They've met before. The cat will just disappear.
Life time of living in BC has given me an appreciation for the absurd in politics and real life. Play bridge quite badly. Used to write. Love train travel. Happily married 40 years to man who does not play bridge and hates trains. I don't donate.
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They've met before. The cat will just disappear.
She's very anti-social. Son is bringing "granddog" (a large mixed breed) and I have to admit, I'm looking forward to the cat being cowed.
Has anything been heard from those who might be getting the ducks in a row? (VP etc.)
Also coffee. I don't know why we go through American distributors for it, but it does take some time to get new supply chains established, so we'll be getting American processed coffee for awhile.
Last night? Thinking of the Death of Stalin movie. Some ducks have to be marshalled.
They didn't talk about it (at least to lowly me) but sometimes at the Christmas party they'd break into stories about chasing Rommel across the desert. It probably wasn't as much fun as they made it sound.
I agree. But there was more risk taking from survivors than there seems to have been in later years. I guess if you've risked your life, risking some money by starting a business isn't that scary. (just my observation) Not much seemed to faze the bosses.
A lot of the old farts in my life when I was going to school and later working were vets. There's a lot of "greatest generation" narrative, but I think most of them wanted an adventure. (and then wished they hadn't) My dad felt like he'd missed out by being too young.
WWI. None of my direct ancestors were in WWII. My dad was too young. His dad was too old. I had great uncles in the RCAF and f-i-l was in an Italian army (there were more than one - I think in King's army)
"Most cats are not assholes," I explained to my cat. She shrugged. "Most cats resemble their owners."
The honeymoon is over. Also, maybe the marriage?
There was a post about problems with texting with boomers ✋ I just had "what kind of milk should I buy" changed to some gibberish about music. It's not the boomer. It's the google guesses if you hit the wrong letter.
My great grandfather enlisted in his 40s. He was discharged because of poor health. I think it says something that he was desperate to make money to support his family to extent that he enlisted.
Having a gardener seems like a really exotic thing to do. There are a few in my town, but they charge what they're worth and therefore more than I want to pay. I wonder how suburban Americans who take it for granted will cope when their gardeners are deported?
I know people who joined the party to vote against Poilievre (for Charest) Maybe it will happen again.
There's a lot to worry about - like nuclear storage, which was a big fear in the 1970s. Now people seem to just hope that will turn out fine. We've made huge advances. No one ever thought there would be whales in the Thames again. I'm not against environmental improvements inc. reducing emissions.
We didn't pay that much attention to the old farts of our time, either, and they did pretty interesting things.
The powers are pretty limited. That's why I like it. The head of state can't meddle with the politics of state. Most spares don't get a lot of attention after sibling becomes monarch. otoh, they get to live their own lives. I think Harry should be happy.
We are living in very weird times. The thing about the monarchy is the continuity. Whenever it is that William does become King, it will be pretty seamless. In another 100 years there will still be 5 Kings - hearts, spades, clubs, diamonds and England (and commonwealth)
I feel sorry for the generations following us. No one made us listen to Frank Sinatra, because that's all that played on the radio. We listen to CBC mostly in the car, and there is a bunch of newer music showcasing up and coming. I don't know how many younger people listen to CBC though.
It's the same playbook as the post covid drive.
I went to BCIT (BC Institute of Technology) and we had Pub nights with live music. Bryan Adams played when he was with Sweeney Todd. I can't remember others - he might have been the one who became the most famous. It was a fun time (1976 to 1978)
Hope it won't be for awhile. I think it would be a horrible job, and I like the monarchy (as the political system we have - don't really care who wears the funny hat)
My "one that got away" was when Rolling Stones came to Vancouver (might have been 1998, or 1994 tour.) We didn't want to go (not huge fans) but passed a pub night before concert with a sign "tonight only, Rolling Stones and thought Yeah right. It was right. I guess they used to do that.
Different times, when 4 kids under 15 could go by themselves to a concert on the bus. It was a bit scary waiting for the bus we transferred to in the dark.
I tagged along with brother and friends. At first I thought we were going to Chilliwack. (the town) I must have been 13. It was a very late night for me.
Understand that. I think we might be talking about 2 different things.
The first concert I went to. I think in 1973 at the PNE.
There's no point to warning people about things they can't control, imo. We can say to cut down on fossil fuels or whatever, but "or we're all going to die!!!" doesn't add much to the practical measures. It's a contrary thing - we haven't died, so might as well not worry about it.
What is your ranking list? I don't see many movies in theatre because I live in a tiny town with no theatre, but I did enjoy Anora. Skiing is weird. Here strap on these boards and go hurtling down a mountainside. Take your kids! Spend time in the ER! If it wasn't a sport it would be abuse.
skiing for me. (I'm not a good skiier. I figure 3 seconds of bliss twice in 20 years) Anyway - not a memorable movie, but I enjoyed it more than I thought I would.
But he had to leave the girl behind because he's a lone wolf who only wants to feel the bliss of driving into the sky, like Nevil Shute's character in the On the Beach novel. (Auto racing husband said they got the bit about the feeling right, fwiw.)
You did save people from plague. You created scientists and allowed them the free will to investigate solutions. So thanks. From an athiest.
It was basically a romance, but got both men and women into the theatre. I enjoyed it, and so did husband, for different reasons, but husband (who loves racing) did find some of the Telledaga Nights plotting a bit off-putting. He expected to see Ricky Bobby appear.
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If you ever compared a vaccinated kid to a sick kid, you see the bright eyes, the healthy demeanor, the enthusiasm for the day against the listnessesness, the pallor, the coughing and sneezing, the rash, the fever. And there's a big difference between parents, too. Having a sick kid hurts.
I just wonder if anyone is checking the crowd photos against the solo photos. That would be something AI could do.
I'd like to see someone check and see if these photo ops (?) appear in promotional videos later on with people CGI'd in. (I don't know how to do that)
Maybe this is like his covid tour? After he got covid, he went on a "be seen" drive? It's very odd.
Health tip: Eat food. Your ancestors all did. Sometimes you have to cook it.
A Black Swan event.
I was thinking more of the polarity changing, or the earth's orbit going out of whack or something no one can predict at all.
I feel the same.
20 years after my baby left for university, I still hate the labour day weekend. When my kids were in school, I used to wake up thinking: I only have 13 years left. I only have 12 years left. I only have 10 years left. Then it was no years left. It went too fast.
I live on the Columbia River, and the treaty was being negotiated, but that's on hold now. My MP is CPC. I'd want him to know what's going on, and don't think he would be able to know everything if he didn't have security clearance. It's not just about threats, but that's important.
I don't believe it either. I think many people will continue to go because they have condos (or RV spaces) and friends, but the tide is turning. We've been going to Hawaii every year for the last 20 years. Not anymore.
The Stanley Cup started as a cup and just kept growing. Lord Stanley probably didn't expect that many names to keep being added to it. Some of the original is in the Hockey Hall of Fame, and the old silverwork is quite beautifully engraved.
Why would it be a surprise? Exporters can't eat a tariff and keep prices the same unless they are in the business of gouging or maybe supplying illegal substances. (or are tech companies, which might fulfill both)
Robert Harris' book Pompeii has characters reacting to all the things that are happening before the explosion and trying to fix the situation - water being cut off, poisoned water, etc I see parallels with climate. We have to try to fix things, but what if there's a volcano we don't know about?
I respect your right to disagree, but let me make one more point. MPs are supposed to represent their local constituents (although some get this backwards and represent their party) Sometimes things happen that effect their riding that require security briefings. They should be prepared.
I don't know why the CPC keeps electing people as leader and then trying to change them. It's like a young woman who thinks she can fix her boyfriend. O'Toole was the best of the latest, but he really went off the rails. Why pretend to be a pilot when you're a navigator (job in military)?
I honestly think it should be across the board. Employees don't get to decide what security clearance they need. Politics changes. A backbencher can be a cabinet minister or a shadow minister on whim of leader.
When I was younger, the idea of tea dances in old books was bizarre. Now I think I'd love to get to a tea dance with a good band. I'd drink tea and eat crumpets (not sure what they are) and dance, and I'd be home at 6:00 or 7:00 and be able to go to bed before 10.
When I was about grade 5, I got a big book of the non-censored Grimms fairy tales and used to read them to scare myself silly. They prepared me for King novels.
Change is always disruptive. There will be winners and losers. Maybe not as expected.
Real pillars don't know they are.
No, but he'll possibly keep doing things to it in hopes that it'll eventually look better.
Maybe the woman has a hat pin secured in her fist. My great uncle said every woman should carry a hat pin, in case of creeps. (He was old school)
How about if we send a heavily used Sea King?
Life of Brian was only made because George Harrison wanted to watch it. (a brain full of trivia and little opportunity to use it. I feel like Marvin the depressed robot from Hitchhiker series)
Urban means black.
I'll take Wiki over AI any day. Wiki cites its soources.
It might still be. I don't know if the law was changed.
He's climbing the US side to escape into Mexico. Hello, East Germany.
How shallow does he think women are? We do want more than a pretty face.
Well, that's disappointing.
I've been asking about this.
I patched together the bottom shell, and then just crumbled the rest over the top. If it doesn't tast good, he can always just eat the peaches.
Worse than housing bubble then. There's intrinsic value in housing and construction.
I think they all need to apply. Govt employees need security clearances and some have to sign official secrets act, even if it doesn't seem to an outsider that that is necessary.
There's no one to step up to the plate. The talent pool is a puddle. Time for adults to form a new slightly right of centre party, because the CPC isn't worth saving.
We might not be all you'd hope for. We have our own problems. My post was meant as a joke, but I'm sure you guys will figure this out sooner rather than later. I'm rooting for you.
I don't drink bourbon. I don't drink beer. I mostly buy BC wine and some Italian. I don't think I'm boycotting US booze, but I would if I could.
You can't eat money. Farming is everyone's bread and butter.
Well. Neener neener neener.
I made son a peach pie using gluten free flour and all I have to say about that is I hope it tastes better than it looks.
I don't really know why, but I had a period where I didn't really talk to anyone besides my husband and kids, and I sort of forgot how to do that. So I made myself do it. If you're sitting at home waiting for phone to ring, (so to speak) it's likely someone else is too.
Trump probably just hasn't thought of making it a law yet.
I guess Trump isn't a King. Betrayal against King Charles would be treason.
A textbook example of sunk cost. Maybe a literal example too, if it sinks.
Start small. Decide to talk to someone every day, even just "hello" when you're walking. If you have an interest, look at how to fulfill it. I love playing bridge, but didn't for years until I got in with seniors when I was 40. Look at volunteer possibilities. Good luck. Loneliness kills.
Is the woman protecting her butt?
Jack's friends have been taken into a nightmare and replaced by others who he doesn't know, but who think know him. He and his trusty Winnie the Pooh nightlight have to go into the nightmare to get the originals back.
Apparently mitochondria are little bits inside your cells that provide energy and do something or other with RNA, and you inherit them from your mother. I asked. (Husband has learned to supply mitochondrial size answers to my science questions) Maybe Kennedy needs a smart spouse.
my father-in-law is a “I know a guy” Guy. sadly all the old Guys are aging out of the Guy Economy. Guys are fundamentally incompatible with Hustle Culture because it’s not about “winning” a deal, it’s about collecting favors and goodwill in a mutually-beneficial cycle. protect your local Guy Economy
It probably wouldn't be expensive to make, especially with CGI stuff. If I ever win the lottery, maybe I'll try. (live action is low rent, and animation is probably quite easy - I don't know anything about production)
We went to Billings Montana music festival because someone was playing, and it was awful (not mentioning names, even music stars have bad nights, I think) But Huey Lewis made up for it. It was a fantastic set, which I was not expecting. I'm sorry he had to quit.
I wrote a screenplay that I called Cheese. It's never been well received (even in peer review days of Zoetrope) but it's still one of my favourite things to have written and makes me smile whenever I read it. (It has nothing to do with actual cheese)
From what I understand (not following closely) was that one guy went into another guy's house, who he knew. The householder stabbed him (which was probably sort of reasonable, given the crossbow) and then beat the living shit out of him. Sorry, but I'll wait for the trial to see if that was bad.
Maybe AI is the new Atomic. There was a time when everything was Atomic, from vacuum cleaners to crappy drive through restaurants. Then the dust settled and the only things Atomic were good at were blowing things up, making power, and making medical isotopes.
How about deciding what to use AI for and why before releasing it willy nilly into the world? Has no one watched Fantasia?
Also - I understand not really understanding. I've always wondered what normal feels like, but finally gave up looking for an answer.
I did say I'd stop "helping"
It's hard to tell on here.
It was not a serious post.
I "had fun" at least three times this week. Playing bridge and getting a good hand Bicycling Having lunch with a friend at an outdoor table at a golf course. None of that was all that interesting. I play bridge twice a week. I haven't gone bicycling for a long time. I see the friend quite often.
Maybe you just don't recognize it or expect something that isn't possible. It's living in and appreciating the moment. You can have it lots of ways - being with friends, or the seconds of bliss you get from endorphins from physical activities, or just "being" in a pleasureable moment.
Hope you post the final results when they're in. Elections Canada said within 90 days of the election. Also hope you run again. It was fun watching from BC.
Quebec tried that! Spoiler. Revenge of the cradle doesn't work.
Is Seagrams 7 still a thing? 7 & 7 was always a safe thing to order if you didn't drink much but felt pressured into ordering something when I was young.