So sorry to hear, Robear. Dementia is a horrible thing and it was heart-wrenching to go through with my Grandma.
I'm sending each and every one of you internet hugs right now.
She's past the horrible point and into complete unawareness, so there's that. We've all had plenty of time to prepare.
Sally and RR, hugs and love. I am so sorry for your loss.
So sorry to hear, Robear. Dementia is a horrible thing and it was heart-wrenching to go through with my Grandma.
I'm sending each and every one of you internet hugs right now.
Mom is in a happy place. She sits outside all bundled up watching nature which is her favorite thing. our Sister-in-law is a RN and is doing her end of life care as was planned.
Snow.
Snow.
It's weird how little things change the way you are over time. Back when I was a network tech for Comcast I would take extra on-calls during the winter which were always super busy during the night, especially when it snowed. The longest on-calls I ever worked were in snow. Like, 120+ hours per week, most of it being at night and sleeping a few hours in the morning before going back in later in the shift. I actually enjoyed it to a degree, in that most people would stay off the roads and the light reflecting off the snow made it a lot easier to see equipment up on the pole. And it was just so peaceful, even if I was freezing my bits off.
Last night was the first time I remember really seeing a good snow since I resigned. I looked out the window at about 11PM, and was instantly wide awake and felt like I needed to work on something. It took me three hours before I was even able to lay down, and even then I couldn't just drift off.
Code deploy issues. I have a fix in. Just doesn't seem to work in some of environments. Pretty sure it's some weird deploy stuff. blah.
Job hunting and the subsequent imposter syndrome.
I found a few YouTube channels recently that have great content, but for some reason the hosts think they have to pad their videos with incredibly painful attempts to be funny.
Ah, the podcasting model.
A story/manga has an interesting character death moment. Which elevated the story and made things interesting. Next chapter said person is not dead. Completely killing the interesting bits.
Second time I have read a story do that recently. Not saying be game of thrones but don't fake it...
Scratch my prior loath. Locked my keys in my car. Waiting on the cold for a locksmith. Much more annoying.
edit: Warm at home now. Course in hindsight I could have save the 100+ it cost to unlock my car by calling my insurance company. At this point I'm just happy to be warm.
I guess PS5 consoles aren't the only thing getting gouged. The Navy recently made a change to its semi-annual physical fitness test to allow rowing machines for the cardio portion. I really enjoy rowing, so with the change I figured I'd get a Concept 2 rower (the ubiquitous kind in every military gym) so I can row every day. Turns out that this $900 rower is going for $1300-1500 on Amazon and pretty much everywhere else. The manufacturer website even has a FAQ about scam sites for the Concept 2. Kind blows my mind.
Well, I got on the wait-list. 6-7 weeks until I can place an order, they say. We live in strange days.
A story/manga has an interesting character death moment. Which elevated the story and made things interesting. Next chapter said person is not dead. Completely killing the interesting bits.
I had that happen to me with Attack on Titan. The show spends the first few episodes setting up a character as The Most Talented Hero, and then that hero gets unceremoniously eaten in their first encounter with the titans.
I was excited! All bets were off, and I didn't know where the story was going. It was one of the most unexpected story beats I've seen in a show.
... And then Most Talented Hero comes back in the next episode and is of course Even More Amazing Than We Knew. I felt so let down.
I feel like the delivery drivers in my area are particularly dense. It doesn't matter whether it is USPS, UPS, Amazon, Wal-Mart, etc. I have a huge porch in front of my house and there are a number of excellent places where packages can be left, but where do they nearly always leave them?
Right in front of the door (and sometimes leaning ON the door) blocking it, so that when the screen door swings outward, I have to push past the packages with the door to get out.
OR
They leave them right on the edge of the doorstep right where all the rain drips down from the roof and also blows onto the doorstep.
So I spent money to get some fairly large rubber signs to put on the spot where I would like the packages left.
In a SANE place...like BESIDE the door and under the porch *completely* out of the rain.
Shocking I know.
On a rare occasion, a package will be left there.
Today I went out and had to not only push past a package, but discovered two more packages sitting on the "rain line" out in the open from another delivery. Guess what it is supposed to do this evening? Yup. Rain.
(I suppose I should be thankful that there wasn't a puddle available like the time someone actually dumped a package in a puddle on the sidewalk leading me to rant about that one here.)
So now I've resorted to taping down a huge white garbage bag on that part of the porch to ask them to please leave packages "OVER THERE" with a huge arrow pointing to the spot where I have the "Please leave packages here" sign.
It shouldn't be this complicated.
Would THEY want their packages left out in the rain or blocking the door making it difficult for them to get out? Especially where it is clearly obvious there is a huge porch NOT right in front of the door or in the rain that is maybe 10 inches away where they could safely leave packages. It's not like I'm asking them to spend time going around the back of the house or anything out of the way. Just packages beside the door instead of in front of it, which would be no extra time or effort required.
Back when my job was to leave people’s packages on their door step, I had a few signature moves. If the porch had a support column, place the package behind so that it couldn’t be seen from the street but instantly seen when the front door opens.
If the package was sort of a flat shape; either a bag, envelope, or slim box; is put it between the screen door and the door.
Put it behind a medium to large potted plant on the porch.
The strategy behind a good porch delivery is pretty freaking basic. People disappoint me.
Back when my job was to leave people’s packages on their door step, I had a few signature moves. If the porch had a support column, place the package behind so that it couldn’t be seen from the street but instantly seen when the front door opens.
If the package was sort of a flat shape; either a bag, envelope, or slim box; is put it between the screen door and the door.
Put it behind a medium to large potted plant on the porch.
The strategy behind a good porch delivery is pretty freaking basic. People disappoint me.
And ALL of what you just said makes perfect sense and is exactly how deliveries should be handled!
Well today my latest sign worked and I found my packages exactly where I wanted them put. Between the "please place packages here" mat, the sign above my doorbell asking not to knock or ring unless a signature is required, and my new garbage bag with permanent mega-sharpie as described above (and today's rain didn't wash it away!), as well as the "please do not disturb" sign on my front door, I feel like I just need to start sitting on the porch in a rocker with a shotgun and yelling at passing kids or something.
And on top of that, my mother complained to me the other day that her delivery people NEVER ring the doorbell, so go figure! 
Masking/gloving up for a trip to the grocery store and forgetting to pick up the primary item you went there to collect.
Masking/gloving up for a trip to the grocery store and forgetting to pick up the primary item you went there to collect.
I did this today but the item I forgot was my wallet. Employee put my full cart in the back freezer while I drove 30-40 minutes back and forth. Grrrr.
I hate when I write some shitpost and go back to see how many likes it's collected, but I can't remember which thread I shitposted in.
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I hate when I write some shitpost and go back to see how many likes it's collected, but I can't remember which thread I shitposted in.
Obvious solution is to shitpost in every thread, thus, regardless of which thread you click into, there'll be something to stroke your ego.
I liked it ;P
This may belong in PnC, but I hate people comparing politicians to Adolph Hitler. I've been aware of 7 presidents in my lifetime and people always called them Nazis or Hitler. Even governors. It makes the people sound kind of unaware of what a Nazi stood for, and worse, makes the original group of sociopaths appear to be not as bad as they actually were (are.) I may be in the minority on this one, but it may go beyond loathing and bordering on aggravation.
Sorry. Soapbox has been burned.
It’s also used as hyperbole, and we need less of that. And it’s way too vague. If someone is hateful towards people of color, then say that and also provide a source or two to back up the claim.
Besides, Trump is Mussolini.
Besides, Trump is Mussolini.
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I hate when I write some shitpost and go back to see how many likes it's collected, but I can't remember which thread I shitposted in.
Oh snap, I forgot where I posted this. 
Currently hating Parent/Teacher night, where I am the teacher. In MS Teams. With meetings spread out just randomly enough that I don't have a big enough gap to get up, but just small enough I'm sitting here bored out of my freaking...
I have to keep semi-focused on which student is next and such, so I can't really Netflix and Wait.
Mixolyde wrote:Besides, Trump is Mussolini.
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I've always thought this. Some woman asked how old I was when I said "Trump is Mussolini, actually more Benzino Napoloni from the movie The Great Dictator. "
RawkGWJ wrote:Mixolyde wrote:Besides, Trump is Mussolini.
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I've always thought this. Some woman asked how old I was when I said "Trump is Mussolini, actually more Benzino Napoloni from the movie The Great Dictator. "
And... Silvio Berlusconi - Former Prime Minister of Italy
I almost believe that Trump was taking cues from Berlusconi’s political career. If “Trump TV” becomes a thing, that will be one more huge parallel between the two politicians. If TrumpTV features topless blondes reading the nightly news then there’s no way that it could be considered a coincidence.
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