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 BobtheInquisitor wrote:
If you want to be chosen by cats, be allergic to them. Nothing makes them want to curl up in your lap more.

I swear they know.

Cat: This one looks like he's highly allergic to me, I'm going to see if I can rub up against his head and see if I can get my dander onto his face.

Me: Gah!

 BobtheInquisitor wrote:
If you want to be chosen by cats, be allergic to them. Nothing makes them want to curl up in your lap more.

This comes from a basic misunderstanding of human body language by cats, and vice-versa.

For humans, you express polite interest by paying attention. Cats, on the other hand, express polite interest by briefly looking, and then looking away. To cats, what we consider 'polite attention' is a challenge.

So. A cat walks into a room full of people. One is allergic, the rest avid cat fans. All the cat fans stare... while the allergic person looks at the cat and then looks away. The cat then reacts by approaching the one person in the room who is being polite in cat.

So if you're allergic and do NOT want the cat's attention? Stare. Stare HARD. Lock eyes with it and stare at it until it turns away. And if you're a cat fan, do NOT stare at the cat. Look, look away. Put a hand down where the cat can come up and sniff, if they choose.

A slightly silly one. But as I’m doing more reading at bedtime, and my boudoir being really poorly lit for it? Finally got me a reading lamp. It’s fairly fancy, too. Three level LED and touch sensitive.

 Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:
A slightly silly one. But as I’m doing more reading at bedtime, and my boudoir being really poorly lit for it? Finally got me a reading lamp. It’s fairly fancy, too. Three level LED and touch sensitive.

Congrats on the lamp, reading in the dark is no fun.

Honestly, getting called 'Miss' by strangers still makes my day.

My young adult room mate is at a Science conference presenting their research on the medicinal properties of local flora in Alaska. Pretty cool.

I hit 135 on bench finally, I'm a freshman and haven't lifted weights until summer 2024 and I'm very proud of myself for getting this far in it.

This is a bittersweet win.

I have been trying to re-home my farm animals in a "friends not food" sanctuary or farmyard. It is not that I want to give them up, but the winds of change are blowing and I have a feeling I will be getting re-assigned in my Corporate world. That would probably take me back to the city at some point in 2025.

I managed to find a place for my 11 goats. However, I am sad because I have raised them since they were babies and I will miss them. They are not far at all, and I will be able to visit; but it won't be the same. Right now, I can literally look out my front windows and watch them, and I often do. They won't be there anymore.

So, I am happy I found them a good home but am sad to see them leave. I will miss them.

Ouch - yeah that is a bittersweet moment. That's a huge shame to get forced out of the countryside and back into urban living and losing your animals.

And yeah even if they are nice and safe and in a good spot its not the same at all.

Can we have a section called, "Minor Losses?"

My roommate came inside talking about a Raven in back yard that he was feeding.

It was not a Raven.

I woke up this morning to a cacophony of:
"Caw!Caw!Caw!Caw!Caw!Caw!Caw!Caw!Caw!Caw!Caw!Caw!Caw!Caw!Caw!Caw!Caw!Caw!Caw!"

 Lathe Biosas wrote:
Can we have a section called, "Minor Losses?"

My roommate came inside talking about a Raven in back yard that he was feeding.

It was not a Raven.

I woke up this morning to a cacophony of:
"Caw!Caw!Caw!Caw!Caw!Caw!Caw!Caw!Caw!Caw!Caw!Caw!Caw!Caw!Caw!Caw!Caw!Caw!Caw!"

I never said "raven" - I said "blackbird." And I can admit to making a slight error in judgement.

First, I returned safely from a week-long work trip that involved flying the friendly skies.

Second, I saw the first fat Robin of spring. Always a good sign!

 Easy E wrote:
First, I returned safely from a week-long work trip that involved flying the friendly skies.

Second, I saw the first fat Robin of spring. Always a good sign!

I wish we had Robin's.

We have Fish Crows, Woodpeckers, and Laughing Gulls.

Glad your trip went well.

Cleaned my windows inside and out today, so that was nice.

Also sacked off a nothing case at work, setting me up nicely for the first week of the new financial year.

And after a load of hard work? My credit rating has crossed over into Good, and is just 23 points shy of Excellent.

But, doesn’t seem there’s much I can do to push it to Excellent.

Doesn’t matter, as other than the possibility of a modest mortgage later in the year, I’ve no planned borrowing whatsoever.

Got to connect with my weekly D&D group and played after a two week absence.

I missed it.

Since I'm currently carless... I figured out the local bus routes and it will only take me 1 hour and 31 minutes to get to the Warhammer store... and then the same amount to get home.

Been struggling to find a job since leaving the military, and then had 3 offers in the past week - starting next month as an ecologist, flexing some muscles I haven't touched since uni. Not the best remunerated offer, but the one I think I'll enjoy best, and has the best scope for wage growth.

Nice! And congratulations on your new career

Talked to my financial planner the other day.
He assured me that (almost) regardless of what my Govt. is currently doing I'll be fine & can stay retired.
We have a meeting set for Wed anyways to actually go over accounts etc anyways & make sure the correct plans are in place.

Had a day trip to Portsmouth yesterday, talking the much longer but infinitely prettier coastal route.

Really nice drive in really nice weather, came home with a mint condition Legacy Falcon, and a Y-Wing to round out my Rebel Fighters.

Now I just need to crew the Y-Wing.

 Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:
Had a day trip to Portsmouth yesterday, talking the much longer but infinitely prettier coastal route.

Really nice drive in really nice weather, came home with a mint condition Legacy Falcon, and a Y-Wing to round out my Rebel Fighters.

Now I just need to crew the Y-Wing.

Eek, bit close for comfort there! Trip my perimeter alarm again and I may have to take steps, like meeting for a cheeky pint or something...

Would have to be a non-alcoholic drinky, as when driving, I won’t have even half a shandy.

Completely random, but recently I learned this....



That is my home state of Minnesota overlaid on the UK.

Here is my current state overlaid on the UK.....



For some reason these distances blew my mind. When I drive to the capital of my state, it is like going from Londonderry, North Ireland to Cambridge in the UK.

Wyoming is the 10th largest state in the US.

<mind blown>

There's an aphorism along the lines of 'In the US a hundred years is a long time, in the UK a hundred miles is a long way'...

Crazy innit. Making things even more interesting is we’ve significant non-freeway/motorway routes. So a lot are just A-Roads.

And because of ancient land ownership and nobody much caring about planning, they’re all twisty turny. Which for my money makes them more fun.

I found an overlay of the Brits onto the Land of Crazy... and they almost fit.

Wait you visit and realise just how many accents there are. Especially in the Midlands/North. Liverpool, Birmingham, York, Newcastle. All completely different accents.

 Easy E wrote:
Wyoming is the 10th largest state in the US.

And home to all of five people who live hours apart from each other.

5.9 people per square mile and a population of about 584K.

That means the entire state has fewer people than most Metro areas in other states.

The largest city is Cheyenne, the capital; with 65K people.

The state has two public escalators, and both are at a bank in Casper.

The tallest building is the Dorm tower on the University of Wyoming campus, which has something like 12 stories.

The average wind speed in Wyoming is 21.5 MPH.

In the Spring, there is a larger antelope population than people.

Wyoming was the first state to give Women the right to vote. It was the only way we could get them to stay here.

Wyoming produces the most coal in the US, take that West Virginia! It is an extraction economy for oil, natural gas, and other minerals.

Wyoming residents have more representation per person int eh government than any other citizen in the US.

Wyoming leads the Nation in Suicides, Divorce, and is in the top 5 for Drunk Driving per Capita. We are very proud that we went from 2nd to 4th in DUIs.

So, my little win is that I live in Wyoming......