Re: Crossed the threshhold

On 12.07.2023 13.22, 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]
>> [Good. But not too much. We don't want any of those interlextuals to
>> join. They just mess everything up with their logic and unreasonable
>> reason.]
> [Plus they're all granola and quilted vests]
[Quite. And herbal tea, most likely]
> 
[older stuff archived]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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}
>> {That will be about right}
> {You need to go out for a 5K walk every day}
{That would take away from my sitting-doing-nothing time.}

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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.
>>
>> On Amazon?
>>
> From a white van in the WalMArt parking lot.

Smart move. I don't trust that Amazon stuff...

>>>> A Danish very easy crossword, I meant. They have picture clues which
>>>> solves as horrible puns...
>>>>
>>>
>>> i
>>> _____  = I over ate
>>> 8
>>
>> A cartoon of two young witched trying to ride brooms with an older
>> witch looking unamused. Solution: Kostskole.
>> Kost = broom or meal(s) (different pronunciation)
>> Skole = school
>> Kostskole = boarding school
>>
>> Very punny.
>>
>>> I would never get any right since I don't speak the language.
>>
>> It's really easy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHlEOsM5jtA
>>
> *bookmark for later*
Good luck with that later.

-- 
BeH

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