Go on go on go on go on go on
Not in my case - I’m 73 and despite physical challenges I’m happier than I’ve ever been. What makes me happy is having wonderful friends, plenty of interests and all my marbles.
I look back on my anxious 20-something self with pity. Why was I so bloody worried what everyone would think of me?
My late dog, a rescue greyhound, was a big chucklehead with low impulse control. The first few walks with him on the lead were a nightmare. What worked was turning the leash into a brake. If he pulled on it, I stopped. When he stopped pulling, I carried on. It took about a fortnight of twice-daily walks for him to understand (he was really not very bright), but in the end it clicked. He became the master of putting the most exquisitely gentle pressure on the leash to try and hurry me along without turning on the “brakes”.
Also, any can that is domed - something inside is making gas that is pushing on the metal. Not good. Very, very bad.
Lebensraum.
I moved to a Kobo e-reader a while back as part of de-Amazoning my life, and while I’m annoyed that they’ve stopped supporting my 2011 Kindle Keyboard, it means I can finally close my account.
The Kindle is still perfectly usable after all these years. I jailbroke it not long after I bought it because I hated the wallpapers. I found a website where you could create your own, so I have a lovely array of images on it. One time I dropped it in the bath, and bought a new one. That turned out to be one of a run of KKs that developed a crack in the case, so I phoned customer service and sent it off for a replacement (I know, right?!?). While waiting for it to arrive, I dug out my old drowned reader and charged it up - and it was fine!! I sold the replacement when it arrived.
And now this: “To minimize any disruption, we’re offering a promotional code for 20% off select new Kindle devices as well as a £15 eBook credit that will be automatically added to your account after purchasing a new device”. As if. Fuck off.
My stance is: you can say what you like, but I am going to judge you by your words.
I can’t stand that line of “oooh, you can’t say anything these days”, it’s absolute bullshit.
A friend has a pair of Raybans she bought 25 years ago. One day last year she dropped them and they were run over by a trailer with a boat on it. She was pretty upset until she realised they weren’t damaged, not even scuffed. I witnessed this, it was incredible. Worth the expense, I would say.
I was in a fender bender a few years ago where the other party insisted on getting the police involved because of injury - the passenger slumped dramatically to the ground complaining of whiplash. The officer who attended said, “You don’t have whiplash.” And explained to her the concept of crumple zones in modern cars absorbing forces from impact. Then he declared it a no-fault accident (it was actually my fault).
Sudden spike in sales of plasma balls.
VLC for me too. What a great program it is, never a single problem.
They must be competent story of the wedding capturers, many are not.
At a niece’s wedding the photographer had been asked to video the ceremony. The resulting film lingered on an especially pretty bridesmaid during the exchange of vows and rings.
Thanks, this is excellent pub quiz knowledge!
I’m currently in the midst of throwing money at a problem - car’s brakes corroded after I didn’t drive for three months due to Reasons. I’m desperate to get back behind the wheel - a backlog of car-centric jobs has piled up.
Huh, I have a Rakuten Kobo reader. I knew the Rakuten part was Japanese, but I didn’t realise they sold other stuff. The Kobo reader is based in the Netherlands I think. Good product and it’s weaned me off Kindle.
I remember when he first threw his toys out of the pram over a wind farm visible from one of his Scottish golf courses. He’s lost all his battles here, hah!
Wind farms aren’t ideal given all the infrastructure needed, but they are certainly preferable to a war.
Couple of hours ago. A friend I haven’t seen for a few days phoned to see how I was and we talked for about 45mins. In person, on Sunday, two friends in separate visits.
There’s a mute button - “mute theme”.