Cool and damp. Maybe some precip? It was kind of grey most of yesterday, with some patchy blue sky later in the day. Didn’t ever rain on me though. It got hot enough that the attic was uncomfortable, although it was pretty nice if you were just in the yard.
I did get a few things done. I got most of the Halloween decor put away. The remaining stuff lives outdoors anyway so it won’t matter if it gets wet. (it looks like we got some rain overnight) I pulled some of the Christmas stuff, with the intention of sorting it into trash or recycle, or possibly use again… it’s stuff from the back corner of the attic, and mostly strings of lights. I have been upgrading as I find them cheap, so I will cull anything that is iffy. I need space in the attic for new stuff.
The holiday decor suffers from the same issue as a lot of my prepping. I don’t get to go through the stacks every year, so I forget what I have, and where it is. Sometimes, it gets old/faded/rusted/damaged or has issues from animals. I budget for losses on the preps, not so much for other areas of my life. I need to try harder to keep up. I really should be taking some sort of inventory every year, even if it’s just “so that’s where that went” or “oh yeah, I need to put that somewhere else/somewhere more permanent” as I put eyes on it.
Managing all this stuff takes work. And I sometimes don’t do the work.
That is one of the reasons to organize in a way that you can determine what you have, at least casually, easily. I like having stuff where I can look at it. I don’t like drawers or cabinets for that reason. Whether in my pantry or my workshop, I prefer to see at a glance what I have. That means shelves and literal stacks for the most part. Wife hates the clutter that results. So I’m trying to shift some of the stuff into cabinets. At the BOL it’s especially important to not have everything out and on display, so I’ve gotten started up there. Changing my local environment here at home will be a lot harder. Baby steps.
And maybe there is a little bit of progress. That’s all it takes, a bit at a time. Over time it will pay off. Do a bit of organizing and sorting yourself… and stack some new.
nick
How does Fetterman vote?
The glue factory awaits for Incitatus.
Lots of inside jokes, but the big cameo’s money line is profound and increasingly prescient.
Blake Lively was also demonstrating that she could still get into that kind of costume after four kids.
I think it was also a slap at “Elliot” Page being willing to squeeze his mostly-female body into the Kitty Pryde costume if a Disney Marvel paycheck was involved.
Also, Mrs. Ryan Reynolds.
No way would he get away with casting anyone else for the cameo.
Playing academic last week, I saw an article about someone’s paper being retracted because they used pirated process simulation software from another company.
Apparently, one of the criteria for peer-reviewed journals is licensed sofftware. Strange but true.
Keep that in your toolbox when confronting the pirates, especially in Eastern Europe.
I’ll have more about what I was up to later.
The best inside joke for me on a personal level was the “Slingblade” reference.
The Village Idiot at the tolling company – whose stupidity inspired me dropping the two f-bombs which were the catalyst for my firing – talked just like “Slingblade”.
He even dropped the occasional “I reckon”.
Refugee from the F35 program in Fort Worth.
Lots of inside jokes, but the big cameo’s money line is profound and increasingly prescient.
Blake Lively was also demonstrating that she could still get into that kind of costume after four kids.
Wait, Blake Lively was in the movie ?
I really enjoyed seeing Gambit in the movie, especially since our 15 year old Siamese is named Remy LeBeau. He even talked like a real Cajun this time.
I see that Wolverine and Deadpool are slotted to be in the next two Avenger movies. That should be wild for that stodgy bunch.
And I loved the giant dead skeleton of Antman being used for a lair.
The best inside joke for me on a personal level was the “Slingblade” reference.
The entire movie is an inside joke. The TVA is totally stolen from Loki. I approve.
The brief writing credit to Reynolds and four other people was a statement to somebody.
Playing academic last week, I saw an article about someone’s paper being retracted because they used pirated process simulation software from another company.
Dude, you are just teasing me. URL ?
I think it was also a slap at “Elliot” Page being willing to squeeze his mostly-female body into the Kitty Pryde costume if a Disney Marvel paycheck was involved.
Being left out of that movie was a slap at Page. Everyone else was in it who wanted to be in it.
Lady Deadpool.
People and their attempts to commit fraud and win the lawsuit lottery continue to amaze me.
A friend of mine hit an empty parked car when he was traveling about 35 MPH. The owner of the vehicle heard the crash, rushed out of the building, and jumped in the car before the police arrived. The owner
requireddemanded an ambulance to the hospital. The owner is now claiming whiplash, loss of relations with his wife, severe mental trauma, and of course not being able to work. He is filing for SSI and he and his lawyers have put together a huge lawsuit.My friend has no proof the owner was not in the vehicle, just my friend’s word. It is all a fraud. My friend is now trying to find people that saw the crash and the owner get in the vehicle. He is not having much luck because he is white and the area he was in is largely black. My friend is also trying to get video from the area with the same lack of success. I need not tell you the skin color of the other vehicle owner.
I have seen that happen before where someone is involved in a crash. Immediately bystanders jump in the vehicle that was hit and start claiming severe medical trauma. Fortunately in many of these cases the other driver, the one at fault, had a camera in the vehicle.
I didn’t see this exact link previously, but the story is here.
https://retractionwatch.com/2024/11/08/complaint-from-engineering-software-company-prompts-two-retractions/
Apparently Halle Berry was snubbed after unofficial communication happened.
I imagine Rebecca Romijn would have shown up too if asked.
If you haven’t seen the “Those Old Scientists” episode of “Strange New Worlds”, make it a priority. Frakes lets everyone improv something, and Romijn does not disappoint.
DUuuuddddeeee…. you know far more about the meat puppets than is healthy! Everyone needs a hobby or three, I guess…
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Started raining about 330, poured about 4-430, and is still gently drizzling. Condensation so thick on windows I can’t see out.
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Up early on Sunday because my back hurts. Too much lifting and carrying yesterday.
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I’ve got plenty of indoor things I can work on today, we’ll see if I do.
n
Leadership on the Right has mostly ignored the ongoing war for pop culture. That was a mistake, but people are waking up and starting to vote with their entertainment dollars.