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How stupid am I. I found the papers for the cats, today. The crazy old lady at the SPCA "Kitty City" had told me that Dunhill was 8, and I never actually double-checked. He was born in mid-December, 2008. He was 10. I am not going to get as much time with him as I thought, and I am shocked by that. I guess we'll have fewer dances to soul music, he and I. Silver is two, just like I thought. Dunhill is by far the best thing in my life, at the moment. New girlfriend would agree, I'm sure. Dunhill is by far the best thing in anybody-who-he-has-met's life. He's like if there was a "joy" infinity stone, and I have that stone, and that stone sleeps on my bed. Silver has not done well with all the people who have passed through, but Dunhill is mine. He doesn't care as long as he can plant his butt against my hip at 2 AM. I thought he was 8.

That is only the case if you include child mortality in overall average mortality rates. Actual adult mortality age was a good bit higher.

I was really surprised. They don't really look like much, to be honest, but damned if they don't perform! I heard them back-to-back with Maggies (just the 1.7i, but I've heard the bigger ones, and these were well driven), and the Triton Ones (these were the original, not the new "R" version) were in a completely different league.

That reminds me that I need to figure out how to use my Marantz 7701 in something. I gave away the speaker system, and it doesn't really fit in the headphone system.

I need to put together a speaker system, again. I got to hear the Golden Ears Triton Ones in March, and they are exquisite, and seemingly much easier to integrate into a room than my Thiels ever were (and much better than the already excellent Thiels, as speakers).

I know it's no consolation, Craig, but if Cheese was anything like my cats, I'm sure he was enjoying whatever it was.

I'm so sorry, Craig, I'm so sorry.

My cats are indoor only (urban area), so that isn't an option. It wouldn't matter anyway: Silver, my more adventurous cat, once snuck behind me out the front door, and immediately turned around to go back into the apartment with a terrified look on her face.

It looks like the toilet in the apartment above that bathroom overflowed many times over who-knows-how-long (get a plunger, Brandon!) , and it finally seeped through. It was foul. Maintenance is good, here, so it'll be fixed soon, but shit: that was unexpected! The cats have recovered. I'm sure they'll hate me again when the litter box goes back into their bathroom (they have a better bathroom than I do).

Dealt with what can only be charitably called a "piss explosion" coming from the ceiling of the cat's bathroom. The plumbers have come and gone, and the bathroom is sealed up for the time being. The cats seem to feel very betrayed.

Oh, Stretch, so naive. I bet he could get at least $150. My early 1969 144.022-69 is worth 3-4 times what I paid for it. I bought it in 2015. It's nuts, the market for vintage.

I found you a Speedmaster, Rossliew.

I did it once, on a bus! It was just to show myself that I could!

Well, depending on the older model, especially older models. I owned a Tudor Big Block. The screw-in pushers were my second-least favorite aspect of that watch. It's not worth the irritation if you aren't gonna take the thing diving. I've never accidentally activated a pusher on a Speedy.

The Speedy '57 is a great looking watch. I don't know if that is a fair price (I haven't been in the Speedy market, lately!), but if it is, I'd go for it.

The big issues is the pusher gaskets. People do take them diving, but accidentally activating the pushers while underwater will let water into the watch.

I wouldn't buy one anyway, unless you want the same watch as everybody else in Business Class. A vintage one, sure.

If you get an Explorer 2, you want the Polar dial, which makes the black dials a bargain! But Seawolf is right: there is no point unless it's a watch you really want. Have you looked at the Tudor Pelagos?

Probably. Thanks guys.

I broke up with my partner.

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Of course, without the renovations, they would probably be ruins before long, so it's worth the risk.

The vault did its job. If that damned spire hadn't been put on in the 19th century, the interior would be untouched (it is mostly untouched, because the vault is a firewall, literally, but the spire punctured it in one place, when it collapsed). The designers and builders of the original structure did their jobs, and it's amazing that they came from an era of non-mathematical architecture (and fortunately the Notre Dame designers were conservative: some cathedrals were slightly too ambitious, and collapsed). Fires caused by renovations have burnt several cathedrals.* *I studied cathedral construction as part of my history degree.

I just did my first "climb" session. I need to get a cadence sensor, and I'm sure I'm putting on too much resistance. I was definitely fading at the end, but I feel good, now that my heart rate has come down. I really like the spin bike! Three sessions a week, with weights in between (I've increased my weights, so I do them "on the hoof," again), seems to be my sweet spot. I have maintained my weight, but my waist is slowly shrinking again, and my chest and biceps have gotten larger. More definition in my legs and arms. I will get the remnants of this belly gone, dammit!