Re: Crossed the threshhold

On 19.06.2023 14.40, Merlyne wrote:
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>> On 16.06.2023 17.54, Merlyne wrote:
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>>>> On 14.06.2023 17.01, Merlyne wrote:
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>>>>>> On 12.06.2023 22.15, Merlyne wrote:
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>>>>>>>> On 09.06.2023 14.58, Merlyne wrote:
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>>>>>>>>>> On 05.06.2023 00.58, Merlyne wrote:
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>>>>>>>>>>>> On 02.06.2023 13.19, Merlyne wrote:
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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]
[It happens in environments where unsupported garbage is to be expected
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>  
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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.
"Maroon 5" is a proper noun. They do music...

>>> 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.
The rain notwithstanding there is supposedly a drought on. Also they
will manage. {Don't mention the 1000L container of rainwater out back.}

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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.
>>
> 
> Obelisk?
Oh, right. Must have read that wrong...

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