Re: Crossed the threshhold

BeH <[email protected]> wrote in news:[email protected]:

> 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]
[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]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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}
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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?