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Post by lookatthat on Apr 20, 2021 12:45:26 GMT -5
1dave No date entered for second shot. No location for either. Where’d you get the shots, in a parking lot? Some shady dude on a street corner, mumbling under his breath... "Shots... gotcher shots... Pfizes... Mods..." "I was told you might have some J&J." "For the right price, I might."
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Post by lookatthat on Apr 20, 2021 10:23:13 GMT -5
"I'm here live. I'm not a cat."
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Post by lookatthat on Apr 20, 2021 10:15:24 GMT -5
Are we starting a fund for the postman's hernia operation?
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Post by lookatthat on Apr 20, 2021 10:14:42 GMT -5
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Post by lookatthat on Apr 20, 2021 10:05:26 GMT -5
Take care, we are rooting for you. Just a note, you may want to keep one of those long-armed grabbers handy, as I don't think you'll be wanting to bend over for a few days, and you might drop the remote.
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Post by lookatthat on Apr 20, 2021 10:02:32 GMT -5
My parents caught a local - red-handed -- shoplifting in their store. The next day the moron tried to come back in! They said, "OUT!" Thief was all indignant. "Just for that, I'm going to take my business elsewhere!"
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Post by lookatthat on Apr 20, 2021 9:41:49 GMT -5
My father had shingles. He did not get the nasty rash on the side that is most common, but he had some pain and swelling around one eye. Fortunately I realized what is was and convinced him to go to the doctor immediately. They treated it right away but unfortunately he has had trouble with that eye ever since. Can't say for sure it was caused by the shingles, but I suspect it was. Get the shingles vaccine. My father wishes he had gotten his sooner. Might have avoided all that mess.
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Post by lookatthat on Apr 15, 2021 11:26:14 GMT -5
Thank you all, kind people.
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Post by lookatthat on Apr 14, 2021 15:21:55 GMT -5
My mother and I were at a rock show, and she was buying pieces for resale at her shop. I held out a lovely polished slab that was mounted on a stand and advised her to buy it. She asked what it was and I told her... she was disinclined to purchase it. I assured her it was a good price and that someone would want it. She finally did buy it. Wouldn't you know it was one of the first things she sold? At a good profit too!
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Post by lookatthat on Apr 14, 2021 13:51:04 GMT -5
lookatthat : As someone who's waited for long weeks...months even, hoping my latest manuscript wouldn't get the typical printed rejection slip, I can definitely sympathize. I don't write fiction (though I'm a lifelong lover of SF) but the internal emotions of putting your hard work "out there" for others to coldly judge must be much the same. I like Pat's suggestion of using the energy of anticipation and fear of rejection to create another story or character using those emotions while you're waiting. But I also know it takes enormous self-discipline (often more than I can muster) to apply the seat of the pants to the seat of the chair and fingertips to the keyboard, then to focus on externalizing a bit of internal psychoanalysis. Whatever you decide to do I wish you the best and hope you'll be accepted into what appears to be an exciting and motivational course of instruction. Yes, it's hard to put it out there. It was even harder to ask for help from my boss, co-workers, and references.
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Post by lookatthat on Apr 14, 2021 11:48:46 GMT -5
So, I do some writing. A little bit for the local newspapers, and some that never sees the light of day. Been working on a fantasy novel. Then I heard about a 6-week fantasy/sci-fi/horror writing workshop and I applied. I know my writing is decent, but still -- I must be crazy to think I would get in! The best up-and-coming genre writers in the world apply, and the director only takes about 15. They did like my writing piece enough, however, to request info from my references (who in turn wrote amazing things about me -- wow -- I am humbled by their kind words). Before I applied to the program I had to apply for an unpaid educational leave of absence, as the course is incredibly intensive. My supervisors have been supportive, but HR has been a little weird -- do they really think I could go to work AND devote the 86 hrs weekly that is needed for the course???
Anyway, I am waiting to hear back if I have been accepted, but I might not hear anything for another two weeks, (end of April) and the course starts in early June. I would have a lot of ducks to get into a row in a short period of time if I am accepted -- and if HR approves my request.
But what will I do if I am NOT accepted into the program? I want to have something to look forward to. I do have some weeks of paid vacation, so I could go somewhere, but I don't have anyone to go somewhere with, and probably wouldn't be comfortable going more than a day's drive (distance) by myself. Could fly maybe, but don't know where.
I've been pretty anxious about everything, but today I feel a little depressed. Any advice?
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Post by lookatthat on Apr 14, 2021 10:57:41 GMT -5
I really like it. If it was me, I wouldn't mess with it.
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Post by lookatthat on Apr 14, 2021 10:35:03 GMT -5
Is that moonshine in the 16th pic?
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Post by lookatthat on Apr 14, 2021 10:33:40 GMT -5
Maybe I can convince the wife that I need to make a road trip to northern Indiana. While she might say yes, I might have a hard time convincing my employer that I need to take time for for an estate sale I could always try ... Looks like a great sale. Surely you have some ailing relatives in northern Indiana?
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Post by lookatthat on Apr 12, 2021 15:40:32 GMT -5
My first thought was salt too! Then i thought, aquamarine? Could be calcite or fluorite also. Does any of it have any crystal faces or form?
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Post by lookatthat on Apr 12, 2021 15:36:52 GMT -5
These your pics? Very nice.
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Post by lookatthat on Apr 6, 2021 11:31:31 GMT -5
Great read. Still hunting for my first point. My two biggest pieces of advice: 1. Know what to look for 2. Never stop looking.
For #1, get familiar with the types of stone that are typically used for toolmaking in your area. I think mostly black and grey cherts, but I've only looked east of you, so not sure. Look at as many collections and books as you can find. Get familiar not only with points and tools, but also with what flakes and cores look like, because they will tell you when you are on the right track.
#2. Never stop looking! Even in parking lots and in places thousands of other people have been. I once found a piece of ancient pottery in the gravel under a parked plane. I found a quartz point trampled into the clay at a popular picnic area.
Good luck!
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Post by lookatthat on Apr 1, 2021 13:34:53 GMT -5
I have making cabs figured out. Cutting slabs from rock is another matter. I bought a slab saw in 2008 and didn't use it until 2016 which was two years after retiring. I cut slabs prior to that using a trim saw. Push the rock into the saw. My slab saw is evil. Too many things to deal with. The blade jams, the cross-feed drifts producing uneven thickness. My saw has a clutch that requires being adjusted and can be over-adjusted. Right now the carriage is loose which leads to the blade jamming. I busted the vise. The knob that turns the saw on and off quit working and the connection box for the feed motor and the blade caught fire today. I bought a new smaller saw with a simpler design that I haven't set up. The rocks I bought are too big for it anyway. Sounds just like my VW.
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Post by lookatthat on Mar 30, 2021 12:59:51 GMT -5
Beautiful stuff!
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Post by lookatthat on Mar 30, 2021 12:59:18 GMT -5
If you can still count to ten on your fingers, it's not all that bad.
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