Grahame Posted September 10 Report Posted September 10 Joanne and I are now à jour with the vaccine nouveau. 5 1
Dusty Chalk Posted September 11 Report 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.
Grahame Posted September 14 Report 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
TMoney Posted September 15 Report Posted September 15 Seats not as good as Al’s, but there are worse ways to spend a Sunday! 8
Grahame Posted September 20 Report 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
swt61 Posted September 20 Report Posted September 20 Just sold a roll of poly sheeting to Elvin Bishop. 1 1
morphsci Posted September 22 Author Report 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 9 2
morphsci Posted September 22 Author Report 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. 4 3
Augsburger Posted September 22 Report 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
Augsburger Posted September 24 Report Posted September 24 The cooler weather has brought an end to rattlesnake season and the beginning of deer season. 9
Craig Sawyers Posted September 30 Report 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
n_maher Posted October 12 Report 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
n_maher Posted October 19 Report Posted October 19 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. 10 2
Craig Sawyers Posted October 20 Report Posted October 20 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 9
swt61 Posted October 31 Report Posted October 31 Last night my new landlord brought me a rotisserie chicken from Costco. So tonight I made chicken/green chili enchiladas. I also made a blueberry cobbler that I delivered to said landlord. She was very surprised, but one good deed deserves another. Didn't take pics. 9 1
Grahame Posted November 6 Report Posted November 6 (edited) To do something different for Guy Fawkes night (and as distraction from other events today), This: Here : https://www.beltiblibrary.org/plan-your-visit/makerspace https://www.beltiblibrary.org/plan-your-visit/makerspace/digital-fabrication-station Producing Because EDIT: They have a nice collection of 3D printers . and a Nice soldering station. I particularly appreciate the addition of a kettle as vital equipment. Edited November 6 by Grahame 4
Craig Sawyers Posted November 8 Report Posted November 8 To a harrowing play yesterday at the Bristol Old Vic. A stage adaptation of Kazuo Ishiguro’s novel of the same name "Never Let Me Go" Children are brought up, cloned, so that as adults they can be harvested for organs. None of them remotely question this. That is the basic plot, but it is completely brought to life by the script and wonderful acting. Even if they survive three "donations", they never survive a fourth. The word die is never used, when they do inevitably do so, they are "complete". https://bristololdvic.org.uk/whats-on/never-let-me-go 4
n_maher Posted November 11 Report Posted November 11 Yesterday, removed half the sod to clear a 14' x 16' tract of land. For context, that took about two and half hours. This morning, continued to remove sod to clear the rest of the area. Took about an hour since I'd already used the edger to cut the sod into roughly 1' square pieces. Project then moved from demolition to construction, which involved raking and grading the area. Then moved approximately 5,000# of crushed stone by hand along with installing permeable paving forms to make Lily a parking space beside the driveway. Grandma and grandpa chipped in. The somewhat rough finished project. I did a bit more raking/sweeping to level it out and smooth the high spots. The paver box-out in the back is for an irrigation control valve that was annoyingly just at the edge of the excavation. 10 1
skullguise Posted November 11 Report Posted November 11 Awesome work, Nate! But oh, my: "...make Lily a parking space beside the driveway." Is time flying that much?! 1 1
n_maher Posted November 11 Report Posted November 11 7 hours ago, skullguise said: Awesome work, Nate! But oh, my: "...make Lily a parking space beside the driveway." Is time flying that much?! Indeed it is. She got her license in June. Time flies and all that. Works good though. 9
Voltron Posted November 12 Report Posted November 12 You know you can hire people to do that stuff every once in a while, Nate. Well done regardless of the easier alternative. 😎 1
swt61 Posted Saturday at 04:36 AM Report Posted Saturday at 04:36 AM Just got back from grocery shopping. Now I'm waiting to see Iron Mike kick Jake Paul's ass. 1
swt61 Posted Sunday at 12:38 AM Report Posted Sunday at 12:38 AM (edited) Obviously my ability to pick winners is seriously in decline. First Kamala, now Iron Mike.😟 Edited Sunday at 12:39 AM by swt61 1
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