Re: 14th

BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
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> 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
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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:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> [Snippage accomplished]
>>>>>> [Bravo!]
>>>>> [Thank you. couldn't have done it without my trusty mouse. And
>>>>> quanities of no-longer-relevant text]
>>>> [An acceptance speech!]
>>> [I'll probably have to embellish it a bit if I win an award]
>> [Great! Something to look forward to]
> [I'm not aware of being in the running for any post-snipping awards
> anytime soon, though]
[Waits]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Planting potatoes is back-breaking work and not
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> worth the effort] 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [It's like magic. You plop a potato into the ground
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and later you dig it back up and there are *more*
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> potatoes. Also you have many potatoes.] 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Potatoes are cheap to buy]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [In your shops, maybe... Not as cheap as digging them
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> up for free.] 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [I used to grow potatoes. Fancy ones. It's not worth
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> throwing my back out over]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Hardly anything is worth that, to be fair. It doesn't
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> really quantify an upper limit on the price of potatoes.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The very first new potatoes can easily go for DKK30/kg
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> or more around here. Comparable to how the french act
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> about new Bordeaux.] 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Egads! I can get 10kg for that]
>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Quite. It is completely ridiculous. I think they might be
>>>>>>>>>>>>> farmed in doors under artifical light - just to be the
>>>>>>>>>>>>> first.] 
>>>>>>>>>>>> [Or on Mars]
>>>>>>>>>>> [Not likely. A)the logistics cost would be quite absurd,
>>>>>>>>>>> quite apart from there not being a commercial route to that
>>>>>>>>>>> planet currently; B) I don't think it's possible to grow
>>>>>>>>>>> potatoes on Mars (Hollywood fantasms notwithstanding)]
>>>>>>>>>> [I was going to say. It could work. I have never tried to
>>>>>>>>>> grow potatoes in my own shit]
>>>>>>>>> [And you are probably well advised not to. It's illegal here
>>>>>>>>> to use human faeces as fertiliser even in private gardens -
>>>>>>>>> because of the e-coli, probably. Although I think it was made
>>>>>>>>> legal some years back to use urine... (for the leek which
>>>>>>>>> people did anyway; don't ask) ] 
>>>>>>>> [I have heard of master gardeners peeing in their composter.
>>>>>>>> The urea rich compost is good for the plants]
>>>>>>> [They don't advertise that much though: Giant marrows - now with
>>>>>>> extra pee.] 
>>>>>> [The produce growers spray uncomposted animal waste on the fields
>>>>>> which is why there are always recalls due to e. coli]
>>>>>> [fun fact: there are thousands of different kinds of e. coli but
>>>>>> only 1 is toxic to humans]
>>>>> [It's a hell of a job sorting them, though. Might be why
>>>>> regulations just try to limit all of them. Governments, eh?]
>>>> [Yep. It's the 'all go without for the sake of one' mentality]
>>> [It doesn't take many rotten apples to spoil the barrel]
>> [I feel a song coming on]
> [A country song?]
[Jackson 5?]
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> **
>>>>>>>>> And here I was interrupted by a scraping sound from outside.
>>>>>>>>> Turned out it was the deer contemplating the open door to the
>>>>>>>>> garden. It ran off when I got up; just as well, I don't have
>>>>>>>>> any deer snacks... **
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> The deer never come close to the house here.
>>>>>>>> I'm pretty sure the deer would like to snack on whatever's in
>>>>>>>> the garden.
>>>>>>> It does. Meandering about sampling the various leaves and 'wild
>>>>>>> nature plants' unless I disturb it...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thank gawd you didn't plant a garden yet.
>>>>> Yes, that would have been so tragic. I might have not got any
>>>>> yield from it. Much like last year. I understand people with many
>>>>> fruit trees complain about the deer eating the bark and kill the
>>>>> young trees. I suppose that is a valid concern. What they do to a
>>>>> few leaves off the hedge or a perennials or two is no concern of
>>>>> mine... They always seem to survive.
>>>> They eat fleshy plants here. Like my tulips.
>>> I don't think they have ever eaten any tulips from me. They mostly
>>> go for the green stuff.
>>>
>> Tulip leaves are green. It's like lettuce for deer.
>> Of course now there are a couple of bears in the neighbourhood.
> They mostly go for the petals, don't they?
Is this another bizarre Danish joke?
> 
>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> {Content was here}
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> {Where?}
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> {Nevermind. It's gone now}
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> {I need closure}
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> {You can always re-read the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> older >>>>>> posts} >> [Heh, A weird
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> thing to 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> say >>>> inside >> brackets] 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Brackets provide closure
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> themselves 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> *gasp*
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> An unclosed bracket!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ERROR! ERROR!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I knew you were going to say
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>that. >>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I know.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Know what?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> What?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> That unmatched brackets cause
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>errors >>>> and  that you knew that I
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>was going 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to >> point  that out? 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Oh yeah, that... ]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Fixed.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> *phew*
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> And all was well in the universe...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Well > something was well. Actually not
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>very > much was well. Just the matching
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>of > brackets, 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> really. But I guess we will have to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> count what positives we can the way
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>the > world is 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> at present. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thinking positive thoughts is good for
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> your overall health. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> So they say. I mowed my lawn(s)
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> yesterday 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> - for the first time this year. That's a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> positive. On the other hand there are
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> news programs. And I'm probably supposed
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to not eat raisins - rum soaked or not. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Because of the sugar?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Quite. Or possibly because I rather like
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> them, to correspond with all the other
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> things I not supposed to eat. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> *shrug*
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> We all eat things we're not supposed to.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yes, but we are supposed to feel bad about
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> it. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I never do.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Maybe I would if I ate an entire family-sized
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> bag of chips at one sitting.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> (also - haha!)
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Mowing the lawn for the first time is no
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> laughing matter. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Right. I was laughing at something else
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> probably. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> How random of you...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It's no-mow May. You're not supposed to mow
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the lawn. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The grass does not seem to have been informed
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> of this. It's almost due another mowing.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Dastard stuff. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> No-mow May is about the pollinators.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'm not mowing the bee-hives. Also there is
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> plenty of wild flowers and stuff everywhere that
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> is not designated as lawn. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Ah. See here the only thing with flowers right
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> now are dandelions. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> And you really think there are dandelions in my
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> lawn? 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> You never invite me over to see.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I didn't think you would want to go all that way to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> look at grass (and dandelions).
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Not *just* to do that.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> There is also the cherry tree of course, though that
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> has shed its flowers by now. And possibly some potato
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> plants at some point in the future...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Ooooooooooooo!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Ahhhhhhhhhhhh!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Ohhhhhhhhhhhh!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Best keep your enthusiasm in check - I haven't actually
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> planted any yet... 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I can nag you until you do.
>>>>>>>>>>>>> I don't respond well to nagging... It will happen when it
>>>>>>>>>>>>> happens. Or not. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> If I go all that way to see your garden and you've not
>>>>>>>>>>>> planted anything, I won't be silent about it.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> You should probably not book tickets before I have planted
>>>>>>>>>>> anything, then. I wouldn't want you to get a sore throat...
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> A sore throat?
>>>>>>>>>> I might get a little hoarse from talking too much.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Talking I can ignore - it's the high-pitched screaming I worry
>>>>>>>>> about... 
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Is that how your mother motivated you to do chores?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I didn't have chores. It's not like *I* was the one growing up
>>>>>>> in a log cabin on the prairie.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> Really? You never had to clean your room or do dishes or take out
>>>>>> the trash?
>>>>> Not as an organised or assigned activity, no...
>>>>> My parents subscribed to the - in retrospect - dubious idea, that
>>>>> I one did well enough in school, one would eventually be able to
>>>>> pay someone to do all the tasks one didn't learn to do.
>>>>>
>>>> Wow!
>>>> So how did that work out?
>>> I had to learn all that stuff on my own later on...
>> 
>> You could be doing it all wrong. Like not separating your whites and 
>> colours before tossing them in the washing machine.
> I could, yes. If not for the fact that I do know how to read
> instructions. Also I'm pretty smrt.
It was an example intended for illustration purposes only.
> 
>>>> You should have gotten married to fill in some of your chore gaps.
>>> I think you mean I should have gotten a housekeeper.
>> 
>> There's still time. Go for it!
> Those types habitually will expect to get paid.
Unlike a spouse ...
> 
>>> Choosing a partner based on supplementing skillsets doesn't seem
>>> like the best basis for a happy union.
>>>
>> There's no magic formula for meeting your soulmate.
>> Opposites attract and all that...
> I am not a magnet.
> 
>> You should keep an open mind.
> And get a head cold on top of everything else. I think not.
> 
Wear a hat.