enemies, so the creature would hate itself and be forced into an act of self-destruction
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Well, it took three days and an entire gallon of Simple Solution (it's an enzyme cleaner usually used for pet messes for those who aren't familiar with the product), but I finally cleared the stench from the kidlet's room. His bed smelled like someone had dumped a bucket from the bog of eternal stench on it. I washed everything and treated the mattress and pillows and stuffed animals with simple solution. Febreeze wasn't doing it anymore. The stench was too great. And then I had to soak the bedding in simple solution and rewash it. Twice. And now it is finally possible to walk past his room without gagging. Although the air freshener is still being kept in a handy location since I expect the stink to return once the kidlet does. :P
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Well, it took three days and an entire gallon of Simple Solution (it's an enzyme cleaner usually used for pet messes for those who aren't familiar with the product), but I finally cleared the stench from the kidlet's room. His bed smelled like someone had dumped a bucket from the bog of eternal stench on it. I washed everything and treated the mattress and pillows and stuffed animals with simple solution. Febreeze wasn't doing it anymore. The stench was too great. And then I had to soak the bedding in simple solution and rewash it. Twice. And now it is finally possible to walk past his room without gagging. Although the air freshener is still being kept in a handy location since I expect the stink to return once the kidlet does. :P
I swear by Nature's Miracle, available in gallon jugs from our local pet store, but very similar in concept to Simple Solution. Congrats!
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We'll see. I'll talk to my employer's HR department. If it appears that I've been deliberately given substandard insurance, heads will roll. I'll tell them exactly what I think of their methods, right before I hand in my "Notice to Quit." This may very well be the finaal nail in the coffin of a dead career. After twenty years in Security, I deserve better.
Wow... sorry to hear that!
Bad insurance that eventually pays is painful enough. Bad insurance that doesn't pay at all... grrrrrrr.....
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Well, it took three days and an entire gallon of Simple Solution (it's an enzyme cleaner usually used for pet messes for those who aren't familiar with the product), but I finally cleared the stench from the kidlet's room. His bed smelled like someone had dumped a bucket from the bog of eternal stench on it. I washed everything and treated the mattress and pillows and stuffed animals with simple solution. Febreeze wasn't doing it anymore. The stench was too great. And then I had to soak the bedding in simple solution and rewash it. Twice. And now it is finally possible to walk past his room without gagging. Although the air freshener is still being kept in a handy location since I expect the stink to return once the kidlet does. :PI swear by Nature's Miracle, available in gallon jugs from our local pet store, but very similar in concept to Simple Solution. Congrats!
Yeah, those two products are basically interchangeable. And an absolute necessity if you have pets or children. To be honest, I use it more for cleaning up after the child. :P
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One of the most fun parts about the boys being gone on this school trip is that I can have dinner as late as I like. I've been eating at 8 or 9 every night they've been gone. Sigh. They get back tomorrow morning so back to early dinners, all the noise, and nothing staying clean for even five seconds.....:P
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One of the most fun parts about the boys being gone on this school trip is that I can have dinner as late as I like. I've been eating at 8 or 9 every night they've been gone. Sigh. They get back tomorrow morning so back to early dinners, all the noise, and nothing staying clean for even five seconds.....:P
I've never understood the whole "European dinner" thing. I want to go to bed around 9 or 9:30 pm, so I am mildly irritated if I have to eat later than 6:30 pm.
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Well, it took three days and an entire gallon of Simple Solution (it's an enzyme cleaner usually used for pet messes for those who aren't familiar with the product), but I finally cleared the stench from the kidlet's room. His bed smelled like someone had dumped a bucket from the bog of eternal stench on it. I washed everything and treated the mattress and pillows and stuffed animals with simple solution. Febreeze wasn't doing it anymore. The stench was too great. And then I had to soak the bedding in simple solution and rewash it. Twice. And now it is finally possible to walk past his room without gagging. Although the air freshener is still being kept in a handy location since I expect the stink to return once the kidlet does. :PI swear by Nature's Miracle, available in gallon jugs from our local pet store, but very similar in concept to Simple Solution. Congrats!
I've found a nearly complete lack of smell dispels all but the worst smells.
However, it makes finding where the worst smells originate from highly difficult.
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Well, it took three days and an entire gallon of Simple Solution (it's an enzyme cleaner usually used for pet messes for those who aren't familiar with the product), but I finally cleared the stench from the kidlet's room. His bed smelled like someone had dumped a bucket from the bog of eternal stench on it. I washed everything and treated the mattress and pillows and stuffed animals with simple solution. Febreeze wasn't doing it anymore. The stench was too great. And then I had to soak the bedding in simple solution and rewash it. Twice. And now it is finally possible to walk past his room without gagging. Although the air freshener is still being kept in a handy location since I expect the stink to return once the kidlet does. :PI swear by Nature's Miracle, available in gallon jugs from our local pet store, but very similar in concept to Simple Solution. Congrats!
Yeah, those two products are basically interchangeable. And an absolute necessity if you have pets or children. To be honest, I use it more for cleaning up after the child. :P
And thanks! I used to think that the worst thing was when he used to wet the bed when he was little and I was forever cleaning the smell of pee out of everything. And then puberty happened. Eau de teenager is an even worse smell. ;D
oooooooh yeah.
Puberty is...a stinky time for boys.
Mom's astonishingly old fashioned approach did not help and made me into something of a pariah. I plan to do better for my children and help my nephews as much as possible.
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One of the most fun parts about the boys being gone on this school trip is that I can have dinner as late as I like. I've been eating at 8 or 9 every night they've been gone. Sigh. They get back tomorrow morning so back to early dinners, all the noise, and nothing staying clean for even five seconds.....:PI've never understood the whole "European dinner" thing. I want to go to bed around 9 or 9:30 pm, so I am mildly irritated if I have to eat later than 6:30 pm.
Yeah, not a morning person. My idea of an early night is going to bed by midnight. I can try to imagine what life must be like for morning people....mostly I just resent them for making me have to follow such an unnatural schedule that clearly does not work for me. :P
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Yeah, those two products are basically interchangeable. And an absolute necessity if you have pets or children. To be honest, I use it more for cleaning up after the child. :P
And thanks! I used to think that the worst thing was when he used to wet the bed when he was little and I was forever cleaning the smell of pee out of everything. And then puberty happened. Eau de teenager is an even worse smell. ;Doooooooh yeah.
Puberty is...a stinky time for boys.
Mom's astonishingly old fashioned approach did not help and made me into something of a pariah. I plan to do better for my children and help my nephews as much as possible.
Any suggestions appreciated. :)
He's still adjusting to the idea that he really, really, really needs to use deodorant. And scrub with actual soap, not just water. And wash his clothes more frequently. And his bedding. Not to mention using product to treat acne. Apparently hygiene is hard. :/| 1 person marked this as a favorite. |
It was, there was s~@* to do damn it!
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Well, it took three days and an entire gallon of Simple Solution (it's an enzyme cleaner usually used for pet messes for those who aren't familiar with the product), but I finally cleared the stench from the kidlet's room. His bed smelled like someone had dumped a bucket from the bog of eternal stench on it. I washed everything and treated the mattress and pillows and stuffed animals with simple solution. Febreeze wasn't doing it anymore. The stench was too great. And then I had to soak the bedding in simple solution and rewash it. Twice. And now it is finally possible to walk past his room without gagging. Although the air freshener is still being kept in a handy location since I expect the stink to return once the kidlet does. :PI swear by Nature's Miracle, available in gallon jugs from our local pet store, but very similar in concept to Simple Solution. Congrats!
I've found a nearly complete lack of smell dispels all but the worst smells.
However, it makes finding where the worst smells originate from highly difficult.
lol. I have an extra sensitive sense of smell, so I will never have that exact problem. :)
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Bruising around my injury is going down leading to an improvement in my headache.
I've been taking it easy though, which for me is almost as painful as the injury itself.
Turns out there's this show called The Great American Foodtruck Race or something. It's pure crap and I love it (for now).
We'll see, I don't have a lot of patience with reality competitions.
Also, who makes a pancake twice on Masterchef and then insists it's the best breakfast he ever made.
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lol. I have an extra sensitive sense of smell, so I will never have that exact problem. :)Well, it took three days and an entire gallon of Simple Solution (it's an enzyme cleaner usually used for pet messes for those who aren't familiar with the product), but I finally cleared the stench from the kidlet's room. His bed smelled like someone had dumped a bucket from the bog of eternal stench on it. I washed everything and treated the mattress and pillows and stuffed animals with simple solution. Febreeze wasn't doing it anymore. The stench was too great. And then I had to soak the bedding in simple solution and rewash it. Twice. And now it is finally possible to walk past his room without gagging. Although the air freshener is still being kept in a handy location since I expect the stink to return once the kidlet does. :PI swear by Nature's Miracle, available in gallon jugs from our local pet store, but very similar in concept to Simple Solution. Congrats!
I've found a nearly complete lack of smell dispels all but the worst smells.
However, it makes finding where the worst smells originate from highly difficult.
The General is the same way. One of the many ways we complement each other. :-)
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OK. I'm sure this comes as a surprise to no one at all, but Pandora is NOT good at putting together a decent "punk channel". I fed it Social Distortion, the Dead Kennedys, and D.O.A. (the Canadian punk band, not the British goth band). It played utter crap. I added the Sex Pistols. Finally started getting some decent music, but still, more often than not, mellow music. Who wants mellow punk?
So I bit the bullet and added The Clash.
NOW I'm getting good music. Just had to put in a band that people actually listen to for Pandora to figure it out...
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I am lucky in that Impus Major took to personal hygiene like a fish to water. In 8th grade or so, he went from a shower once every 1-2 weeks and changing his clothes when we told him to, to a shower and new clothes every single day to the point where I've had to remind him, "You know, pants can be worn more than one day in a row, right?"
Impus Minor is definitely suffering the teenage funk.
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Yeah, those two products are basically interchangeable. And an absolute necessity if you have pets or children. To be honest, I use it more for cleaning up after the child. :P
And thanks! I used to think that the worst thing was when he used to wet the bed when he was little and I was forever cleaning the smell of pee out of everything. And then puberty happened. Eau de teenager is an even worse smell. ;Doooooooh yeah.
Puberty is...a stinky time for boys.
Mom's astonishingly old fashioned approach did not help and made me into something of a pariah. I plan to do better for my children and help my nephews as much as possible.
Any suggestions appreciated. :)
He's still adjusting to the idea that he really, really, really needs to use deodorant. And scrub with actual soap, not just water. And wash his clothes more frequently. And his bedding. Not to mention using product to treat acne. Apparently hygiene is hard. :/
Well, if your nose is as sensitive as you say it is, it may be a moot point, but what I found really worked for me growing up was softer soaps. Ivory and Dial aren't going to do it, those soaps are simply too hard and don't lather well, really, although Dial has improved a great deal in recent years. Dr. Bonner's is probably going to be a go to. If he can't do bar soaps(mom's old fashioned wash cloths didn't work for me either, probably because the soaps she insisted on getting were hard and she INSISTED I shower at night otherwise I would get a cold and INSTANTLY DIE), then maybe a sponge/shower puff is for him, anything that provides a lot of the lather he's going to need. Either way, a shower in the morning and another at night will work wonders, something I didn't learn until college and mom kinda backed off on the YOU'RE GOING TO DIE IF YOU SHOWER DURING THE DAY nonsense.
Laundry will have to be once a week, young sir. Including your linens. Daily face scrub(or what have you) for acne, although overall better hygiene may help. Also hygiene changes regularly during puberty, there will be spurts(heh) of testosterone that sometimes result in bursts of stinkiness. Also, do you have hard water?
With respect to deodorant, that is something that is highly individual. I have found that, like many black men, I am highly allergic/resistant to most aluminum based deodorants- they will simply not work for me, and give me a set of calcified/pit-stained undershirts- always a winning combination! I tried a few natural deodorants in high school, but as it was the 90s and let's face it- puberty is a challenging foe for any deodorizer- they just didn't work. But fortunately for him we are living in 2017, and my considerable charm and carnal skill notwithstanding I'm quite sure your son is not my own(although any other kushite in him would be up to your own family history), so this may not be an issue for him. But note that there is a very real difference between deodorant and antipersperant, and he may need the latter and NOT the former, depending on who he is and where he is in puberty. But what works for me is Arm and Hammer's newest line of "naturals", which I think is called "Essentials"(I remember when it was called Naturals at first). This stuff is a godsend- no aluminum, parabens, or other artificial stuff in it. It doesn't break me out or suddenly quit on me or stain my clothing. It is meh as an antipersperant, but then again I am using the deodorant, and have yet to find the antipersperant. But this stuff is AMAZING and gentle. I strongly recommend it.
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I know. If it does turn out that I have to leave the Security career, I'm thinking of getting at least a certification for COMP/TIA+. With me doing my own hardware maintenance, and my own programming skills, I think I have a good headstart. What do you think, NH?
It's a long, hard, degrading road, but yes, I think you can do quite well at a desk job. You write well, you can already program, so you're better than 90% of all candidates that come through the doors.
The problem is the lack of jobs for "junior" programmers -- everything's getting shipped off to India for the "little" work. Fortunately, the results are uniformly terrible, so you can probably find some contracting gigs or other junior-level stuff that'll still cover you as well as your security job until you get a full-time job.
Hang on... let me PM you...
EDIT: OK. I PM'ed you my real company name and started trying to do some external searches for you, and what a USELESS tool! I'll use the internal tool tomorrow when I'm at work and see whether I can get better results.
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Hey NobodysHome, JohnNapier 698.
You know what will gain you much renown in your field?
Finding a way to make Mechcommander 1, 2 and Mechwarrior 4 work in Windows 10.
Ditto for other, older windows games that were made to work with older versions of windows that will not work in 10 because it will either not recognize them or some other nonsense.
While yes, I have a vested interest in seeing this happen, there are a lot of frustrated people out there who have games and other software they paid for that they cannot use because Microsoft is being a combination of stupid and a product of the time period they created their software in.
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oooooooh yeah.
Puberty is...a stinky time for boys.
Mom's astonishingly old fashioned approach did not help and made me into something of a pariah. I plan to do better for my children and help my nephews as much as possible.
Any suggestions appreciated. :)
He's still adjusting to the idea that he really, really, really needs to use deodorant. And scrub with actual soap, not just water. And wash his clothes more frequently. And his bedding. Not to mention using product to treat acne. Apparently hygiene is hard. :/
Well, if your nose is as sensitive as you say it is, it may be a moot point, but what I found really worked for me growing up was softer soaps. Ivory and Dial aren't going to do it, those soaps are simply too hard and don't lather well, really, although Dial has improved a great deal in recent years. Dr. Bonner's is probably going to be a go to. If he can't do bar soaps(mom's old fashioned wash cloths didn't work for me either, probably because the soaps she insisted on getting were hard and she INSISTED I shower at night otherwise I would get a cold and INSTANTLY DIE), then maybe a sponge/shower puff is for him, anything that provides a lot of the lather he's going to need. Either way, a shower in the morning and another at night will work wonders, something I didn't learn until college and mom kinda backed off on the YOU'RE GOING TO DIE IF YOU SHOWER DURING THE DAY nonsense.
Laundry will have to be once a week, young sir. Including your linens. Daily face scrub(or what have you) for acne,...
This is actually really helpful. I grew up with sisters, so this is my first time having to deal with boy stuff. Kidlet has had really bad eczema since he was small, so dr bronners has been our go-to for years, but he doesn't have a sponge or pouf or anything to use it with. That might help. And it never occurred to me that he might need two showers a day. Although I'd have to get him a shower cap for morning showers. He's got thick, curly hair, and no way we have time to try and blow dry that mess every morning. (Yes, he's the white kid with an afro. Yes, that's just what his hair naturally does. Curly hair runs in my family. Drives his dad nuts because he feels like it looks messy. Kidlet kinda likes that nobody can tell if he's combed his hair or not. :P)
And yes, we have hard water. Not too bad though. Only a little bit of film on stuff. I've lived plenty of places with worse. I don't know of anyplace in Michigan that doesn't have hard water. Unless they're using some kind of water softener system, I guess.Oh, and as for deodorant, we tried the natural stuff. Worked great until puberty really hit. I have found a good deodorant that works for him. Unscented even. It is aluminum based, but what can you do? That's what works. No rashes or anything so far. But I'm not sure it's had a fair trial since he doesn't actually remember to put it on. >.<
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This is actually really helpful. I grew up with sisters, so this is my first time having to deal with boy stuff. Kidlet has had really bad eczema since he was small, so dr bronners has been our go-to for years, but he doesn't have a sponge or pouf or anything to use it with. That might help. And it never occurred to me that he might need two showers a day. Although I'd have to get him a shower cap for...
oooooooh yeah.
Puberty is...a stinky time for boys.
Mom's astonishingly old fashioned approach did not help and made me into something of a pariah. I plan to do better for my children and help my nephews as much as possible.
Any suggestions appreciated. :)
He's still adjusting to the idea that he really, really, really needs to use deodorant. And scrub with actual soap, not just water. And wash his clothes more frequently. And his bedding. Not to mention using product to treat acne. Apparently hygiene is hard. :/
Well, if your nose is as sensitive as you say it is, it may be a moot point, but what I found really worked for me growing up was softer soaps. Ivory and Dial aren't going to do it, those soaps are simply too hard and don't lather well, really, although Dial has improved a great deal in recent years. Dr. Bonner's is probably going to be a go to. If he can't do bar soaps(mom's old fashioned wash cloths didn't work for me either, probably because the soaps she insisted on getting were hard and she INSISTED I shower at night otherwise I would get a cold and INSTANTLY DIE), then maybe a sponge/shower puff is for him, anything that provides a lot of the lather he's going to need. Either way, a shower in the morning and another at night will work wonders, something I didn't learn until college and mom kinda backed off on the YOU'RE GOING TO DIE IF YOU SHOWER DURING THE DAY nonsense.
Laundry will have to be once a week, young sir. Including your linens. Daily face scrub(or what have you) for acne,...
Ah, hard water + puberty(boy)= bad combination. Depending on how active he is and who he is, he may need 3 showers a day. Hard water sucks because most modern soaps rely upon the sudsing/lather to get rid of sweat and such, and if it doesn't lather up, you would indeed be much better off showering without soap, which is a thing, it just requires more time in the actual shower/bath. It may also explain why it takes so many machine trips to get the scent out of clothes/linen, not necessarily get your clothes clean. And if your family also does the SHOWER AT NIGHT LEST YOU DIIIIIIIIIIIIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!! thing, then yeah..he's going to be a funky child, partially because of the hard water/no suds situation and also because if you want your young man to smell like..not a young man, he's going to need to shower IMMEDIATELY before he does anything social. Because of cultural issues, I never showered after P.E.(getting naked with a bunch of guys and jumping into the shower together is still not my thing) and...yeah...that lead to hygiene problems at school.
If the deodorant is working for him, then that's great- but keep an eye on his shirts and see if he's getting any pit stains or any calcification, that's a sign that his body is rejecting it.
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Yeah, not a morning person. My idea of an early night is going to bed by midnight. I can try to imagine what life must be like for morning people....mostly I just resent them for making me have to follow such an unnatural schedule that clearly does not work for me. :P
Amen!
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lol. I have an extra sensitive sense of smell, so I will never have that exact problem. :)
Amen!
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So, now I find out that I also have Diabetis. Thank you, family history, for this wonderful little gift.
Man, the surprises have just been piling up for you. :/
Sorry to hear about the diabetes, and welcome to the club. I was diagnosed more than a decade ago, and I am still fine-tuning the way I take care of myself. I'm sure you have plenty of people -- including trained professionals -- to advise you in the joys of your newly discovered condition, but if you ever want input from a fellow diabetic, feel free to PM me. :)
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Freehold, only so much can be done without a game's source code. Yes, you can run the games under a debugger, but that only tells you where the errors are. And, without the source code, all you get from the debugger is Assembly Language. And, without the source, you can't rebuild the games at all.Hey NobodysHome, JohnNapier 698.
You know what will gain you much renown in your field?
Finding a way to make Mechcommander 1, 2 and Mechwarrior 4 work in Windows 10.
Ditto for other, older windows games that were made to work with older versions of windows that will not work in 10 because it will either not recognize them or some other nonsense.
While yes, I have a vested interest in seeing this happen, there are a lot of frustrated people out there who have games and other software they paid for that they cannot use because Microsoft is being a combination of stupid and a product of the time period they created their software in.
sounds like you guys have a lot of work ahead of you!
GET TO WORK
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Ah, hard water + puberty(boy)= bad combination. Depending on how active he is and who he is, he may need 3 showers a day. Hard water sucks because most modern soaps rely upon the sudsing/lather to get rid of sweat and such, and if it doesn't lather up, you would indeed be much better off showering without soap, which is a thing, it just requires more time in the actual shower/bath. It may also explain why it takes so many machine trips to get the scent out of clothes/linen, not necessarily get your clothes clean. And if your family also does the SHOWER AT NIGHT LEST YOU DIIIIIIIIIIIIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!! thing, then yeah..he's going to be a funky child, partially because of the hard water/no suds situation and also because if you want your young man to smell like..not a young man, he's going to need to shower IMMEDIATELY before he does anything social. Because of cultural issues, I never showered after P.E.(getting naked with a bunch of guys and jumping into the shower together is still not my thing) and...yeah...that lead to hygiene problems at school.
If the deodorant is working for him, then that's great- but keep an eye on his shirts and see if he's getting any pit stains or any calcification, that's a sign that his body is rejecting it.
lol. We do the shower at night thing because we're night people who don't want to get up any earlier than humanly necessary. :)
Also because jujitsu/karate practice happens in the evening so he really needs to shower then. :PThanks for the tips. I hadn't considered that our water might be contributing to the problem.