Subj : Re: slow the growing of g To : Barry Martin From : Daryl Stout Date : Tue Jul 18 2023 11:37:00 Barry, BM> Been nice-ish here lately: temperatures getting into the mid- and BM> upper-80's in the afternoon, but starts off humid and so the stuff I BM> would like to trim/weed/etc. outside is damp. Less humidity in the BM> afternoon but by then getting too hot and out of the mood. We're under Excessive Heat Warnings and Heat Advisories through at least Thursday. BM> This morning (Sunday) it's gray out there, not due to clouds but the BM> Canadian Wildfire smoke. Yesterday we were in the 'green section' of BM> the severity chart -- healthy; this morning 'red section' -- unhealthy; BM> fourth out of six levels. Tomorrow is supposed to be better smoke- and BM> general weather-wise so delaying most outdoor stuff. Look outside from BM> my 2nd floor windows and can see it's a bit gray-hazey when looking at BM> stuff a block away. There are moderate ozone levels here, with smoke and haze, but it's not as bad as it is further north. It's so bad in some areas, that the sky is a red/orange, apopcalyptic look. BM> I've heard some of the newscasts mentioning some of the beaches along BM> the Atlantic are reporting ocean water temperatures in the 90's. BM> (Well, guess that is near 100 - just a phrasing format. "It's almost BM> 100ø!" does sound more alarmist than reporting "95ø!" IIRC water does BM> not feel refreshing at that temperature - just sort of blah. I like a hot shower, but not scalding. Warm is too tepid, and cold ones are out. If you get caught in a cold rain, that's a compact version, but you're dressed with that...unless you're in a nudist colony. I'd make a horrible nudist, but I have no problem at home by myself (when I step in to the bathroom, the shower gets turned on ), or in medical facilities. They are there to save my butt, not kiss it...and they've "seen it all before"...as "it doesn't get a rise out of them". BM> Yup. I had to put my dog down years ago and it was not a good feeling. BM> She was arthritic and reduced hearing and seeing -- just standard 'old BM> age'. Somehow she entanged herself in a lamp cord, panicked, bit the BM> cord and was shocked. That was her undoing. If our pets are in Heaven, they'll be happy to see us...with lickings and tail wags...but we won't have to worry about whether or not they had licked portions of their anatomy. :P That's like the meme where the guy came home, and the dog was thrilled to see him...licking his face, wagging his tail, crying, barking, etc. When the owner said "Ok, I'm glad to see you, too...so you can go back to what you're doing". The dog then sits on the floor, and starts licking his anatomical parts. :P BM> Some phrases sound so innocent in one frame of mind, so naughty in BM> another! It's all a matter of perspective. BM> You'd be a lousy urologist! Nuts to, and p!$$ on that. :P My late wife considering becoming a doctor, but she said "calculus messed her up". Although, she did quip when dealing with me (she had a Bachelors and Masters Degree in psychology) "I like a challenge". It might have been nice having your spouse as your own doctor... although a fellow ham radio operator noted that his (now ex) wife originally was a phlebotomist (drawing blood), but then was doing colonoscopies. He said "he had to be careful and not stop and bend over" if she was behind him at home. I think about the country-western star Leroy Van Dyke (I think he's dead and gone now)...who did such hits as "The Auctioneer" and "Walk On By". They told him on a country-western TV show "it must be nice to have a family member who's also a doctor". He growled "My brother doesn't do a thing for me. He's a gynecologist". BM> "These bran nuggets sure do taste funny!" "Again?!" . Although dogs have selective listening (especially the dachshunds). When they're in the yard, you call their name, and say "Come Here!!"...no response. But, add the word "Treat", and BINGO!! The same applies that if there's all the other noise (break-in, etc.). But, you open the cellophane (sp?) wrapper on a slice of cheese, and BINGO!! BM> I remember talking to my first dog saying a sentence who words meant BM> the opposite or at least completely different from the way normally BM> delivered. Sloppy example would be 'bad boy' which normally is said BM> agrily but said happily. He looked at me real confusedly as if "wait - BM> your words are telling me I'm bad but the way you're saying it is to BM> praise me. I'm confused!" So it seems he did understand some words BM> and how should be paired with delivery. Or like Sam, the ventriloquist dummy of Paul Zerdin..."talk to the hand, because the face ain't listening". Daryl .... Paper Or Plastic Bag?? Doesn't Matter; I'm bi-sacksual. === MultiMail/Win v0.52 --- SBBSecho 3.20-Win32 * Origin: The Thunderbolt BBS - Little Rock, Arkansas (454:1/33) .