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Thanks Todd! You be da man!

Thanks guys. It's going to be a shitty day and I appreciate the kind words.

My dog just died. My dad took all five dogs (2 his/my mom's, 3 ours) out to check the cattle, and they took off after something. Only four came back, and when my dad investigated he found Jukka dead, apparently of something internal as there was no scratch on him. He was exactly eight years old. Bloody hell. On the upside, he didn't have a long lingering period, and he never once let on that he was no longer in the prime of his life. I'm doing okay, but I expect it will be harder next week when I get home from travelling. He's the one on the right. He was always very anxious, so in retrospect an early death from a heart attack was predictable. Still shocking though.

This thread delivers. I don't watch a huge amount of tv, and most of my faves have already been covered, but I will add these: Extras Father Ted Corner Gas And I haven't seen the second season of Game of Thrones, and maybe it's too popular a show to even mention, but I thought the first season was, at worst, consistently not bad.

Congrats to the newlyweds! Today was monumental in that it was the first day of day-camp ever for my youngest kid. He's three, and he didn't even notice when I left the room.

This has everything I think pop music should have. For some reason I can't get the video to embed (how does one do that again?), but it's worth opening up a new tab to watch and listen to it.

May your birthday be a good 'un!

A good birthday to you!

Wow, I hope all gets better for everyone soon! I'm playing drums in a Neil Young tribute show tonight and tomorrow night. It's a 280-seat venue and both shows are sold out. Gonna be fun! We had dress rehearsal/sound check last night, and it was sounding tight.

I know, right? I'm excited to hear symphonic metal live without pre-recorded backing tracks.

My wife and I are seriously thinking about booking passage here.

I haven't laughed like that from reading HF in a long time.

Happy birthday!

Happy birthday, Birgir!

Okay, now I'm jealous all over again. Damn city folk.

After: Not bad. Some debugging to do. I'm not sure why the ping is worse, but maybe cutting down a few trees between us and the transmitting tower will help with that.

This is the "before" speed test. We're getting upgraded to the new 4G tower in the morning. Can't wait to be able to click on a youtube video and not have to immediately pause to let it buffer, and minimize the resolution.

I just finished listening to part one of Twilight of the Gods, a five-part radio doc about the history of records and the record business, on CBC Ideas. I highly recommend checking it out (you can stream it from my link). Part one discusses Edison's invention of the phonograph, his competition with Berliner's gramophone, and up until the rise to dominance of RCA-Victor. I'm probably describing it boringly, but it's very interesting.

Happy birthday! Please advise regarding the address to which I should ship your pony.

Happy belated, and good luck with the mcat!

Have a good 'un, Scott.

Have a great birthday, Justin!

Wow. Take care, Larry. Get out well in advance if it's looking dicey. I remember a few years ago when they had crazy wildfires in Australia, people could not outrun them in their cars and were being burned to death trying to drive away.

I think you're overstating their collector value, and overthinking your problem. I agree with the others if you really want to salvage them. Replace the cable entirely.

All four at once? That's brutal. My dentist just took two at a time, so I always had one good side of my mouth. I found the pain started to recede by the third day. I took Ibuprofen for 5 days or so, and that took the edge off nicely. Happy healing.