Random thoughts that don't warrant a thread

[52-80 19154]

11 hours ago, YGIFS said:

I was today years old when I learned that April is Confederate History Month and that Texas is one of only 7 states that still celebrates it.  I don't want monument I'm gonna shit on first.  Internet bullshit aside, I had no idea this was a thing in all my decades in this wonderful place.  

If you didnt know that in 3 decades, then does it really matter?

(i didnt know either)

[YGIFS 19450]

No, it did not matter to me personally. I just dropped my jaw at how fucking proudly stupid my state is, that’s all.  
 

it’s like finding out 30 years later, the local priest was mouth fucking other kids-just not you.  You’re fine, but you kinda weep for the others.   
 

 

[52-80 19154]

I like how neighborhoods/subdivisions take on names and identities of things that are totally artificial and aspirational to them. 
 

I’m driving through this one outside of Houston and every street is like “cliff edge road” and “oceanside view st” and “edge canyon land” and yo….just where the fuck do you think this is

[tbone_ 14121]

Well they aren’t going to name anything Humid Shithole Street

[General Specific 3260]

We should come up with name suggestions, even throw some at ChatGPT. I’ll start;

Hell Froze Over Ave.
Receding Flood Waters Blvd
Hurricane Alley Ct.
Fuck It’s Hot Way

[Armybrat 40840]

3 hours ago, 52-80 said:

If you didnt know that in 3 decades, then does it really matter?

(i didnt know either)

I’ve been here for 64 years and never heard of it.

[Armybrat 40840]

1 hour ago, 52-80 said:

I like how neighborhoods/subdivisions take on names and identities of things that are totally artificial and aspirational to them. 
 

I’m driving through this one outside of Houston and every street is like “cliff edge road” and “oceanside view st” and “edge canyon land” and yo….just where the fuck do you think this is

There’s a “Brimstone” street in my neighborhood.

 

[Cheeseweasel 26438]

3 minutes ago, Armybrat said:

I’ve been here for 64 years and never heard of it.

Since you fought in the war, I think you get a dispensation. 

[Helobious 9448]

No one wants goddamn fucking raisins in their fucking trail mix. Stop putting them in there. Fuck.

[Richard Kimball 1494]

I do sales, so my cell number is out there, and I have to take all calls, so get a lot of calls from spammers. 

I'm going to admit grudging respect for one of them. 

He called me, said he was with "Medicare providers...had I received my package...confirm my address and they'll send it out..."

I said, "Hey, I'm masturbating right now. Can you call back in a half hour?"

Son of a bitch called back. 

[retsevlys 408]

20 hours ago, YGIFS said:

I moved to Texas 30 years ago.  Now I spent several years at other institutions of higher education/grad school.  And have been here permanently over 20 years.  

I was today years old when I learned that April is Confederate History Month and that Texas is one of only 7 states that still celebrates it.  I don't want monument I'm gonna shit on first.  Internet bullshit aside, I had no idea this was a thing in all my decades in this wonderful place.  

Alabama has state holidays for Confederate Memorial Day in April and Jeff Davis's birthday in June.

[YGIFS 19450]

I knew they did.  I knew Florida did 'cause I was stuck in that shithole for a few years.  But as God as my witness, I did not know that April was Confederate Month in texas and 7 other states.  And like it's a new fucking thing.  It's not left over as a memorial kinda thing from 150 years ago.  They just passed this shit in the last 20-30 years.  Like when normal people were in politics.  That's so fucked up .

[tigol 2396]

8 hours ago, YGIFS said:

No, it did not matter to me personally. I just dropped my jaw at how fucking proudly stupid my state is, that’s all.  
 

it’s like finding out 30 years later, the local priest was mouth fucking other kids-just not you.  You’re fine, but you kinda weep for the others.   
 

 

It's also a state holiday.  State employees can take that day off.  So, not only is it shameful.....you are paying for it with your tax dollars.

[YGIFS 19450]

Okay, now I remember reading that part.  So you fucking losers get to take off losing day of losers for attempting to usurp the greatest country in the history of the world on behalf of the greatest state in the union because you're the best of the best at losing?  Fucking fuck. 

So Texas is the fucking Washington Generals of States now?  Fuck me.  Did I miss a meeting?  Fucking Confederated Fucks.  

[Superhero 8830]

I don’t know why I keep buying whisky even though I feel terrible after I drink even a small amount.

[Born to Run 6569]

There’s a “Brimstone” street in my neighborhood.
 

A little development off Lamar has Grateful Dead Songs for Streets. Easy Wind, Sugaree etd. That's kinda cool, but also ironic. Henley's Dead Head sticker on a Cadillac comes to mind.

I don’t know why I keep buying whisky even though I feel terrible after I drink even a small amount.

It's delicious?

[GoPokes83 2240]

I moved to Texas 30 years ago.  Now I spent several years at other institutions of higher education/grad school.  And have been here permanently over 20 years.  
I was today years old when I learned that April is Confederate History Month and that Texas is one of only 7 states that still celebrates it.  I don't want monument I'm gonna shit on first.  Internet bullshit aside, I had no idea this was a thing in all my decades in this wonderful place.  

When I worked for the State up until about 8 years ago Confederate Heroes Day (January 19th) was an optional day off. May still be one.

[retsevlys 408]

9 hours ago, 52-80 said:

I like how neighborhoods/subdivisions take on names and identities of things that are totally artificial and aspirational to them. 
 

I’m driving through this one outside of Houston and every street is like “cliff edge road” and “oceanside view st” and “edge canyon land” and yo….just where the fuck do you think this is

Neighborhood in Arkansas

 

[Prepuce of Doom 21071]

39 minutes ago, retsevlys said:

Neighborhood in Arkansas

 

Harvick is kind of an odd duck here. 

Might swing by there next time I need take a shit in Arkansas. 

Edited April 5, 2023 by Prepuce of Doom

[66BUFF 2562]

7 hours ago, Superhero said:

I don’t know why I keep buying whisky even though I feel terrible after I drink even a small amount.

 

[Richard Kimball 1494]

8 hours ago, Superhero said:

I don’t know why I keep buying whisky even though I feel terrible after I drink even a small amount.

Dopamine. Alcohol gives you an immediate feedback that is initially positive. Every drunk has one memory of when they reached a point of feeling absolutely perfect, not out of control, but ecstatically happy, mellow, and that everything was right in the world. They spend the rest of their drinking career trying to get that back. 

[nnm 36389]

9 hours ago, Superhero said:

I don’t know why I keep buying whisky even though I feel terrible after I drink even a small amount.

I’m intrigued by the Hibiki.  I see you have two bottles. I’ve tried a couple of Japanese whiskies, and like the Shin. How is Hibiki?  Other recs?

And I’m with you. Even a single drink absolutely wrecks my sleep. 

[Bender Bending Rodriguez 1678]

On 2/19/2023 at 4:59 AM, 52-80 said:

Starting to notice more and more labels say “made in PRC”, and im guessing its a pretty deliberate choice because they think its more palatable to more people than “made in China”

I’ll buy anything to support Puerto Rico!

[WhatTheBuck 28779]

14 hours ago, Born to Run said:

A little development off Lamar has Grateful Dead Songs for Streets. Easy Wind, Sugaree etd. That's kinda cool, but also ironic. Henley's Dead Head sticker on a Cadillac comes to mind.

I wonder how much a house on Shakedown Street goes for.

 

[ztejas 43423]

15 hours ago, Superhero said:

I don’t know why I keep buying whisky even though I feel terrible after I drink even a small amount.

I'm assuming you have a penis and maybe a couple testicles?

[Kennythetiger 9381]

59 minutes ago, ztejas said:

I'm assuming you have a penis and maybe a couple testicles?

A kid in my high school class only had one nut. We called him “Nad”. 

[Cheeseweasel 26438]

13 minutes ago, Kennythetiger said:

A kid in my high school class only had one nut. We called him “Nad”. 

When you wanted him away from you, did you say "Go, Nad"

[YGIFS 19450]

16 hours ago, retsevlys said:

Neighborhood in Arkansas

 

Reminds me of the mitch Hedberg bit about sitting shotgun in a NASCAR race, "Say man, why you keep going to the left?  We should slow down for Earnhardt.  You must really like TIDE."    

[Superhero 8830]

10 hours ago, nnm said:

I’m intrigued by the Hibiki.  I see you have two bottles. I’ve tried a couple of Japanese whiskies, and like the Shin. How is Hibiki?  Other recs?

And I’m with you. Even a single drink absolutely wrecks my sleep. 

Hibiki, IMO is light, floral and totally enjoyable. I saw it everywhere when we were in Hawaii, but my local liquor store rarely has it in stock, so I buy one every time I see it on the shelves.

I like the Nikka Yoichi a lot. It’s got a medium body, not very spicy, light peat and has a long finish. I like it’s flavor profile more than the Hibiki.

I want to try the Yamazaki or Hakushu, but $200+ for a bottle of whisky seems prohibitive.

 

If you look on the left side of the picture, I have 3 bottles of Johnny Green. It’s a blend of 15 year malts. Another medium body whisky with a fair amount of smoke and long finish. For $50, it’s hard to beat. 

 

[markstanco 12577]

Anybody notice the transition from concrete to hot mix (or whatever it is called) there always seems to be a massive speed bump? We can land on the moon but can’t figure out how to butt up concrete and asphalt.

[ztejas 43423]

18 minutes ago, markstanco said:

Anybody notice the transition from concrete to hot mix (or whatever it is called) there always seems to be a massive speed bump? We can land on the moon but can’t figure out how to butt up concrete and asphalt.

I think it's difficult because asphalt compresses over time unlike concrete. 

[markstanco 12577]

The asphalt is the speed bump though.

[52-80 19154]

If you wanna microwave something for a minute do you put in “60” or “100”

[Patricio Swayze 17058]

Framber Valdez’s kids go to my kids’ old preschool (where they still attend an after school program). Wife drives a wagoneer and where exceptionally tight desses and/or short skirts.

[Richard Kimball 1494]

3 hours ago, 52-80 said:

If you wanna microwave something for a minute do you put in “60” or “100”

On most of the new ones, just hit 1 and it will start automatically. All the numbers convert to minutes. Hit 2 to go for two minutes. You can hit the "Add time" button to add thirty seconds. If you want to get precise and cook like "1:15" hit the Time Cook button and it will take it in seconds, but everything left of the ":" will be in minutes. 

On older ones, 1:00 or :60 doesn't make any difference. Digit on the left of the ":" converts to minutes, so it will go from "1:00" to "0:59"  or "0:60" to ""0:59."

I'm an OCD guy who's serious about how long I microwave my popcorn.

 

Edited April 6, 2023 by Richard Kimball

[Cheeseweasel 26438]

Mine has a "extra 30 second" button which I push repeatedly to get the time needed.

[YGIFS 19450]

My girlfriend Julia once thought she was microwaving something for forty seconds but hit forty minutes and now there’s a failed Olympic athlete out there somewhere.  

[Horn_Spanker 524]

Has anyone ever tried to print text on the back of an existing photo with a laser printer?  Putting it in the tray upside down?

Like genealogy info on great-grandmother's photo?  etc.. 

[Patricio Swayze 17058]

Has anyone ever tried to print text on the back of an existing photo with a laser printer?  Putting it in the tray upside down?
Like genealogy info on great-grandmother's photo?  etc.. 

Seems like printing on adhesive labels and placing on the back of the photo would be the better way to go.

[52-80 19154]

1 hour ago, Horn_Spanker said:

Has anyone ever tried to print text on the back of an existing photo with a laser printer?  Putting it in the tray upside down?

Like genealogy info on great-grandmother's photo?  etc.. 

you will fuck up the photo bending it through the rollers

[Richard Kimball 1494]

1 hour ago, Horn_Spanker said:

Has anyone ever tried to print text on the back of an existing photo with a laser printer?  Putting it in the tray upside down?

Like genealogy info on great-grandmother's photo?  etc.. 

Damn, dude, you got my OCD going again. It sounds like you're getting into genealogy, which means this is something you want to pass down to your kids. 

Start thinking archival. Avoid putting new information directly upon the photograph. @Patricio Swayze suggested printing on adhesive labels, but the glue on those labels will eventually permeate the photos. 

Here's my suggestion:

1. Take a scan of the original photo. You can have it done professionally, but I use a HP printer/scanner, set to 300 dpi color (even on black and white prints.) All photos will eventually fade and deteriorate. Black and white chemicals are more stable than the color dyes used for color prints (these are the old wet chemical prints, not the newer inkjet prints,) but all will eventually fade. Store these scans with a backup (I use dropbox. If you have an Apple, you can use icloud, etc., but the important thing is to have a copy somewhere off site if you have a fire/computer crash, etc. 
2. Get archival quality photo sleeves. An example is here. This is from Amazon, and note it is archival quality, acid free, and non-cling. Normal office supply stuff, including the envelopes, will damage the photos. manilla folders will leach dye into the photo. White envelopes are normally recycled, so they use bleach to get the paper back to an original white color. This bleach will also leach into the photo. Having a sleeve that's acid free and non-cling will prevent chemicals from leaching in, and will prevent the photo from sticking to the front of the sleeve and pulling the image off. Having the photo in a sleeve in a binder will protect it from physical damage, and prevent sunlight or indoor lights from damaging it. 
3. Put the genealogy information on a separate piece of paper, and slide it into a different sleeve on the same page.
4. Put the photos into a non-plastic binder. Here's an example, it's got a fabric cover. I wouldn't worry too much about if the notebook is archival, cause the sleeves will protect it, but if you want to go whole hog, you can get an archival notebook that comes with a box for it to be kept in when not viewing. 

When I was a young bastard, I worked at the Harry Ransom Center. They spend a lot more than I'm suggesting here, but we're talking about stuff like a Gutenberg Bible, not family photos. What I suggested should provide good protection without breaking the wallet. 

[WhatTheBuck 28779]

4 hours ago, Horn_Spanker said:

Has anyone ever tried to print text on the back of an existing photo with a laser printer?  Putting it in the tray upside down?

Like genealogy info on great-grandmother's photo?  etc.. 

Take a blank piece of paper in the paper drawer and draw an arrow on its face pointing up. Make a copy on that piece of paper. That will tell you how you need to orient in the drawer the existing print that you want to print on. It might need to be flipped both top-to-bottom and front-to-back.

[Horn_Spanker 524]

I need to clarify.  I've got an Epson v600 that I've run the "original" photos through.  Was going to then run the scans through Topaz Photo AI.  Found a company (sharpprints) that will print 8x10s for $0.79.  Was thinking of running the newly printed 8x10s upsidedown in the laser printer.  Not harming the originals (except for being in a shoebox).

[WhatTheBuck 28779]

6 hours ago, Richard Kimball said:

I'm an OCD guy who's serious about how long I microwave my popcorn.

Have you charted the timings for the different power settings on your microwave?

[Richard Kimball 1494]

19 minutes ago, Horn_Spanker said:

I need to clarify.  I've got an Epson v600 that I've run the "original" photos through.  Was going to then run the scans through Topaz Photo AI.  Found a company (sharpprints) that will print 8x10s for $0.79.  Was thinking of running the newly printed 8x10s upsidedown in the laser printer.  Not harming the originals (except for being in a shoebox).

Oh hell's yeah. Give it a shot. Shit, just get a couple of extras printed, and if you screw one up, who cares, as long as the originals are safe. Check if the printer will take photo paper. The bypass usually feeds it straighter. 

Edited April 7, 2023 by Richard Kimball

[tbone_ 14121]

Today I learned that peanut butter whiskey is pretty damn good.

[Patricio Swayze 17058]

Today I learned that peanut butter whiskey is pretty damn good.

Did you try it with a grape juice or wine chaser?

[nnm 36389]

9 hours ago, tbone_ said:

Today I learned that peanut butter whiskey is pretty damn good.

Please liveblog your consumption of the bottle. We need a companion piece to the masterpiece from @Angry Gorilla. Start at the post below, and read the next few pages. @Angry Gorilla gives us a blow-by-blow as he knocks back a bottle. It’s a thing of beauty. 
 

 

 

[CooterBrown 18010]

Has anyone ever tried to print text on the back of an existing photo with a laser printer?  Putting it in the tray upside down?
Like genealogy info on great-grandmother's photo?  etc.. 

We started making photo books on Shutterfly. You can add captions as you see fit and there are many layout designs to choose from. They’re cheap and they’re on sale all the time. We do a family yearbook each year. We figured no one will ever look at digital photos but a hard copy book will actually get looked at. I’m in the process of doing a family history book for the kids.

[tbone_ 14121]

Please liveblog your consumption of the bottle. We need a companion piece to the masterpiece from [mention=1775]Angry Gorilla[/mention]. Start at the post below, and read the next few pages. [mention=1775]Angry Gorilla[/mention] gives us a blow-by-blow as he knocks back a bottle. It’s a thing of beauty. 
 
 
 

Oh I remember alright.