Re: Crossed the threshhold

On 12.06.2023 22.15, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
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>> On 09.06.2023 14.58, Merlyne wrote:
>>> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
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>>>> On 05.06.2023 00.58, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
>>>>> news:[email protected]: 
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>>>>>> On 02.06.2023 13.19, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
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>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On 31.05.2023 15.41, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> [Decongested]
>>>>> [*inhales deeply*
>>>> Eeeek!!1!  ]
>>>> [It's a lovely feeling, isn't it? I remember it well.]
>>> [Why did you write Eeek inside my thought brackets? Get out!]
>> [I got into your head, did I? I got scared about the openendedness of
>> the thing.]
> [Wow! Harsh...]
[The openendedneess of unclosed brackets, not your head. Your head can't
scare me]

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'm guessing you won't map the cables until something bad
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> happens and you are forced to.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> You might be right. Actually something did happen. Some
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> years ago a lightening strike (possibly in a junction box)
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> fried my modem, computer and all connected peripherals, as
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> well as seemingly essential parts of my oil furnace, as
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> well as the attic-born cable I used at the time to connect
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the modem to the office. I'm now using a different
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> connection to concentrate all my internet needs to the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> proximity of my (only) TV. Yet still I have no map of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> available cable connections or their purpose. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> I sit corrected. Not even a castrophe would prompt you to
>>>>>>>>>>>>> map the wires. 
>>>>>>>>>>>> I have no cats.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> You should get one!
>>>>>>>>>> I have the neighbours cats around all the time...
>>>>>>>>> Ooooo! Free cats!
>>>>>>>> Exactly. And they totally ignores me and are eminently
>>>>>>>> unresponsive to any "pspspsps" - just as if they were my own.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> You have to get down on all fours and supplicate yourself.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Not gonna happen. If they want something they can come and ask
>>>>>> nicely. 
>>>>> And you speak cat?
>>>> It's gonna be either 'Feed me' or 'pet me'. For the rest there's no
>>>> mistaking that for asking nicely...
>>>>
>>> They have a cute little 'prrrrrr!' which I think means 'Hey there!'
>> Must be foreign thing. These cats just stop dead and stares at me.
> 
> Maybe it's because you stop dead and stare at them.
Sometimes I also say hello or something. They hardly ever answer.
Excepts the neighbour's old cat, who usually comes over when there is a
visiting dog at home. She has quite a lot to say on those occasions.

>>>>>>>>>>> (Also, I spelt 'catastrophe' wrong. So no cat for you!)
>>>>>>>>>> I thought you meant a song performed by or to a cat.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Caterwauling maybe?
>>>>>>>> Catcalling more likely...
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> *whistles*
>>>>>>
>>>>>> That's sexist. And assault of some kind...
>>>>>
>>>>> So?
>>>> I'm just saying. You don't want to risk get cancelled...
>>>
>>> Why not?
>>> Then I can hide indoors for a few months until the next big thing 
>>> happens.
>> You don't want to spend all summer long inside. You will want to be
>> outside in the sun and smoke from distant forest fires.
> 
> It was only for 2 days. And it wasn't sunny. More like a bizarre yellow 
> haze. Stephen King would love it.
It was enough for the alerts in US cities to reach the news over here...

>>>>>>>>>>>>> It's not like you have other things to do with no job, no
>>>>>>>>>>>>> raking and no weeding the garden.
>>>>>>>>>>>> I have very many important things to do... Watching/reading
>>>>>>>>>>>> the news; keeping up with my stories on the telly; playing
>>>>>>>>>>>> games on the computer; baking more bread; sitting outside
>>>>>>>>>>>> enjoying the weather and coffee; going to the shops to buy
>>>>>>>>>>>> various necessities (rolling paper) to name but a few...
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Those all sound like things to do *after* you've spent
>>>>>>>>>>> sometime doing yardwork.
>>>>>>>>>> They are also things to do _instead_ of doing yard work.
>>>>>>>>>> Especially when the sun is shining.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> You could always start early and then lounge.
>>>>>>>>> It's 30C here all week, you would burn in about 30 seconds.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> It's "up to" 20C and sunny here, with UV warnings on every
>>>>>>>> weather report. Is good. I should probably take the bike out and
>>>>>>>> get some semblance of shape going...
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Oh yeah?
>>>>>>> What shape are you?
>>>>>> Pear.
>>>>>>> What shape are you striving for?
>>>>>> Cucumber.
>>>>>>
>>>>> Mmm...sounds like the beginning of a nice salad (or smoothie).
>>>> It's only in shape I may (come to) resemble those things. Texture
>>>> and nutritional content with be completely unlike either. Also I'm
>>>> too big for the blender.
>>>>
>>> I'll sit here and wait for you to change from a pear to a cucumber.
>> It could take a while since the only muscle that get generous use atm
>> is the diaphragm.
>>
> 
> I coughed so much when I had covid that I pulled all the muscles over my 
> ribcage.
The boob muscles you mean? (Pectorals?)

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