Scallops, bacon, and grits?Quote:
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Scallops, bacon, and grits?Quote:
Originally Posted by OldPhiKap
That looks like a bowl of goodness!
“Only good if you live under a rock and don’t know any better. A poor attempt to be a thread. Never again. The food discussion is vaguely humorous at first, but this one guy has appointed himself arbiter of all things meat and derides the opinions of others. There is a girl on there threatening to pop him in the nose and I hope she does it. The dialogue careens from lofty and self-important to earthy and lowbrow. I got bored fast, and the fact that they can never stay on topic (I don't KNOW that they understand what a topic even is) didn't help in the least. If you are looking for something timely and actually informative you should stick to the Beer thread. Those guys speak like warrior poets.”
-Anonymous DBR reviewer
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Originally Posted by bundabergdevil
Reviews express feelings at a point in time. In other words they change. I probably rated this thread a decade ago. Yes, a decade.
When a scale allows you to rate something from 1-5 stars, I rarely give a 5 star rating. When a scale allows you to rate something from 1-4 stars, I give out about the same number of 4 star ratings as I do when the elusive 5 star rating is an option. 4 stars is like an A grade, 5 stars is something more. 5 stars are for unicorns, near perfection, the practically unattainable. I feel the same way about standing ovations although I will follow the crowd and if the people I'm at the show with stand up, I will too. If you want me to be the first one out of my seat though, you gotta give a 5 star performance.
Lia Cirio as Odile/Odette in Swan Lake, Boston Ballet, in, I think 2016.
The ART's production of A Touch of the Poet in the 1990s.
Those were standing ovation worthy performances. I hold performances/productions up to different standards though. If I am at a fringe or community theater production, close to perfect means something a little bit different. It's like having a lower start value in your gymnastics routine at the Olympics. That said, I have twice been involved in performances that deserved standing ovations. The first was the Saturday night performance during the second weekend of a 1998 production of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof where I played Mae and the second was the last performance of the August, 2018 production of A Midsummer Night's Dream where I played Titania. We got a standing ovation that same summer for an outdoor production of Othello that kind of shocked me. First, standing Os for outdoor performances are more rare, people have to get up off a blanket on the ground, it's a bigger decision and second, I wasn't quite sure that we deserved it. But then I thought about my own standing O, degree of difficulty/start value analogy and I realized that given the resources available to us for the production, yeah, we were firing on all cylinders and probably deserved that level of recognition. Still, that performance was not as perfect feeling as an actor as the other two were.
So, 4 stars for this thread? Sure. Somedays it reaches 5 star level but not every day, so an overall 4 star rating feels about right.
I had a message on my answering machine (Yes, I'm old school and have a landline) from a name that didn't mean anything but the message was that they were hoping they had reached "my name" and wanted a call back. Did a bit of googling and realize it is the sister of someone I know but haven't really kept in touch with for a number of years. (I got tired of being the one doing the reaching out and the last minute cancellations.) Since I'm thinking it is going to be bad news, I'm delaying returning the call - can't call before 9am or after 9pm*. Hoping I'm wrong about the bad news but am now feeling bad about not continuing to reach out. I hope I'm not a horrible person for not calling back last night (11pm CST but caller may be in Nevada) and for dreading calling her today.
* Darn my mother - childhood training hangs on. :D
No scallops, just very jumbo bbq shrimp and bacon.Quote:
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I hope everything is okay DinkQuote:
Originally Posted by DukieInKansas
Me too.Quote:
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today's frigid long walk featured an encounter with a flock of wild turkeys, so Clemmonsdevil came to mind...
I have planted my flag on a very strange hill.Quote:
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https://youtu.be/Z-FPimCmbX8Quote:
Originally Posted by ClemmonsDevil
Oh, yeah, hoping for the best.Quote:
Originally Posted by DukieInKansas
Darn, wrong shellfish.Quote:
Originally Posted by OldPhiKap
Dogs make us do the darndest things.Quote:
Originally Posted by budwom
I think I found your hill! https://www.turkeyhill.com/Quote:
Originally Posted by ClemmonsDevil
Named for turkey and purveyor of my nemesis, carbohydrates.Quote:
Originally Posted by budwom
I thought that was The Sugar Hill Gang?Quote:
Originally Posted by ClemmonsDevil
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Originally Posted by Bostondevil
It's like service companies, typically automotive related, that always beg you for "all fives" ratings because apparently anything less than a score of all fives is considered a failure. If all fours means the same thing for you as all ones, then maybe your ratings system is flawed. I've stopped responding to their surveys after more than once getting a call back asking me to change my scores because I rated them all 4s.
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Thank you. Sadly, it was the news I was afraid of hearing. Was really hoping it was to plan a surprise belated birthday party but no such luck. She was calling to let me know her sister had passed away on Tuesday.Quote:
Originally Posted by YmoBeThere
I really need to accumulate a lot of younger friends. Knowing so many 70 and up makes for lots of opportunity to hear bad news.
When my dog does his business it makes me feel like I’ve accomplished something.Quote:
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They are a delight.Quote:
Originally Posted by OldPhiKap
Sorry to hear this, my condolences to her family.Quote:
Originally Posted by DukieInKansas
Sorry to hear that Dink.
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https://youtu.be/mcCK99wHrk0Quote:
Originally Posted by YmoBeThere
Yes, he did say Kaopectate.
Wearing a J Will jersey for the game. My assumption is people will mistake me for him when I head to get dinner before the game.
Seems likely. Where does he stand with regards to turkey? Maybe best to avoid any turkey conversations for the time being.Quote:
Originally Posted by ClemmonsDevil
I kinda wish you had proffered this advice months ago.Quote:
Originally Posted by YmoBeThere
Consider it done now.Quote:
Originally Posted by ClemmonsDevil
Listening to the pregame and I love Chris Carrawell an insane amount.
The turkeys are back at my sister's place.
You talked about turkey, didn't you?Quote:
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No! Taking your advice.Quote:
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What time is the Duke game?
Heels started playing at 6.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mtn.Devil.91.92.01.10.15
Duke scheduled to start sometime after 7
I have wondered all year how UNC isn't a top 5-10 team. Legitimately huge and talented so of course tonight they look superb. Their defense has absolutely throttled Duke. Duke didn't have 5 total good offensive possessions that half. Without Steward Duke is down 30.
For the first time ever in my life, I'm preferencing Vandy basketball over Duke.
You're a sports polygamist.
Good year not to care as much about sports.
Yeesh.
That game has gotten as ugly as this one was.Quote:
Originally Posted by ClemmonsDevil
I'm crazy and even I don't care as much this year.Quote:
Originally Posted by bundabergdevil
Vandy at least got it into single digits with a minute thirty to go after being down 20.
Well, that just sucked.
But ESPN3 has curling and those guys furiously scrubbing the ice are cheering me up.
Curling bloopers are surprisingly unsatisfying.
Sorry, already had too many sedatives this evening.Quote:
Originally Posted by bundabergdevil
Hmm, you would think something important happened yesterday.
I did find a local store with really good Louisiana style pork cracklins. Super fatty. Just perfect amount of crunch. So something important did happen.Quote:
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Further resignation?Quote:
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Well, I did mention my grits mishap...Quote:
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eggplant parmigiana with some cheese raviolis, throw in some grated brussel sprout salad with walnuts
Sounds delicious!Quote:
Originally Posted by budwom
Plantar fasciitis a couple years ago, achilles tendonitis now...
I had this as well and it was absolutely excruciating. I also have spinal cord stenosis and 3 broken vertebrae in my lower back. So just searing pain in my back and feet about 3 years ago. Every night I was between a 8-9 on the pain scale. On a lark I tried acupuncture and holy crap it has beem amazing. Maybe once or twice a week my feet are a 2 or a 3 and my back is a 3 or 4. But most of the time no pain. I am a man of science and I was super skeptical. I honestly don't care if this is placebo effect. I feel great.Quote:
Originally Posted by YmoBeThere
Ouch. Runner?Quote:
Originally Posted by YmoBeThere
-jk
Not since moving from Boston area which was about 12 years ago. I am starting to workout more, but no heavy running. I've always been a bit of an overpronator, probably could stand to lose another 10 lbs., have always had tight hamstrings and calves and well, I'm hitting a milestone birthday in a couple weeks.Quote:
Originally Posted by -jk
I'm going to focus more on consistency stretching my legs as my first step. I'll see how that goes before considering other interventions.Quote:
Originally Posted by ClemmonsDevil
Is it 24?Quote:
Originally Posted by YmoBeThere
I hope this works!Quote:
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I barely remember 24.Quote:
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Is one egg un oeuf?
Dunno. But I definitely had about six oeufs last night between 6 and 8.Quote:
Originally Posted by bundabergdevil
Oh yeah. I had oeufs and wore my Ugg’s.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mtn.Devil.91.92.01.10.15
I muted my text thread of my high school buddies because they are the worst type of UNC fans and none of them went to college there. So I ain't listening to it. My college buddies from UNC are all invariably kind to me over the games regardless of who wins. I am pleased by that. Basketball is the one thing I will not talk junk about. Because basketball matters. It's not something frivolous like religion or politics. Basketball is life.
My neighbor is a big Tarheel fan - I've referenced him here many times in shorthand "MTHN."
He sat through 82-50 with me, and last night felt like payback.
I can watch a game with anyone and I'm pretty analytical. I am rooting for Duke but I am not in the wing of fans who blames referees. It does frustrate my wife if someone from the other team makes a really good play and I talk about what a good play it was. I thought how UNC defended Hurt was clinical last night. Their ability to offensive rebound is rugged and worthy of praise. I honestly can't figure out how they aren't a top-five team.Quote:
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Williams has lost it. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by ClemmonsDevil
The game has passed him by. Like Texas Tech Knight.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bostondevil
So I like Roy. He and Dean sat in my living room when I was about 9 years old and Roy wrote nine-year-old me a handwritten recruiting letter. I thought that was very kind and I have always judged him by that. I think he is the third greatest coach in ACC history and a top 10 coach of all time. But I love K more than most everyone in my family. So there's that.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bostondevil
I did see that Roy kissed mid Court walking out last night like Antawn Jamison did before going pro. Not sure if that means anything or not.
Printers don’t ever want to connect like they’re supposedta.
my printer prints fine 50% of the time, and sometimes I submit something, nothing happens, then 3-4 hours later it pops out...Quote:
Originally Posted by bundabergdevil
Too serious for LTE, but whatevs...Quote:
Originally Posted by ClemmonsDevil
Offensive rebounding is the only area they excel (and excel they do, corralling 49.6% of their missed shots, #1 in D1). But dadgummit they turn the ball over on 21.1% of their possessions (rank 281). And they can’t dadgum shoot (49.0% 2pt, 30.9% 3pt, 67.1% ft) unless they are playing us (two games: 54.0% 2pt, 54.5% 3pt and 70.8% ft), dadgummit!
Ha! They have the best low post game in the country. I can't figure out why they can't just bludgeon people to death like in 2017. I realize they can't. Just not sure why.Quote:
Originally Posted by Skydog
Plus, you can't be a that good of an offensive rebounding team unless you miss a lot of shots.
Duke 2010 disagrees.Quote:
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I have a cable running to mine and never an issue.
I yell Harry Potter spells at mine whenever there is an issue.Quote:
Originally Posted by YmoBeThere
Ditto. When I bought my printer a few years ago and read the reviews where people complained about the wireless printing, I decided then to just stick with the cable. I also read that once it's programmed for wireless, it's hard to switch to the cable.Quote:
Originally Posted by YmoBeThere
Its leviOsa not leviosA.Quote:
Originally Posted by bundabergdevil
I’m the Ron Weasley of printer spells.Quote:
Originally Posted by ClemmonsDevil
Least loved by your mother?Quote:
Originally Posted by bundabergdevil
I just added a switch to my network and may try that route. But yeah, wireless seems like an iffy proposition.Quote:
Originally Posted by aimo
If he is an only child, certainly.Quote:
Originally Posted by ClemmonsDevil
Printing via wifi works fairly well if you set a static IP address and then point your computer to the IP address. The protocols that try to find the printer with changing IP addresses on a network are flaky, and more so when wireless.Quote:
Originally Posted by YmoBeThere
Getting printing traffic off wifi and onto a wire can only help the rest of your home's wifi, regardless.
-jk
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I am indeed. Biologically, speaking.Quote:
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I just watched the ACC Fencing Championships Men's Individual Foil Final won by the Duke guy (Finn Hossfeld) over the Carolina guy (Connor Head), so, we've got that going for us.
Duke won both Men's and Women's Team Championships too, plus 5 individual championships. (Only Duke, UNC, and Boston College competed. Notre Dame was set to compete but had a covid outbreak and didn't send their team.)
Brownies and ice cream.
Either of them homemade?Quote:
Originally Posted by bundabergdevil
Need some hot fudge topping for that...
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Brownies are. Mom's here to get some grandson time and she brought them. They are very tasty. Ice Cream is just a tub of local stuff.Quote:
Originally Posted by YmoBeThere
The All-Star Game is on in the background. So, I'm mostly watch Zion dunk and turning to my wife with my mouth full of brownie and ice cream and saying, "I could do that, I just don't want to."
Fantastic that grandma is there!Quote:
Originally Posted by bundabergdevil
Haha! I can't say that to my family because the one time I tried to dunk in a game (and I have never actually dunked a basketball but I STILL tried a tip dunk in an actual game) it was my dad who sent in a substitute for me. I don't mention it.Quote:
Originally Posted by bundabergdevil
Hah hah. Nice little wrinkle to that story.Quote:
Originally Posted by ClemmonsDevil
Unpleasant ride home. The best is the next morning I get up and walk to the kitchen and my mom is "hate chopping" veggies and muttering: "Tried to dunk in a game..." and "Maybe if you made a free throw your daddy could leave you in." Good times. Good times.Quote:
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My husband could dunk back in the day.
My athletic claim to fame was running a quarter mile in under a minute. I could do Russian jumps too (jump up and touch my toes).
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She was pressing the button to the food processor extra hard?
Elle being a bit cheeky today.
I am now laying here wondering if I can still do those Russian toe touches. Something tells me I am going to stupidly attempt one tomorrow. The regret is already building.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bostondevil
Help is just a button away.Quote:
Originally Posted by ClemmonsDevil
(Keep your phone close.)
Yep. I am going to pre-dial 9-1 so all I have to do is hit 1 again and press send when the "unpleasantness" happens.Quote:
Originally Posted by YmoBeThere
First day of the new job. I shall don my best sweatpants and watch the Wolf of Wall Street clip where McConaughey beats his chest before my onboarding meeting so that I am mentally prepared.
And then I’m “going” to a 2-day virtual conference. I like to play with my dog on virtual conferences so that’s nice. I also think I get to see Al Gore’s house if the onboarding meetings don’t interfere with the keynote zoom. Maybe he’ll have the same problem that BBC interviewee had but it’ll be bio-plastic. He better be bearded though.
Hahaha! Happy first day at work!Quote:
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Congrats!Quote:
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My brush with political royalty was when I lectured in Maine (we all thought each other talked funny) and Barbara Bush sat in on about 5 minutes of my talk.
I high fived GHWB when he came to the AFB in Texas I lived on for a few years in the 80s.Quote:
Originally Posted by ClemmonsDevil
Was working for a bi-partisan lobby shop in 2004 when Bush was re-elected. Boss was a former GHWB staffer and had tickets for the area where the POTUS and VP walk to WH Had an uncomfortably long and close eye lock with Cheney. It’s like he knew what I was thinking, which was not very kind to Cheney.
Fantastic! I did not share my voting history with her. I did find her to be regal.Quote:
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Thanks much!Quote:
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If I post frequently today, you’ll know it’s going well...😂
At Humane Society with two kittens I trapped last night. Lousy pictures as well it was dark out and I was focused on the transport.
My wife was working admin in a restaurant many years ago and sent me an email (textong wasn't really a thing) telling me how ridiculous it was that this one guy looked just like H. Ross Perot.Quote:
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You can guess how the story ends.
should have our first maple sap run in the next day or two...but Sugarhouse Weekend is a no go again this year (for those of you planning to attend), second consecutive cancellation...no meatballs in maple sauce, no sugar on snow.
Gerald Ford almost ran me over in a golf cart.Quote:
Originally Posted by ClemmonsDevil
I'll go out in the driveway and try one for you. I already know I can still do cartwheels and I know how to properly warm up to attempt such a thing. I'll get back to you. If I can't do it, you can assume that you can't either. ;)Quote:
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But not today, the high is only in the 20s today. We're supposed to get up into the 50s maybe even 60s by the end of the week.
You are awesome. Kittens are lucky to have you find them.Quote:
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Is your middle name Milhouse?Quote:
Originally Posted by aimo
You would think working at Harvard all these years (and meeting multiple Nobel Prize winners), that I'd have a good story or two about politicians I have met, but, no, not really although I did shake Joe Kennedy's hand at a parade one time when he was my Representative.
decades I took my dog for a walk on a leash on a dark night, was surprised to suddenly find a large cat directly under her, was more surprised when it turned out to be a skunk. Ugly situation.
This both made me laugh out loud and pissed me off some. That means it was a great post.Quote:
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No, but one of my best friends in junior high was a distant cousin of Nixon. Her last name was Milhous. No E.Quote:
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"I got in an argument with a girlfriend inside of a tent. That's a bad place for an argument, because then I tried to walk out, and had to slam the flap. How are you supposed to express your anger in this situation? Zipper it up really quick?" --Mitch Hedberg
I'll never not spork Mitch.Quote:
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And I'll continue to post quotes for a while to help pad the LTE numbers. Also, because he was amazing.Quote:
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So I guess it's a win/win?
I enjoy them plus it is good to keep the momentum going.Quote:
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The faster you go ...the momentum you have
And the likelier we are to careen off the road in a horrific explosion. I think I keep us fairly close to this anyway.Quote:
Originally Posted by tteettimes
Toe touch/Russian alert. I can still do them and I didn't hurt myself. It was not as "clean" as it used to be. But this is a good day. Hell of a day.
Video?Quote:
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Absolutely not. You guys will have to trust me.Quote:
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Does this involve touching your own toes, or someone else's?Quote:
Originally Posted by ClemmonsDevil
Are you a Russian operative?Quote:
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You rock!Quote:
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Odds that I can still do a Russian? Low.
I trust you.Quote:
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на кого ты работаешь, друг?Quote:
Originally Posted by YmoBeThere
ClemmonsDevil won't need the translation. Highlight below:
Who do you work for, friend?
My toes. I could do these with an absolutely straight back and bring my feet up to my extended hands the last time I did these fairly regularly (when I still worked NICU at the bedside...we always had 20-22 year olds starting and they never believed I could do them). Now I have to reach for my toes. My effort is participation trophy, rather than championship caliber.
This made me snot. Solid work.Quote:
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doing my laundry right now, man of the 21st century.
Before I got into medicine, but after college, I managed an American Eagle Outfitters for 3 years. This conditioned me to be absolutely nuts when it comes to clothes maintenance and laundry. Everything is folded in my house like it was going to be placed on a display table. Which also suggests that I'm even crazier than you guys already suspected. The upshot of this is my wife and children are strictly forbidden from touching the laundry. So I do all of the cooking and the laundry and my wife is the breadwinner. We are basically a 1950s family and she is Desi while I am Lucy.Quote:
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Ugh. I know those folds.Quote:
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*Cue flashbacks from big store retail days*
I asked for (and received) a shirt folding board thingy for Christmas. Sad, or practical?Quote:
Originally Posted by Mtn.Devil.91.92.01.10.15
do the shirts have buttons? I just realized I haven't worn a shirt with buttons in over a year, that there is a true fact.Quote:
Originally Posted by grad_devil
In the early 1970s I was assistant manager at The Suit Outlet on the outskirts of Chapel Hill, I know all the folds, plus my boss was a ranking Klan member who invited me to one of their "meetings."Quote:
Originally Posted by Mtn.Devil.91.92.01.10.15
You've come to the right place. Practical.Quote:
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I assume it was super inclusive.Quote:
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My witty comeback was going to be that I haven't worn a shirt in over a year, but that's neither true nor acceptable.Quote:
Originally Posted by budwom
And yes, buttoned and non-buttoned. I mainly use it when I pack for travel for work. Now that I haven't done in over a year.
And you were just here for the Mitch Hedberg quotes...Quote:
Originally Posted by grad_devil
We called it the "Gap fold". The clear plastic boards were stashed under random piles of shirts on display. I kept my blue GAP badge when I stopped working there. I figure it might come in handy at Halloween.Quote:
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We haven't seen Bundabergdevil all day. Must be having an awful day at work.
we had a nice vacation in February 2020 on which I took about ten nice buttonable shirts, haven't worn one since...Quote:
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I told him I appreciated the offer but...(he had to beat around the bush for about five minutes before I realized exactly what "club" he was in...)Quote:
Originally Posted by ClemmonsDevil
There really aren't that many segues into gauging someone's interest in racist/neo Nazi organizations I suppose.Quote:
Originally Posted by budwom
No, there are not. The conversation began with some innocuous phrase like "a bunch of us are getting together tomorrow and I thought you might want to come."Quote:
Originally Posted by ClemmonsDevil
Ha! Inappropriately vague. Seems like the Bataan Death March of conversational transitions to end that thought with "...and burning crosses." in any real, concise way.Quote:
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Question: If I'm doing such an exemplary job of hiding out from COVID, how did I catch a cold?
Because while hiding out may be effective against 99.9% of hospitalizations and deaths from the common cold, it's efficacy is much lower with regards to mild cases.Quote:
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And that's how you end up selling Amway...Quote:
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First time onboarding remotely.Quote:
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Pros:
Sweatpants
Checking on grandma/baby
Family lunch
Cons:
Are the people and company I'm working for even real?
30 Minute Teams Intros all day long for the next 2 weeks
I'm working on a ping pong table in the basement. Need to solve that. I have a nice family desk on the main floor but that's where grandma/baby are. Wife is in the bedroom office on 2nd floor. You can't put baby in the corner but you can put daddy in the basement, apparently. As soon as the weather gets nice, I'm moving to the 3 season room with the salt, pepper, and garlic powder.
I'm glad I brought a thermometer into the office a while back. It has convinced me that I'm not warm due to a fever. It currently reads 85 degrees. I'm thinking that is why I'm warm rather than a fever. Everyone else feeling warm/hot also helps convince me it isn't a fever.
If the check clears, it’s real enough.Quote:
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I don't want to discuss it (too PPB), but, I have been watching the Mia Farrow/Woody Allen docuseries on HBO.
I will make one comment. Woody Allen continues to have ardent defenders. I think that's a neutral enough comment.
Gross is just gross.
Talking about BostonDevil’s post?Quote:
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Or not folding t shirts properly.Quote:
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Someone worked at Old Navy in high school!Quote:
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The ninth best meat...
American Eagle for me post college.Quote:
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Shoe store in the mall for me. And a marble slab creamery.Quote:
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So you can fold ice cream!Quote:
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Don’t you start.Quote:
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I know how to ignore idiots doing whippits out by the dumpster instead of making whip cream.Quote:
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App State and UNC G punch their tickets to the dance!
Brown bear brown bear what do you see?
Tennis season begins today! I look forward to being absolutely destroyed by my nemesis. Not only does he kick the crap out of me, he is also really tall and handsome. God I hate him.
But can he dunk?Quote:
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Oooooohhhh, the French even host the fanciest virtual conferences.
You seem to have a lot of nemeses for an arguably affable guy.Quote:
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Wow! I didn’t even know that I was registered in your league! Looks like you’ll win by forfeit, as I’m 2 states away. Congratulations.
I waited tables one summer at an Italian restaurant. Horrible experience. Best part was draining the leftover chianti bottles outside the back door.Quote:
Originally Posted by ClemmonsDevil
These are all good statements and questions. First, You misspelled irrational OPK. Second, yes he can dunk or at least he could 2 years ago in our rec league because I threw him a couple of alley oops. The issue I have in my later athletic career is he's not as good as I used to be so in my mind I should be beating him.
A red bird? Blue horse? So many things.Quote:
Originally Posted by bundabergdevil
To put myself through college I worked construction for a guy who built Hallmark stores. We traveled from DC to Florida building these things. I loved it. I did not grow up in a family that was skilled at working with our hands. Dad was a coach and I had a great working knowledge of man-to-man defensive principles, but not how to run a saw. I loved that gig but recognized that this was not my future. Out of that gig I graduated college and took a job managing a Hallmark store for $19,000 a year. It was the worst job I ever had. The owner was the former CEO of a Fortune 500 company and I think he may have literally been insane. He expected 70 hour weeks for that paycheck. I've got my price, but that ain't it. That led me to search for other opportunities and I found American Eagle and it was impossible to love a job more than that one. I was 23 and all of the kids working under me were 16-20 and we absolutely loved each other. 25 years later we still talk and get together.Quote:
Originally Posted by aimo
Been reading a lot of toddler books lately. Some new fun stuff ---- lots of old favorites that were around when I was a kid.Quote:
Originally Posted by grad_devil
Spoiler alert. I think it's a tiger if I recall correctly. This tiger doesn't perceive of himself as being a dangerous Creature. I guess the lesson is we are all the hero in our own story.Quote:
Originally Posted by bundabergdevil
My wife and I quote my 2y/o's favorites to each other. Once a book becomes a favorite, it's read incessantly until it's no longer a favorite.Quote:
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We were in the Brown Bear phase 2 months ago. This month? It's "Mad, Mad, Mad!" I'll keep you posted for next month's.
Maybe I should start a book club?
Nice. Mine is 14 months old so he doesn't really get too engaged unless there is a tactile experience or I'm being super silly (which isn't hard for me). So, my wife and I mostly have favorites right now. We're big fans of Gerald the Giraffe's journey from mocked for his dancing abilities by all the other animals to finding his groove and becoming the envy of all the animals.Quote:
Originally Posted by grad_devil
It would be hard to enumerate the number of things I have screwed up as a father, but the one thing I got right was television shows. I hated Barney and Dora and Blues Clues but I really liked Arthur. I was also a huge Scooby-Doo fan as a kid so I purchased a bunch of old Scooby-Doo DVDs. My kids didn't get it at all, but I over laughed at every joke or gag. They would look at me and eventually they started laughing at the show. It's probably the best work I have done as a parent. I never had to watch crappy shows. We just watched Arthur and Scooby-Doo. That's a win.
Oh GOD, I worked at a Marble Slab for a summer. Definitely my worst job ever.Quote:
Originally Posted by bundabergdevil
My kid is currently obsessed with Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy. Strange.Quote:
Originally Posted by ClemmonsDevil
These are much better than his previous obsessions: Little Baby Bum and Coco Melon.
My son, who is exactly two years younger than his sister, got obsessed with the Harry Potter movies. He referred to them as Harry Topper, but I loved it!Quote:
Originally Posted by grad_devil
Hah. Ruined ice cream for me for several years for several different reasons.Quote:
Originally Posted by wilson
Pro Tip: Don't eat at places staffed by teenagers, people. DO. NOT. DO. IT.
Interesting. A former co-worker worked at a Hallmark store and absolutely loved it. And my cousin's wife owned several franchises for years. Her house is full of miniatures she saved. Of course, I am mentioning two females. Definitely a chick job. I personally would LOVE a discount on their Peanuts stuff.Quote:
Originally Posted by ClemmonsDevil
Are Hallmark stores typically stand-alone? I'm used to seeing them in strips.Quote:
Originally Posted by ClemmonsDevil
Not typically, but there was a push in the 90s to build them as free-standing gift and boutique storesQuote:
Originally Posted by bundabergdevil
I think we have a Gerald book or two. Maybe that's what's next.Quote:
Originally Posted by bundabergdevil
My wife signed our son up for Dolly Parton's Imagination Library - not sure of the requirements, but we get a free book every month. Pretty cool.
Who had Dolly Parton as being one of the greatest humanitarians of our age?
I feel like it is confessional time on here. I managed that store for 6 months and there was a notable uptick in my dating life as well as in the attractiveness of the girls I started dating. That was part of the job I did not hate. As far as skills I learned, I was able to put together that females like receiving Cards & Gifts on important days. And I am very skilled at gift wrapping. You can't get a corner wrapped any tighter than I can do it.Quote:
Originally Posted by aimo
I know, right?! Dolly Parton may be one of the best people in America today. She's just awesome.Quote:
Originally Posted by grad_devil
As someone who lives very close to her hometown, I was unaware until recently about what an amazing person she is.Quote:
Originally Posted by bundabergdevil
I feel like we are segueing into a discussion of jobs once had... I have lots of material.Quote:
Originally Posted by wilson
If you haven't listened, Jad Abumrad's Dolly Parton's America is a fascinating podcast series.Quote:
Originally Posted by bundabergdevil
-jk