Found a box of Trader Joe’s Pfeffernüsse (German spice cookies) tucked away in a food storage bin along with a lot of other dried foods. They can give Twinkies a run for their money in terms of long-term edibility. No preservatives and even with a marking of “Best by 04-02-10” on the box, they’re still good.
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This posts makes you sound like you’re going through a deserted store after the bombs landed.
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Reminds me of the Twinkies scene in Mortal Engines…
That’s the power of words. Knowing what to include or omit can fire the imagination. But this was no Zombieland or Indiana Jones adventure. 'Twas just a storage bin I had at the house that I decided to see what was in it.
Give it a year and we might be there.
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It’s the day after the Holiday party and I’m basically the only one in the office. Everyone else decided to work from home. (And, honestly, if I hadn’t left my laptop here last night I probably would have too.) The place is quieter than a non-horror movie tomb and it’s glorious.
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A most excellent time to plant some Annoy-A-Trons all over the place…
Come to think of it, do they have Annoy-A-Trons that will make random backroooms sounds?
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I don’t believe in vegetables, I think they’re a myth perpetuated by big Farmer
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I think Amazon found a really good way to force people to sign up for Amazon Prime. The free shipping to a locker hasn’t been available on the last three orders I placed and I remember seeing a notice about “you spent $X on shipping so far this year” a few months ago. A subscription at $139/year is a better deal now, but of course, the seemingly more palatable rate of $14.99/month gets the “Recommended” tag as they get an extra $41 out of you.
I realized this a while back but it’s time to share it. Apparently, X-Wing fighters have a design flaw. In space, they will randomly start moving up and down that coincidentally coincides with when the camera is doing a close-up on the pilot.
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So that’s what a hummingbird sounds like when it sings. Way different than any other bird song.
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I was out in my garden many years ago when a hummingbird came up behind me and made a surprisingly loud sound. It startled the heck out of me!
Do the needful.
And revert back to me?
Damn the dentists I had as a kid messed me up mentally
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This should happen, but not just for new parents.
https://x.com/RepPettersen/status/1878185507751948442
We are well past the time where the representatives of the people should be spending more time with the people and less with each other and lobbiests. It would also go a long way to paving the path to reduce the number of voters per representative, If the house is meeting virtually there is no size restriction and we can go to a more reasonable number of representatives. I think the idea size of the House is in the 3k range if not higher, 100k population per rep is still too many, but better than the current mess. Then you can watch the two party system destroy itself.
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I recently had to switch dentists: I saw the same one for over 40 years, albeit with a break in the middle when I was living in other state. He was about an hour fro, my current residence but worth seeing because he was a good dentist.
He retired, and deservedly so. Sold the practice (mainly the customer files as he was pretty old-fashioned in a lot of ways: X-rays on film, used the plastic models to explain stuff, etc. ) to a neighboring business.
The neighboring business was super modern… but also very poor customer service. I had to see them about a month after I’d seen the retired dentist as a wire had finally popped off after being in my lower jaw for 30-some years. Felt very impersonal, billing was a mess. They “took my insurance” but that meant I paid up front and had to submit for reimbursement. They also ran an ad loop on the lobby TV for their own services. (I guess dentists are selling snoring treatments now.)
So poor service AND far away?
Found a local dentist I’m pretty happy with. Took my insurance and apologized for maybe having to bill me $35 for fluoride treatments. Made it as pleasant as possible. Actually gave me some credit, especially since it took a year+ to get in for a new visit. So much happier.
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J.R.R. Tolkien had a definite way with words.
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I know cats, dogs, horses and other animals can get the zoomies. Didn’t know dogs can get the spinnies.
Way back when and long ago as the internet was beginning spread into everyday life, you could get programming kits that allowed you to create your own virus. The ones that used those were termed “script kiddies” because they didn’t have the skill to program their own viruses.
Now we have people making pictures by following prompts to have AI create a picture for them. Would they be “prompt kiddies”?
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