TGP Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 52 minutes ago, haldir said: Trending: (according to the radio dj) Rice Krispy treats with hot dogs.....mix RKT with chunks of hot dogs. Add in mustard & ketchup & your good to go for breakfast! Nope. Nope, nope, nope, nope... Just No. 11 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Kuroneko Posted August 25, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 25, 2020 So I promised a report on my butterfly hunt yesterday Nothing particularly rare or unusual, but it's not often we get actual, bona fide sunshine! Spoilered for those on low data Here's the proof, a rare shot of Scottish sunshine This Grey Heron had a bad case of the Mondays.. This might not look like much, but it's a young Common Goosander. Despite the name, they're actually a sawbill(fishing) duck. This is the first one I've seen since the left in March to breed on a nearby river. They're normally very wary of people, but the young ones, not so much! The Bramble crop isn't looking that good this year :( Finally, I arrived at Butterfly Central, this awesome little meadow. Most people just walk past it. The Butterflies weren't being particularly cooperative though- there's a temperature/lack of wind point where they just start going "La,la,la, I'm not posing for you, I've got MUCH better things to do!" In order, very battered Tortoiseshell, Large White, Comma, Red Admiral and the ever dependable Peacock I almost stood on this lovely Common Hawker sunning himself on the path, so I channeled my inner Disney Princess and helped him find a safer place to warm up. Apologies for my pasty white hand- I just don't tan at all, even after being out pretty much everyday. Unfortunately, the sun didn't last long, so it was time to head home before it started to rain. Thanks for looking/reading at my ramblings everybody. 18 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManvsMini Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 25 minutes ago, Kuroneko said: I almost stood on this lovely Common Hawker sunning himself on the path, so I channeled my inner Disney Princess and helped him find a safer place to warm up. Apologies for my pasty white hand- I just don't tan at all, even after being out pretty much everyday. I don't know why, but this had me ROFLing. Maybe it's just too early in the morning. The question is, which Disney Princess was it? Most would have sang to it, but Merida might have put an arrow into him... 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuroneko Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 (edited) 26 minutes ago, ManvsMini said: I don't know why, but this had me ROFLing. Maybe it's just too early in the morning. The question is, which Disney Princess was it? Most would have sang to it, but Merida might have put an arrow into him... Probably Belle, she's pretty good at making friends with vicious beasts Edit: it's hilarious to see people do a double take when you're walking along with a dragonfly on your hand :) Edited August 25, 2020 by Kuroneko 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weird-O Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 15 hours ago, TGP said: Depends on the era. The first USS Texas was 140 feet shorter. HIJMS Mikasa is 20 feet shorter. HMS Brittania (1904) was 3 feet 9 inches longer. Fun fact: It's just Mikasa. The Japanese don't use a prefix before their ship names. Neither do the French or Russians, among many others. A lot of the time when you see them, they're unofficial prefixes by folks who are used to talking about British or American ships. NATO also likes to add superflous prefixes, I'm guessing because their paper forms were first made by same Brits and Yanks, and you just GOTTA out something in the blank or it's Not Filled Out Properly. 10 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparrowMarie Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 I got a really weird message from one of my cousins this morning. He just like messaged me like we had just talked. We haven't talked in 2.5ish years going by the time stamp on our last FB message. He mentioned that he appreciated the Xmas card but I haven't sent one out in 2 or 3 years now. He also mentioned my Sibling which that whole bit is another can of worms I won't get into on here. We're not even friends on FB anymore. We have/had some very radically different ideas on politics that I found inexcusable so I quietly unfriended him probably about the time of our last messages. I'm not sure if I even should respond. I'm very confused. 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuroneko Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 @SparrowMarie, was the text sent recently? There should be an info button if you highlight your text message. I only ask because I occasionally get really old texts that 'lost in the ether' for a couple of months. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparrowMarie Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 @Kuroneko It was sent this morning like right before I got up, so about 5:30 am here. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuroneko Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 4 minutes ago, SparrowMarie said: @Kuroneko It was sent this morning like right before I got up, so about 5:30 am here. That's....odd. Personally, I'd be inclined to ignore it. I've got questionable members of my extended family who occasionally try to play nice with me, but it's always because they want something(money, a guarantee, place to stay etc). I ran out of patience a long time ago and find that not responding is usually the best option since they can't figure out what "no' means 10 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparrowMarie Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 9 minutes ago, Kuroneko said: That's....odd. Personally, I'd be inclined to ignore it. I've got questionable members of my extended family who occasionally try to play nice with me, but it's always because they want something(money, a guarantee, place to stay etc). I ran out of patience a long time ago and find that not responding is usually the best option since they can't figure out what "no' means Yeah, it really is. I'll talk it over with my therapist. I asked his sister-in-law if he was okay and apparently he's cut like everyone off so no one is really sure. 3 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kristof65 Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 1 hour ago, SparrowMarie said: Yeah, it really is. I'll talk it over with my therapist. I asked his sister-in-law if he was okay and apparently he's cut like everyone off so no one is really sure. If he's cut everyone off and is feeling it now, then this may be an attempt on his part to reach out to family members he feels will be less threatening to his self esteem (whether he's making that decision consciously or not). That doesn't mean that it's good for you, though. 6 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serenity Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 RTB Pro Tips! Fire Giant Fun Time! - started at 11:38 AM. Anne continues with 77614 Skorg Ironskull, Fire Giant King (Huge). https://www.twitch.tv/reaperminiatures 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keianna Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 The cats are all up in my business today. One just wants all the loves, one wants to play (and knock things over), and the other is insisting that he be allowed in the unfinished storage part of the basement (he's not, we'd never see him again). I am unpacking, so all the new smells and things moving around. And empty boxes 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TGP Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 2 hours ago, Weird-O said: Fun fact: It's just Mikasa. The Japanese don't use a prefix before their ship names. Neither do the French or Russians, among many others. A lot of the time when you see them, they're unofficial prefixes by folks who are used to talking about British or American ships. NATO also likes to add superflous prefixes, I'm guessing because their paper forms were first made by same Brits and Yanks, and you just GOTTA out something in the blank or it's Not Filled Out Properly. I have seen it both ways. Online and in print. Particularly, specifically, and most often with regard to the IJN. I’ve decided it is a quibble over how to translate from Japanese. “...prefixes by folks who are used to” [writing in English] “about British or American ships” [for an English speaking audience]. Adding the prefix serves a purpose or three: it confirms to the reader that the name is the name of a warship, it lets the reader know it is from the period when the Imperial Japanese Navy was a going concern, and as you mention, it’s a matter of completeness. It is a choice to conform to the normal practice of the new language (English) rather than not only bringIng in a foreign word (from Japanese) but also bring in usage habits from the original language. I don’t remember if Mikasa is also a Japanese prefecture like Yamato. ***wanders off to watch Anne and look that up*** 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glitterwolf Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 2 hours ago, SparrowMarie said: I got a really weird message from one of my cousins this morning. He just like messaged me like we had just talked. We haven't talked in 2.5ish years going by the time stamp on our last FB message. He mentioned that he appreciated the Xmas card but I haven't sent one out in 2 or 3 years now. He also mentioned my Sibling which that whole bit is another can of worms I won't get into on here. We're not even friends on FB anymore. We have/had some very radically different ideas on politics that I found inexcusable so I quietly unfriended him probably about the time of our last messages. I'm not sure if I even should respond. I'm very confused. X-mas card? It's August! Most important thing, you decided to unfriend him for a reason. Ask yourself if you're regretting that decision and miss him or if you were at peace with it. Follow your heart and instinct here. 7 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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