The A&J series that is running in newspapers this week about syncing wireless technology is based on true events, as was the lizard episode a few weeks back. You are right: I’ve not been leading a very exciting life of late. As for the lizard sequence, one commenter somewhere kept coming back day after day to snort (if one can snort online) derisively something like, “What’s the big deal? It’s just a harmless lizard.” I didn’t say anything then, but I would like to say on my—I mean Arlo’s—behalf that when a skink, a rather large and aerodynamic lizard, is running loose in one’s underwear, it becomes a matter not of fear but of urgency. Anyway, ponder Felix the French space cat. There seems to be some debate about whether the first French space cat was Felix or Felicette. If you’re truly interested, it’s an easy search. Sadly, a second French space cat was sent in suborbital space flight similar to Felix, or Felicette, but did not survive the recovery. Apparently, its name is unrecorded.
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Mark
Didn’t read through – but- yes
Mine was ’64 white/white top, black interior, 4 speed, turbo charged (That is why you had to “drive” it) Looked like that though.
Just back from St. Paul / Nagasaki sister city , end of War II “Do”
Gone till Monday
Ghost, ask her if the new router has the pushbutton WSM. I almost jinxed you there. Anyway, if it does, when the printer asks how you want to connect, push the WSM button on the router when the printer asks that, and they should connect on their own. Good luck to both of you.
Know what you mean about updates too. My employer scheduled an update for 0100-0500 so it would be done before most of us began work. They didn’t get it working till after noon.
Ghost, since I have only been looking for hiking socks in the mens’ department and that at Academy Sports, not WW, I can’t say when that happened. What I got in the wicking, hiking, trekking department was sticker shock! I discovered I had given away about $300 of brand new never used men’s sports socks to my workmen, not knowing the darned things cost $15-20 a pair! My late husband was always extremely well dressed and I never paid the least attention to the costs of stuff. He had more sailing and outdoor sports clothes than a deer hunter! Just not suitable for hunting but bass fishing would have been stylish in his clothes.
There is a half grown orange and white kitten tromping all over my desk and keyboard, creating avalanches. The cat is an idiot and clumsy to boot, he just rolled off desktop and fell into the garbage can!
Started to ask what size you wore and I’d see if Oklahoma Walmarts were less trendy than those in your state? I did make an interesting discovery last week, which was buying online from Walmart, something I had not done except toys. I found that the skinny colored jeans I favor now were on clearance online but not in stores where they were full price. And that instead of a half dozen colors, they came in over two dozen colors and in short, petite sizes too, so you know what I did!
So, look online. Love, Jackie
Ghost, one more thing. I’ve been buying my socks at Wally World too. Look in the work socks for the Dickies brand. They have a mid-calf length sock that is extra cushioned in the foot and wicks moisture. They also have them in a size for those of us with bigger feet. Most socks for men are sized 6-12. These are for guys with size 13 and larger. Long wearing and comfortable.
Minor nit pick – if it is *new*, it is technically impossible for it to be improved. “NewLY improved”.
My boss installed my new work computer on my day off. I was not aware this was going to happen. All “my” files (i.e. spreadsheets, forms, and signs that actually WORKED) gone. The default to screensaver time was one minute and REQUIRED A PASSWORD (not provided) to exit. I still cannot print employee paystubs. And leaving a downloaded file unattended ALSO prompts a lock screen. The change also turned the ephedrine tracking laptop into a useless paperweight.
Thankfully, I have managed enough locations I can go back to my old stores and email myself “my files” before the rest of the computers go away. And, the corporate office has left me total access for the moment, so I snuck into the control panel and changed a few settings. No more lock to lose the screensaver, and a longer wait time until it kicks in.
Jerry – You are my de facto Jim Cantore. His voice is now used for the local on the 8s. Unless I know Dave Schwartz is working, I can’t bear to watch. You fill the void. Keep up the good work. 🙂
Jackie – Crunchy Granola Suite, haven’t heard that one in forever.
Sorry ladies, I can’t do pink tools. Glad you all enjoy them though. IMHO, they are invariably lesser in quality and weight. (Give me time enough, and I could accidently break the universe. I need heavy duty everything.) Actually, I pass on “gender specific” items that have no real business being gender specific. Big yay from me to Target for losing the gender bias signs. Sorry, didnt mean to climbthe soapbox tonight. I’ll get down.
My marine architect and engineer friend says when something doesn’t work, get a bigger hammer.
The weather channel lost me a long time ago but Oklahoma has such terrible weather we have our own guys who are better and higher paid too, so unless your satellite goes out on both computer and television we get blow by blow by street coverage, even if six or seven tornadoes are on the ground, as they often are.
Agreed on pink anything, I won’t even wear breast cancer awareness tee shirts, although they tell me we had a big rodeo event where all the guys wore pink. Now that might have been worth going for. What am I saying? Cowboys that rodeo are always worth looking at!
There is a pink sailboat event taking place for breast cancer awareness coming up too.
Love, Jackie
Before I give up and move to another project (I have cleared my desk top!) I have been on a binge of listening to Mark Knopfler and Emmy Lou Harris, with each other and with others and alone. Of course music is beautiful but terribly sad. however I LOVE his guitar and lyrics. So, big question is, is Mark Knopfler worth buying $400 tickets and driving hundreds of miles to see in person? Anyone here have opinion? Shows are virtually sold out of course. Love, Jackie
Jackie, here’s the list of upcoming shows. And another thought, you might see if there are any disabled access seats. With your toe surgeries you might qualify.
https://tour.markknopfler.com/
If he was close enough and I had the money/time I would consider going. But that’s pretty iffy. Last live show I saw was Fleetwood Mac in Nashville, so long ago I can’t remember the year.
Debbe 😉 All good things must come to an end, so this will be a wrap for the American Graffiti tunes. Goodnight, sweetheart.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4p9RSShJcA
But hey, there are a few other movies with good tunes in them. Let me see if I can find some of them.
Yeah, Mark, I’m hoping there will be a magic button option. (There was not on the previous router.) We’ll see how it goes.
Didn’t see the Dickies socks at WW but ended up getting a Big Bag O’ Socks in another brand that seem quite similar to what you described and also came in size 12-15. Amusingly, the care instructions on the bag include “Do not iron or dry clean”. I hate to break it to them, but that wasn’t likely to happen anyway.
Jackie, if Half Grown Orange And White Kitten does not have a name, how about “Oscar”? “Oscar the Grouch” was orange before he turned green.
And I do shop WW online, even for items they have in stock. They’ll hold them for in-store pick-up just like the items that have to be shipped in, and I can pick them up a short time after I place and order and bypass the long lines at the regular checkout.
I no longer attend concerts for much the same reason I almost never see a movie in a theater…the odds are much too great that some idiot (or idiots) will ruin it for me. (And both are soft targets for terrorists, mad men, etc., as has already been amply demonstrated in the case of theaters.) I also apply the “Super Bowl Test”…would viewing it in person as opposed to on TV really be worth the time, expense and aggravation you’d go through to see it live?
Debbe, new album coming soon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1v7hXEQhsQ
Looks like animator was listening to the album and looking at illustrations for Dante’s Inferno.
One from Roger Waters: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXKZNQvYB24&list=PLTsXGTrwUPXNQPiMzXpTPdeybYnGUtub7
You are as you often are quite right, Ghost. And Mark I did find tickets in Atlanta and another of the southeast locations where I sort of plan to be about that time anyway. One of my friends in North Carolina has a boating event I was kind of planning to go to but it is a long way from Port Aransas, Texas where I will be one weekend to North Carolina coast the next weekend. I have done it before but it is a far piece.
Original plan was to see Mark Knopfler at one of the shows in Washington state or British Columbia since we were going to be there to coincide with the show dates or possibly catch the one at Red Rock in Denver. But that all fell apart when our show tour ended abruptly, say la vie as the Cajuns say, you never can tell.
Hate being reminded all the time how our world has changed with terrorists and mad men. But then I remember the University of Texas tower and the Mansons and a few other horrors of my youth. And I do remember going through four separate revolutions down in Venezuela in the late 1950’s and pipe lines being blown up, Americans being killed even then. I concede they have gotten madder than before, however. And no, I don’t go to movie theaters or sports games either. And this was first time I had gotten on a plane since 9/11 despite fact I have literally flown a million miles before.
Anyone want to go to Cuba? I am still considering that one and my passport’s current. Love, Jackie
Good morning Villagers…
Mark, that first link on Gilmour, I bet Ian could tell us the illustrator…looks like something from his games…..
Last concert…..Tom Petty some 23 years ago. When the lights went out, smoke filled the air 🙂
Indy Mindy….with pink, the ‘boys’ won’t touch my tools. Husband added a few extras to my bag too.
Speaking of Ian….he’s starting to freak out. Thought he had a job…twice…but to no avail. It’s been three weeks now and he still has not found a job. Now I’m starting to freak out.
GR 😉 Ian wears those ankle socks…even with his boots and in the winter. I don’t do ankle socks, I want my ankles covered…don’t want to feel “naked”!
Gotta go……………..
Ya’ll have a blessed Sunday
Debbe – A friend posted this one. https://fbcdn-photos-a-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpt1/v/t1.0-0/11924750_724805857634_8875833257023315474_n.jpg?efg=eyJpIjoibCJ9&oh=a93d3916564a4392f09e70f1f0173c70&oe=563804E5&__gda__=1447011769_541b6d5987b93633571f7c0e8ecd978a
On Sat., Lynn Warfel does movie music from 1000-1200 CDT on Classical MPR. Most of you are out of MPR’s range, but probably can stream it live at:
classicalmpr.org
I’ll check that URL and report back if it is wrong. Peace, emb
Right. Of course, today is Sunday, and a favorite announcer is spinning classical CDs. enb
http://www.classicalmpr.org/
Debbe 😉 “…I want my ankles covered…don’t want to feel ‘naked’!” Remember, hon, this is not the 18th century. 🙂 Of course, they wore dresses then that covered their ankles but looked like this up top. A good trade-off, as far as I’m concerned. 😉
https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/f5/93/04/f593044f939b740c1145ad297f49cef7.jpg
The totalitarian and anti-human rights Communist government of Cuba will be delighted to see your Yanqui dollars.
OF due soon, 0948-1008 CDT. emb
http://www.nps.gov/features/yell/webcam/oldFaithfulStreaming.html
GR6, with a 60″ flat screen (a 65″ wouldn’t fit in the SUV I borrowed), we haven’t gone out to a movie theater in a long time. No lines, no talking (except ourselves), good food and most important (at our age) being able to pause and have a bathroom break whenever we need too.
Exactly, Gary. And I’ll bet the “good food” wasn’t $27.00 worth of popcorn and soft drinks for the two of you, either. 🙂
Just woke up, it is Sunday, rainy day. No sunshine from Ghost? Still grouchy? You found some ” eso asi que es” Long time since I tried to type Spanish and phone doesn’t like it.
That is a joke from Spanish class in high school. Punch line was was ” Why didn’t you just say you wanted socks?”
My Spanish sucks now. But I believe it was JJ our noble leader who put link up for Cuba trip I was interested in? Love Jackie
Ghost, they have not had our Yanqui dollars since President Kennedy. How has that worked out for us or them? It did not really change their government or policies. Insanity- doing the same thing repeatedly and expecting different results. Maybe going back to open trade will do more good. I certainly don’t think it will get worse.