# Random Musings (and associated non sequiturs) v. 3.0
**URL:** https://cog.discourse.group/t/random-musings-and-associated-non-sequiturs-v-3-0/478
**Category:** general
**Created:** [October 10, 2013, 12:21am UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/random-musings-and-associated-non-sequiturs-v-3-0/478 "2013-10-10T00:21:45Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
**Page:** 234
### Author:  [@Ook](https://cog.discourse.group/u/Ook)
#### Post date: [February 16, 2022, 5:44am UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/random-musings-and-associated-non-sequiturs-v-3-0/478/4732 "2022-02-16T05:44:01Z")
> [@CaffeinatedNoms](#):
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> this time I’m going to do it in an easily-vented space…
Speaking from experience?
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### Author:  [@CaffeinatedNoms](https://cog.discourse.group/u/CaffeinatedNoms)
#### Post date: [February 16, 2022, 10:34am UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/random-musings-and-associated-non-sequiturs-v-3-0/478/4733 "2022-02-16T10:34:32Z")
I mean, the light-headed-ness just added to the magic of the photos developing. Splitting headache and everything tasted like vinegar for _hours_ afterwards!
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### Author:  [@Nabiki](https://cog.discourse.group/u/Nabiki)
#### Post date: [February 17, 2022, 3:57pm UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/random-musings-and-associated-non-sequiturs-v-3-0/478/4734 "2022-02-17T15:57:21Z")
Guess what? Optical mice don’t work on glass desks. My neighbour bought my old desk. She came over this morning because she set it up but her mouse wasn’t working. Solved with a mouse pad.
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### Author:  [@Rizak](https://cog.discourse.group/u/Rizak)
#### Post date: [February 17, 2022, 5:21pm UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/random-musings-and-associated-non-sequiturs-v-3-0/478/4735 "2022-02-17T17:21:15Z")
If she wants to keep the same aesthetic, a square of transparent adhesive drawer liner will work.
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### Author:  [@balance](https://cog.discourse.group/u/balance)
#### Post date: [February 17, 2022, 6:38pm UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/random-musings-and-associated-non-sequiturs-v-3-0/478/4736 "2022-02-17T18:38:52Z")
I’ve discovered I really like having a ‘desk may’ or in other words a fricken huge mousepad. I’ve gotten a couple great ones from [novelkeys.com](http://novelkeys.com) (bonus: they’re machine washable so I can toss them in the wash if they get grungy.) (I also am not at a place where I eat at my desk often.)
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### Author:  [@Nabiki](https://cog.discourse.group/u/Nabiki)
#### Post date: [February 17, 2022, 6:40pm UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/random-musings-and-associated-non-sequiturs-v-3-0/478/4737 "2022-02-17T18:40:59Z")
I like the sloth.
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### Author:  [@balance](https://cog.discourse.group/u/balance)
#### Post date: [February 17, 2022, 9:26pm UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/random-musings-and-associated-non-sequiturs-v-3-0/478/4738 "2022-02-17T21:26:39Z")
Their Sloth is nice. I’ve got the planet one as well as a squid/kraken design I think they’ve aged out.
They’re nice sized and very comfy. Not bad if you also end up doing fun stuff like assembling small stuff on them as they offer a little ‘grip’ compared to a bare hard surface.
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### Author:  [@Rizak](https://cog.discourse.group/u/Rizak)
#### Post date: [February 18, 2022, 4:30am UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/random-musings-and-associated-non-sequiturs-v-3-0/478/4739 "2022-02-18T04:30:15Z")
I have several from this collection.
> **[The Metropolitan Museum of Art Collection](https://www.mouserug.com/collections/the-metropolitan-museum-of-art)**
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> Welcome to mouserug.com, home of world-famous, versatile MouseRugs, CoasterRugs, and BookRugs. Whether you're traditional or looking for a unique splash of home décor, these rugs are great for everything from computer mouse to house plants, or table...
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### Author:  [@Road\_Rash](https://cog.discourse.group/u/Road_Rash)
#### Post date: [February 18, 2022, 2:35pm UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/random-musings-and-associated-non-sequiturs-v-3-0/478/4740 "2022-02-18T14:35:24Z")
I’m hovering over the cart button at this moment…
> **[The Great Wave off Kanagawa by Katsushika Hokusai Mouse Rug](https://www.mouserug.com/collections/famous-19th-century-art-collection/products/the-great-wave-off-kanagawa-mouse-rug)**
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> One of the most recognized works of Japanese art in the world, this woodblock print by the Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai captures an enormous wave cresting over three fishing boats off the coast in Sagami Bay. Featuring dramatic blue pigments...
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### Author:  [@Woodman](https://cog.discourse.group/u/Woodman)
#### Post date: [February 18, 2022, 9:06pm UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/random-musings-and-associated-non-sequiturs-v-3-0/478/4741 "2022-02-18T21:06:04Z")
Get the cookie monster version.
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### Author:  [@TechnoMistress](https://cog.discourse.group/u/TechnoMistress)
#### Post date: [February 18, 2022, 10:34pm UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/random-musings-and-associated-non-sequiturs-v-3-0/478/4742 "2022-02-18T22:34:55Z")
I dunno, I’m rather fond of this one…
> **[The Scream by Edvard Munch Mouse Rug](https://www.mouserug.com/products/the-scream-mouse-rug)**
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> This iconic image in Expressionist art is set against an unnaturally orange and swirling landscape. Seen as symbolizing the anxiety of the human experience, this painting from 1893 is the second most recognizable artwork in the world, after the Mona...
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### Author:  [@Woodman](https://cog.discourse.group/u/Woodman)
#### Post date: [February 18, 2022, 10:41pm UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/random-musings-and-associated-non-sequiturs-v-3-0/478/4743 "2022-02-18T22:41:21Z")
> **[Sea Is for Cookie, A Mashup of Cookie Monster and Hokusai's 'The Great Wave...](https://laughingsquid.com/cookie-monster-great-wave-off-kanagawa/)**
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> Put\_It\_All\_On\_Red created "Sea Is for Cookie", a funny photo mashup of Sesame Street's Cookie Monster and The Great Wave off Kanagawa by Japanese artist
This one.
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### Author:  [@Road\_Rash](https://cog.discourse.group/u/Road_Rash)
#### Post date: [February 19, 2022, 2:18am UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/random-musings-and-associated-non-sequiturs-v-3-0/478/4744 "2022-02-19T02:18:20Z")
> [@Woodman](#):
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> This one.
I’d order that one as well…
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### Author:  [@Ook](https://cog.discourse.group/u/Ook)
#### Post date: [February 19, 2022, 7:13am UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/random-musings-and-associated-non-sequiturs-v-3-0/478/4745 "2022-02-19T07:13:53Z")
Interesting that the mouse pad still are with us today, even though we have divorced ourselves from ballsy mice and optical mice now is the norm.
I also use a mouse pad.
I can remember my first mouse, the square, boxy Genius serial mouse. I miss it sometime.
Can’t remember what happened to it ☹
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### Author:  [@Woodman](https://cog.discourse.group/u/Woodman)
#### Post date: [February 19, 2022, 10:14am UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/random-musings-and-associated-non-sequiturs-v-3-0/478/4746 "2022-02-19T10:14:41Z")
My mouse seems to get dirtier faster on the desk
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### Author:  [@Rizak](https://cog.discourse.group/u/Rizak)
#### Post date: [February 19, 2022, 6:27pm UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/random-musings-and-associated-non-sequiturs-v-3-0/478/4747 "2022-02-19T18:27:18Z")
I don’t know if this is the most Canadian thing I’ve heard in a while, but it’s something:
“One person was arrested after throwing a bicycle toward a police horse.”
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### Author:  [@CaffeinatedNoms](https://cog.discourse.group/u/CaffeinatedNoms)
#### Post date: [February 19, 2022, 7:46pm UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/random-musings-and-associated-non-sequiturs-v-3-0/478/4748 "2022-02-19T19:46:06Z")
> [@Ook](#):
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> even though we have divorced ourselves from ballsy mice
Oh not here, the Macs and Acorn are still rollerball. We have an assortment of mouse-mats but my favourite pair are ones I got last Christmas, a matching coaster and mat set with a full moon and howling wolf on.
Because even in my 30s I’m an angsty teenager hehe
> [@Rizak](#):
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> “One person was arrested after throwing a bicycle toward a police horse.”
Shame for the officers involved that there is live video from three sources that proved this to be false. The guy they arrested mysteriously broke his arm and pelvis “in transit” 🙄
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### Author:  [@Rizak](https://cog.discourse.group/u/Rizak)
#### Post date: [February 19, 2022, 10:55pm UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/random-musings-and-associated-non-sequiturs-v-3-0/478/4749 "2022-02-19T22:55:57Z")
If nobody has capitalized on the series title “The Miss Teri Mysteries” … you’re welcome.
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### Author:  [@RRabbit42](https://cog.discourse.group/u/RRabbit42)
#### Post date: [February 22, 2022, 4:38am UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/random-musings-and-associated-non-sequiturs-v-3-0/478/4750 "2022-02-22T04:38:11Z")
Fixed it for you:
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### Author:  [@Ook](https://cog.discourse.group/u/Ook)
#### Post date: [February 23, 2022, 10:44am UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/random-musings-and-associated-non-sequiturs-v-3-0/478/4751 "2022-02-23T10:44:18Z")
So it is hardly surprising that Port Elizabeth currently are experiencing a water crisis in the form of unsafe water which you need to boil first before drinking.
Elsewhere in the country there’s also water quality issues, and things look to get worse going forward.
All of this due to BEE and cadre deployment.
I’m ok for now, have a place where I get drinking water on contract, which is safe for consumption, and I think a lot of people will start to do the same.
Africa at its finest.
We had high hopes for a better country after Apartheid’s dismantled, but it did not happen. Instead we now have another form of Apartheid where job selection is not based on merit or experience, but rather on who you know and political appointments.
Another factor is the enforcement of BEE (Black Economic Empowerment) which does nothing but to enrich a select few individuals. Yet the hoi polloi still thinks it is the greatest thing since sliced bread, and they still blame others for their situation.
Going forward it seems that Putin’s actions in the Ukraine is going to have far-reaching consequences for Europe and the rest of the world as well.
I want to get off this planet. Now.
edited to add :
Is this Putin’s _Anschluss_?
First Ukraine…
Then Poland…
…and taking back all the previous territory that belonged to the former USSR, and that includes East Germany and Berlin.
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