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  1. Why does Miley bother wearing a top, everybody in the world has seen all she has. Note: we’re not impressed.
  2. Well, I got two double bogies the last two days. The words weren’t all that unusual thoughβ€”I’m just thick. Other than that I think it’s about the same. You’re just going through a tough stretch.
  3. The organization that I serve with has operations in Africa. Toilets are fun in the interior of Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo, Benin, Madagascar, Liberia, Ivory Coast, etc.
  4. When my parents were having kids in the β€˜60s, my mom was encouraged to smoke (she didn’t). The reasoning being that smoking while pregnant made childbirth easier. Because of the smaller baby. Yes, true story.
  5. 2 sixes in a row. Yuck. Wordle 961 6/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟨🟩⬜ 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 #Worldle #745 3/6 (100%) 🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜➑️ πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬œβ¬†οΈ πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŽ‰ β­β­β­πŸ”€ https://worldle.teuteuf.fr Daily Quordle 742 4️⃣7️⃣ 8️⃣5️⃣ m-w.com/games/quordle/ ⬜⬜🟨🟩⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬜🟨⬜🟨🟨 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩⬜🟨🟩 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜⬜🟩🟩⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟨⬜🟩⬜ 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜🟩⬜ 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ Weekly Quordle Challenge 33 8️⃣7️⃣ 3️⃣5️⃣ m-w.com/games/quordle/ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟩 🟩⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟨🟩🟨⬜🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟨🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟨⬜⬜🟨🟨 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 #travle #418 (4/9) βœ…βœ…βœ…βœ… https://travle.earth Connections Puzzle #239 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ
  6. My nephew was one of those. He’s a well-adjusted young man who was ROTC at TAMU, in the corps by default, and served his 4 years in the Army. I have no problem with the minority of corps guys who do that. But the cosplay idiots deserve all scorn and ridicule. It’s a freaking fraternity with no eligibility standards.
  7. Wordle 960 6/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟩 ⬜⬜🟨🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 #Worldle #744 1/6 (100%) πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŽ‰ β­β­β­πŸ”€πŸ—£οΈ https://worldle.teuteuf.fr Daily Quordle 741 8️⃣3️⃣ 7️⃣5️⃣ m-w.com/games/quordle/ 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟨🟨⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟩🟩 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬜🟨⬜🟨🟨 ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ #travle #417 (9/15) βœ…βœ…βœ…βœ…βœ…βœ…βœ…βœ…βœ… https://travle.earth Connections Puzzle #238 πŸŸͺ🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺ🟩🟦🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟨🟨🟨🟨
  8. Absolutely loved that song back in the 80s. Mrs. NNM also thought it was catchy. Until I told her what it was about. Then she didn't like it anymore.
  9. nnm

    Getting old sucks

    They're just regular readers that have a blue light filter on them. Although there's a little bit of conflicting information about whether blue light is harmful, it's pretty well accepted that devices such as smartphones, tablets, and computers emit a lot of blue light, and that disturbs sleep cycles, leads to eye strain, etc., etc. https://www.healthline.com/health/what-is-blue-light. However, don't believe the hype that it accelerates macular degeneration (relevant for you, IIRC): https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/will-blue-light-from-electronic-devices-increase-my-risk-of-macular-degeneration-and-blindness-2019040816365 They're not any more expensive on Amazon with blue light blocking. Here are a bunch: https://www.amazon.com/blue-light-filter-reading-glasses/s?k=blue+light+filter+reading+glasses. They also have them in Sam's Club (https://www.samsclub.com/p/members-mark-rectangular-blue-light-reading-glasses-2-pack/P03021843?xid=plp_product_1), Costco (https://www.costco.com/CatalogSearch?dept=All&keyword=blue+light+reading+glasses), etc., etc. If you're going to get a new set of prescription glasses (bifocals or progressives), just have them add a blue light blocker to the glasses. It'll cost a few bucks, but worth it.
  10. That's awesome. Thank you.
  11. Are there Pacus in Town Lake? I had a college roommate that had a Pacu. It was awesome to see it eat goldfish. He would make a big deal about swallowing a goldfish at house parties, and get people to pony up a buck or two each to see him do it. He'd usually get about $20 committed and then swallow a goldfish. Good way to get the funds for the next beer run.
  12. I have a mental list of honey-dos for the weekend and small projects I want to get done around the house. Mrs. NNM has another. We have not aligned these lists. I'm working away in my office on some work issues. She is working cleaning all of our son's stuff out a spare bedroom. He's married now, so we can't really call it "NNM Jr's room" anymore, and we need it occasionally for other guests. There's an outlet cover that needs to be replaced. Mrs. NNM asks if I can take a couple of minutes and swap a new one on. No problem. Except that the box is recessed far enough that the regular cover screws don't work, and the longer screws require drilling out the little posts in the box, and two other outlet covers were also cracked. And one in the mud room. And one in the guest cabin. All of which required various levels of fixing this or that, repeated trips to the garage for another screwdriver, or the drill, or a light, etc., etc. So for the last two hours, instead of doing what I thought I would be doing, I got dragged into something that she thought I should be doing. /Rant over/ Lesson: align on what you want to get done, otherwise you'll both be frustrated.
  13. I used to swear by local banks. Local relationships, etc. But my career was international. And local banks aren't set up to deal with international issues. One time I was in London on a Saturday and needed a few pounds to buy lunch. Credit, debit, and atm card is locked down because I didn't call them to tell them I was I abroad. All I wanted was a freaking sandwich. As soon as I got back I switched my main banking to USAA. Zero issues with international travel because they're set up for the military. They don't have any local branches (except for San Antonio), but that's no problem. I make all my deposits by the mobile app and use any ATM. I have a few thousand in a local bank, and a relationship with the local bank management, but for 99% of banking issues, I don't need that account.
  14. nnm

    Getting old sucks

    Shart thread is that way --->
  15. Also America: The ice age is coming, we are all going to die!
  16. Wordle 959 4/6 ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 #Worldle #743 1/6 (100%) πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŽ‰ β­β­β­πŸ™οΈπŸͺ™ https://worldle.teuteuf.fr Daily Quordle 740 9️⃣5️⃣ 3️⃣6️⃣ m-w.com/games/quordle/ 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟨🟩⬜⬜ 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟨⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬜🟩🟨🟩⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬜🟨🟩⬜⬜ 🟨🟨⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 #travle #416 (6/11) βœ…βœ…βœ…βœ…βœ…βœ… https://travle.earth Connections Puzzle #237 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ
  17. In the 90s, I worked on an interstate water compact case involving Colorado, Nebraska, and Kansas., over apportionment from the Arkansas river. We represented the state of Kansas. Our client, the AG and Governor of Kansas, on behalf of the state of Kansas, pronounced the name of the river the β€œAr-KANSAS” river. I don’t know how common that is, but it’s how we rolled at the time.
  18. That ain’t pepperoni on your pizza!
  19. Growing up in the 70s, I was convinced that the imminent global ice age was going to wipe us all out, oil would run out by 1980, no one ever survived the Bermuda Triangle, and that quicksand was around every corner and I was definitely going to encounter it. Well, the first three all proved to be false, and now, for you fellow Gen Xers, here's the tip that will save your life.
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