Re: Crossed the threshhold

On 28.06.2023 13.31, Merlyne wrote:
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>> 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 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:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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]
>>>> [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 not very good at that]
[You probably shouldn't get into politics, then]
>>>>>  
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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...
>>
> {I guess I imagined I heard it}
{phew... I'm saving the rainwater for when/if I get my water feature done}
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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.
>>
> 
> You need a cryptic crossword to do.

I have the very easy ones from the weekly free newspaper. Good for
self-confidence...

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