Some great responses... "Lion and Prejudice" https://twitter.com/friedmann_f/status/1569457509601255424?s=20&t=DeO-ybY3f2qZzbcwFop5rA [image: 1663761237447-image.jpeg] "The Wizard of Ounce" [image: 1663761267572-image.jpeg] "Fahrenheit One" https://twitter.com/Dangle9000/status/1569366032908800002?s=20&t=DeO-ybY3f2qZzbcwFop5rA https://twitter.com/rahhead01/status/1569049575796662274?s=20&t=DeO-ybY3f2qZzbcwFop5rA "Schlindler's Name"

Yes that’s one I’ve heard many times but not in such a verbose manner. My favorite is the one where the young lady picked up in a bar says to her partner after some quick hotel sex, “you must be an anesthesiologist” “Why?” “I didn’t feel a thing”

Klaus nailed it.

@George-K What works well for my hands is to play the upper line with 5-4-3-2 and the lower line with 2-1-1-1. If you have tiny Trump hands, that might be difficult, though. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rlG5bCaP5olHL5kiOBpEmqKbJBGokXnr/view?usp=sharing

Color me shocked. Not. We had a pretty good guess within 30 days.

Styling is bad, but that's a pretty good engine/transmission combination. GM still uses the U-body frame in China

@LuFins-Dad said in Kind of a sad day: On the plus side, I’m stocked on firewood for next year and the Christmas lights just got A LOT easier. I don't know, but I think maple would be tough to split. Stack and tarp it after splitting. You can burn green wood in an open fireplace. Best to mix it with a little bit of dry. It'll be better next year, though. How much did it cut out?

I've got a two note range. My wife's family sings harmony just as easy as breathing. But there's a couple of reasons for that: A. They're a musical family. When you grow up with, it's easier. B. Church. Used to, local churches had singing schools. The Free Methodist church closest to my wife's home was noted many years ago for not allowing families to sit with each other. You were seated with sopranos, altos, baritones or basses, depending on what you sing. Shape notes, mostly out of Heavenly Highways. It's a shame, but most of those folks have died out and the young people aren't as interested.

@jon-nyc He was born in 1935.

@Klaus said in Thou shalt not show smokes: @Doctor-Phibes said in Thou shalt not show smokes: @Klaus said in Thou shalt not show smokes: That's the definition of adult, in my opinion: To be able to evaluate and bear the consequences of your actions, be it positive or negative. So how do you test whether somebody is an adult or not? Because most places just look at your age, and we all know that being 18 doesn't make you an adult. We've decided that there's a point, usually 18 years old, when adulthood begins. That's of course a somewhat arbitrary number, but you I see no alternative that is significantly better and still practical. If people are no adults when they turn 18, bad luck for them. I have no use for 25 year old children. They are a disgrace. Yeah, that's how I used to think when my kids were younger, too.

My solution to this problem was to only go out really early at weekends, and plan out my rides, as Aqua said. Getting stuck on a really busy road is miserable. Lockdown was great as the roads were so quiet, but now everybody's back driving the whole time, God knows where.

I guess @George-K wins by default…

I can’t help but notice the inherently racist attitude you have towards pianos, Mik.

You should always have backup navigation. The pre-GPS stuff is much more fun. But few want to use it.

One of the guys I went to high school and college with, had a pretty eccentric mother. She dressed however she pleased, wrote everything from poetry to opinion pieces for the local paper, loved to travel and spoke three or four languages and was an absolute domestic disaster. So her two sons did most of the household stuff, from washing, cleaning, dishes and cooking. Dad helped, especially with the cooking, but general surgeons have irregular hours. But as far as mending a torn garment or sewing a pants hem, dad was the only one who could sew. Using surgical instruments. That was a hoot to watch.

Enteric aspirin, anyone?

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@jon-nyc said in Interesting quote re the media: @LuFins-Dad But I agree with your point. Most people resist reading well-argued viewpoints contrary to their own even when it’s free. Very few are willing to pay for it. That's why it makes sense to have a "90% paywall" policy: You make some articles free.

@Jolly said in Strategically placed cop cars: @Horace said in Strategically placed cop cars: @George-K said in Strategically placed cop cars: @Horace said in Strategically placed cop cars: One of our neighbors has a security system that says "hello, you are being recorded", every time you walk past their house. I'm surprised that there's not a complaint about "disruptive noise" or something like that. But, if it's, as you describe, a crime-riddled neighborhood, I get it. You might want to take a look at your 2nd amendment protections, just in case. It's Texas, but still... I am probably going to get a handgun. Or two. Then work every day to ensure they are not used against me. You're a big guy. What fits you (in a handgun) probably won't fit the wife. But close may be good enough. An AR with a collapsible stock will fit both of you. I suggest you do not get a pink one or even a Hello Kitty dustcover on a regular black one. Add in a youth model 20gauge with a 21" or so barrel (it will fit her and you can accommodate it), and you'll be set to go. There's probably a gun range somewhere around Houston. Maybe even two... Good plan.