Repeat: “utilize” is NOT the same thing as “use.” Note that. That is all.
Quick Fix for “Cold Coffee Syndrome” ;-)
Sometimes, when I have yet to reach Optimal Coffee Levels, I set my mug down and. . . forget to sip The Holy Brew while it is at the proper temp. I used to keep an electric cup warmer on my desk for those times when my mind wandered, but my last use of such a thing was ~20 years ago, so. . .
REALY effective “silver bullet” thermos that holds a coupla mugs full of coffee. Pour some into a teensy lil eleven ounce cup and sip. Even if my mind wanders to something task-oriented and I let it cool, it’s usually only a coupla ounces that are cool and easily warmed up to nearly optimal temp with a refreshing from the thermos.
I know, I know: it’d be better to just practice better coffee/memory discipline. *shrugs* Lazy, I guess.
FYI: Just for Those Who Do Halloween Stuff
Be warned:
“Orange and Black is a registered trademark of the Black abd Decker Corporation”
Now you know.
Off the Left Field Wall
I hate allergies. A sneeze-cough while eating some delicious red beans and rice seasoned with freshly chopped habanero pepper. You got it. Habanero pepper bits caught in sinuses. *sigh* Grateful fir ready-mixed, lightly-pressurized nasal wash. *heh*
(BTW, the pressurized air-fryer/instapot did a great job with all elements of the red “beans and rice”–from caramelizing onions, to sauteeing the “polish” sausage, to bringing it all together on a “stew” setting–rice previously cooked, and I used canned red beans).
Blurb for “That’ll Leave a Mark”
“That’ll Leave a Mark”–the gripping tale of a proofreader who lapsed into a comma, overcome by excessive punctuation.
Sometimes, it’s the little things, ya know?
*smh* at an otherwise quite competent writer who committed two wrongs in a recent work: consistently misusing “surly” when meaning “surEly” and failing to hire a competent proofreader (or editor). Apart from that consistent error, this particular piece is actually pretty good. Still. . . it’s little things like this that irk–sometimes more than major gaffs.
“Dr Muerte’s Panacea for Pain”
Picked up some kind of contact rash in the last day or so. Despite observing pretty good hygiene with handwashing, etc. (including having worn nitrile gloves), I seem to have spread it to. . . rather uncomfy areas. So, tried an astringent product from FAK to alleviate itching. It works, but kinda like after stubbing one’s toe and asking “Dr. Muerte” for pain relief, getting a punch in the nose. I don’t really notice the itching now that everything is BURNING.
*heh*
“Pain is just weakness leaving the body” (and other convenient lies. 😉 ).
More “News” in category: “Inventions for the Lazy, Stupid, and Incompetent”
Special lil pot holders to fit over the handles of pans, because using an ordinary pot holder is tooooo haaarrrd!
As a special invention for stupid, incompetent, and lazy people, it’s right on up there with special lil tools for cracking eggs and special-deshul tools to prevent “onion tears.”
These kinds of things are for people who were voted off the short bus for being too stupid.
Flawed Test
Our state’s mandated standardized test for school kids is called the MAP Test. I submit that it is fatally flawed. As far as I can determine, there are NO orienteering questions on the test at all.
A “Legendary Creatures Alphabet”
Herewith, my alphabet of legendary creatures
A is for Acephali (which may, instead of being mythical, refer to ~90% of the electorate, Mass MEdia Podpeople, Politicians, Academia Nut Fruitcakes, etc.)
B is for Baba Yaga (A.K.A. “Nancy Pelosi” and her ilk)
C is for Centaur (There are some in Congress, but they’re deformed horses’ asses.)
D is for Dipsa (easily recognized as Venomous Talking Heads) Note: D is also for Draugr (A Dhimmicrap voting block; see also: Fetch)
E is for Ewah (Actually found in suburbia, preying on young men)
F is for Fetch (See Dragur)
G is for Ghost (As in “The Republic is a mere ghost of what the Founders left us.”)
H is for Hag (see Baba Yaga above)
I is for Imp (Often found in any government bureaucracy)
J is for Jackalope (Livestock designed by congressional committee to combat hunger)
K is for Kawa-zaru (Frequently found working for congresscritters)
L is for Lamia (Commonly found in “Planned Parenthood” facilities)
M is for Maha-pudma (Found living rent free in the heads of Flat Earters)
N is for Nariphon (A species of Acephali found in “news” organizations; this version of podperson identifies as female)
O is for Ogre (Commonly found working as TSA thug)
P is for Panes (Large numbers of this creature found in Hollyweird)
Q is for Qliphoth (Evil spirit inhabiting Type II Bureaucraps)
R is for Redcap (Law enFARCEment Ossifers) Also Revenant (Dhimmicrap voting block)
S is for Sarugami (Congressional aides; lobbyists)
T is for Talos (“Feddle Gummint” version is brass, not bronze, and has feet of clay; also, cost overruns triple the price paid)
U is for Undead (See Dhimmicrap voting block)
V is for Vampire (Congresscritters, “feddle gummint bureaucraps,” etc.)
W is for Warg (Poorly-trained K-9 “units”)
X is for Xing Tiang (Government. Just “government”)
Y is for Yakubyo-gami (Found in most hospitals; responsible for “iatrogenic” diseases and deaths)
Z is for Zombie (Typical Dhimmicrap voter)