Fun stuff -- word related or not, ramblings, junk, whatever.

[dannyb]

I haven't seen an ad in almost three days and I am not a "premium" player. I was just wondering if it was just me or were other players experiencing this.

[Emerging]

I don't pay that much attention to what kind of members the other players are, but I play ad free. I was never really never that bothered by the ads, but the privilege of playing 6 by 6 was important to me.

[dannyb]

Just wondering. Is everyone else playing ad free?

[DrPlacebo]

Plagiarize!
Let no one else's work evade yer eyes!
Remember why the good Lord made yer eyes!
So don't shade yer eyes,
But plagiarize, plagiarize, plagiarize!

Only be sure to always call it, please, research.

[bwt1213]

A website to visit SOON and perhaps often is (and I'm going to spell it out so this post isn't expunged): tomlehrersongs dot com. When he died, he directed that everything he had written be placed in the public domain for anyone to use, parody, or enjoy. All the lyrics, all the music, everything. I enjoy "Poisoning Pigeons in the Park", "The Masochism Tango", "Be Prepared", and of course "The Elements". And there are dozens of other gems. Everything he ever wrote is there, including unpublished songs. Waitaminnut! I forgot to mention "We'll All Go Together When We Go". Sigh. Please, guys. There's so much need for laughter now, especially now. Lehrer was a genius in math (PhD, no less) and in music as well. Want a demonstration? Try "The Love Song of the Physical Anthropologist". There's a whole lot of words there you could use, and I'll bet you never heard them before.

[bwt1213]

That's an awesome accomplishment! Many happy returns and lots of nice days in between : )

Thanks! I'll make every effort to include as many nice days as possible. They seem to matter more, now.

[bwt1213]

That's pretty impressive. Can only hope we make it that long together.

Though that would put me over 100.

Still.

Why not swing for the fences?

Always swing for the fences. You're not out until you're not in the game; there's no three-strike rule and no umpire. A friend's parents recently celebrated their 75th.

[RussDNails]

August 6, 2024: we're putting the day to rest. It's our 58th wedding anniversary today. We're ending it quietly; we're old folks. But it's been a nice day.

That's an awesome accomplishment! Many happy returns and lots of nice days in between : )

[Naboka]

August 6, 2024: we're putting the day to rest. It's our 58th wedding anniversary today. We're ending it quietly; we're old folks. But it's been a nice day.

That's pretty impressive. Can only hope we make it that long together.

Though that would put me over 100.

Still.

Why not swing for the fences?

[bwt1213]

Congratulations! Fifty-eight years! There is nothing better than a nice day. Great days are loud, they shout, "look at me! I'm special!" Great days are ephemeral. Nice days are like ripples in a pond spreading out leisurely. Nice days are like a hug. Hope that you have many more nice days.

Thank you! You have a gift with words and I appreciate the present.

[dannyb]

Congratulations! Fifty-eight years! There is nothing better than a nice day. Great days are loud, they shout, "look at me! I'm special!" Great days are ephemeral. Nice days are like ripples in a pond spreading out leisurely. Nice days are like a hug. Hope that you have many more nice days.

[bwt1213]

August 6, 2024: we're putting the day to rest. It's our 58th wedding anniversary today. We're ending it quietly; we're old folks. But it's been a nice day.

[DrPlacebo]

Silly geographic coincidence: the antipode of Taipei is in... Formosa. As in Formosa Province, Argentina.

Also: Queen's University is in Kingston, Kingston is in Jamaica, and Jamaica is in Queens.

[bwt1213]

I stumbled across a new website: TV Garden. There's also a Radio Garden site, of course. TV Garden has free TV broadcasts from all over the world. Some are predictable: news broadcasts in a loop, etc. Others are unexpected: in the USA, PBS national feeds, TRU TV, and all kinds of old shows that appear otherwise on Pluto (and other such sites) plus old shows I swear I wouldn't have thought still existed. Thousands of them. But here's the thing: there are shows from every country in the world. Every. One. North Korea. Burkina Faso. Everywhere. And in lots of countries, the shows are pretty much the daily live feed. That certainly seems to be the case in India, South Korea, Pakistan, Australia, France, and dozens of others at least. And while some broadcasts are geoblocked (some Canadian broadcasts can't be viewed in the USA, for example, and I imagine there are others depending on where you live) most are not. And here's the thing: I know a lot of people on this site are not living in their home country and would like to see or hear broadcasts from there. Well, now you know a way.

[jbud1980]

I know jury duty doesn't fit into the fun stuff category, but it definitely fits into the rambling category, at least for me. Out of 150+ potential jurors I was selected today for jury duty. I know it's my civic duty, and I'm excited as this will be my first time. I'm only rambling about this because my dad will be flying in this Friday for two weeks, and I haven't seen him in seven years. I mean, the odds of having to serve jury duty while my dad is in town after not seeing him for seven years are pretty much the same as me besting MegaWord.
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