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The vast majority of TV weather people are just actors or journalists and have little or no actual training in meteorology. They get their forecast from a company such as AccuWeather and absolutely NO station has their own radar, all of it comes from the NWS network of WSR-88D radar units.

Of course they're going to exaggerate the situation, because that's what puts butts in seats. Nobody would tune in if the weather was boring. But if it's the Storm of the Century!!!, ratings go through the roof.

And all the furries on this board are giggling their heads off.

Actually, there's another possibility.

5. Solipsism. I can only prove that my own mind exists (cogito, ergo sum). None of you may actually exist except within my mind. The entire universe could just be a simulation, if you will, within my organic brain? computer? something else? "Death" may not actually exist, merely a reboot of my simulation.

I pee outside all the time. I live on a fairly big property out in the country, so it's a lot easier just to whiz on a tree than walk all the way back to the house.

I used to have a billy goat who would sniff at it and then flehmen. Goats are super weird.

A small amount of urine probably won't hurt the plants. Urine contains large amounts of nitrogen, moderate amounts of potassium, and small amounts of phosphorus, all of which are components of fertilizer. However, too much nitrogen can burn the leaves or roots so it should be diluted with water if the soil is dry.

I don't believe that a just God would allow Hell to exist (at least in the fire and brimstone for all eternity form that most Christians believe in), so that just leaves 4 possibilities.

1. Annihilation. You cease to exist, but you'll never know it, so nothing to really worry about.

2. Heaven. Always a winning choice.

3. Your spirit rejoins the cosmic consciousness. I imagine you'd suddenly be able to understand everything in the universe.

4. Reincarnation. Your spirit returns in another form in an endless cycle. Not sure I want to be a blobfish after being a human for several decades, but it beats annihilation I suppose.

Is he a dot, or is he a speck?
When he's underwater does he get wet?
Or does the water get him instead?
Nobody knows, Particle Man

Be comforted that in the face of all aridity and disillusionment, and despite the changing fortunes of time, there is always a big future in computer maintenance.

I like the way Aldi requires you stick a quarter in the lock in order to get a cart. You get the quarter back when you return the cart.

I have never seen a cart abandoned in the parking lot at Aldi.

I have some really odd and conflicting musical interests. I love disco, western, bluegrass, classic rock, power metal, calypso, bubblegum, folk, and baroque (especially anything involving the harpsichord).

I think I prefer having a partner who is shorter than me. Not necessarily by a lot, even an inch or so.

Brussels sprouts. Though I like them best sauteed in either butter or bacon fat, so they're not quite so good for you.

I had some astoundingly good roast vegetables last Christmas. I layered potatoes, onions and carrots under the turkey, so all the juices dripped down and soaked into the veggies and made them taste amazing. AND it prevented the juices from smoking in the super hot oven.

I recorded a football game with only the implied oral consent of the National Football League.

Goats like to climb trees.

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Best non-fresh corn I've had was frozen super sweet corn from Costco. It really is sweet.

I usually take baths unless I'm in a hurry or unusually dirty.

I usually make my own.

4 tsp matcha (green tea powder)
1 packet each of sugar, aspartame, sucralose, and stevia
2 scoops Benefiber (optional)

Add a small amount of hot water and stir until everything is dissolved. Add ice cubes and stir to chill the mixture, then fill the glass the rest of the way with milk and stir to mix it all together.

The matcha doesn't actually dissolve, so you'll need to stir every few minutes otherwise it'll separate out.

Has about as much caffeine as a cup of coffee, but it's also loaded with L-theanine, which negates some of the jittery effects of caffeine and improves mental focus.

Using multiple types of sweetener cancels out the bad aftertaste while cutting 75% of the calories. Benefiber is a type of fiber supplement that is tasteless, colorless and flavorless but adds 1/4 of your daily fiber requirement.

Entity13 posted...

Judgmenl posted...

You should show him Princess Mononoke or something.

That was actually the first movie I watched together with my boyfriend, because he had never seen it before and totally wanted to.

Me too, when it was actually in theaters. It was downright breathtaking on the big screen.

I used to have sheep, Babydoll Southdowns. They look like little fluffy teddy bears. Don't let anyone tell you sheep are all alike because each of mine had a unique personality. One ewe was a loner, never wanted to hang out with the others. Another was a natural leader and would aggressively defend her flock. Our first ram was incredibly affectionate and would come up to you and beg for attention, but if you ignored him he'd get mad and headbutt your leg. The second ram (the first one's son) was a jerk and always tried to bully the other animals. This ended badly for him when he pushed the donkey too far. The donkey kicked him hard and broke his leg. It healed but not correctly and he had a limp the rest of his life. That kind of toned down his aggression.

Which would you rather see science create?

Native English speaker. I can speak enough Spanish to get my point across to other people, but not well enough to really understand them unless they talk slowly. I know enough German to sort of figure out simple written sentences, and I can read some Greek, but can't write, speak or understand them spoken. I know maybe a few dozen words of Biblical Hebrew.

Now Red Lobster, that's a different story...

Better than Rocky Horror Picture Show?

Mauve

Disco.

minervo posted...

mooreandrew58 posted...

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minervo posted...

And who's giving them the tablets? Shouldn't teachers know that such technology is addictive and should be consumed at your own risk?

my step sister doesn't get a book or a tablet. teacher just teaches them and expects them use a personal computer or device at home for homework. school went cheap here.

That's good, it really depends on the school district and whether you live in a fancy area or not. I think kids should be give apples and told to go do something, the complete institutionalization of education in my opinion has caused kids to turn into dumb adults.

uhh its not good. hell some of my step sisters classes are online only. guess what she does.... cheats on every damn thing.

then doesn't like it when I ask her history based questions and then laugh at her when she can't answer. despite currently taking history.

Girls have a different perspective on education. Women love trying to wear the pants, of course this has led to the downfall of every society that subjected itself to it thus far.

??? whats that got to do with what I said. cheating is a different perspective on learning? she literally copies and pastes her answers in half the time

Whatever. If that's what she's learning through her education, how to be a proficient cheater, then good luck to her I guess.

Cheating is important to learn. It's what separates us from the animals... Except the cheetah.

mooreandrew58 posted...

i'd be pissed if I was really into a book and my battery died and lets say I was out somewhere I couldn't readily charge it.

The Kindle battery life is insane, like over a month between charging.

That said, I do have a problem with the battery suddenly dying on me because I never remember to charge the damn thing. When it only needs to be charged once a month, I just don't think about it.

But it doesn't do any good unless you do all your own repairs. I've had nice fancy chrome valve caps on several vehicles and every single fucking one has disappeared. I don't know if the mechanics are stealing them, if they're clumsy and lose them, or they just forget to put them back on. But every last one is gone.

You get caps and sleeves. Like this: https://www.amazon.com/Muzzys-C20018-TR414-Chrome-Sleeve/dp/B00CXSVNH6/

Walked the dog.
Played a silly goat game (I break into a run, they race past me running sideways, then I stop and they go up on their hind legs and spin around).
Gave my mare her vitamin treats.
Deleted my ex-roommate's access codes from the door locks.
Made a home-made vegetarian cup noodle (put super thin rice noodles, textured vegetable protein, parsley and a bouillon cube in a glass canning jar. When you're ready for soup, you just add hot water.)
Mixed up a pitcher of Crystal Light.
Took my evening vitamins.
Filled the pill container with my vitamins & stuff for next week.
Read the Wikipedia article on lipoic acid.
Ate half a candy bar (Cadbury Dairy Milk fruit & nut, it was on clearance at Walmart today)
Trimmed the hairs in my nose.
Brushed my teeth.
Watched an episode of Stargate: Atlantis (Epiphany).
Browsed GameFAQs

I have a smartwatch. The battery is rechargeable and not user replaceable.

After coming home and finding I'd left the door unlocked all night long, I replaced all the locks with Schlage keypad locks. You punch in a code to unlock the door, ten seconds later it automatically locks itself again. Never have to worry about leaving the door unlocked.

Plus I can give each roommate their own key code and when they move out, I just delete their code and they're locked out for good.

It took me decades to accumulate about 500 paper books. They take up about 26 shelves and cost literally tens of thousands of dollars.

I acquired over 400 ebooks last year. My total cost was under $700 and my whole library (863 ebooks, currently) can fit in my pocket.

30 seconds from now you will be flash frozen. Strike a pose for when future archaeologists find your body.

Da-iry

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Coffee

Solid Snake07 posted...

Gotta love broke ass edge lords who want to pretend to be "bootstrappers" and tell restaurant servers to "go get a real job"

I always love that. If everyone "got a real job", then who would wait on you at the restaurant?

Only time I've ever not given a tip the waiter was rude, took forever to take our order, and once he finally brought the food (which was cold) we never saw him again until he brought the check. Meanwhile I didn't even have a glass of water let alone the iced tea that I'd ordered.

So I signed the credit card slip and didn't put a tip on it. When I checked with my bank's website a few days later, I saw the total didn't match the receipt. The bastard had written in a tip for himself!

I called the bank and contested the charge and I wrote up a negative review for the restaurant on Yelp and Google.

Moral of the story: If you pay by credit card and you don't want to leave a tip or you want to tip in cash, be sure to write ZERO on the tip line then fill in the total line below.

At least 20%, but usually more. I usually figure out 20% then add enough to make the total nice round numbers. (i.e., if the total is $11.77, I'll give them $3.23, which is actually 27.4%).

When my SO and I were first dating, we used to go to the Sizzler every Friday evening and he'd tip up to 50%. The wait staff would bend over backwards for us. "Here, have a whole plate full of cheese bread." "Here's a pitcher of iced tea. You can keep it at your table."

I bought several MLP statues and I took them out of the box to display them. And they look awesome.

Princess Celestia https://smile.amazon.com/My-Little-Pony-Guardians-Princess/dp/B01BTUK2WU/ and Nightmare Moon https://smile.amazon.com/My-Little-Pony-B7300-Friendship/dp/B01BTUK2Z2/ are a perfect pair on opposite sides of a shelf.