Re: Crossed the threshhold

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> 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.]
[Maybe. I'll think about it]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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...}
{I can't. I don't have a picture of the starting point for reference. I 
can picture you doing nothing. Warning: my brane adds 20 pounds}
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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...
> 
I don't send mine out for cleaning anymore. I bought an at-home 
brainwash kit.

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

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