and my opponent played DUNG
and another guy i play, started a game with GUANO
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United Airlines advertised a ātime travelā flight that would let you celebrate 2 2023 New Yearās Eves. Then couldnāt deliver. I guess Einstein was right.
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swap ginger ale for 7up. the rest checks out
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my wife getting verklempt, over my 98 yo, 120 lb dad polishing off a salad, rack of lamb chops, baked potato, spinach and asking for dessert
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My aunt & uncle lost their 
when I made an offhand comment about my then-88 yo grandmotherās wine at dinner. āWine? You let her drink WINE?!?!?! Sheās not supposed to have wine on her medication!!!ā
Uhā¦
- I didnāt know that.
- I have no authority over my grandmother.
- Even if 1 & 2 were not trueā¦ sheās 88 and in reasonably good shape from a dementia standpoint. She can make her own decisions. If she prefers to have wine with dinner and live 2 more years rather than forego wine and live 4 more yearsā¦ thatās her decision to make. Not mine. Same as you deciding to risk your life driving a car and having steak which is bad for your heart and all of the other suboptimal decisions that you make like the adults that you are.
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Itās like my FIL riding his motorcycle (not that he really rides it anymore)
But he was 82 and rode his bike from NC to our house.
I figure if thatās the way he diesā¦ thatās really up to him. Heās a big boy (and not senile). Iād miss discussing sumo with him, but ffs, the man has earned it
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This is not a political statement. It just makes me smile:
St. Paul will swear in its first all-female City Council on Tuesday. How did we get here?
When St. Paulās new City Council is sworn in on Tuesday, all of its seats will be filled by women for the first time in the cityās 170-year history.
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We tried something similiar here locally. Voted in a majority of women, in an area traditionally held by old white mostly conservative guys. It went very badly, not because they were women, but because the women got together (together they had a majority) and went from mildly right, to pretty hard left. To much change, too fast. they made national news over a few things that ended up causing infighting amongst neighbours, stuff thatās lasting to this day.
They also acted collectively like infants. They publicly chastised and demeaned the major. The mayor was old, and a bumbling fool - but everyone KNEW he was old and a bumbling fool. He got elected because he was a nice guy, well meaning, and had only the residentsā best interests at heart. Yeah, mixed with saying stuff right out of the 1950ās, but he was harmless otherwise. So when he was publicly attacked by the collection of women, people were very angry. LIke, yeah, he did that thing he does again, but have a chat with him. Donāt push him into the public papers, talk down to him publicly like heās a child, etc.
They lasted one term, then got voted out. Replaced with a 30yo female mayor, a woman councillor, a sikh, and our representative traditional 2 old white guys. And they all seem to be shy of controversy, so thatās nice for a change.
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Arenāt they supposed to be chicken legs?
about to crosspost this to the commercials that make you say WTF? thread.
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yeah, that too.
I donāt think sharks should be into pizza
It would be interesting if the desire and lack of means to eat pepperoni drove them to eat animals that eat pepperoni.
If it were anchovies, thatād be ironic.
Iām at robotics today. Itās lunch time, and the table is currently engaged in a lively discussion about the relative merits of the mortar & pestle vs the molcajete. Itās a fun group of kids.
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had a big smile yesterday morning.
Driving to the state park for a trail run, and I realized I forgot a hat. Oh, no big deal, Iāve got a hood on my sweatshirt, I can just pull that up. Oh, crap, also forgot gloves. Hope itās not too cold, or that I warm up quickly. [Really donāt like running with cold hands.] But I glance down at the console tray between the two front seats, and wouldnāt you know it? A hat! So I give a little smile and pick it up and put it on my head. Lo and behold, underneath is a pair of gloves. Oh, happy day! Had a great run wearing both the hat and the gloves the whole way.
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