Thanks for the concern... fortunately, all my family and friends were OK. Many prayers for all the victims...
Having said that OMG this is gonna screw up traffic patterns for years. That was one of the bigger bridges across the river, and now we'll all be detoured over 94, which is hella congested at best.
Origins..
There is a long running feature called Bulletin Board in my local paper, the St. Paul Pioneer Press called Bulletin Board. People write/email/call and leave a message, and it all gets compiled into a half-page of text. People choose handles to submit under. Mine's The Tired Techie, for what it's worth.
There's a series of headings that are used, kinda like but more set than Slashdot's dept-of-whatever usage, for classifying entries. One common one is "Warning! Cute kid story ahead!" Which is, of course, for cute kid stories.
One of the ongoing set pieces is what BB refers to as the "Baader-Meinhof Phenomenon." As far as my google-fu can determine, BB coined the term from a reader's entry where they were amazed at how often the subject came up after they first read about it.
Reader vie with each other for 'certified' B-Ms, as they're called. :)
http://http://www.twincities.com/mld/pioneerpress/living/people/
To Chyren's point about health- drinking a lot of caffeine can be bad if diabetes runs in your family. Keeping your endocrine system revved up all the time causes your pancreas to crash in the long-term.
Coming off a caffeine addiction can be tough. I did it about three years ago for the reason stated above. The easiest-on-the-body and least grumpy-inducing way is to gradually decrease the amount you drink, subbing in water or another noncaffeienated drink. (I used herbal tisanes).
One of the benefits of weaning yourself off of caffeine is that your body resets its tolerance after some time, and you only need a fraction of the previous volume to get the effect. A single bottle of Dr. Pepper at lunch is enough to keep me flying all afternoon.
Good luck with this... it's hard but worth it.
Flagpole- have you ever invested in an old-fashioned nibbed pen? I cycle in and out of using mine to keep my handwriting decent. Having to hold a pen in a certain fashion seems to help me, at least. YMMV.
A few of my friends from college and I write each other handwritten snailmail letters. Mostly catching-up and girlfriend gossip type things; it's the same stuff we talked about over coffee when we were roommates, just in monologue format. :>
There's something wonderful about getting the mail and finding a big fat envelope from Tae or Lasha in it, in knowing I've got six or seven double-sided pages of news and thoughts to enjoy at my leisure.
I Am Not a Lawyer blah blah blah.
However, most USA law cases I've read treat email like postcards for postal mail, i.e., given certain conditions their contents are considered public.
He sounds like a real asshat in any case. I'd ignore him.
I am a spoiled brat, as I live in the Twin Cities (Minnesota) and we have THREE public radio stations- one that's news/talk, one that's primarily classical, and one that's eclectic as all hell and passionately devoted to playing local bands.
http://minnesota.publicradio.org/
Minnesota Public Radio rocks my world. I've given up completely on commercial radio.
Got a copy of the page. Will PDF and send to any who want it.
The hubby works for Target, I wonder if the employee discound applies. If it's a product (something sold) it is, if it's a service (provided by a Target employee) it's not.
I live two blocks from a tiny brewpub in New Brighton, MN. It's called Barley John's. They have good food and kickass beer, and the whole staff knows me and my husband by sight if not by name, as well as our favorite beers.
There are firepits out front, so you can sit in front of a fire on a crisp evening and talk for hours. There's a small garden out back, and you can order a salad and watch the cook go out to pick the ingredients. And if you go and it's availavle, try the Rosie's Ale. It's very very strong but incredibly smooth, more a barley wine than beer. mmmmmm.
Alnedra- have you tried Yorkshire Gold tea? I prefer that to Earl Grey. Of course, I prefer Lady Grey tea to Earl Grey, the citrus notes improve the bergamot flavor. YMMV.
(currently drinking a tisane, honeybush leaves to be precise)
27, female, recently and blissfully married. I do engineering documentation control for a medical device manufacturer. Before I did that, I headed the helpdesk for the same company; although I miss the world travel the job offered, I don't miss the daily dose of arrogant-doctor-customers I dealt with.
I have a cubicle with a window and can wear jeans every day if I choose. I spend countless hours wrestling with Microsoft software and recalcitrant engineers who don't like to follow rules. I make them anyway.
When I'm at home I do needlework, play computer games, and tinker madly in the kitchen. I have a 55-gallon tank of fish (two oscars and a slew of other chichlids).
Eriphyle is a handle I picked ages ago by flipping through a book of mythology. She's a minor character in the Trojan wars.
Of Life's Many Troubles I know quite a few
Bad plumbing and earaches and troubles with you
But the saddest of all when it's all said and done
Is to look for your socks and find only one
Here are a series of single socks stacked in a row
Where in the workd did their fellow socks go?
Of missing SOcks we have very few facts
Some say cats steal them to use for backpacks
Other, Norwegians willing to risk
Prison to steal sock to make lutefisk
But conspirecy theories just don't hold water
Why would they take one and not tke the odder?
...
-Garrison Keilor, "The Solo Sock"
There's more, but my hands are aching too hard to type the whole thing.
I'm amazed at the stuff I've memorized over the years.
Another good third-party player is Audion. Flexible, skinnable, multi-platform, and very easy to use. Only issue I had with it was the rip-full-CDs function was a bit flakey.
http://www.panic.com/audion/index.html
Fish oil works wonders for old-dog skin ecezema. Get the liquid capsules and split the contents over her food. Interestingly, the dog in question (16 year old Highland terrier) was a little more eager for the food after we started doing this.
Thanks for the concern... fortunately, all my family and friends were OK. Many prayers for all the victims... Having said that OMG this is gonna screw up traffic patterns for years. That was one of the bigger bridges across the river, and now we'll all be detoured over 94, which is hella congested at best.
posted by Eriphyle 16 years ago
In "The Baader-Meinhof Phenomenon"
Origins.. There is a long running feature called Bulletin Board in my local paper, the St. Paul Pioneer Press called Bulletin Board. People write/email/call and leave a message, and it all gets compiled into a half-page of text. People choose handles to submit under. Mine's The Tired Techie, for what it's worth. There's a series of headings that are used, kinda like but more set than Slashdot's dept-of-whatever usage, for classifying entries. One common one is "Warning! Cute kid story ahead!" Which is, of course, for cute kid stories. One of the ongoing set pieces is what BB refers to as the "Baader-Meinhof Phenomenon." As far as my google-fu can determine, BB coined the term from a reader's entry where they were amazed at how often the subject came up after they first read about it. Reader vie with each other for 'certified' B-Ms, as they're called. :) http://http://www.twincities.com/mld/pioneerpress/living/people/
posted by Eriphyle 17 years ago
In "Curious George and his car tunes."
How can you forget Arlo Gutherie's "Alice's Restaurant"? shovels and rakes and implements of destruction....
posted by Eriphyle 17 years ago
In "Curious George"
To Chyren's point about health- drinking a lot of caffeine can be bad if diabetes runs in your family. Keeping your endocrine system revved up all the time causes your pancreas to crash in the long-term. Coming off a caffeine addiction can be tough. I did it about three years ago for the reason stated above. The easiest-on-the-body and least grumpy-inducing way is to gradually decrease the amount you drink, subbing in water or another noncaffeienated drink. (I used herbal tisanes). One of the benefits of weaning yourself off of caffeine is that your body resets its tolerance after some time, and you only need a fraction of the previous volume to get the effect. A single bottle of Dr. Pepper at lunch is enough to keep me flying all afternoon. Good luck with this... it's hard but worth it.
posted by Eriphyle 18 years ago
In "Curious George: the lost art of letter writing"
Flagpole- have you ever invested in an old-fashioned nibbed pen? I cycle in and out of using mine to keep my handwriting decent. Having to hold a pen in a certain fashion seems to help me, at least. YMMV.
posted by Eriphyle 18 years ago
A few of my friends from college and I write each other handwritten snailmail letters. Mostly catching-up and girlfriend gossip type things; it's the same stuff we talked about over coffee when we were roommates, just in monologue format. :> There's something wonderful about getting the mail and finding a big fat envelope from Tae or Lasha in it, in knowing I've got six or seven double-sided pages of news and thoughts to enjoy at my leisure.
posted by Eriphyle 18 years ago
In "Litigious George..."
I Am Not a Lawyer blah blah blah. However, most USA law cases I've read treat email like postcards for postal mail, i.e., given certain conditions their contents are considered public. He sounds like a real asshat in any case. I'd ignore him.
posted by Eriphyle 18 years ago
In "Who Killed Rock Radio?"
I am a spoiled brat, as I live in the Twin Cities (Minnesota) and we have THREE public radio stations- one that's news/talk, one that's primarily classical, and one that's eclectic as all hell and passionately devoted to playing local bands. http://minnesota.publicradio.org/ Minnesota Public Radio rocks my world. I've given up completely on commercial radio.
posted by Eriphyle 18 years ago
In "What kind of Target merchandise is this?"
Got a copy of the page. Will PDF and send to any who want it. The hubby works for Target, I wonder if the employee discound applies. If it's a product (something sold) it is, if it's a service (provided by a Target employee) it's not.
posted by Eriphyle 19 years ago
In "MONKEYFILTER MUSICBLOG LISTING 2.0"
christ on a pogo stick. You realize it's gonna take me three months to work my way through this? woot!
posted by Eriphyle 19 years ago
In "Curious George: Do you have a "local" "
I live two blocks from a tiny brewpub in New Brighton, MN. It's called Barley John's. They have good food and kickass beer, and the whole staff knows me and my husband by sight if not by name, as well as our favorite beers. There are firepits out front, so you can sit in front of a fire on a crisp evening and talk for hours. There's a small garden out back, and you can order a salad and watch the cook go out to pick the ingredients. And if you go and it's availavle, try the Rosie's Ale. It's very very strong but incredibly smooth, more a barley wine than beer. mmmmmm.
posted by Eriphyle 19 years ago
In "In honor of Wolof's new daughter"
Alnedra- have you tried Yorkshire Gold tea? I prefer that to Earl Grey. Of course, I prefer Lady Grey tea to Earl Grey, the citrus notes improve the bergamot flavor. YMMV. (currently drinking a tisane, honeybush leaves to be precise)
posted by Eriphyle 19 years ago
In "Curious, George - who are we?"
27, female, recently and blissfully married. I do engineering documentation control for a medical device manufacturer. Before I did that, I headed the helpdesk for the same company; although I miss the world travel the job offered, I don't miss the daily dose of arrogant-doctor-customers I dealt with. I have a cubicle with a window and can wear jeans every day if I choose. I spend countless hours wrestling with Microsoft software and recalcitrant engineers who don't like to follow rules. I make them anyway. When I'm at home I do needlework, play computer games, and tinker madly in the kitchen. I have a 55-gallon tank of fish (two oscars and a slew of other chichlids). Eriphyle is a handle I picked ages ago by flipping through a book of mythology. She's a minor character in the Trojan wars.
posted by Eriphyle 19 years ago
In "Curious George: Where Are My Socks?"
Of Life's Many Troubles I know quite a few Bad plumbing and earaches and troubles with you But the saddest of all when it's all said and done Is to look for your socks and find only one Here are a series of single socks stacked in a row Where in the workd did their fellow socks go? Of missing SOcks we have very few facts Some say cats steal them to use for backpacks Other, Norwegians willing to risk Prison to steal sock to make lutefisk But conspirecy theories just don't hold water Why would they take one and not tke the odder? ... -Garrison Keilor, "The Solo Sock" There's more, but my hands are aching too hard to type the whole thing. I'm amazed at the stuff I've memorized over the years.
posted by Eriphyle 19 years ago
In "Annatomically Correct African Vervet Monkey Costume."
Hmm. It's August, time to start planning for Halloween. What do you want to dress up as this year, folks? I'm already making one Skeksis costume.
posted by Eriphyle 19 years ago
In "Is this the Best?"
Another good third-party player is Audion. Flexible, skinnable, multi-platform, and very easy to use. Only issue I had with it was the rip-full-CDs function was a bit flakey. http://www.panic.com/audion/index.html
posted by Eriphyle 19 years ago
In "Curious, George: Geriatric Dog"
Fish oil works wonders for old-dog skin ecezema. Get the liquid capsules and split the contents over her food. Interestingly, the dog in question (16 year old Highland terrier) was a little more eager for the food after we started doing this.
posted by Eriphyle 19 years ago
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