Subj : Various Things To : Barry Martin From : Lee Green Date : Sun Dec 25 2022 08:21:00 -> Hi Daryl! -> DS> That reminds me of the joke where the preacher and his wife had -> DS> this male parrot, and it was a rare breed. But, the parrot would -> DS> always say "Let Us Pray". -> -> DS> Male: "Let Us Pray". -> DS> Female: "Let's Neck!!". -> DS> Male: "My prayers have been answered!!" -> -> Now to pray for a headache remedy! -> BM> And you thought popping buttons off your shirt was bad! -> DS> At least the button on the pants didn't pop, and the britches -> DS> fell. Because without the undergarments, it would've been "full -> DS> moon rising" (never mind "Bad Moon Rising" by Credence Clearwater -> DS> Revival ). I knew you needed that visual at this hour . -> Especially here it's just after breakfast! -> BM> Let me guess: you use your eye teeth to watch your food?! -> DS> Got to make sure it doesn't escape off the silverware. -> I eat my peas with honey, -> I've done it all my life. -> It makes the peas taste funny -> But it keeps them on the knife! -> BM> But now Santa is being naughty for not sharing! -> DS> That's why all the Grandmas have commandeered reindeer to run -> DS> over all the elves!! -> That is not a pretty thought! -> BM> Good news: you won't have a runny nose! Bad news: blow your nose and -> BM> sand come out! -> DS> Better boogers than blood. :P And, there's a graphic on the -> DS> internet with "Booger Nutrition Facts". :P -> Got that. Have also seen where there was a scientific paper of which -> the researchers determined kids' eating of -- umm - their nasal -> discharge provided a boost to their immune systems. (I'm wondering -> what's the difference to just swallowing it?) -> 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. -> DS> Well, when they start bothering me, then it's time to get away -> DS> from the computer...which means I'm going back to bed after I -> DS> finish this packet. What symptoms do you get with dry corneas? My eyes sometimes get blurry like I'm looking thru a mirage usually starts when looking at bright things like the white screen or tv or bright lights I have to put something cold on my eyes like a cold bottle of water or soda can and lay down and close my eyes for a bit then it's gone until the next time. -> Probably would be even better to stop and take a break before your -> notice. Maybe get one of those timer utilites where it overlays your -> screen with a reminder to take a break. -> 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. -> DS> That's the least of my worries right now. I am getting a better -> DS> Medicare HMO plan after the first of the year... -> I think the Medicare Supplement I currently have (for 2022) would have -> gone up a few dollars except my financial advisor found a better plan -> and so I'll be saving around $35 a month. -> DS> saving on -> DS> identity theft protection (saving $60 a year), -> -> You're going to hate me: maybe ten or more years ago my Credit Union -> offered an ID Plan for $1 a month! Definitely keeping my payments on -> that one! -> DS> and on visits to -> DS> medical specialists (saving $25 per visit). There are also other -> DS> "benefits" with it. -> -> I'm not sure on the medical specialists one. Medicare has a deductible -> and fee schedule - I just verify the amouts and pay. Initially I was -> thinking the $25 was a co-pay even though didn't read that way, so for -> the co-pays topic I don't know: all of a sudden I didn't need to pay a -> co-pay. As for saving $25, works for me! -> DS> However, finances are tighter than a frog's -> DS> butt underwater right now , so I can't go out again until next -> DS> year (Jan. 3). -> You can celebrate the first trash collection of 2023 with me! -> 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. -> DS> Just like the meme where the bear who is needing to fart, is -> DS> asking "Anybody got a lighter??". :P -> I remember someone doing that! -> BM> Yum! A hint of . ...Theoretically the tank water -> BM> is clean enough for human consumption. -> DS> That may be theoretically true, but in practicality, I say "no -> DS> thanks". -> Uh-huh! I'm thinking if toilet tank water was the last thing available -> I'd drink it after semi-purifying it: boil it and maybe also a few drops -> of bleach. As for the bowl water: no amount of boiling and bleach...! -> BM> 'Com on 2025!! -> DS> So, you want to skip 2023 and 2024?? :P -> For you, yes! -> 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. -> DS> I admire the folks who can handle that job...I'm not one of -> DS> them. -> Knock on wood I haven't needed them. Have called a few times to report -> activity that didn't seem right. One was someone cutting through the -> back yard to the front yard and street. For most houses probably not a -> big deal but here one needs to zig-zag between fences and just a -> not-done thing. Neighbours have never done it and I didn't recognize -> this guy. Plus his presentation didn't seem right -- I'm thinking -> 'medical emergency' of some sort so I called the Police (911) to check -> on him. Ended up they were looking for him for an incident a few blocks -> from here. -> 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. -> DS> The Illidium Pew-36 Explosive Space Modulator!! . -> I'm getting a strange mixed mental image of a cartoonish space gun with -> a slow-motion close-up mushroom exploding its spores! -> BM> Right: it hasn't been cold enough long enough to have the pond water -> BM> freeze to a sufficiently thick depth. -> DS> At this typing (1am CST, Dec. 23, it's down to +5 with a wind -> DS> chill of -18!! Before the cold front passed, it was up to 45, but -> DS> the bottom fell out of the thermometer, and it was snowing an -> DS> hour later. -> -> We got about 2" of snow two days ago, lowest air temperature I remember -> was -11øF, wind chill of -47øF. Currently (Saturday morning at 7:30) -> it's -1øF, WC -21øF. Good news: supposed to warm up to about 4 or 5 -> degrees above!! End of the week supposed to be in the low 40's!! It's a warm 80ø here in Los Angeles for xmas. I just had to let you guys know how nice the weather is. -> DS> The snow was "dry", light, and powdery. But, all the moisture -> DS> on the roads now is a solid sheet of ice. As long as I can keep -> DS> power and internet, I'll be happy. -> Yup! I haven't been out of the house except to get the mail. Too cold -> to shovel plus would just blow back anyway. There are pine needles on -> the snow in the front yard -- the trees are along the fence in the back -> yard! -> BM> Keep it: freeze, break into chunks for traction! -> DS> Or it proves what a crappy driver you are. :P -> So scary I not only make my passengers poop but myself also?! -> BM> And you've better be sleeping Saturday around midnight!! -> DS> If the insomnia kicks in again, I won't be. -> And so Daryl ends up on the Naughty List once again! -> -> ¯ BarryMartin3@ ® -> ¯ @MyMetronet.NET ® -> ... Checklist Item #1: Locate checklist. -> --- MultiMail/Win32 v0.47 -> þ wcECHO 4.2 ÷ ILink: The Safe BBS þ Bettendorf, IA þ RNET 2.10U: ILink: Techware BBS þ Hollywood, Ca þ www.techware2k.com --- QScan/PCB v1.20a / 01-0462 * Origin: ILink: CFBBS | cfbbs.no-ip.com | 856-933-7096 (454:1/1) .