And now what did you do TODAY?

[skullguise]

Woot!  Best 'o' luck attaining your dreams!

[Torpedo]

Wishing for the best, Dusty.

[Grahame]

20 minutes ago, Dusty Chalk said:

Passed the first round of interviewing on my dream job! 

Let us know what it tastes like.

 

[mikeymad]

32 minutes ago, Dusty Chalk said:

Passed the first round of interviewing on my dream job! 

Congrats and good luck Dusty

[MexicanDragon]

On 8/21/2022 at 2:00 PM, morphsci said:

Got a picture of Peter with a few of his Class of 2026 friends.

He’s in the middle bottom of the C.

Heh, so if he's in the mood for some decent-ish cooking, my daughter and her boyfriend just moved to Ft. Collins last week. The BF is going to CSU (both left ERAU, which seems to be in fashion these days) and Zoe's going to a CC out there as she tries to figure things out (major change, life,etc.)

Class of 25 for them, in theory, but who knows...

[Knuckledragger]

Is this thread indexed by google?  I forget.  I had a dualski colonoscopy and endoscopy yesterday.  The prep work was gruelling in extremis.  The good news is that I don't have any obvious symptoms.  The bad news is that there's no explanation as to why I'm sick so severely and so often.  Today I am operating at like 1/10 power.  Unsure if I'm doing my radio show tomorrow or not.

[mikeymad]

It is visible to the internets ( I check by logging out and seeing what I see). 

Well good news on the test results and good luck with the continued research Knucks. 

Now rest.... 

[morphsci]

Karen dragged my ass (part way) up and down a local mountain

[swt61]

Nice!

Did Jeff make that sign?

[Dusty Chalk]

On 8/25/2022 at 5:21 PM, Knuckledragger said:

Is this thread indexed by google?  I forget.  I had a dualski colonoscopy and endoscopy yesterday.  The prep work was gruelling in extremis.  The good news is that I don't have any obvious symptoms.  The bad news is that there's no explanation as to why I'm sick so severely and so often.  Today I am operating at like 1/10 power.  Unsure if I'm doing my radio show tomorrow or not.

I used to be (regularly got the flu during flu season, &c.), but in my case, I knew exactly what it was -- I took too many antibiotics as a child and adolescent (and post adolescent...), so now the flora is all but gone in my digestive tract.  I now take probiotics every day first thing when I wake up on an empty stomach with ~1L of water*, so that they go as far down my digestive tract to the lower intestines as possible.  I also take zinc every day (the most important ingredient in Cold-eeze).  Neither one of these fight viruses and germs by themselves, but both help boost the body's natural immune system.  I hardly get sick any more.  I had those two scares a couple weeks back, but honestly those were the first in years.

Also:  sleep, water, exercise, sunlight, eating right. I don't do any of these things perfectly, but I have been getting better at most of them.  Much better in the case of sleep -- I have conquered my self-caused sleep issues, and now wake up pretty much every day between 6:30 and 7 without an alarm clock.  It's great:  I can concentrate, remember stuff...

I highly recommend taking better care of yourself as you get older. 

*Wegmans flavoured sparkling waters -- I did double check with my doctor, they are equivalent to water, including 0mg Sodium

[morphsci]

Put Florida in the rearview mirror

[swt61]

Texas, Florida... 6 of one, half dozen of another.

 

[Hopstretch]

On 9/4/2022 at 5:48 PM, swt61 said:

Texas, Florida... 6 of one, half dozen of another.

Oddly enough I am going to be in Texas for the first time in my life next week. Scenic Dallas -- lucky me!

[Grahame]

12 minutes ago, Hopstretch said:

Oddly enough I am going to be in Texas for the first time in my life next week. Scenic Dallas -- lucky me!

I hear they have some fun tours!

https://www.fundallastours.com/

You know, for what Dallas is (in)famous for.

https://www.fundallastours.com/tour-item/jfk-assassination/ 

Lucky you, indeed.

Edited September 6, 2022 by Grahame

[skullguise]

I used to travel to Dallas for work, and stay in Irving or Las Colinas (not too far outside Dallas city limits).  Actually kind of liked to visit....don't think I'd want to ever live there.  Been many years though.....

Edited September 6, 2022 by skullguise

[morphsci]

Going to be hanging in the president’s box at our football home opener.

[Voltron]

I was going to say that you've been in the president's box before, but I remembered Karen was the provost.

Edited September 10, 2022 by Voltron

[morphsci]

All Administration and tenured or tenure track faculty have to wear a uniform during the school year. That includes the Provost but not non-tenured associate professors, i.e. me.

Karen during the Dog River Run a couple of weeks ago.

[swt61]

1 hour ago, Voltron said:

 I imagine his box is well defended. 

Trying to compute this statement in a gender neutral world, but I still can't make it work.

[mikeymad]

This guy

went and picked up this guy

and had lunch with two other local degenerates {not pictured for obvious reasons}

Good to catch-up for a bit.

[swt61]

Please tell us that you didn't let him drive!

[shellylh]

I've been without AC for a week but finally getting a new condenser in.  They originally thought a crane would work but then decided there were too many power lines and went through the fence instead (there isn't enough room on the side of the house to get it through... dumb builders).  Phew.  Sleeping in the heat sucks (though I finally broke down and got a portable AC unit on Sunday).  

 

 

 

Edited September 13, 2022 by shellylh

[Iron_Dreamer]

Houston in summer with no AC. Can't picture much worse. Glad you survived!

[Grahame]

That is one big chonky boi outdoor unit.

How many BTU's 

Or should that be FTU's ?

(Freedom Thermal Units)

Edited September 13, 2022 by Grahame

[swt61]

It's really not that big for a house in Texas.