In keeping with the general trend across the country, we had some storms roll through in the middle of the night. Not anything near what some folks have been forced to suffer through, of course, but enough to freak out the dogs and get me up out of bed. It was the first real chance to use their new Thundershirts, and results were, well, not particularly impressive. So I’ve been out of bed since about 2:00 and catching up on my recorded teevee. This promises to be a long day.
Even worse, looks like we’re in line to get some severe storms this afternoon, and nobody will be here to keep the poor dogs company. And it’s gonna get really hot and humid (it’s already close to 70°). Sucks all the way around.
Maybe I can use the pool to cool off, though I’m not holding out much hope. The water has cleared a lot, but after another 10 gallons of “super shock” last night, I still can’t see the bottom of the deep end (though I suppose I ought to wait until daylight to pass judgement). Frankly, I have doubts that it will ever clear up, and am at a loss as to what to do next, except, perhaps, to change the sand in the filter.
I wouldn’t really care, except we’re throwing a fair amount of time and money into this thing that could be put to other uses if it’s just not gonna work out. Yeah, bitching about the pool seems pretty Republican, doesn’t it?
The trackpad on the Macbook went insane again last night, and is insane still this morning. So it’s back to the Dell (whose trackpad is reliable, but the goddamn sound doesn’t work). Next time it gets its shit together (if it ever does), I think I’ll spend some time wiping everything off it and then returning it to work. It’s just not worth the hassle any more. About all it’s good for is charging my Bluetooth headset. I wish I could afford to try out a Chrome notebook or an Android tablet, but that might cut into the whole throwing money into the pool thing.
Apple, Dell, and Microsoft (three rotten peas in a pod, as far as I’m concerned) can all kiss my ass. Apple for its shitty, overpriced hardware, and annoying marketing, Dell for it’s shitty, relatively reasonably priced hardware, and Microsoft, for, well, just because.
Oh well, I’m off tomorrow, so hopefully we can all make it though today. Stay safe and dry out there.
Christ, I’m tired.
and he shall be Levon…
:bow: :cake: :blues: :pup:
Kinda feel like jumping off a bridge
eya trav.
pick a low bridge
check for sunken rocks and avoid them
have some spare clothes and a dry towel handy.
lemme know how it turns out.
when you hit that cold
water i bet i’ll hear
your asshole slam shut
all the way up here, SLAMMO! )
Travis- pj’s got a pool to jump into. Just don’t jump into the deep end :omg:
Also, stay clear of the skimmer basket.
Vermont became the first state to lay the groundwork for single-payer health care on Thursday when its governor signed an ambitious bill aimed at establishing universal insurance coverage for all residents.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/05/26/vermont-health-care-reform-law-single-payer_n_867573.html
Not a lot of tornadoes in Vermont, either.
Evening all. Well the new pub opened today at the store and they carry 3 Philosphers. Sadly not the cave aged, I’ll have to visit PJ to get some of that.
You can’t talk about pj like that!
vern- They just showed a replay of your Giants catcher being taken out by somebody from the florida fish last night.
OMG! That’s the worst thing I’ve ever seen in baseball. 😮
The sportsblabbers here in Denver are calling it a “clean play”.
Horrible! I never saw Rose do anything like that- he just came in spikes up.
I don’t think it was intentionally dirty. I’ve watched it way too much and Buster turned into him like he was making a tag. The loose ball was behind Buster so I don’t think the runner knew that he didn’t have the ball and had made a decision to dislodge it since throw had beaten him. It all happened very fast and is within the rules as they are now. Still it hurts a lot for all concerned. The guy who made the throw took out a Chinese catcher similarly in the 2008 Olympics. http://www.flickr.com/photos/matt_o/2777148188/ They need to tweak the rules.
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I didn’t know that he didn’t have the ball. They were just showing the collision over and over. George Fraizer can’t shut-up about how it’s just part of the game. I guess, sadly, that it is. The way Posey was guarding the plate there was only one play for the runner to make and he made it.
Still, sad for Posey and the Giants.
Do you think that Carney Lansford alone could have brought down the batting avg. of the entire starting rotation of the Rockies?
Tulo- down 40: Cargo- down 35. We’ve lost Nine one run games :smack:
Strangely, I may have lost a friend over this (and a few other things). This is allowed. Look at the last tick of the runner’s foot and he is kicking up chalk so he is in the baseline. He was doing what he had to do to score in the 12th inning of a game, likely the 25th man on the roster holding on for dear life to stay in the majors and have a moment of glory.
But, hey, I’m a Librul. I still agonize over slapping the ball out of the glove of the catcher trying to tag me in a Little League game many years ago.
I didn’t know about that Carney Lansford thing. You have my sympathy.