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About 2 drives ago, Auburn's offense decided they were pretty much going to win this game -- nm - prayformojo Nov 1, 18:35 1
- roll -- nm - Beaker Nov 1, 18:49
Went for a walk at Goldstream Park today. There are ... a lot of photos. Heheh. -- (link) - Beryllium Nov 1, 18:08 [flickr] 10
- There were also a ton of salmon jumping and swimming upstream. -- (link) - Beryllium Nov 1, 18:17 [flickr]
- there were birds ... -- (link) - Beryllium Nov 1, 18:10 [flickr] 8
  - so cool -- nm - CQ Nov 1, 18:11 3
    - There were a ton of seagulls. I was hoping to get a shot of a bald eagle, but they're not out yet. -- (link) - Beryllium Nov 1, 18:12 [flickr] 2
      - yeah, I hate seagulls, heh, but I love the colors behind this grey one. cool pic -- nm - CQ Nov 1, 18:13 1
        
        thanks :) Next time I might use my wide lens and get some better shots of what the park is like in fall. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 1, 18:14
  - ... a river ... -- (link) - Beryllium Nov 1, 18:11 [flickr] 3
    - ... and high voltage powerlines ... heheheh -- (link) - Beryllium Nov 1, 18:11 [flickr] 2
      - I love that you captured them showing their autumn colors -- nm - prayformojo Nov 1, 18:14 1
        
        They have amazing purple flowers in spring - Beryllium Nov 1, 18:16
Phish halloween concert review -- (link) - Peglegpete Nov 1, 18:01
Inspired by the gender-confused toon boy: My regular/sporadic podcast rotation: - rollo Nov 1, 17:55 10
- Adam Carolla Show, Scam School, Ace on the House, Sex Nerd Sandra, Nerdist - depending on the guest. -- nm - Ender Nov 1, 18:40
- My Downcast subscriptions - nubby Nov 1, 18:11 5
  - Are most of those weekly? If I work from home for 3 days i feel like i have a huge backlog to clear... -- nm - Ender Nov 1, 18:41 1
    - Most are. But I listen at 1 1/4 speed, and get about 90 minutes in a day. -- nm - nubby Nov 1, 18:43
  - KCRW also has a good song of the day pod. Do you convert them into your music library? -- nm - rollo Nov 1, 18:14 1
    - I save the best ones to a very large Spotify playlist. -- nm - nubby Nov 1, 18:17
  - (I missed NPR: Ask Me Another.) -- nm - nubby Nov 1, 18:12
- On an unrelated note: I recommend the app Zero Age for you. nm - ralph wiggum Nov 1, 18:06
- Mine: - ralph wiggum Nov 1, 18:04
- We Have Concerns, WWDTM, TBTL, Smart Wrestling Fan, assorted Magic/gaming podcasts. -- nm - Tim Nov 1, 17:58
This HuffPost link I came across has to be loading junk from like a hundred different domains. How are websites like this successful? - con_carne Nov 1, 17:45 3
- And I look back at the tab, which I just have sitting there, and it's constantly loading stuff from this and that. Do I have a virus? -- nm - con_carne Nov 1, 17:48 2
  - I can't use their site either. It seems to just continually reload. -- nm - Not Your Boo Nov 1, 18:09
  - some sites have two dozen places wanting to load scripts, sometimes you can't see the click bait till you swallow all -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 1, 17:53
mom needs a *good* jewelry repair, 3rd time breaking a heavy woven gold bracelet, - zeitgeist Nov 1, 17:28 16
- ask the local auction house whose restoration work they trust? -- nm - Peglegpete Nov 1, 17:50
- Fred Meyer Jewelers, Third largest jewerly store in the U.S. - Bacon Nov 1, 17:32 12
  - freddy is big around here and they already blew it, no stones, its the locking clasp that gives way -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 1, 17:42 1
    - Aaah, boom -- nm - Bacon Nov 1, 17:48
  - Never heard of them. I would go Sterling Jewelers or Zales. -- nm - Spawn Nov 1, 17:34 9
    - Because you don't live where we live -- nm - Bacon Nov 1, 17:37 8
      - I just figured of they were the third largest, they would be everywhere. -- nm - Spawn Nov 1, 17:42 7
        
        Only in the good parts of the country -- nm - Bacon Nov 1, 17:42 6
        
        Linky! -- (link) - Bacon Nov 1, 17:43 5
        
        lol. My two recommendations are the top two. -- nm - Spawn Nov 1, 17:46 4
        
        BTW Fred Meyer is Kroger, but it's Fred Meyer here -- nm - Bacon Nov 1, 17:50 3
        
        People buy jewelry from a grocery store? -- nm - Spawn Nov 1, 17:53 2
        
        a. freddy started the supermarket/department store xover, but the jewerly store is a store within the store -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 1, 17:56 1
        
        I had never seen a superrmarket expand into other things. I have seen department stores add groceries, though (Target, Walmart, etc). -- nm - Spawn Nov 1, 18:58
- dip it in vibranium -- nm - budice Nov 1, 17:31
- always be careful when sending jewelry for repair. heard many stories about stones being removed -- nm - Beaker Nov 1, 17:30
Question: What's creepier than a four-acre spiderweb? -- (link) - Beaker Nov 1, 17:22 1
- Hunting needs to read this. -- nm - Spawn Nov 1, 17:25
Group next to me is talking about this movie they just saw named "Live. Die. Repeat." -- nm - Ender Nov 1, 17:06 3
- What'd they say? -- nm - budice Nov 1, 17:09 2
  - "Is that a new movie?" "No, I think it came out last year." They seemed to be recommending it to their friends, so i guess they liked it. -- nm - Ender Nov 1, 17:23
  - They never even heard when it was in theaters! -- nm - Spawn Nov 1, 17:22
Is anyone else listening to the NPR Serial podcast? I'm totally hooked. nm - ralph wiggum Nov 1, 16:59 6
- Yup. Also Slate's spoiler review podcast that comes out the same day. -- nm - nubby Nov 1, 17:21
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  - (Thursday mornings) -- nm - nubby Nov 1, 18:13
  - Same. I refresh every day and hope a new one will pop up. *spoiler* - Krusty Nov 1, 17:14 2
    - Spoiler - ralph wiggum Nov 1, 17:23 1
      - Same. *spoiler* - Krusty Nov 1, 17:43
Neighbors is pretty bad. Just shut up and show me more shirtless Zac Efron. -- nm - The Danodook Nov 1, 16:58 1
- Wrong Turn 7 -- nm - budice Nov 1, 16:59
I won the Canadian annual lottery: found a $20 in my winter coat. -- nm - Reagen Nov 1, 16:51 3
- This happened to me before christmas one year as a kid ($20 in a stocking) -- nm - Beryllium Nov 1, 18:06
- Good for 4 tickets to the next Oilers game! -- nm - budice Nov 1, 16:52
- Mmmhmm. -- nm - District Manager Nov 1, 16:52
Heh... Kidthulhu. -- nm - Spawn Nov 1, 16:45
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- Hans plays with Lotte, Lotte plays with Jane. -- nm - Reagen Nov 1, 16:28 1
  - She used to be with Morpheus. Now she's with Lock. (nm) - budice Nov 1, 16:53
grr. just had a gift card company, from a rebate, tell me that "good through 10/14" didn't include yesterday; and that I really should have used it - b! Nov 1, 16:16 8
- ^ this is for Coopervision contact lenses, btw. -- nm - b! Nov 1, 16:37
- Alberta made this kind of monkey business illegal. -- nm - Reagen Nov 1, 16:26 4
  - in California, retailer cards don't expire; but the cc debit types are different. -- nm - b! Nov 1, 16:28 3
    - oo, I think they're actually breaking federal and state laws with their fee timing and amount. nm but: -- (link) - b! Nov 1, 16:35 2
      - don't forget the local tv stations like to do stories like this -- nm - Peglegpete Nov 1, 16:49 1
        
        a family member recently had one of them get him much better seats (vs a partly impeded view) for 49ers season tickets. :) - -- nm - b! Nov 1, 16:53
- Starbucks have changed their reward program too, missed out on a free food item. :( -- nm - budice Nov 1, 16:18 1
  - another new change? (I've done that - I miss their postcards.) -- nm - b! Nov 1, 16:26
Holy shnikeys, I just realized we're going to have a dish washer in our new home. Whatever shall I do? - CQ Nov 1, 16:09 6
- does it also include a nanny, a chef & a maid? -- nm - Peglegpete Nov 1, 16:25 2
  - I offered 2/3. -- nm - b! Nov 1, 16:54
  - I'd be out of a job! hmmmmm -- nm - CQ Nov 1, 16:52
- no more cardboard plates? -- nm - DaneDukeNuuk Nov 1, 16:23
- buy dishes? -- nm - Peglegpete Nov 1, 16:22
- I couldn't live without a dishwasher. -- nm - budice Nov 1, 16:16
lol omg at the urban myth to open up this weeks The Goldbergs episode. - Jovian Nov 1, 16:04
Either the QB or RB ran the wrong play for WVU on third down. - David Nov 1, 16:03 1
- yeah, that was all messed up -- nm - CQ Nov 1, 16:08
Old Wooden Ships 101. UCLA narrowly approves diversity class general education requirement after decades of failed attempts -- (link) - con_carne Nov 1, 16:01
from 10/24. Odyssey Marine gets salvage rights to HMS Victory [the one that sank before Nelson was admiral] - Peglegpete Nov 1, 15:52
This syndicated E/I travel show called State to State did an episode on Northern Michigan (spoilers) - con_carne Nov 1, 15:40 1
- :) this makes me happy! -- nm - JenBro Nov 1, 15:48
These Are America’s Spookiest Homes -- (link) - Beaker Nov 1, 15:37
happy birthday Cappie! -- nm - Beaker Nov 1, 15:31 2
- Happy BDay -- nm - Bloody Ice Nov 1, 15:52
- Yes, have a great day! -- nm - amoxy Nov 1, 15:35
Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo suffered two fractured transverse process in his back -- nm - Beaker Nov 1, 15:26 2
- So I am guessing he is out? - amoxy Nov 1, 15:31 1
  - remains a chance he can play -- (link) - Beaker Nov 1, 15:32
Finally figured out who Amy (sweet scientist on TAR) reminded me of... - toboooooooooooor.2 Nov 1, 15:24
Snowpiercer - B (spoilers) - amoxy Nov 1, 15:20 1
- spoiler - nubby Nov 1, 15:25
I'm looking into Betterment. Anybody use it? -- nm - nubby Nov 1, 15:12
TCU and Georgia are not looking very good today. -- nm - Not Your Boo Nov 1, 15:08 4
- Life is good. Those UGA fans are going to be miserable. -- nm - Strongbad Nov 1, 15:42 2
  - Florida has tried six passes. Richt has no business being an SEC head coach. -- nm - David Nov 1, 16:04 1
    - So much for Jeremy Pruitt being the next coach at UF. -- nm - Strongbad Nov 1, 17:01
- Uuuuuga! -- nm - budice Nov 1, 15:08
See!?! Here we go! -- nm - prayformojo Nov 1, 14:57
so - now that I have a work laptop - I'm needing to get a cover for it - and instead of just a sleeve - I'm thinking an Everki back pack. Anyone use - JenBro Nov 1, 14:50 2
- Wow, that can pack a lot of stuff. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Nov 1, 15:00 1
  - right? I am thinking for short trips or whatev's - it's a nice substitute for bigger luggage even -- nm - JenBro Nov 1, 15:01
Hiccup's first appearance in How to Train Your Dragon 2 is a fantastic scene -- nm - prayformojo Nov 1, 14:33 2
- Pretty good movie, story. -- nm - budice Nov 1, 15:11 1
  - Logan cried. -- nm - Spawndroid Nov 1, 16:17
so. i am watching Benny and Joon. i had totally forgotten the rest of the cast - Aidan Quinn, Julianne Moore, Oliver Platt, William Macy, -- nm - Andie Nov 1, 14:27
I was promised 164 points. -- nm - Reagen Nov 1, 14:15 2
- This is gonna be some 4th quarter. -- nm - The Danodook Nov 1, 14:42
- I may have been slightly off in my projection -- nm - prayformojo Nov 1, 14:16
Furious 7 -- (link) - Reagen Nov 1, 14:12 [youtube] 1
- Can I go ahead and give it the same grade I've given all the other ones? -- nm - Qale Nov 1, 14:18
Kelly and Will...your kid Nathan....what a cute kid. - Remlik Nov 1, 14:00 4
- He made it about a quarter mile before he was "Go home?" so we finished the court we were on and came back - Will Hunting Nov 1, 14:02 3
  - maybe he missed his doggie! :) -- nm - JenBro Nov 1, 15:02 1
    - I doubt that. :) -- nm - kelly Nov 1, 16:47
  - HA! -- nm - Remlik Nov 1, 14:19
MIDWEST folks, spam your fb or tweet friends and earn free movie tix and snacks -- (link) - zeiiiiiitgeiiiiiiiiist Nov 1, 13:43 2
- if you go to the social rewards main site you can find theatres around the country, but its weird that it goes by ownership group not chain brand - zeiiiiiitgeiiiiiiiiist Nov 1, 13:48
- better: spam Davids family. you'll get Andie to smile. -- nm - Peglegpete Nov 1, 13:44
In its last 18 games, Duke football is 15-3; Duke basketball 14-4 -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 1, 13:38
MSF says mandatory quarantines and public vilification of healthcare workers means they will lose volunteers. -- (link) - loosi at home Nov 1, 13:22 6
- The New England Journal of Medicine had an article too recently. They mentioned how the mandatory quarantines were unnecessary. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Nov 1, 14:06 1
  - Pfft. What do they know? -- nm - Reagen Nov 1, 14:08
- they should have to sew a scarlet 'ebola' virus thing on their lapels - zeiiiiiitgeiiiiiiiiist Nov 1, 13:26 3
  - the lights and sirens that greet them at hte airport should do the trick. -- nm - loosi at home Nov 1, 13:29 2
    - especially if the flight is diverted to a former, decomissioned air base, now being converted for medical isolations -- nm - Peglegpete Nov 1, 13:39 1
      - *smh* -- nm - znufrii Nov 1, 14:04
Gas prices: $2.99/gal in SoCal!! -- nm - budice Nov 1, 13:21 2
- I had a $.10/gal credit at Safeway this morning and paid $2.83 - amoxy Nov 1, 15:24
- I saw $2.74 today. That has been a long time since. -- nm - Spawn Nov 1, 14:34
Yay! 3 days from no more political mailings. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 1, 13:17 10
- -20 SB Points. We're staring at a runoff, maybe 2. -- nm - Strongbad Nov 1, 15:43
- I always get a few after the election. -- nm - tobooooooooor.2 Nov 1, 14:51
- The Republican here has switched over to all anti Obama ads. -- nm - The Danodook Nov 1, 14:38
- I couldn't care less abouot the mailings, but the ads will stop as will the people stopping by adn setting off the dog -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Nov 1, 14:20
- 2016 starts Wednesday -- nm - ty97 Nov 1, 13:22
- Michelle and I want to remind you that the good fight defending your healthcare rights continues and needs your support -- nm - zeiiiiiitgeiiiiiiiiist Nov 1, 13:21
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  - Meh, it's 95% local shit that ends Tuesday. - Will Hunting Nov 1, 13:25 2
    - to bad they just don't get that half the folks have already voted (at least in our vote by mail only state) -- nm - zeiiiiiitgeiiiiiiiiist Nov 1, 13:27 1
      - It's 7% here so......... -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 1, 13:29

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