Had a dream. I won the British elections, beating Boris Johnson by one vote. He didn’t vote.
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Had a dream. I won the British elections, beating Boris Johnson by one vote. He didn’t vote.
@Scepticalscribe say hi to your new PM: me!
Not sure whether I'd class that a dream or a nightmare.
Never tried it. I have, however, drank out of several bottles that also had snakes of different sorts in them. A delicacy it wasn't, but did the job nonetheless.
Oh, I don't know. The English could always use a cornetto and other assorted lollies salesman.
My platform is free Ethiopian espresso for everyone.
The "How and Why" series of books: As children, we had a great many of them, for my mother bought them, and we read them, whereupon we discussed them with her, (she would have also read them) and then she added more books on particular topics that were of interest to us.
A fantastic learning resource.
A fantastic learning resource.
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During a power outage my generator didn't start. So this weekend I set out to fixing the generator. I'll say youtube is great for showing "how-tos". Took apart the carb and sprayed with gumout, changed the spark park, changed the oil and adjusted the valve clearance. So the generator now works, but my back, neck and legs hurt. I'm too old to do this stuff.
Next up, the snow blower and the power washer.
Next up, the snow blower and the power washer.
Good long time friends separated by an ocean. Listening to music from our high school days brings back great memories. Luckily I am still touch with a core group and manage to get together every couple of years. Time really does fly. Most of us turned or will turn 60 this year.
The first one my mum got was "Prehistoric Mammals", and I remember my brother and I trying to read it with her, in her bed. It was a strangely beguiling but quite puzzling book, but its successor, (as purchased by my mother, she bought what she thought we should know about, and what she thought we would find interesting, reading the complete list of titles, I'd estimate that we had around two thirds of them), "Dinosaurs", absolutely blew me away, I just devoured it.
In fact, I still remember the page about Brontosaurus and how the text engagingly explained that it meant "thunder lizard". Like Pluto's unfair demotion from planetary status (and we had all of the star and planetary How & Whys, too, along with most of the scientific ones and history ones), which I have never fully accepted, I never also quite accepted that Brontosaurus (what a wonderful name) could be described by the more scientifically and modern minded "Apatosaurus".
Wow good thinking! Yes, quick trip to see my daughter. She returned to Chicago to be near her real father and go back to school.
There's a couple naval stations near Greater Chicago. I just put two and two together. How'd you like Chicago? I've never been a huge fan. Apart from the deep dish.
Hope you enjoyed the trip - father, step-father, daughter bonding s great fun; I always enjoyed meeting my dad for classical (or jazz) concerts and heading off for Italian meals (washed down with liberal quantities of Ripasso, or Chianti) afterwards. It was something we relished doing together.
Hope school works out well for her. What does she plan to study?
Thank you. She’s a very nice young woman. She started with bio-med engineering and now somehow inexplicably studying art.
Apparently she’s going to make her fortune in medical illustration.
Thank you. She’s a very nice young woman. She started with bio-med engineering and now somehow inexplicably studying art.
Did she complete a course, gain a credential in bio-med engineering? And did she actually enjoy t?
Personally, I think that students should always study at least one course that they love - their enjoyment of the subject will make learning about it a real pleasure, and, from a teaching perspective, teaching enthusiasts students is great fun as well.
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No degree, she changed directions before her junior year. Here’s her career lifecycle:
Elementary:
Neurologist
Middle school:
GP or anesthesiology
High school:
anime or deviant art illustration; professional sleeper
Favorite subject: analytical Lay’s honey barbecue chip eating.
A good nights sleep is in my mind. Was still awake at 2 last night so I’ve been tired all day.
Had a nap earlier but have headed to bed for an early night.
Had a nap earlier but have headed to bed for an early night.
Yes, assuming you are not talking about actually grilling with good spices and sauces but buying something flavoured as "bbq".
You've turned the minimum age to have a prostate exam and are either dreading it or are very excited?
Meanwhile... I can't find the damn pretzels I ordered.
[doublepost=1559641253][/doublepost]Edit: Oh. You've come to the age you promised yourself in your youth that you'd head over to Spain and run with the bulls in Pamplona?
Meanwhile... I can't find the damn pretzels I ordered.
[doublepost=1559641253][/doublepost]Edit: Oh. You've come to the age you promised yourself in your youth that you'd head over to Spain and run with the bulls in Pamplona?