Subj : Various Things To : Daryl Stout From : Barry Martin Date : Sat Dec 24 2022 07:42:00 Hi Daryl! DS> That reminds me of the joke where the preacher and his wife had DS> this male parrot, and it was a rare breed. But, the parrot would DS> always say "Let Us Pray". DS> Male: "Let Us Pray". DS> Female: "Let's Neck!!". DS> Male: "My prayers have been answered!!" Now to pray for a headache remedy! BM> And you thought popping buttons off your shirt was bad! DS> At least the button on the pants didn't pop, and the britches DS> fell. Because without the undergarments, it would've been "full DS> moon rising" (never mind "Bad Moon Rising" by Credence Clearwater DS> Revival ). I knew you needed that visual at this hour . Especially here it's just after breakfast! BM> Let me guess: you use your eye teeth to watch your food?! DS> Got to make sure it doesn't escape off the silverware. I eat my peas with honey, I've done it all my life. It makes the peas taste funny But it keeps them on the knife! BM> But now Santa is being naughty for not sharing! DS> That's why all the Grandmas have commandeered reindeer to run DS> over all the elves!! That is not a pretty thought! BM> Good news: you won't have a runny nose! Bad news: blow your nose and BM> sand come out! DS> Better boogers than blood. :P And, there's a graphic on the DS> internet with "Booger Nutrition Facts". :P Got that. Have also seen where there was a scientific paper of which the researchers determined kids' eating of -- umm - their nasal discharge provided a boost to their immune systems. (I'm wondering what's the difference to just swallowing it?) BM> As for the dry corneas, maybe do what my optometrist has suggested: BM> 'deep blinks'. Blink for about a half-second and mid-blink (when lids BM> closed fully) squeeze the lid muscles together. This should help BM> produce a tear or two and help force the liquid into the eye membrane. DS> Well, when they start bothering me, then it's time to get away DS> from the computer...which means I'm going back to bed after I DS> finish this packet. Probably would be even better to stop and take a break before your notice. Maybe get one of those timer utilites where it overlays your screen with a reminder to take a break. BM> Last I checked the US was about 80% of the Candian. ...Yup: US$1 is BM> CN$1.36. As for the alternative to the RPi, I considered but at this BM> point I want to keep things simple so everything is pretty much the BM> same and interchangeable. Plus the prices are still higher than I BM> like, especially when I have a couple of spare units. DS> That's the least of my worries right now. I am getting a better DS> Medicare HMO plan after the first of the year... I think the Medicare Supplement I currently have (for 2022) would have gone up a few dollars except my financial advisor found a better plan and so I'll be saving around $35 a month. DS> saving on DS> identity theft protection (saving $60 a year), You're going to hate me: maybe ten or more years ago my Credit Union offered an ID Plan for $1 a month! Definitely keeping my payments on that one! DS> and on visits to DS> medical specialists (saving $25 per visit). There are also other DS> "benefits" with it. I'm not sure on the medical specialists one. Medicare has a deductible and fee schedule - I just verify the amouts and pay. Initially I was thinking the $25 was a co-pay even though didn't read that way, so for the co-pays topic I don't know: all of a sudden I didn't need to pay a co-pay. As for saving $25, works for me! DS> However, finances are tighter than a frog's DS> butt underwater right now , so I can't go out again until next DS> year (Jan. 3). You can celebrate the first trash collection of 2023 with me! BM> I don't know if I would classify myself as that smart as did a few BM> shall-we-say dumb things but just knew not to do some things. DS> Just like the meme where the bear who is needing to fart, is DS> asking "Anybody got a lighter??". :P I remember someone doing that! BM> Yum! A hint of . ...Theoretically the tank water BM> is clean enough for human consumption. DS> That may be theoretically true, but in practicality, I say "no DS> thanks". Uh-huh! I'm thinking if toilet tank water was the last thing available I'd drink it after semi-purifying it: boil it and maybe also a few drops of bleach. As for the bowl water: no amount of boiling and bleach...! BM> 'Com on 2025!! DS> So, you want to skip 2023 and 2024?? :P For you, yes! BM> I wouldn't want a emergency services type of job. My thinking process BM> is more a super-quick consideration of (most) options and so there is a BM> quarter- or half-second delay before I respond. More than enough to BM> probably further freak-out the person calling about an emergency. DS> I admire the folks who can handle that job...I'm not one of DS> them. Knock on wood I haven't needed them. Have called a few times to report activity that didn't seem right. One was someone cutting through the back yard to the front yard and street. For most houses probably not a big deal but here one needs to zig-zag between fences and just a not-done thing. Neighbours have never done it and I didn't recognize this guy. Plus his presentation didn't seem right -- I'm thinking 'medical emergency' of some sort so I called the Police (911) to check on him. Ended up they were looking for him for an incident a few blocks from here. BM> I'm thinking Marvin the Martian -- two completely different Marvins! BM> That's another job I wouldn't consider; well, multiple: server, BM> busperson, cook/chef. Don't like touching dirty plates -- well, BM> transporting is fine, just I need to rinse by hands after. DS> The Illidium Pew-36 Explosive Space Modulator!! . I'm getting a strange mixed mental image of a cartoonish space gun with a slow-motion close-up mushroom exploding its spores! BM> Right: it hasn't been cold enough long enough to have the pond water BM> freeze to a sufficiently thick depth. DS> At this typing (1am CST, Dec. 23, it's down to +5 with a wind DS> chill of -18!! Before the cold front passed, it was up to 45, but DS> the bottom fell out of the thermometer, and it was snowing an DS> hour later. We got about 2" of snow two days ago, lowest air temperature I remember was -11øF, wind chill of -47øF. Currently (Saturday morning at 7:30) it's -1øF, WC -21øF. Good news: supposed to warm up to about 4 or 5 degrees above!! End of the week supposed to be in the low 40's!! DS> The snow was "dry", light, and powdery. But, all the moisture DS> on the roads now is a solid sheet of ice. As long as I can keep DS> power and internet, I'll be happy. Yup! I haven't been out of the house except to get the mail. Too cold to shovel plus would just blow back anyway. There are pine needles on the snow in the front yard -- the trees are along the fence in the back yard! BM> Keep it: freeze, break into chunks for traction! DS> Or it proves what a crappy driver you are. :P So scary I not only make my passengers poop but myself also?! BM> And you've better be sleeping Saturday around midnight!! DS> If the insomnia kicks in again, I won't be. And so Daryl ends up on the Naughty List once again! ¯ BarryMartin3@ ® ¯ @MyMetronet.NET ® .... Checklist Item #1: Locate checklist. --- MultiMail/Win32 v0.47 þ wcECHO 4.2 ÷ ILink: The Safe BBS þ Bettendorf, IA --- QScan/PCB v1.20a / 01-0462 * Origin: ILink: CFBBS | cfbbs.no-ip.com | 856-933-7096 (454:1/1) .