Subj : Re: Various Things To : Barry Martin From : Daryl Stout Date : Fri Dec 23 2022 01:24:00 Barry, BM> She's over-achieving again: supposed to be just the neck. That reminds me of the joke where the preacher and his wife had this male parrot, and it was a rare breed. But, the parrot would always say "Let Us Pray". Well, they decided they wanted to breed him, and went to a local pet shop...and found a female parrot, who was in a romantic mood, always saying "Let's Neck!!". They bought the female parrot, and took it home, putting it in the cage with their male parrot...but they weren't sure how they'd react to each other. But, they were relieved when the parroted exchange went like this: Male: "Let Us Pray". Female: "Let's Neck!!". Male: "My prayers have been answered!!" BM> And you thought popping buttons off your shirt was bad! At least the button on the pants didn't pop, and the britches fell. Because without the undergarments, it would've been "full moon rising" (never mind "Bad Moon Rising" by Credence Clearwater Revival ). I knew you needed that visual at this hour . BM> Let me guess: you use your eye teeth to watch your food?! Got to make sure it doesn't escape off the silverware. BM> But now Santa is being naughty for not sharing! That's why all the Grandmas have commandeered reindeer to run over all the elves!! BM> Pyschiatrists could use that for shock treatment! I would say so!! BM> Good news: you won't have a runny nose! Bad news: blow your nose and BM> sand come out! Better boogers than blood. :P And, there's a graphic on the internet with "Booger Nutrition Facts". :P BM> As for the dry corneas, maybe do what my optometrist has suggested: BM> 'deep blinks'. Blink for about a half-second and mid-blink (when lids BM> closed fully) squeeze the lid muscles together. This should help BM> produce a tear or two and help force the liquid into the eye membrane. Well, when they start bothering me, then it's time to get away from the computer...which means I'm going back to bed after I finish this packet. BM> Last I checked the US was about 80% of the Candian. ...Yup: US$1 is BM> CN$1.36. As for the alternative to the RPi, I considered but at this BM> point I want to keep things simple so everything is pretty much the BM> same and interchangeable. Plus the prices are still higher than I BM> like, especially when I have a couple of spare units. That's the least of my worries right now. I am getting a better Medicare HMO plan after the first of the year...saving on identity theft protection (saving $60 a year), and on visits to medical specialists (saving $25 per visit). There are also other "benefits" with it. However, finances are tighter than a frog's butt underwater right now , so I can't go out again until next year (Jan. 3). BM> I don't know if I would classify myself as that smart as did a few BM> shall-we-say dumb things but just knew not to do some things. Just like the meme where the bear who is needing to fart, is asking "Anybody got a lighter??". :P BM> Yum! A hint of . ...Theoretically the tank water BM> is clean enough for human consumption. That may be theoretically true, but in practicality, I say "no thanks". BM> 'Com on 2025!! So, you want to skip 2023 and 2024?? :P BM> I wouldn't want a emergency services type of job. My thinking process BM> is more a super-quick consideration of (most) options and so there is a BM> quarter- or half-second delay before I respond. More than enough to BM> probably further freak-out the person calling about an emergency. I admire the folks who can handle that job...I'm not one of them. BM> I'm thinking Marvin the Martian -- two completely different Marvins! BM> That's another job I wouldn't consider; well, multiple: server, BM> busperson, cook/chef. Don't like touching dirty plates -- well, BM> transporting is fine, just I need to rinse by hands after. The Illidium Pew-36 Explosive Space Modulator!! . BM> Right: it hasn't been cold enough long enough to have the pond water BM> freeze to a sufficiently thick depth. At this typing (1am CST, Dec. 23, it's down to +5 with a wind chill of -18!! Before the cold front passed, it was up to 45, but the bottom fell out of the thermometer, and it was snowing an hour later. BM> light fluffy snow in the 50 MPH winds. Actually I'm kind of excited to BM> be in the storm, though plan to stay inside a snuggly-warm house and BM> experience it through the windows. The snow was "dry", light, and powdery. But, all the moisture on the roads now is a solid sheet of ice. As long as I can keep power and internet, I'll be happy. BM> Keep it: freeze, break into chunks for traction! Or it proves what a crappy driver you are. :P BM> Yeah.... One would think if frozen on the trees the price of frozen BM> orange and grapefruit juice would go down as already frozen! A small amount of temperatures slightly below freezing makes the fruit sweeter...but too much of the cold kills it. BM> It seems like shouldn't be true but it is! Not that much distance but BM> can be quite a bit of change. Just like where a tornado destroys one side of a street, and leaves the other side alone. BM> And you've better be sleeping Saturday around midnight!! If the insomnia kicks in again, I won't be. Daryl .... Hypochondria is the only disease I haven't got. === MultiMail/Win v0.52 --- SBBSecho 3.15-Win32 * Origin: The Thunderbolt BBS - Little Rock, Arkansas (454:1/33) .