Subj : Re: Various Things To : Barry Martin From : Daryl Stout Date : Mon Jan 09 2023 16:34:00 Barry, BM> Where do you think 'dirt' came from?! DS> The Good Lord created it. BM> And who do you think played in it?! It wasn't me. :P BM> Personally I agree. I think the problem occurred when excess occurred: BM> both excessive spankings and excessive withholdings. ... And things BM> "get interesting" because sometimes a child will misbehave to get BM> attention while other times just 'devilish'. One should never discipline their child in "anger". Of course, when you are on the receiving end, you thing it's grievious. BM> Saw that - also have seen birthday card: older man (like a uncle) tells BM> the kid "you've grown another foot" -- and the kid does have three BM> legs, plus through the window one can see a nuclear power plant in the BM> distance. (Hey: I'm the one who brought to the radiologist a cartoon BM> I found of a patient hiding who had put a pile of ashes on the X-ray BM> table for the cartoon radiologist to find!) Yeah, I've seen all of those. Or the one where these church missionaries are at the door, and ask "Have You Found Jesus??"...and The Lord is "hiding behind the drapes". BM> Yes, I've been loosely following that. That's also holding up the BM> swearing in of the newly-elected representatives. They finally got it done after the 15th ballot. BM> I was talking about the off-line editor: here SEDIT. At the time I was BM> checking through options I had the dictionary function and allowed BM> taglines. ...I just need to remember to use the Ctrl-A for the BM> dictionary function! Some people are dictionaries...as no words can describe them. BM> Except $6 for a gallon of milk, $5 for a box of crackers.... I ordered a few things from Wal-Mart today, but they were out of bread. I didn't need any beer or milk (I don't use those), or toilet paper (I've got plenty). But, those are the 4 things that disappear from the stores around here when they start warning of a potential winter storm. BM> I would have called Wendy's to complain-advise of the mishap. The BM> driver should have known of the wet bag on delivery to you. Either BM> Wendy's didn't pack properly for the delivery or the driver did some BM> interesting driving. (It is possible the driver had to swerve or BM> suddenly stop to avoid an accident.) Well, I have enough food now where I won't need to order out until next month. There was a special from Slim Chickens today for 25 tenders for $25 in honor of the college football championship tonight (Jan. 9), but I decided to pass on it. That's like the potential football team quarterback who was asked if he could pass a football...and he said "only if I can swallow it". :P BM> IMO Subway used to be good for the value but not any longer. The price of everything has gone up...and I rarely order out anymore, as I can't afford it. BM> Right. For a while the store where I worked at implimented a single- BM> cashier-per-till rule (well, corporate did). Piddled off a few BM> customers as they were used to checking out a Position 1 and had to BM> move to Position 2 because the cashier could not. Everyone wants to "have it their way" all the time, but that's like expecting Congress to balance the budget, Social Security to make a profit, and Hell to freeze over. BM> Possibly -- a lot of factors are in place now which weren't in 1929, BM> guessing a few also from 1987. to avoid a runaway issue. The only BM> thing I can do is be careful of my spending -- spend too much now I BM> won't have for later. Of course that creates some problems now, so by BM> me holding on to my money that creates problems. Can't win! (Thought BM> I'm going to do what I think I need to do for me to win.) Well, the money isn't worth the paper it's printed on. BM> Yup. The only thing I'd be a hare concerned about is the two weeks BM> between mail box pick-ups: I'd check into their rules and regulations BM> (ask!) about the length of time mail sits there before triggers an "is BM> the customer alive?" type of thing. Don't want a "return to sender". With the Post Office Box, it stays there until I pick it up...I usually go once every 2-3 weeks, and that takes care of things. BM> I wander past a dog in the extended neighbourhood occasionally who BM> isn't used to me -- sort of recognizes me at first but isn't sure so he BM> barks a little 'meanly'. I tell him he's is doing his job and BM> therefore a good boy but it's me and I'm safe (not those exact words!) BM> -- basically causes him to calm down as he sort of recognizes me and BM> I'm not a threat. I saw a meme with the Grinch holding a dachshund, and the dachshund was ready to bite the Grinch. BM> And in any case drive according to conditions. 25 might be too fast! Everyone is in such a hurry. BM> Huh: electroencephalogram is flat! But, I'm still breathing. BM> Ugh! Now you're just being revolting! I'm positive I lost an electron somewhere. Daryl .... Make a long story short?? That's what Reader's Digest does. === MultiMail/Win v0.52 --- SBBSecho 3.15-Win32 * Origin: The Thunderbolt BBS - Little Rock, Arkansas (454:1/33) .