Re: Crossed the threshhold

On 05.07.2023 14.14, Merlyne wrote:
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>> 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:
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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]
> [Yes, yes I see your point. I was never keen on trig. I feel like I 
> would have to spend my leisure time at pointless, annoying meetings. I 
> already have enough of those with work]
[You could use the occasion to recruit some followers to our book
club/religion. I'm sure there are at least a few members of most school
boards interested in kookery.]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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}
> {Send me some weekly progress pictures}
{This week nothing was done. Picture that...}
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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...
>>
> 
> What would I do with a Danish brane?
You could use it while your own was at the laundry...

A Danish very easy crossword, I meant. They have picture clues which
solves as horrible puns...

-- 
BeH

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