Grahame Posted September 10 Report Share Posted September 10 Joanne and I are now à jour with the vaccine nouveau. 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Chalk Posted September 11 Report Share Posted September 11 23 hours ago, Grahame said: Joanne and I are now à jour with the vaccine nouveau. So...you're now a "vaccine influencer"? Is that like the opposite of a denier? Me: I started learning Rust. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grahame Posted September 14 Report Share Posted September 14 (edited) I was on a boat That crossed the bay To "The City" Where we had a guided tour by a retired lawyer of the TJPA/Salesforce Transit Center and Rooftop Gardens Then saw some art And took the new subway (only $1.9B) to Chinatown, for their night market. And then a short rest* Before taking the ferry home again. *The more eagle eyed of you will spot the token foreground interest, bottom right. Edited September 14 by Grahame 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMoney Posted September 15 Report Share Posted September 15 Seats not as good as Al’s, but there are worse ways to spend a Sunday! 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grahame Posted September 20 Report Share Posted September 20 This. https://www.gov.ca.gov/2024/08/23/californians-can-now-add-their-mobile-drivers-license-to-google-wallet/ Also, to be inclusive. https://www.gov.ca.gov/2024/09/19/californians-can-now-store-drivers-licenses-state-ids-in-apple-wallet/ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swt61 Posted September 20 Report Share Posted September 20 Just sold a roll of poly sheeting to Elvin Bishop. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morphsci Posted September 22 Author Report Share Posted September 22 So if you have been in the Drinks 2024 thread (where I live) you know that we had three University events on Thursday and Friday. One was the Women Kicking Glass Gala where Karen and I had to wear our Prom outfits 8 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swt61 Posted September 22 Report Share Posted September 22 Did you bust a move? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morphsci Posted September 22 Author Report Share Posted September 22 30 minutes ago, swt61 said: Did you bust a move? At my age, I am happy if I don’t bust anything. 3 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augsburger Posted September 22 Report Share Posted September 22 Yesterday actually. Drove Mary and Emily to the airport for their flight to SFO to search for available/affordable apartments in Pacific Heights. Emily starts her job on Monday as a clinical Pediatrics Speech Therapist so a new chapter in her life begins. The airport round trip took over four hours. The same time it would take to drive from LA to San Diego. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augsburger Posted September 24 Report Share Posted September 24 The cooler weather has brought an end to rattlesnake season and the beginning of deer season. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Sawyers Posted September 30 Report Share Posted September 30 Having just been to see Coriolanus (Shakespeare), we went through the list of Shakespeare plays we have seen. We've seven yet to see. But the most memorable productions were: Merry Wives of Windsor. David Troughton (son of Patrick Troughton, one of the early Dr Who's) Much Ado about Nothing. David Tennant and Catherine Tate. The Winter's Tale. Kenneth Branagh and Judy Dench. Titus Andronicus (a gore fest revenge play; blood and guts from beginning to end). David Troughton Julius Caesar. Ben Wishaw. Hamlet. Michael Sheen. King Lear, Four notable productions. Frank Langhella (excellent), Ian McKellen (superb), Glenda Jackson (RIP, but was superb), and most recently (this year) Kenneth Branagh (surprisingly superb). Macbeth. Patrick Stewart (the definitive play! For a treat watch this on You Tube), Sean Bean and Samantha Bond, Rory Kinnear and Anne-Marie Duff, and by far the worst one Christopher Eccleston. Have tickets to see David Tennant this autumn. As you might tell, we like this play! Othello. Adrian Lester and Rory Kinnear. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n_maher Posted October 12 Report Share Posted October 12 Not today, but Thursday night, the northern lights made a return visit. Quite visible to the naked eye this time with pretty striking red and green hues across the whole night sky. Wild to see in southern New England. Today, replaced the rear brakes on the Volvo which my mechanic had said were "metal on metal". That was a slight exaggeration but the pads were down to the wear bars so it was time. The rotors actually looked pretty good (essentially no lip) but decided that it made sense to do them while I was in there since I already had the parts. I did not end up doing the fronts as they still have a good 1.5mm to the wear bar and the rotors look fine as well. I'll keep the parts on hand and plan on doing them next spring summer depending on how inspection goes in March. 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n_maher Posted Saturday at 04:04 PM Report Share Posted Saturday at 04:04 PM Continuing the theme of "fix shit yourself" I completed the two week journey that was bringing a Ryobi One+ battery back to life. It had sat (incorrectly) on a charger for too long and discharged itself to the point where it could no longer be charged. I suspected the batter was fine. Problem one - it has one effing torx safety screw so a quick shopping trip to Amazon for IFIXIT's smallest kit with the right bit and the chassis was opened. From there I could check the cells, see that none were shorted they just all had very low voltage. Problem two - how do you trick the charger into thinking the battery is ok? A few YouTube videos and some hacking of wire later and I was able to float the battery up to ~13V which was enough to get the charger to recognize it and fully recharge the battery. Sure, I spent $15 on the torx bit but I didn't put an otherwise functional battery in a land fill. I call that a win. 9 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Sawyers Posted Sunday at 07:20 AM Report Share Posted Sunday at 07:20 AM Yesterday to London to see Oedipus. Astonishing, modern version of the Sophocles Greek classic with Mark Strong and Lesley Manville. Two hours without a break. If and when it gets to Broadway, go and see it. Write up is here https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2024/oct/16/oedipus-review-lesley-manville-and-mark-strong-electrify-ancient-saga-turned-political-thriller 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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