Re: Crossed the threshhold

On 23.06.2023 18.06, Merlyne wrote:
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>> 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 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 {HTML} ]
> [I only program for data manipulation purposes]
[HTML is better suited for people manipulation]
>>>  
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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...
>>
> Yes. I have heard of them although I cannot name 1 song of theirs.
> 
>>>>> 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.} 
>>
> Mum's the word.
Oh. Did I think that out loud...

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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...
>>
> Or were you trying to do some word play that turned out badly?

Moi? Word play? ... never.

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