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My brother is like that. Tells me just to be happy... Like I don't want to be happy. Luckily I'm doing better.. finally got into a psychiatrist, got the right meds. Had a sleep study and have sleep apnea so I got a CPAP machine and it's giving me more energy because I'm actually getting quality sleep. Which helps me get outside more, get stuff accomplished. My life has definitely changed for the better the last couple months.

Definitely check out the WW2 museum. Very cool.

Rode a horse several times.

I've started using my electric shaver more since I got a CPAP machine. The face mask wasn't sealing good with my beard so I shaved and it's just easier to make a few passes with the electric one every day.

Doesn't get it as close as as a razor but it suits my needs for now. Will likely shave once a week or so with my safety razor just to be extra smooth.

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Battlefield Earth is a lot of fun. Very pulpy but good science fiction. I read it every few years and can't believe I forgot to mention it.

Ender's Game for sure (totally biased).

The Forever War is great.

Armor by John Steakley. My god I love that book.

I definitely enjoyed it. So did the kids --- my son is anxious to see it again.

Steffenfield posted...

You've never heard of a server?

There is no download except for a SSH client or Telnet application.

You log in online and have such titles like Nethack available.

It's the very best way to play these. :)

Hmm. Interesting. Nah, I've never heard of playing this on anything like that. That's cool, though.

My wife is borderline I guess. We're going to Disney World this September and she's obsessed with planning everything. Making shirts for all of us, too. She loves Disney a ton and insisted on the kids having a lot of Disney stuff.

Disney movies were a big part of my childhood like a lot of people. But it's not my world by any means. Still love The Fox and the Hound.

Steffenfield posted...

I played this quite often over on Alucard's Server, but that closed down five years ago.

I was hoping you might have knowledge of some other place in the world that has it available through SSH.

Nah, sure don't. I'm sorry. I've never heard of what you're mentioning. Are you able to download it directly?

Such an amazing game. Only beat it once, and that was save scumming. I can't imagine completing an ultra or finding Filk. Did get the cat ring on my save scumming file but that was still a pain.

Steffenfield posted...

Ender, do you know of any online servers for this?

No servers, it's a single player rogue like. One of the hallmarks of the genre.

The best part? Completely free. The Steam version adds a few perks but not necessary. I bought it to support the developer for the thousands of hours I'd gotten out of it over the years.

Halo CE
Ancient Domain's of Mystery (if I could only play one game for the rest of my life this would be it)
Chrono Trigger
Ogre Battle 64

52 deck regular playing cards? Solitaire or Rummy.

Specialty/unique... Skip-bo, Onirim (hell, any Oniverse game) Phase 10

I used to fish about every day but have slacked off over the years. I'm fortunate to have a great fishing location less than a five minute walk from the house. I used to go and catch dinner there from time to time..

As I've gotten older I only care to fish for trout. I don't make it to the mountains all that often but used to go for opening day of the season every year and camp. Nothing like waking up freezing and wading in a small stream and catching breakfast.

About two and a half days I think. Went to the hospital with my wife because she was being induced. That was around 5:00 P.M. on a Wednesday. Don't think I slept until early Saturday morning. Similar when my daughter was born, too.

Socom 2. Was my life for awhile lol.

Hell, my wife and I told our son to go to his room the other day so we could have a private conversation. He said sure but left his phone out set to record so he could listen later. Kids are smart. He's nine, for what it's worth.

Rushmore

Phone interview with an African guy. Super nice guy and I knew him well. Had to phone interview with him because the position was posted nationwide..

I could not understand half of what he was saying. And I had to ask him to repeat the question multiple times. Didn't help I was on a cell phone with crappy service.

I saw him a couple days later and apologized. He was understanding and apologized also. But it was a crappy interview for sure. Probably the worst I ever gave.

As I've gotten older more of my time is spent watching TV. I have to make it a point to read more... Which I'm currently doing. But when I was younger I was just outside constantly. Hiking, canoeing, fishing, camping. Hell, I'm only 34 so it's not like I'm terribly old. But it's easy to get into a routine... Local news while cooking supper, national news at 6:30, Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy next. Star Trek after that. Then it's time for bed.

When I was younger and not outside I gamed a ton and read, too. Used to read a book a day in highschool (300-400 pages minimum). But now it takes me forever to finish just one. That's on me, though..

SiO4 posted...

The National Audubon Society Field Guide book series is fantastic.

The Rocks and Mineral one probably changed my life.

Can't believe I forgot about those. Their guide to the night sky is great, too. Learned so much from it.

The Hidden Life of Trees by Peter Wohlleben.
How to Fish by Chris Yates

Ketchup, cheese, slaw, onions. Chili is nice, but I at least have to have ketchup.

Been drinking it way more than ever. Got some gunpowder green recently and it's really good. Thinking I'll eventually switch to just tea from coffee.

Recently bought an electric kettle and that's been a total game changer.

Yeah, but I pretty much only wear wool socks and they don't need to be washed after one wear. Plus they're super comfortable and last damn near forever.

R1masher posted...

number One egg is a switch, then you give them

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/3/0/8/AAYZyTAAEXX0.jpg

That's brilliant. I think I have one of those laying around, too. Thank you!

Good morning...

First, a little backstory.. An uncle hid a real chicken egg for me and my cousins once and told us whoever found it would get $50. True to his word, he paid my cousin fifty bucks. It's one of my best memories from my childhood.

I've tried to emulate that with my kids, nieces and nephews and some of cousins kids. I usually pay out $100 for one egg, $50 for a second, and $20 for a third. I mark each egg with a number, hiding the one marked with 1 in a harder to find spot. And so on...

But, I always talk up the prize. One year I told the kids the number 1 egg was worth 100 Grand, the 2nd was a nice pay day, and the third a $20. Of course I have out a 100 Grand candy bar as well as a Payday bar. Then I have them the real money... They loved it.

Last year I said the grand prize was $500, and I gave the winner a $500 bill from Venezuela in addition to the American $100.

So, with all of that being said... I've racked my brain trying to think of what to do this year. Any suggestions? Again, all in fun and they still get money. But they enjoy trying to figure out the prank now and I enjoy doing it. Any suggestions?

Marauder64 posted...

You have questions, and just because people back in the day didn't act in a way you think 'rational' to you in this day and age that makes history untrue.....ok

Lol, what history? What's presented in Exodus?

GranTurismo posted...

ye, good pt. But i read, vaguely, that most americans do believe in one. Does that matter to you?

Nah. People can believe what they like but it doesn't make it true. I could be wrong but don't think I am.

I mean, at one point in time the majority of Americans were okay with slavery. It's easy to distort things, especially with religion, to justify beliefs in anything.

If there were a deity why don't they reveal themselves more often? With Christianity's God, for example, why no discernable involvement in the present day? I think of the Israelites when Moses was receiving the ten commandments. Unless I'm not remembering correctly they saw the parting of the Red Sea, received manna from the sky to sustain them, and suddenly want to create another god at the base of the mountain? Like, if God was real and the writings were valid, what human that encounters something so divine would deviate from what that deity wanted? It's a stretch for me to believe any of that really happened the way it's presented.

That tangent aside... We don't understand a great many things about the universe. Based on what we have discovered and from my understanding of that there's no way there's a deity or an afterlife. Maybe I'm wrong. But I just can't accept it rationally.

No. Not at all. Why would there be? We're just highly evolved animals...

Grand Canyon
Stone Mountain State Park in NC. One of my favorite places to be.

Also, there's a spot on my parents property that is awesome. There's a large creek (big enough to get a canoe in and technically only a few miles short of being a river, just to give an idea on the size) that has a bend in it. I love sitting on the bank there and look at that bend, and there are a ton of rocks there too. It's my favorite place to go to when I just need to get away and reflect.

Best one I've been on is Fury 325 at Carowinds. Literally had the most realistic nightmare about falling off after riding it and haven't been on a coaster since.

Sucks that they're seeming to be more excited about a fourth kid as opposed to your first.

My parent's favor my brother's kids way, way more than mine or my sister's. Then again my brother and his wife aren't the best parents and if it wasn't for my mom and dad they wouldn't get a chance to do anything. They take them to the park, out to eat, on trips, stuff like that. Used to really bother me because it's like my kids are getting the shaft because of someone's else's bad parenting. But it's ultimately better for the kids.

My in-laws have absolutely nothing to do with my kids. See them at Christmas and that's about it. My mother in law puts forth no effort. With my wife's dad I kinda get it, as he had a stroke and never fully recovered.

Try not to let it get to you. Just be the best parents you can be. It's their loss.

I recently did one and I didn't mind it too bad. The worst part for me was the cannula in my nose.

Actually just got my CPAP machine yesterday. Slept with it last night and it was definitely weird. Luckily it's just over my nose, but exhaling and feeling the resistance from the pressure coming in was weird.

Probably placebo effect but I did feel a little less tired this morning. Once I fell asleep I was fine.

The World War 2 museum is pretty cool.

Questionmarktarius posted...

Education for Death, please.

Do all five Prydain books this time, instead of smooshing two or three of them together.

That would be amazing. Love those books!

Absolutely nothing. Just finished watching The Goonies with my son. Likely heading to bed soon.

I just hit mine last month. 2,800 dollars... Now the insurance covers 90% until I hit my out of pocket maximum which is another grand. Been to too many Dr. appointments this year...

Perfect chance to try snus. The American version is okay, but the real deal Swedish stuff is amazing. Probably not allowed on a plane but nobody would even know you had it in unless they saw you putting in or removing.

I'm terrified of heights so it's a no-go for me.

Tinker with radios trying to listen to stuff really far away.

Board games. Mostly solo, as I don't have a group to play with and my wife doesn't like any really heavy games.

Fishing. Gardening. Hiking.

Forgot to add reading. Though I don't do it as much as I used to..

Definitely. Fortunate to have a great independent station nearby that plays tons of classic rock with very few commercials. They play stuff I've never heard before on a regular basis, lots of live recordings, stuff like that.

I have a Uniden scanner I monitor for local police, fire, etc.

And another portable that receives the air-band. Another for the 2-meter ham bands. Usually always some chatter on there. Plus short wave. Hear some crazy stuff on there with just a small portable and a long wire. Farthest I've picked up is Belgium all the way over here in North Carolina.

Plus AM DXing is great. Listen to a lot of baseball games that way.

I drink a lot of both.. Coffee is my morning choice and I regularly have several cups. Afternoon is green tea (loose leaf usually but Bigelow is okay) maybe 1-2 cups. Herbal tea before bed most nights.

I drink a lot of water, too. I've just always drank a ton ever since I was young. Kinda always thirsty but rarely dehydrated. Idk, it's weird.

Dad regularly beat the crap out of my mom. One day he just stopped and never did it again. Still wonder how different my life would have turned out if my mom had left. Glad he stopped, of course, but damn...

Was also abused as a child. But not by my dad, not physically, and not by a family member. Other than that don't want to talk about it. Finally have mentioned it to some family and I've sorta worked through it. Likely a reason for being hospitalized a couple years ago. Getting better at coping but still struggle with it.

Insurance is a joke. I can see my doctor for a routine appointment (which I have every three months) and pay a cash price of $94 if I pay same day. That exact same visit with my insurance is about $250, plus what I'm paying for insurance every month. Even if I deferred and didn't pay same day it would be $150, a full $100 less.

With Good Rx I get my medicine almost as cheap as my insurance price (again, not including what I pay for insurance). I spend $120/month on my medication. Would be maybe $130 without insurance.

Seriously considering dropping it...