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Any particular reason to register it in the first place?When my friend surprised me with it last weekend she had purchased the three year damages warranty on it. To activate that it needed to be registered with HP.
Ok, that's a decent reason to register.
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So hand update. I can now make a fist without flinching badly on my left hand. My right hand is probably about 85% pain free. Still hurts when my scabs get touched or poked, but otherwise I'm good.
Also good; More band-aids.
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First rule of any recovery: don't poke it.
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First rule of any recovery: don't poke it.
Second rule of any recovery: you will poke it anyway.
First rule of any recovery: don't poke it.Second rule of any recovery: you will poke it anyway.
True words.
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It's not that I TRY to spoke it. But some how it gets poked.
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So hand update. I can now make a fist without flinching badly on my left hand. My right hand is probably about 85% pain free. Still hurts when my scabs get touched or poked, but otherwise I'm good.
Also good; More band-aids.
It’s good to keep it moving. When I had major lacerations on my hand in 2015, I didn’t move it enough (docs never told me to) and wound up with inflexible scar tissue requiring occupational therapy to correct. Keep it moving and flexible.
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It's been a pretty good Father's Day up until the last little while. Then the migraine showed up. Bleh.
Well not sure I have scar tissue, but I certainly have plenty of healing over scabs along with the little finger/pinky of my left hand being stiff and hurting. But hopefully that will change in the coming days and weeks ahead.
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Damn you particle physics and astrophysics I don't really understand...
Making me spend whole night going through wiki again...
Damn you particle physics and astrophysics I don't really understand...
Making me spend whole night going through wiki again...
They're insidious like that.
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At least it's only astrophysics and not metaphysics.
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Ack! When the last time I posted?
HOW busy am I?!?
Dang it! It's SUMMER! And I work for a University!
I'm supposed to get a BREAK here People! :P
I'm sure John will agree with me; THIS IS BLOODY TOO HUMID!!!
Thank you for letting me be the complaining old man.
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Skeeters, man. Aliens have nothing on skeeters. 3 tiki lamps are required to get a 2/3rds chance of not being turned into a bloodless husk on my own patio...
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Humidity? Skeeters?
You two must also live in the bloody hot,... I mean lovely south. ;P
The odds of melting to death on my porch with near 100% humidity (a standard here in Lousy-Anna), under the back porch ceiling fan, while also being turned into a pin-cushion by the tiny blood-sucking vampires despite the best efforts of the bug zapper, prevent me from using my porch too much except brief time(s) during early Spring and Fall.
And during grilling.
I will risk much to burn meat on fire as God intended.
:D
I live in Arkansas and we have our own mosquito problems. While possibly not as bad as Louisiana (though I'd say we run a pretty close second) it's miserable, especially in the flatlands and delta.
As for grilling, well, I don't do it. A former roommate left a really nice gas grill here when he moved out and I've never used it, because I don't now how and I'm also a bit pyrophobic. I'll just take my burgers as evolution has mandated; from a restaurant.
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I live in Arkansas and we have our own mosquito problems. While possibly not as bad as Louisiana (though I'd say we run a pretty close second) it's miserable, especially in the flatlands and delta.
As for grilling, well, I don't do it. A former roommate left a really nice gas grill here when he moved out and I've never used it, because I don't now how and I'm also a bit pyrophobic. I'll just take my burgers as evolution has mandated; from a restaurant.
You seemed so game for it last year, DMCal...
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I live in Arkansas and we have our own mosquito problems. While possibly not as bad as Louisiana (though I'd say we run a pretty close second) it's miserable, especially in the flatlands and delta.
As for grilling, well, I don't do it. A former roommate left a really nice gas grill here when he moved out and I've never used it, because I don't now how and I'm also a bit pyrophobic. I'll just take my burgers as evolution has mandated; from a restaurant.
Nothing wrong with getting your burgers from a restaurant! (As long as its a GOOD restaurant!) ;P
I'd much rather spend the same amount of money as getting a good burger from a real restaurant, and just buy enough meat to burger my whole family. AND I get the pleasure of scorching them myself! :)
But, the fact that I'm leaning more towards pyro-maniac than pyro-phobic helps with that too. :)
Otherwise, yeah, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Mississippi, Lousy-Anna, we all share similar weather and insect related issues. Especially if you live anywhere near a body of water. (Which in Lousy-Anna, is the entire state!) ;P
As for grilling, well, I don't do it. A former roommate left a really nice gas grill here when he moved out and I've never used it, because I don't now how and I'm also a bit pyrophobic. I'll just take my burgers as evolution has mandated; from a restaurant.You seemed so game for it last year, DMCal...
That was before I realized I'm utterly inept. I was very excited to try it, but the tanks weren't hooked up and were empty, besides. The grilled burgers I did get were at a family cookout, where I at least did some burger flipping.
That was before I realized I'm utterly inept. I was very excited to try it, but the tanks weren't hooked up and were empty, besides. The grilled burgers I did get were at a family cookout, where I at least did some burger flipping.As for grilling, well, I don't do it. A former roommate left a really nice gas grill here when he moved out and I've never used it, because I don't now how and I'm also a bit pyrophobic. I'll just take my burgers as evolution has mandated; from a restaurant.You seemed so game for it last year, DMCal...
Charcoal at the park's grills. It takes practice and some pointers.
Charcoal at the park's grills. It takes practice and some pointers.
Yeah, I forgot about those. Charcoal I've used before. Except for my pyrophobia I can manage those.
Ok, so I'm painting my living room. That's where I had all my gaming books "on display" and for use. I have a really bad back and both legs don't hold up too well and I've filled 5 milk crates with 1e and 2e books. The PF and 3.x books...I don't know what I'm going to with them yet. And I can't carry the crates to the storage room because of said physical issues. My son, who I counted on to come help, has been very vague with his answers about coming to help out, so I'm pretty tired of his crap (I love my son more than my own breath but he can be a pain at least half the time).
Thanks for letting an old man vent. Now it's back to trying to move things.
Well not sure I have scar tissue, but I certainly have plenty of healing over scabs along with the little finger/pinky of my left hand being stiff and hurting. But hopefully that will change in the coming days and weeks ahead.
Hey, how's the hand?
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Happy Thursday?!? ;P
Hey, it's not MONDAY! Go us! :D
It's the first day of Summer. The days now begin the inexorable slide toward shorter days, which makes me very happy.
No hunting that THEY KNOW OF.
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I live inside the city limits. Pittsburgh has Shotspotter. Meaning that the use of firearms would bring dozens of Police cars to my general area within a few minutes.
Crossbows do not go bang. ;)
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I live inside the city limits. Pittsburgh has Shotspotter. Meaning that the use of firearms would bring dozens of Police cars to my general area within a few minutes.Crossbows do not go bang. ;)
Indeed!
The idiot, erm, thief who breaks into my house will not hear, 'Stop or I'll shoot!'
They will hear 'Click, TWANG!' then 'Swish, slice'.
(Bows and swords, respectively.) ;P
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Curious, I've not heard of SHotspotter.
The name is descriptive enough I suppose. But how does it work?
Ah, Thank you. Interesting.
Friday 4am. Although my bed is comfortable, it is time to depart from it
Have a good weekend all
*blink*
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Oi, blink indeed.
Seems thats all my eyes get to do once i lay down before I have to get back up again.
But at least the kids (and wife-teacher) are out of school! So I dont have to get up at the crack of stupid! ;P
(and 4freakin' AM certainly qualifies!) O_o
JUST early enough to get myself in on time.
And NEXT week, my family (and my sister's family) have received the gift of a condo on the beach for a week. So the only reason to get up before noon will be to get more BEACH TIME! :D
So yeah, I should have Interwebs access, but that doesn't mean I plan to use it, much. :)
SO,...
One thing on stage today, set my crew up for next week, (another week of orientations and a band concert) My daughter's oft-delayed 'official' HS Grad party, and tomorrow it's depart for the beach day! :D
So yeah, HAPPY WEEKEND TO ALL!
I'm blinking, too. I woke at 4:40 this morning and never made it back to sleep after not falling into slumber until after midnight. I have to help my son and his friend move today, too. I am not the happiest person at this time.
Rags, have a great time at the beach! Wear your sunscreen and watch out sharks, jellyfish, and Deep Ones.
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Thanks Cal, Hope that you and Pat both get through the day and BACK to bed safe and sound! :)
I'll wear sunscreen, (I'm stubborn, not stupid) And will watch out for the SHarks and Jelly Fish. (Actually mostly Jelly fish. The friggin' sharks are on their own. If they want a bite of this cranky older coot, they are truly hungry!) ;P
I figure by the time I realize a Deep One is rising, it is already too late, so might as well enjoy THAT show! :P
(Although I'd be hoping more Kaiju and less Deep One, more of a chance of survival) ;P
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Pretending to be a normal typically sociable person today... Going to birthday party of a fellow gamer.
Oh, wait, I know some of those people who will be there... And the rest is mostly LARPers.
Cal,
Hand is doing better. I had to reschedule my appointment with the orthopedic specialist, due to the fact starting this past Wednesday (June 20th) until July 3rd, I'll be kind of having to house/dog sit for a client that lives REALLY far away. Well maybe more than 20 minutes but that's still too far for me. But otherwise, hand good, dog healing, Mom, home from Wine Tasting; Brother, back with his wife as they plot to bring about a semi-utopia while he also finishes his dissertation.
Mostly now I'm focused on getting through next week as I have to check on a cat...and wait to hear from another possible client.
Today though, car in the shop, waiting to see if the engine is exploding or something thanks to "Check engine light" and my brother mentioning "your exhaust sounds bad." So we'll see.
More bad news.
Magnus the Great Dane will see his last day Monday or Tuesday :-(
=(
More bad news.
Magnus the Great Dane will see his last day Monday or Tuesday :-(
Oh no. I'm so sorry. A friend had to say goodbye to her Dane this week. I love dogs and I value their friendship and the love they return so much. My heart truly goes out to you. Give Magnus a pat for me.