Re: Crossed the threshhold

BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
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> On 16.06.2023 17.54, Merlyne wrote:
>> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
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>>> On 14.06.2023 17.01, Merlyne wrote:
>>>> 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:
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> [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]
>>>>>
>>>> [Oh no! I left an open bracket. I do that a lot]
>>> [Please be more careful. It is quite frightening. Also the letters
>>> may fall out.]
>> [There's usually an error in the log]
> [Sometimes the parsing just keep skipping 'till eoi or the buffer runs
> full] 
>
[That never happens with SAS or SQL]
 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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. 
>>>>>
>>>> But you don't speak cat, so you guess it's about the dog.
>>> It's the only situation in which she communicated to that level. I
>>> think it's a reasonable inference...
>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> (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 always all about them.
>>> This one time where it isn't their fault... It will be 'gender
>>> reveal forest fire' season again soon enough.
>>>
>> What a bunch of maroons!
> Maroon 5?
> 
Okay. 5 makes a plural.

>> It's a little bit smoky today again.
> We've had rain the last two nights. Not a lot but enough to freshing
> up the air and make the flowers stand up straight.
> 

You can always water them yourself.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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?)
>>>>>
>>>> Ugh!
>>>>
>>>> Not that high up. More like the obliques.
>>> I don't think I have any of those...
>>>
>> Is this about punctuation?
> Obliques are more a Mediterranean thing. Ancient Egypt and Greece and
> Rome and such... We mostly just have burial mounts with big stones on
> top. Simple people - even back then.
> 

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