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9662 – Friday!

No Franklin this morning, but his opposite number, (a skittish and dirty gray tabby with white socks) said hello from a distance… ran when I greeted her, but I put some treats down in the field where she was hanging out. Hopefully she’ll have a little snack later.

Set up my bookmooch account – I’m scottobear there , (avonberg is also there, far more active!)

buffalo shrimp salads with the in-laws tonight – postponed – in-laws were busy, so we did buffalo-pseudo-chicken-patty salads, instead.

Playing hangman with BHK earlier. Occupation: –DD-NG M-N-STER

My bad, I thought it was Pudding Monster. BHK got it right with Wedding Minister. I would love to have a job as a pudding monster, at least for a bit.

Meme via Bubbles!

The longest survey you’ll ever fill out! Do the world a favor: fill it out and post it for all your friends…. Do this because the person who did this didn’t sit here for ages for nothing. Answer all the questions honestly, no lying to avoid stuff.

If you’ve been tagged its because the person who tagged you wants to know your answers!

Shoe size: 15
Height: 6’5-6ish
What are you wearing right now? Friday work clothes – (filling this out on the bus ride home) – black shoes, black socks, dark blue pants, maroon and dark blue striped polo shirt, gray and light blue jacket.
Righty or lefty: Lefty
Can you make a£1 in change? nope I’ve got american Money.. however, I cannot even do $1 in change. I have about 45 cents in my pocket.
Best place to go for a date? I’m a fan of the classic dinner and a movie.

FAVORITES

Number: 5/14/23
Animal: monkey/bear/sasquatch
Favorite drink: diet cherry dr pepper (not diet cherry VANILLA dr pepper)

Month: October
Juice: Orange
Favorite cartoon: venture brothers

HAVE YOU EVER
Given anyone a bath: yes (younger brother when he was little)
Bungee Jumped? nope
Made yourself throw up? nope… I’ve vomited on my own, though
Gone skinny dipping? yup
Eaten a dog? Nope!
Played truth or dare? back in high school maybe
Came close to dying? here and there
Been in a sauna? yes
Been in a hot tub? Yes
Broken someone’s heart? hopefully not
Cried when someone died? Yes
Fell off your chair? yes – fainted!
Sat by the phone all night waiting for someone to call? yes – worried about bro again
Saved e-mails? Yes
Ever used someone? not intentionally, but I imagine I have
Been cheated on? I believe so.

WHAT IS
Your good luck charm? Newton whisker and a Sacagawea dollar
Fav. song? This will be our year
What is beside you? an empty lunch bag and my laptop bag
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EVER HAD
Chicken pox: yup – when I was 8
Sore Throat: yes – every year or three
Stitches: yes – many times
Broken a bone? collarbone

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DO YOU
Believe in love at first sight? I’m sure it happens all the time.
Believe in long distance relationships? they can work, but both people really need to want to make it work.
Who was the last person that called you? BHK
Who was the last person you slow danced with? BHK
Who makes you smile the most? BHK
Who knows you the best? Newton and/or BHK
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Do you like filling these out: when they show me something new, yes
Do you wear contact lenses or glasses? nope
Do you like yourself? I’m an ok guy.
Do you get along with your family? I can get along with anyone, for at least a little while.

ARE YOU
Obsessive Compulsive? Maybe neurotic at times.
Suicidal? no

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FINAL QUESTIONS
What did you do yesterday? see yesterday’s journal entry!
Hated someone in your family? yes, but now it’s down to a mild dislike
Gotten any awards? sure – stiff from florida dept of law enforcement, trophies as a kid, the usual stuff
What car/truck do you wish to have? the love cube, fully repaired.
Where do you want to get married? been and done! worked for me!
Good driver? I’m long out of practice.
Good Singer? I do a pretty decent fake of some songs
Have a lava lamp? not for years
How many remote controls are in your house? about 5 I think
What was your last dream about: I was eating a sandwich covered in sesame seeds – they turned out to be hair follicles and the top of a football.
When you last showered? this morning
Scary or Funny Movies? Funny – it’s hard to scare me, but easy to make me laugh.
Chocolate or Vanilla? Chocolate
Root beer or Dr.Pepper? Dr. P.
Water skiing or wake boarding? wake boarding… my feet are too big for water skis.
Summer or winter? I prefer cold to hot, but summer has fireflies.
Silver or Gold? Silver
Diamond or pearl? pearl
Sprite or 7up? sprite
Coffee or sweet tea? sweet tea
Phone or in person? in person. I really dislike using the phone!
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TODAY DID YOU
1. Talk to someone you liked: yes
2. Buy something: soda pop and some chips
3. Get sick?: No
4. Talked to an ex? no
5. Miss someone: yes – bro back when he was younger.
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LAST PERSON WHO
6. Slept in your bed?: Probably Newton, if not, BHK and me

no 7?

8. Made you cry? me. body aches
9. Went to the movies with? BHK
10. Said "I Love You"?: BHK

no 11?

12. Last Hug? Pyewacket
13. Been to Mexico? last person been to mexico?? I have.
14. Been to Canada? I’ve been to the border, not sure if I’ve been inside.
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RANDOM
15. Do you have a crush on someone right now? I love someone right now!
16. What book are you reading now? a few, depending where in the house I am. most recently touched was a MySQL programming guide
17. Best feeling in the world? making someone you love happy
18. Future kids’ names? Changes with the wind. I sort of like Penelope and William right now, but I’d have to see the kid first.
19. Do you sleep with a stuffed animal? only when Newton, Pyewacket or BHK are very well fed!
20. Whats under your bed? dust bunnies, stray cat toys, stray books
21. Favorite sport to watch? Football isn’t terrible, or Martial Arts
22. Favorite location? Home
23. Piercings/Tattoos: Really depends on the situation. I don’t have either, but don’t mind either on someone else.
24. What are you most scared of right now? Fear itself
25. Who do you really hate? The stupidly dangerous
26. Do you have a job? Yes
27. Have you ever liked someone you didn’t have a chance with? Sure, I think everyone has.
28. Are you lonely right now? nope!
29. Song that’s stuck in your head right now? Blue Bayou – Linda Ronstadt
30. Have you ever played strip poker? no
31. Have you ever gotten beat up? yes
32. Have you ever been on radio/TV?: yes – as a spokesman for assorted things, child advocacy mostly.
33.Have you ever been in a "mosh-pit"? yes
34. Ever liked someone, but thought they never noticed you? yes and I was right!
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RANDOM
Whats the first things you notice about the opposite sex (visual)? posture / body language
Are you too shy to ask someone out?  I can be bold or shy – moot now, I can easily ask BHK out!
Dogs or Cats? I’m more allergic to dogs, but I love critters! More partial to cats, because they are a bit more self-cleaning.
Favorite Flower? I vary – right now I rather like honeysuckle.
Have you ever fired a gun? several times

1 year ago – documentation weirdness, daffodil central, young scotto & bro pics, safety patrol, Miami police drones

2 years ago – back mending, bhk cold fading, mission impossible squirrel video, blogger death threats, larry and tigger vet trip picture

3 years ago – V movie, political ramble / revolution, boca/popular comics, pictures from walkabout, newt playing fetch pics

4 years ago – Easter, Deadbolt, Danny recap, K, piccies, personality test, heard from everway gamers, kitties video, walking octopus, waterbus

5 years ago – Procrastination, Henchman, search warrants/LA, booger eaters, vacuum cleaners, Brian Blessed, heroclix, zombie pinups

6 years ago – jkg, TAG, souls, Bahá’í, soul & body, leaving FMM

7 years ago – dream, dented the door with my mitt, sleepy and grumpy, how I sleep w/newt, small hands=rude, army men, Dan Bfast, lab grown meat, dali museum, secret fun spot, 2 dead celebs

8 years ago – lj bump, baby newt pic, one ring, mush, thebot, palm doodle-art, John DenverGeotarget

9661 – Thursday

Newton and Pyewacket were especially resistant to my heading out this morning. Good Snuggle and nap weather.

No Franklin – also due to rainy day.

Came home, dinner of pigs in blankets, and mac & cheese. The boys were happy to see me.

BHK got goodies for the garden and the yard! So far, she’s picked up  Brussel sprouts, cauliflower, cabbage, sugar peas, tulips, radishes, spinach and something else that doesn’t leap immediately to mind. Broccoli will be coming later.

I’m glad BHK has such sharp cooking cred – I’m still not sure how I feel about baby stinkhead sprouts, but I’m sure she’ll make ’em great. (I also used to dislike zucchini, so what do I know?)

Some fires to put out at work, went quickly enough.

BHK fell asleep next to me while watching last restaurant standing. Making an early night of it again – maybe we’ll catch the office tomorrow.

kottke pointed me to this re: Some answers to the disappearing honeybee problem

In an article for Scientific American, two scientists who are working on the causes of colony collapse disorder (CCD) say that they and other researchers have made some progress in determining what’s killing all of those bees.

The growing consensus among researchers is that multiple factors such as poor nutrition and exposure to pesticides can interact to weaken colonies and make them susceptible to a virus-mediated collapse. In the case of our experiments in greenhouses, the stress of being confined to a relatively small space could have been enough to make colonies succumb to IAPV and die with CCD-like symptoms.

It’s like AIDS for bees…the lowered immunity doesn’t kill directly but makes the bees more susceptible to other illness. One the techniques researchers used in investigating CDD is metagenomics. Instead of singling out an organism for analysis, they essentially mixed together a bunch of genetic material found in the bees (including any bacteria, viruses, parasites, etc.) and sliced it up into small pieces that were individually deciphered. They went through those pieces one by one and assigned them to known organisms until they ran across something unusual.

The CSI-style investigation greatly expanded our general knowledge of honeybees. First, it showed that all samples (CCD and healthy) had eight different bacteria that had been described in two previous studies from other parts of the world. These findings strongly suggest that those bacteria may be symbionts, perhaps serving an essential role in bee biology such as aiding in digestion. We also found two nosema species, two other fungi and several bee viruses. But one bee virus stood out, as it had never been identified in the U.S.: the Israeli acute paralysis virus, or IAPV.

1 year ago – midweek, hummus is the new salsa, john adams card, cute -yet destructive animals, lego plastic man, work

2 years ago – Pictures from lookout point drive, cold/ back issues with bhk and me

3 years ago – made a couple of bucks, Hero dial, tree zoo, ladybug, shin splints, quizzes

4 years ago – danny visit, moskau, balloon wizard doodle, slugbaby snowsuits, Jarvis Sow Bung System Model VC -for the cutting out of sow bungs, Caffeine contents per serving, coconut bonk, taser rick Sanchez, famous homosexual quiz, Jesus-scented candles, finger-wendy’s

5 years ago – Newtie-reaper, policy almanac, GP&K coming to town, Parkland cops bad, cargo ship aground, wandering piccies

6 years ago – Sickies, schoolhouse rock, bro dating

7 years ago – hydrant, alton brown, Halle Barry Freakout, weird emma, annoying cabbie, aa, tcup, Disney/Dali

8 years ago – plh, grumpy at boss, maple cologne, slackerjack, treatsGeotarget

9660 – wednesday

Franklin was back – and happy to have a little nibble for breakfast. I ate my bagel and gave him treats and pets for breakkies.

speaking of critters –  BHK master list of things for us to adopt –

  1. duck
  2. llama
  3. alpaca
  4. puggle
  5. griffon (spunky one)
  6. pig
  7. baby otter (preferably 2 )


Comcast came back – apparently they didn’t complete the disconnect from the "walled garden". Fortunately, BHK was savvy enough to tell them that our equipment wasn’t bad – told them to get one off the truck, and test – failed, and that led them to call and fix earlier.

They reset the router though – I’m going to have to rename and reset some security. (not crazy about having it called "linksys" or "default" when "mr meaty" or "salmagundia" will do better.

Let’s see how well this stays together.

Fooling around near the bus stop, while waiting for BHK to come get me – it’s pretty gray outside for springtime, yet, and plenty cool.

lapcam

After work tonight, BHK picked me up, an we went to Pizza Hut with Adam. Brought him back his hoodie and power cable left behind the other night he slept over, as well as some little treats picked up for him at 7-11 (chips, gummis, soda)

Adam is still not interested in getting BHK a Llama via his rental company, and we were all too tired to do candlepin bowling.

Dropped him off, saw a cd/video game exchange place… swung in for a moment – not a bad collection of stuff, and the prices look right. I’ll be back.

We got home, and now are heading to bed… early, but both of us are bushed!

1 year ago – gentle day, sammich issues, why not be a freelance writer, dead bill buckley, Hillary fib, political flip flops, I was Santa, Hoss slow, I suck at chess, voice post – stuff seen at bus stop (w/doodle), ducks witness a thief.

2 years ago – newt, pye, tigger and a spongebob ice pop in the sun pictures, bro drama, hot fuzz preview, springtime cough

3 years ago – porch entry, newtcam pic, consulting work, zeppelin hotels, hornsuit

4 years ago – dr who leaks out, tree, death as a doodle, in the news, tmbg-bloodmobile, missing a brown-eyed girl, squirrel names, pirate vote

5 years ago – playing with icons, palm doodles, magical flesh fearing saw, bro still in the pokey

6 years ago – throat tickle, possible gig, FMM stuff

7 years ago – yahoo kills pop3, Can Asians Think?, llamas!, spring break, Egyptian musk, cat-recognition flap, rice dreams

8 years ago – Green Eggs & Hamlet, moody, China, Sophomore Uses List Context; Cops InterrogateGeotarget

9659 – Tuesday

Again slow to rise this morning – I need to hit the sack earlier during the week.


I brought some snacks for Franklin, but he was nowhere to be found this morning.


Open BVE Train sim!  – probably only interesting to me and Larry, dear journal.

European researchers have discovered that chimpanzees have a built-in mental GPS, keeping ‘a geometric mental map of their home range, moving from point to point in nearly straight lines.’ Using GPS, two primatologists followed 15 chimpanzees for 217 days, and determined that the apes were ‘using a mental map built around geometric coordinates.’ They’re not just identifying landmarks in their surroundings, and in fact, even when swinging through trees, the chimps planned out their route several trees in advance. Here’s the paper in the journal Animal Behavior.


Comcast was difficult again this evening, but I called and they reset the modem – hopefully it’ll be smooth sailing, now. BHK made tasty pretend chicken and creamy noodles with peas for supper.. until later!

1 year ago – into the wild, easter basket contents

2 years ago – buzz-cut pic, shoofly pie, arizona pizza, a little sick

3 years ago – funnel clouds, nice gabbing, alligators door-to-door, you go to my head, black and white 2, v for vendetta, musical meme

4 years ago – readablog, banksy, laughing boy audio, pictures, birth chart

5 years ago – condo falls through, lj being bad, GIMP, AIM games, chimp mask, first remarked on how the Roanoke/Lumbee entry is still active, origin poll, Calliope fest

6 years ago – cool chemical reactions, pronunciation query, gael returns , a pic of newt

7 years ago – Happy chats, urban ruins links, some website renewal ideas, old icons

8 years ago – Baron Munchausen, computer needs fixifying, Coconut song, Oscar Picks, Crayola Crayon color time lineGeotargetVisitor MapGeotarget