Unutterably Silly technical difficulties

[DixieGal]

Originally Posted by Steve Jordan

yeah... like this thread ever had a topic...

Originally Posted by GeoffC

It must have done, the title says it all....

Well, ya see boys, yesterday Pshrunk was feeling a bit twitchy, seeing as how the cute pandaborgs were trying to overstuff him with cuteness. It caused some probs with his OS, and they rebooted him with cute lightning bolts. Now he's been upgraded, but really, I think it was more akin to switching from lovely XP to lousy Vista.

BTW, the baby panda in a plastic freezer box on his avatar today looks delicious, but I would personally prefer to remove the fur before freezing.

[GeoffC]

Originally Posted by DixieGal

Well, ya see boys, yesterday Pshrunk was feeling a bit twitchy, seeing as how the cute pandaborgs were trying to overstuff him with cuteness. It caused some probs with his OS, and they rebooted him with cute lightning bolts. Now he's been upgraded, but really, I think it was more akin to switching from lovely XP to lousy Vista.

BTW, the baby panda in a plastic freezer box on his avatar today looks delicious, but I would personally prefer to remove the fur before freezing.

Why freeze it?, just roast in an oven gas mark 6 for 90 minutes...

[Steven Lyle Jordan]

Originally Posted by nekokami

Steve, less meat is still better (for you and for the environment) than the amount of meat most Americans eat. No need to cut it all at once.

Well, I've managed the "less" part (certainly less than most Americans), but I'd like to do better than that... if not going cold turkey (Ack! See how programmed I am?!?), then at least no more than a meat-meal a week or so.

My waistline wouldn't mind my pulling it off, either.

[DixieGal]

Originally Posted by GeoffC

Why freeze it?, just roast in an oven gas mark 6 for 90 minutes...

Well, being a working woman with no time to woast, I'd probably clunk it into a crock pot with some potatoes before leaving for work.

[Patricia]

Originally Posted by nekokami

Look, I'm having problems with my teen and it's making me grumpy. Is that a good enough excuse for my upsetting behavior? I can come up with more...

Neko, I feel for you (I've been there).
I sometimes believe that teenagers are possessed by Alien intelligences that feed off emotional energy. These beings fasten on the unfortunate teens as soon as puberty has got their hormones going, and nourish themselves on the ensuing emotional highs and lows (which they do their best to stimulate). Eventually, when the hormone levels begin to reach a plateau, the aliens leave to find another host.
In the meantime, life is very difficult for parents but, sooner or later, the alien parasites will go. It's not your fault: it's just the way things are.My daughter re-emerged as a very nice person once she turned 19. Before that, it was sarcasm, dumb insolence and pointed sighs and shrugs every day.

[nekokami]

Originally Posted by GeoffC

There are no technical difficulties of being vegetarian, only how vegetarians can get "away" with eating eggs...

Some don't, of course. Others only eat unfertilized eggs, or "cage free" eggs, or whatever.

To be consistent, one has to think about other products as well. I avoid leather as much as possible (it's quite difficult sometimes). I know people who won't use or wear silk.

[Taylor514ce]

I recently confiscated all cell phones until I cancel the "unlimited texting" feature. The cell phones will now operate on a library basis. You can check one out when you leave the house, and turn it back in when you come back. Failure to answer a call from a parent will result in suspension of cell phone privileges.

These draconian measures implemented due to "texting addiction", atrophy of verbal communication skills, and my wife's unambiguous reaction to getting a "what's for dinner" text message from my son, from his room. She had to stop making dinner to find her phone to see the text, "what's for dinner" from someone who could walk 20 feet and ask in person, but was too lazy.

My answers to the inevitable questions, which I'll let you infer, Gentle Reader:

1. Have them over, talk to them in person.
2. I'm not [insert name of friend's parent]'s Dad.
3. Get a job, buy your own.
4. Read a book? Walk the dog? Wash the cars? Play a game? Draw? Play guitar/keyboard/drums?

[nekokami]

Originally Posted by Patricia

I sometimes believe that teenagers are possessed by Alien intelligences that feed off emotional energy.

That is a truly compelling theory. Did you say 19? Can I hope for as few as two more years of this?

Now, you panda eaters, in addition to removing the fur, I think it would be better if you disembowel it first. Meat that's been cooked with the guts still in is... well, I think all meat is yucky, but I suspect most of the rest of you would agree with me on this one.

I'd also recommend an oven-safe pan, of course. (Or crock pot, naturally.)

Steve, have you tried textured veg. protein in pasta sauces and such?

[nekokami]

Originally Posted by Taylor514ce

I recently confiscated all cell phones until I cancel the "unlimited texting" feature.

Ours have prepaid phones and we limit the amount of minutes we'll pay for based on what we think is reasonable usage. If they want more than that, they have to pay for it. No cell phone use is allowed at the table or while driving.

I'm not [insert name of friend's parent]'s Mom, either.

[badgoodDeb]

Originally Posted by pshrynk

Resistance is futile. You will be acutelated.

So, anyone want a tour of the panda room?

Oh, I do!! I want to visit the room with 15-20 baby pandas in it. They are just so CUUUUTE!!!! I've read of people who visited the sanctuary and got to HUG a panda, which really enjoyed hugging and hugged him/her back.

I wanna do that!!

None of this EATing pandas stuff. They are tooooo cuuuuuute for that!!! C'mere baby panda!! {{{hugggs}}}

[nekokami]

I thought I'd mention that I've actually BEEN to the Panda Center in Sichuan, but it was before visitors were allowed to hug the pandas. Very pretty area, though.

[DixieGal]

Originally Posted by Taylor514ce

I recently confiscated all cell phones until I cancel the "unlimited texting" feature. [....] the cars? Play a game? Draw? Play guitar/keyboard/drums?

Oh, that's so sexy when you talk dirty like that, tell me more!

Originally Posted by nekokami

Now, you panda eaters, in addition to removing the fur, I think it would be better if you disembowel it first. Meat that's been cooked with the guts still in is... well, I think all meat is yucky, but I suspect most of the rest of you would agree with me on this one.

I'd also recommend an oven-safe pan, of course. (Or crock pot, naturally.)

True, maybe I should ask my sister-in-law to do it. She cleans and butchers 2 or 3 deer each year.

[badgoodDeb]

Originally Posted by badgoodDeb

Hmmmmm. Did you also get the "hair the color of corn", VR?

(lessee who knows THAT obscure reference)

Sigh. A bunch of literates who do books but not musicals. In "Into The Woods" a lovely witch (played by Bernadette Peters) listed the items she needed to break a spell. The list sounded a lot like the things VR was accumulating for Pshrynk. One of the items was "hair the color of corn".

Here's a clip from the musical, about the spell they are attempting to undo. Oh, and it was the witch's Greens (from her garden) that were involved. So all you vegetarians can listen too.

[pshrynk]

Right! one of them got into the Pandorg room! grab her! Mind the sword -- oh, never mind. poor 34 of infinity. we'll miss him. now, hold her down and insert nano thingies. and this time, read the fmanual, wouldja?

[DixieGal]

Oh No! We've lost another one! Dang those hypnotically cute pandorbs!