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If I choose not to take over as guardian and conservator for my mother I shouldn't feel guilty, right? - Covington Feb 5, 11:24 10
- personally, i don't think you should feel guilty at all if you choose not to take on this responsibility ... - call me Ishmael Feb 5, 12:44
- not in the least. I think you are awesome just for doing all that you did do -- nm - Beaker Feb 5, 11:36
- I din't think you can help feeling guilty over things like this, it's part of human nature. - Roger More Feb 5, 11:29
- as long as you're confident that the guardian who is put in place won't loot the account, go with god -- nm - mr. plow Feb 5, 11:29 1
  - The guardian won't have access to funds if there's separate conservator. - Covington Feb 5, 11:35
- She will be happier in the center with people, staff to look after her, instead of rattling around the house alone -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 5, 11:29
- You are doing right by her regardless of which choice you make, so no need to feel guilty. -- nm - TWuG Feb 5, 11:26
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- I would not feel guilty, but I tend to hold grudges for a long, long time. -- nm - groiny Feb 5, 11:25
- Hell no. Do what you feel is right. -- nm - Spawn Feb 5, 11:25
ooh, Hail Caesar is in the Dome -- nm - mr. plow Feb 5, 11:22
anyone use a scheduler for kicking off batch files or similar things automated? - groiny Feb 5, 11:22 1
- I use "cron" on Linux -- nm - Beryllium Feb 5, 11:29
Dear Delta, please offer me a reasonably priced upgrade option. - ty97 Feb 5, 11:17
I'm considering quitting my tutoring job to join a violence gang -- nm - prayformojo Feb 5, 11:09 1
- Sounds like a sound move. -- nm - Spawn Feb 5, 11:10
so, this article with 'Toronto's Best Nachos' has a very surprising entry at #1. -- (edited) - Andie Feb 5, 11:08 13
- I don't understand nachos in general. - MDH Feb 5, 11:16 12
  - Its MHO that nachos were invented when someone's hard taco collapsed at first bite over a plate and ok I can use the shard to scoop -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 5, 11:31
  - first thing, lose the olives -- nm - mr. plow Feb 5, 11:21 1
    - wrong -- nm - groiny Feb 5, 11:22
  - "No. I am nacho friend. *stab*" -- nm - Max Feb 5, 11:20
  - I dislike sour cream. So I prefer chips and salsa or queso. -- nm - sycor Feb 5, 11:19
  - #NachoProblem -- nm - mr. plow Feb 5, 11:18
  - Chips. Cheese. Meet. What is not to understand? -- nm - ty97 Feb 5, 11:18 3
    - Why anyone would ruin with guacamole and/or sour cream. - the wrong element, bad guy Feb 5, 11:37
    - *ding* (well, meat) -- nm - Spawn Feb 5, 11:23
    - Meat Cute? -- nm - Beryllium Feb 5, 11:19
  - Okay ST, you make fun of my food choices? -- nm - Spawn Feb 5, 11:17
  - It makes sense that if you don't like so many of the good things in life, you wouldn't like nachos. -- nm - Roger More Feb 5, 11:17
Movie plots explained as news headlines -- (link) - Beryllium Feb 5, 11:03
ST Poll #teetotaler: How long since you had your last alcoholic drink? -- nm - ty97 Feb 5, 10:58 50
- 20 hours ago or so -- nm - Beaker Feb 5, 11:37
- 3 days -- nm - kelly Feb 5, 11:31
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- Around New Year's -- nm - Qale Feb 5, 11:21
- ummm... 6 weeks or so? -- nm - Strongbad Feb 5, 11:10
- Around Christmas time, I think. -- nm - Krusty Feb 5, 11:09
- 3 weeks? -- nm - groiny Feb 5, 11:08
- I think I had a beer a couple-3 weeks ago. -- nm - Covington Feb 5, 11:07
- N/A -- nm - spamlet Feb 5, 11:07
- about 18 hours -- nm - Roger More Feb 5, 11:06
- With booze being back on the menu (in quantity and firepower) in force, I had a fun few weeks. But I think I took this last week off. - Mel Profit Feb 5, 11:06
- *ascii shrug* Many years. -- nm - Baron Whitlock Feb 5, 11:05
- 5 days -- nm - Dark Callisto Feb 5, 11:05 1
  - Are we still on for tonight? -- nm - Spawn Feb 5, 11:05
- 13 days. -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 5, 11:04
- May 13th -- nm* - David Feb 5, 11:03
- A couple weeks. I desparately wanted one after the crappiness of last weekend, but I'm trying to stop - sycor Feb 5, 11:03 1
  - *takes hat off and nods* -- nm - Spawn Feb 5, 11:04
- a year(ish)? -- nm - mr. plow Feb 5, 11:01
- 3 seconds - Mel SI Feb 5, 11:01
- 6 days. - ty97 Feb 5, 11:01
- 3-4 weeks? -- nm - amoxy Feb 5, 11:00
- 35 mins -- nm - Loyola Feb 5, 11:00 1
  - heh -- nm - Diva Feb 5, 11:01
- 5 days -- (link*) - Spawn Feb 5, 11:00
- a couple rum and cokes last saturday? since i had to give up wine, i basically never drink during the week now. -- nm - Andie Feb 5, 10:59 9
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    - That is because you only have two gears, silly. -- nm - Spawn Feb 5, 11:24 2
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  - I get hit with cluster headaches (linked below) in spurts. You can't imagine what alcohol does to bring those on. I had to give it up for a while. -- (link) - MDH Feb 5, 11:14
  - I'm really sorry. - Mel Profit Feb 5, 11:09 3
    - it's probably better for my overall health anyway. but, it still does suck. -- nm - Andie Feb 5, 11:09 2
      - Canada sucks. In the US a glass or two of wine each day is good for you. -- nm - Spawn Feb 5, 11:16
      - most likely true but still unfun. -- nm - Mel Profit Feb 5, 11:13
- xmas -- nm - mud Feb 5, 10:59
- Monday. -- nm* - MDH Feb 5, 10:59
- 14 hours -- nm - decline Feb 5, 10:59
- MLK Day 2016 January 18th (my last day off and the end of mel's bday celebrations.) -- nm* - Diva Feb 5, 10:59 6
  - Rum Bar! Rum Bar! Rum Bar! -- nm - Mel Profit Feb 5, 11:06 5
    - that place was fun. :) we should go back there some time. -- nm - Diva Feb 5, 11:08 4
      - definitely. I think it'll be a fun summer place. -- nm - Mel Profit Feb 5, 11:09 3
        
        and packed. -- nm - Diva Feb 5, 11:14 2
        
        we only know if we try. -- nm - Mel Profit Feb 5, 11:17 1
        
        oh, we're going...that's not even a question. :) -- nm - Diva Feb 5, 11:20
- Last Sunday at my neighbor's kid's 4th b-day party. -- nm - CQ Feb 5, 10:59
- 6 weeks or so -- nm - Max Feb 5, 10:59
- The fact that I have to think about it for any amount of time means it's been a while -- nm - oblique Feb 5, 10:59
- 17 hours. -- nm - Znufrii Feb 5, 10:59
- 8 hours ago -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 5, 10:59
Next week is when it should be gloves and rocket for trials. - the wrong element, bad guy Feb 5, 10:56
Can Avery account for his whereabouts? Another murder in Manitowoc -- (link) - TWuG Feb 5, 10:55
By sports culture immersion, I know what a 5-4-3 double play is, as well as the concept of a stretch 4. Having recently taken up Int Football.. - JD Feb 5, 10:53 5
- Similar to basketball, where the positions are 1-5. The reason so many goal scorers wear the #10. -- nm - Volnelk Feb 5, 11:05 2
  - Basic explanation. -- (link) - Volnelk Feb 5, 11:08 1
    - Thanks ⚽😀 - JD Feb 5, 11:12
- basically formations. When you play a false 9, you're not really playing a forward. that player has free reign. Harder for the CB to track him -- nm - CQ Feb 5, 10:57 1
  - Ok so 9 is one of the forwards? 10 is striker? 8? -- nm - JD Feb 5, 11:06
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- Pics, or it did not happen. -- nm - Spawn Feb 5, 10:52
- this is what I've been telling myself about Sunday but I'll probably fall asleep 2 and a half glasses of wine in. - Diva Feb 5, 10:52 4
  - How has the show gone? - spamlet Feb 5, 10:56 3
    - It's actually been a great run. And one of the highest selling shows the company has produced. - Diva Feb 5, 10:58 2
      - That's fantastic. I can only imagine it's like working two full time jobs at this point. -- nm - spamlet Feb 5, 11:06 1
        
        yep, pretty much. I know it's only temporary so that's good. -- nm - Diva Feb 5, 11:15
- leave some for the rest of us! -- nm - ty97 Feb 5, 10:52
- i am going to be at a party with a woman Dave used to live with, a long long time ago. They have not seen each other since the day he moved out (like - Andie Feb 5, 10:51 10
  - I look forward to your friday hax chat. -- nm - Spawn Feb 5, 11:08
  - Wear something super low cut. Like J-Lo low cut. -- nm - Max Feb 5, 10:56 2
    - why do you think i'm getting a haircut tonight? -- nm - Andie Feb 5, 10:58 1
      - Great! Don't forget the low-cut outfit. -- nm - Max Feb 5, 10:59
  - when you say "live with" you mean *live* with? -- nm - mr. plow Feb 5, 10:53 2
    - yep. and, for further background, her entire family stayed friends with him. - Andie Feb 5, 10:54 1
      - oh wow -- nm - ty97 Feb 5, 11:04
  - Interesting! -- nm - Diva Feb 5, 10:52 1
    - seriously, Andie t.v. could get top ratings this weekend -- nm - CQ Feb 5, 10:53
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- I think I will join you -- nm - CQ Feb 5, 10:51 2
  - oh no you won't. -- nm - Little 3-yr old Effer Feb 5, 10:53
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friday hax chat q (iss a goodun): her sister in law is a psychic who talks to the dead - mr. plow Feb 5, 10:44 8
- just how awful are her hissy fits when she doesn't get her way that everyone treats her with kid gloves instead of calling her BS? -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 5, 10:58
- Lot of details missing. How old is she? Is this her whole life? -- nm - amoxy Feb 5, 10:50
- Good luck with that. I'd avoid contact as much as possible - TWuG Feb 5, 10:47 2
  - right, humor her like you would any relative you don't have to see often. what's she's saying isn't harmful or hateful, so you aren't allowing - Andie Feb 5, 10:50 1
    - but if she really does have the gift, exploit it for financial gain -- nm - mr. plow Feb 5, 10:52
- slime her -- nm - CQ Feb 5, 10:47
- "I'm not going to have these kinds of conversations with you." -- nm - Znufrii Feb 5, 10:47
- Call ghostbusters? -- nm - amoxy Feb 5, 10:45
This is video of the crane collapsing from a building next door which makes me wonder if anyone called 911 in advance? -- (link) - ty97 Feb 5, 10:43 3
- can't build condos for billionaires without breaking a few eggs -- nm - mr. plow Feb 5, 10:55
- Like anyone is that fast. -- nm - Spawn Feb 5, 10:53 1
  - judging by the audio they went from "Look, he's lowering the crane" to "Oh shit it broke" pretty fast -- nm - oblique Feb 5, 10:55
Companies just don't learn: unturnoffable push notifications=instant uninstall - Reagen Feb 5, 10:42
That 3rd episode of X-Files was very fun. Especially for someone who was a fan of Flight of the Conchords -- nm - Jovian Feb 5, 10:41 3
- yeah ... it definitely had a strangely weird but cool feel to the episode ... it was nice to see Mulder's and Scully's characters almost flipping role - call me Ishmael Feb 5, 11:27
- It was a superb episode imo. It reminded me of a lighter Jose Chung's From Outer Space. -- nm - CQ Feb 5, 10:44 1
  - "...and then I realized I had to save money for a mortgage...whatever that is." -- nm - Jovian Feb 5, 10:46
The greatest way to poison an office is to leave "free" food in the kitchen. - Mel Profit Feb 5, 10:40 3
- Trail Mix expires? -- nm - amoxy Feb 5, 10:46 1
  - Ikr? -- nm - Znufrii Feb 5, 10:47
- we call the granite island in the middle of the cafe the "pirahna zone" - mr. plow Feb 5, 10:43
This Friday is working hard to act like a Monday. - ty97 Feb 5, 10:39 3
- meanwhile here, because of the snow storm, it feels like a Saturday. -- nm - Mel Profit Feb 5, 10:41 2
  - Be honest, your sipping bourbon out of a water bottle at your desk. - ty97 Feb 5, 10:49 1
    - I'm taking the opportunity presenting and powering through... - Mel Profit Feb 5, 10:52
Women are using Tindr to campaign for Sanders -- (link) - spamlet Feb 5, 10:39 5
- so *that* explains Bernie's 20m in small donations last month -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 5, 11:26
- It's hilarious and clever, but Tinder's going to have to step on its neck. - David Feb 5, 10:44
- vote whores -- nm - mr. plow Feb 5, 10:42 1
  - Whores for President! - Znufrii Feb 5, 10:44
- "See, Hillary!? I was only trying to help the campaign by doing the same thing for you!" B. Clinton -- nm - TWuG Feb 5, 10:41
otter break! -- (link) - mr. plow Feb 5, 10:38 [youtube] 6
- Eh. A raccoon could sort them all and stack them. -- nm - Spawn Feb 5, 11:04 3
  - post the video, chump -- nm - mr. plow Feb 5, 11:05 2
    - Sadly, when I was 13 years old, video equipment was not so easy to come by. -- nm - Spawn Feb 5, 11:06 1
      - we had a video camera. you must have been poor -- nm - mr. plow Feb 5, 11:11
- You know that's really a cat in a scuba suit, right? -- nm - Covington Feb 5, 10:47 1
  - ha, like a cat would ever get that close to a body of water -- nm - mr. plow Feb 5, 10:48
WTF? Who the eff has a kid's b-day party on a Saturday at 10am? -- nm - CQ Feb 5, 10:37 4
- Our friends used to schedule bouncy house parties at Sat 10am. That meant leaving our house by 8:30. - kelly Feb 5, 11:36
- Better than 2pm when all the kids should be at naptime. -- nm - spamlet Feb 5, 10:41
- hee hee -- nm - mr. plow Feb 5, 10:38 1
  - It really is the only time during the week when I get 2 hours to myself and everyone knows not to eff with me - CQ Feb 5, 10:41
jam on it -- nm - mr. plow Feb 5, 10:34

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