Re: Crossed the threshhold

On 02.07.2023 16.29, Merlyne wrote:
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>> 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]
> [Done and done]
[Not even the local school board? You could run on abolishing
trigonometry, since it's the work of the debbil]

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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} 
> {I can hardly wait to see it}
{Me too}
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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...
>>
> Good for saving Merlyne's brane.

I can send you some if you like. They are in Danish so extra easy...

-- 
BeH

" We are trapped by language to such a degree that every attempt to
formulate insight is a play on words." - Niels Bohr