Re: Crossed the threshhold

BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
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> On 28.06.2023 13.31, Merlyne wrote:
>> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
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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]
>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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}
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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.