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Pet picture thread...
I thought we had one but I can't find one recent, so, new start. We have a new kitten. We've never had a cat pay any attention to the TV. However, last night, NatGeo, I think, had a program on puppies...
View ArticleWhat are your Thanksgiving plans?
We decided not to visit anyone or host an event this holiday - first time in a while we will not do either. My wife and I have been very busy lately, and lounging at home with mass quantities of good...
View ArticleNature is Fighting Back
https://www.npr.org/2023/11/07/1211269495/orca-boat-yacht-attack-spain-morocco?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter A pod of Orcas attacked and sunk a yacht off...
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If you're relying totally on the cloud to backup your data, think again
"Never turn your back on digital" - Bob Ludwig "If your data isn't stored in three separate places, you don't have it." - unknown Google Drive users angry over losing months of stored data Google Drive...
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The Power of Ritual
Excellent article on how ritual forms and functions in our lives...personal and corporate. I intend to read this book... The Hidden Powers of Everyday Ritual Psychological anthropologist Bradd Shore...
View ArticleQuestion re: Anti-Barking Devices
My neighbor has 3-4 dogs that bark all day. Usually starts about 7AM, sometimes as early as 5:30. Goes until 8 - 9PM, and cranks up like the sun the next morning. Anything can set it off, and it takes...
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Dietary Supplements
Any of you biology/medical types know anything about Urolithin A dietary supplement? Supposedly counters aging by allowing the mitochondria to repair/regenerate itself...or something like that....
View ArticleTV Alert - Jeopardy Greatest of All Time (and New Host thread)
The Jeopardy Greatest of All Time tournament will begin tonight, 1/7, on ABC at 8 ET. The contestants will be Ken Jennings, Brad Rutter and James Holtzhauer. The three will compete in a series of...
View ArticleHow do you get rid of armadillos?
They are destroying my Dad’s yard. He’s thrown out a bunch of moth balls. Tried live traps. Nothing works. They have plowed his yard in places that there is no way there is any food source left in...
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Squirrel battles...
OK, so they've developed a taste for blueberries. The nets didn't help. They found a way through. This pic shows a camera which pings my cellphone and a motion-activated sprinkler which blasts them...
View ArticleHow was everyone's Christmas/New Year's holiday?
Back to work after 11 days off. My SIL, niece, and her husband visited us. And we were gloriously lazy! My nephew-in-law and I channeled our inner 12-year-olds and bunkered down in the man cave and...
View ArticleThe salad dressing conundrum
Ok, so I bring back a salad to the office for lunch. I got two sides of salad dressing because if I get one it is never quite enough. However, as always happens when I get two, I never tap into the...
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Green Beret Shot in Ft. Hood, a Tale of Redemption
This is not about gun control or politics. It is a story of redemption. I have never met John Arroyo (although I did serve in 3rd Special Forces Group). Interesting story about becoming a better man,...
View ArticleMy favorite battlefields.
Today was a beautiful autumn day (60 degrees and sunny) in Virginia, and I had to drive from the Valley to the Tidewater, so, when I drove past Richmond, I decided to visit the Richmond National...
View ArticleNew DIY thread...
Looks like the old one, started by Bazza I think, died. With the near-zero weather coming, I was faced with a woodstove which was missing the first joint. Long story short, we'd given away our old...
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