Get off my LAWN! "Grumpy Old Farts"

[Chubby Fingers]

A single pixel can get lost in the expanse of the ether. They prefer to shine in RGB/CMY collectives.

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Some basic acid rock chemistry

This

Plus this



Equals this

 

[GwenOnBass]

Pink Floyd laser show nights at the planetarium is 70s basic chemistry.

 

[beans-on-toast]

It's 2:00am in sleepy Sitka and guess who's awake. My nose had been running better than the 8:05 24/7 until I found a good nasal spray. Well I used it religiously three times a day and yesterday it seemed I didn't need it at all. I used it once. Then this morning I woke up with totally plugged nose and used the spray three times today. My nose is finally getting back to behaving. I even tested for Covid for that was a negative. Well thankfully the nose spray is getting back to doing its job.

I got a Dell XPS 15 for my birthday in February. We're paying it off $50 a payday. Almost done. I'm amazed that even though I've been able to turn off most of the annoying notifications, a new one started today. "My MSN settings are out of date???" At work, I always wipe all new computer drives and install a fresh Win10 Enterprise bare bones. I didn't do that with my Win10 Home because I wanted to see what Dell and Microsoft were offering nowadays. Bloatware. I think by next weekend I might my new laptop and do a "skeleton" install. I don't need all the irritating notifications or special Dell XPS updates.

When I was a youngster, a traveling hypnotist rented our small theater in Wrangell and I volunteered to be hypnotized. I played along with the show but truth be told, I never went under his spell. Years later in therapy I confessed that I had faked my hypnosis and the therapist said it was because I had trust issues. I think that was true. I was scared to be put under and controlled by the hypnotist. Some of the other young people seemed to be really hypnotized! Later as time has passed I wish I had allowed myself to be hypnotized just for the experience. I might find a hypnotist and try again just for fun.

We had a nice Labor Day weekend and as promised I cooked for Carey all weekend. We had steak and king crab one night, ribs another, bbq burgers another, and finally a slow cooker pot roast. There is a Knorr slow cooker seasoning pack available and I bought one. It made the roast absolutely heavenly. We'll gnaw on that for a couple days.

p.s. those falling down the hole illusions above are scary!!!!

If you sleep on your side, a firm pillow works best. This elevates your head and helps keep the sinuses drained. It takes a day or two to get used to it. It also prevents snoring. I sleep way better this way.

A soft pillow is recommended for people that sleep on their back and want to snore and have blocked breathing passages.

 

[GwenOnBass]

 

[GonePlaid]

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[Passinwind]

Magic wands don't work for the same reason we don't give teens unsupervised access to the holodeck.

Wait...what? I'm really this old and 2020 is really this lame?

 

[GonePlaid]

Wait...what? I'm really this old and 2020 is really this lame?

(1) IDK;(2) yes.

 

[SoulReflection]

Magic wands don't work for the same reason we don't give teens unsupervised access to the holodeck.

I have a magic wand that I use to clean the black tank in the RV...it's magical .

 

[GonePlaid]

I have a magic wand that I use to clean the black tank in the RV...it's magical .

And disposable?

 

[Deleted member 268085]

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Transparent aluminum? That's the ticket!

 

[beans-on-toast]

I have a magic wand that I use to clean the black tank in the RV...it's magical .

Easy on a plane. One tube sucks, the other blows, done in 90 seconds.

 

[ahc]

Easy on a plane. One tube sucks, the other blows, done in 90 seconds.

I knew I missed my calling.

 

[GwenOnBass]

Easy on a plane. One tube sucks, the other blows, done in 90 seconds.

Just like at the rendering plant.

 

[Deleted member 268085]

Just like at the rendering plant.

And you know this how?

 

[GwenOnBass]

And you know this how?

There is a Rickenbacker 4001 player out there — 38 years ago now, and presumably out there somewhere still — who staked his claim to the Worst. Job. Ever. Yes, it's at the rendering plant. They show him the suction hose, show him how to operate it, and he leaves at mid-morning break never to return.

A very fine Ric it is, and he is very proud it. Red, guessing a 77.

He also told me about his job surveying a swamp. More fun.

 

[beans-on-toast]

The embalming process is much the same, the blood is flushed and replaced with fluid. Other areas are flushed and corked. Give me cremation.

 

[alaskaleftybass]

If you sleep on your side, a firm pillow works best. This elevates your head and helps keep the sinuses drained. It takes a day or two to get used to it. It also prevents snoring. I sleep way better this way.

A soft pillow is recommended for people that sleep on their back and want to snore and have blocked breathing passages.

Thanks Beans. Trying that tonight!

 

[GwenOnBass]

The embalming process is much the same, the blood is flushed and replaced with fluid. Other areas are flushed and corked. Give me cremation.

Suicide by self-embalming would never have occurred to me but for The Loved One - Wikipedia and the movie The Loved One (film) - Wikipedia with Jonathan Winters. Guessing I was about 11 or 12 when I read the book. I think I saw the film then read the book.

 

[beans-on-toast]

There are those that attempt to embalm themselves by drinking too much alcohol.

 

[the slug]

A single pixel can get lost in the expanse of the ether. They prefer to shine in RGB/CMY collectives.
beans, thank you,I spaced out on this for 20 minutes. the black and white one just made me nauseous.

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