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Free Guy is coming to Disney+ tomorrow. -- (link*) - budice Feb 22, 09:18 1
- Fun movie. -- nm - Spawn Feb 22, 09:18
Meanwhile, Texas looking to criminalize any gender affirming care for minors. -- (link) - TWuG Feb 22, 09:16
Looks like there’s one thing Democrats and Republicans can agree on, at least. -- (link*) - znufrii Feb 22, 09:10
Played Quordle for the first time - ty97 Feb 22, 09:07 4
- Hasn't this whole (whatever)dle thing jumped the shark yet? Fine... keep it going... but only cause today I got a 2! - Cuzzin Todd Feb 22, 10:55
- Fine I'll do a quardle - Beryllium Feb 22, 09:44
- I played Nerdle for the first time today. As I suspected, it seems to be easier for me than Wordle -- nm* - crash davis Feb 22, 09:19
- I played first time today too. it's fun. -- nm - Andie Feb 22, 09:15
Air Canada announces new routes including Vancouver-Halifax, Vancouver-Austin, Montreal-Atlanta plus many returning routes -- (link) - ty97 Feb 22, 08:52 22
- Our Toronto flights are starting again! -- nm - spamlet Feb 22, 09:05 4
  - I want our NY, Boston and Chicago flights back. -- nm - Reagen Feb 22, 09:07 3
    - That's a...thing you had? -- nm - ty97 Feb 22, 09:14 2
      - (Although what I really want back are our Paris and Dublin flights) -- nm - Reagen Feb 22, 09:20
      - and Philadelphia, for a brief time! -- nm - Reagen Feb 22, 09:19
- ...cancels all Montreal-Vancouver flights. -- nm - Mop Feb 22, 08:55 2
  - They are adding daily Montreal-Gander! -- nm - ty97 Feb 22, 08:56 1
    - 3 times a week Vancouver to Quebec (City, I figure?) -- nm - ty97 Feb 22, 08:57
- But you will be on hold forever! -- nm - Mop SI Feb 22, 08:53 1
  - What do you think this is, Westjet? -- nm - ty97 Feb 22, 08:54
- "oooh...Vancouver-Halifax" -- nm - budice Feb 22, 08:53 11
  - I'd fly that for a dollar. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 22, 09:07 2
    - (about 1100 return) -- nm - Reagen Feb 22, 09:11 1
      - Might be worth it to avoid transfers with the kids. - Beryllium Feb 22, 09:13
  - 2760 mile flight. Longer than any non-stop flight we have in the continental US as best I can tell. - ty97 Feb 22, 08:55 7
    - It's barely shorter than YHZ-LHR. -- nm - Reagen Feb 22, 09:03
    - *dreams of catching both a Pacific salmon and an Atlantic salmon on the same day* -- nm - crash davis Feb 22, 08:57 5
      - I'd dream of catching a Dungeness crab and a lobster on the same day, except that the lobster fishery is AFAICT not recreational :( -- nm - Beryllium Feb 22, 09:08 1
        
        shellfishing in my imagination is more work and less fine Canadian beer -- nm - crash davis Feb 22, 09:21
      - *shia don't let your dreams be dreams gif* -- nm - ty97 Feb 22, 08:58 2
        
        I feel fully confident of achieving the dream of eating both an Atlantic salmon and a Pacific salmon in the same day. -- nm - crash davis Feb 22, 09:07
        
        something fishy about this -- nm - budice Feb 22, 08:58
DTL: I'm moving off one of my maxes for greener pastures. - CinnaBaron Feb 22, 08:51 1
- I'm sticking with mine and using the rest of my points to see if I can grab a couple from the net. - spamlet Feb 22, 09:18
Putin: Minsk agreements no longer exist. Ukraine must be demilitarized, give up NATO ambitions. -- nm - budice Feb 22, 08:49 2
- Geneva Conventions invalid, too! -- nm - Mop Feb 22, 08:55
- "How about ... no." -- nm - Beryllium Feb 22, 08:49
R.I.P. Gary Brooker, 76 -- (link) - mud Feb 22, 08:49 3
- Damn it. Please, nobody fact check but it seems like the 70s are a bad age lately for these. -- nm - Spawn Feb 22, 09:13
- I loved his vocals on A Whiter Shade of Pale. RIP -- nm - crash davis Feb 22, 08:49 1
  - Conquistador! -- (link) - mud Feb 22, 08:51 [youtube]
Disney x StateFarm crossover everyone wanted -- (link) - budice Feb 22, 08:43 1
- i hope they're selling travel insurance.. why not. -- nm - colin Feb 22, 08:46
Now that's a bad look. Heh -- (link) - Beryllium Feb 22, 08:30 2
- I can't tell if the dog is wearing a mask or not -- nm - crash davis Feb 22, 08:42
- If it was the RCMP, yes. Winnipeg police would have had nothing to do with it. -- nm - Reagen Feb 22, 08:34
Kyiv Embassy -- (link) - Jovian Feb 22, 08:21 2
- Replies with: Photos of a tribal gathering, subtitled "Washington DC, 1500" -- nm - Beryllium Feb 22, 08:27 1
  - (Well, technically I mean images, not photos, but "photos" is funnier) -- nm - Beryllium Feb 22, 08:28
Heh -- (link) - Beryllium Feb 22, 08:19 [Image]
The world feels super dark right now. Any good news from you all? - colin Feb 22, 08:09 73
- Today is national margarita day AND it's taco tuesday! I mean, how great is that?! -- nm - sycor Feb 22, 08:49 2
  - 😺 -- nm - crash davis Feb 22, 08:54
  - Two Taco Tuesday in fact ;) -- nm - Meg Feb 22, 08:52
- Just the little things I see to prove there are still kind and courteous people in the world. Maybe it's just my neighborhood. -- nm - Meg Feb 22, 08:25 3
  - i think for me it just feels like there's no justice. there's no repercussions for spewing hate... - colin Feb 22, 08:41
  - It seems funny but my job seems to involve being actively kind, so I look for areas outside work where I can do small - crash davis Feb 22, 08:31 1
    - I've listened to the Reference Desk over the wall and know exactly what you mean. -- nm - Meg Feb 22, 08:51
- It really is dark. One of the things that takes so much of my energy is rising up around Logan. I won't let him see me struggle with it too much. - Spawn Feb 22, 08:21 6
  - I had to break my GF of the habit of talking about COVID stuff in front of her kids. - sycor Feb 22, 08:54
  - :-] 👍 -- nm - mud Feb 22, 08:50
  - i imagine that's a huge struggle for most parents.. you can't have your kids be ignorant of the world, but you don't want them defeated right out of - colin Feb 22, 08:38 1
    - Logan knows as much as I do as far as news goes. So it is more of a THIS IS FINE kind of struggle. - Spawn Feb 22, 09:05
  - Anyone can make Metropolis a better place. Heroes are found in Gotham -- nm - crash davis Feb 22, 08:36 1
    - Superman isn't brave. You made me recall this little speech. I love it. -- (link) - Volnelk Feb 22, 08:37 [youtube]
- I kind of love skiing, notwithstanding how sore I still feel two days later. I wasn’t really expecting to be this excited about it. -- (edited) - znufrii Feb 22, 08:20 3
  - 👍 -- nm - crash davis Feb 22, 08:50
  - And I got great news last week that I’m going to be an uncle again in August! -- nm - znufrii Feb 22, 08:27 1
    - great news! congrats!! -- nm - colin Feb 22, 08:37
- Horizon Forbidden West is pretty awesome so far. -- nm - Shaun Feb 22, 08:20 11
  - Civ VI still on sale for $9 at Steam -- nm - CinnaBaron Feb 22, 08:25 10
    - uh oh. i may get this. -- nm - colin Feb 22, 08:34 1
      - I sprang for the platinum package ($15) -- nm - CinnaBaron Feb 22, 08:40
    - Started up a new game with Trajan last night. Then restarted it about a dozen more times before calling it a night. :) -- nm - znufrii Feb 22, 08:26 7
      - I'm still figuring out how to play really. The tutorial is nice but leaves out so much important info. - CinnaBaron Feb 22, 08:32 6
        
        yeah, I learn/figure out new stuff every game. -- nm - Beaker Feb 22, 08:39 4
        
        Big one for me: difference between other players and independent city-states. Not everyone on the map is trying to kill you. -- nm - CinnaBaron Feb 22, 08:41 3
        
        Get jet bombers as fast as you can and get to work was my strategy. -- nm - Volnelk Feb 22, 08:44 2
        
        I'm about to wipe out Gandhi before he gets nukes. -- nm - CinnaBaron Feb 22, 08:47 1
        
        The flaw I noticed is that once it was clear I was a super threat, nobody did anything about it. -- nm - Volnelk Feb 22, 09:06
        
        Yeah this was the first one I've played and it feels like it assumes you've played previous versions. There's a learning curve for sure. -- nm - Volnelk Feb 22, 08:35
- I won $295 by being part of the winning team in the round robin bowling tournament on Sunday - JD Feb 22, 08:20 2
  - 😺😺 JD is getting us all Sizzler gift certificates! - crash davis Feb 22, 08:34
  - good news in the IM, happy for you :) -- nm - colin Feb 22, 08:34
- Thursday is Tankless Water Heater Installation Day! Meats/Cheeses! -- nm - prayformojo Feb 22, 08:19 4
  - I think when people hit a milestone like this that we need a full Cheese report. -- nm - crash davis Feb 22, 08:26
  - Are you doing it yourself? -- nm - colin Feb 22, 08:24 2
    - Heck no (esp since it involves rerouting the gas line, and drilling through the exterior wall for the vent). But we got a quote that was lower than I - prayformojo Feb 22, 08:25 1
      - See if you can pick up any tips... Gotta do one when we get back. Congrats, they're nice to have. - colin Feb 22, 08:29
- I jumped in 35 degree water this weekend for the Polar Plunge to benefit Special Olympics. - kelly Feb 22, 08:19 [Attachment] 6
  - 😺👍 -- nm - crash davis Feb 22, 08:27 1
    - We used to do that here and then the first time I participated was the last time they ever did it. And that I assure you is coincidence. -- nm - crash davis Feb 22, 08:28
  - Nice! -- nm - colin Feb 22, 08:23
  - Don Homer! -- nm - Beaker Feb 22, 08:20
  - Awesome! -- nm - ty97 Feb 22, 08:20
  - wow! -- nm - prayformojo Feb 22, 08:19
- In honor of 2.22.22, my daughter is wearing a tutu to school today because its TutuTuesday. -- nm - Volnelk Feb 22, 08:19 5
  - Oo, I didn't even realize... -- nm - colin Feb 22, 08:23 1
    - I had absolutely forgotten that yesterday happened and that today is tuesday. -- nm - amanda jeans Feb 22, 08:42
  - And first graders are putting things in a time capsule today because 3.3.33 is the spring of their senior year. -- nm - Volnelk Feb 22, 08:21
  - Did she choo-choo-choose the outfit for herself? -- nm - Shaun Feb 22, 08:20
  - Same! A’s is hot pink and has a flower clipped to the waist. -- nm* - znufrii Feb 22, 08:19
- I know what you mean. So I've become sort of insular, trying to focus on bettering myself and finding beauty in everyday things. -- nm - crash davis Feb 22, 08:18 5
  - I need to get back to my daily drawing, that really did help take my mind elsewhere.. -- nm - colin Feb 22, 08:22 4
    - I'd like to be able to draw. I think that would really exercise the ole noggin -- nm - crash davis Feb 22, 08:25 3
      - this course is really simple, free, and a nice departure from most... -- (link) - colin Feb 22, 08:36 2
        
        thanks for the link, but I won't be able to get to it right away. I've got to focus a few other things first, but I do appreciate it. 👍 -- nm - crash davis Feb 22, 08:38 1
        
        if you ever do, it's a lot of lines and boxes and can be relaxing.. hope you find the time at some point. -- nm - colin Feb 22, 08:42
- It's stopped being windy outside. Also there's a couple new Peaky Blinders playlists as the final series returns on Sunday here. -- (link) - LMS Feb 22, 08:17 2
  - Saved! I still listen to the Cillian Murphy radio 6 shows...very chill -- nm - colin Feb 22, 08:19 1
    - and fingers crossed, I might be working on the movie version. -- nm - LMS Feb 22, 08:38
- My parents (and their adorable dog) booked their flights today to come up here for Easter - ty97 Feb 22, 08:14 4
  - That sounds lovely. -- nm - colin Feb 22, 08:18 3
    - They are going to be 79 (!) and 74 (!) by then, I love seeing them. - ty97 Feb 22, 08:19 2
      - Dang. Glad you have a good relationship, it's not super common if my friend group is a judge. -- nm - colin Feb 22, 08:21 1
        
        I am thankful every day for the blessing of my relationship with my family -- nm - ty97 Feb 22, 08:37
- I won $6 on the lottery last week -- nm - Beryllium Feb 22, 08:14 3
  - Woo! Get 6 more tickets! -- nm - colin Feb 22, 08:17 2
    - Tickets are $5 each plus $1 for the "extra" -- nm - Beryllium Feb 22, 08:20 1
      - ONE more ticket! -- nm - colin Feb 22, 08:46
- I made peanut butter balls with my friend this weekend and it was a glorious mess, but worth it. -- nm - CinnaBaron Feb 22, 08:13 1
  - I recently discovered Chef Rubber, that has professional chocolate/candy making supplies. Fun to browse - colin Feb 22, 08:17
- I haven't died from Covid. Been 10 days since my first positive test. Was still positive Sunday. But feeling very much better. -- nm - TWuG Feb 22, 08:11 1
  - Oh shoot, hope you feel better soon. - colin Feb 22, 08:13
"fire-breathing lion's head, tail made out of snakes....." -- nm - prayformojo Feb 22, 08:07
Okay ST, I need Zoom assistance. Have had a slew of Zoom meetings, so no worries there but the one tonight mentioned using "chat" to log-in attendees - Spawn Feb 22, 08:07 10
- FWIW, I consulted with the experts: You (i.e. the Host) can interact with people in the Waiting Room. This blows my mind. -- nm - Mop Feb 22, 08:48
- I can jump into a literal Zoom with you in about 90 minutes if you've got the time. - Mop Feb 22, 08:12 1
  - I launched a meeting and there was the chat button at the bottom. Literally never had a reason to use it so never noticed. All good now! -- nm - Spawn Feb 22, 08:16
- Zoom has an instant messaging service that's so obscure we have it turned off. Is that what they mean? - Mop Feb 22, 08:10 6
  - Probably the in meeting chat. The organizer can get a chat transcript after the meeting, iirc. - colin Feb 22, 08:11 1
    - Think it's partially done so if someone is getting annoying and their name on screen does not tell us, we can check to see who they are during the - Spawn Feb 22, 08:19
  - In meeting text chat? That would probably be it. Have never seen it in use. -- nm - Spawn Feb 22, 08:11 3
    - We use it during presentations. Attendees can post their questions to be answered at the end, rather than interrupt the speaker. -- nm - Meg Feb 22, 08:20
    - That's just the text box where people smack talk about you while you do a presentation. -- nm - Mop Feb 22, 08:12
    - Hmm. Any settings I should tweak? -- nm - Spawn Feb 22, 08:11
The GOP is content to sit and do nothing, knowing they win back the President/Congress, and then do whatever they want. Dems internal fight and can't - MDH Feb 22, 08:04 17
- Because Dems don't actually fight. They self-moderate for fear of being painted as too liberal or progressive. No one likes a timid rep. - TWuG Feb 22, 08:08 13
  - IMO opinion, the issue is not that. It's that they don't take wins and embrace them. They lament what they didn't get. And they do too much of the - pmb Feb 22, 08:36 2
    - That's a form of timidity. "Can't be seen as successful. Can't toot out own horn because bragging is unseemly." - TWuG Feb 22, 08:59
    - Right, Dems turn what they didn't get into huge losses instead of focusing on the gains. - Inigo Feb 22, 08:45
  - Nope. -- nm - crash davis Feb 22, 08:19
  - You and me are *far* more progressive than the average Dem voter. You have to realize that. -- nm - ty97 Feb 22, 08:13 8
    - I don't think that's true at all. Or rather, I think Dem moderation cause a lot of potential voters to sit out - TWuG Feb 22, 08:17 5
      - You read too much rose twitter. This is canon to them. It's false. -- nm - ty97 Feb 22, 08:18 4
        
        We'd know if you were right if Dems every actually tried, but alas... -- nm - TWuG Feb 22, 08:21 3
        
        Put another way, I don't think anyone in this convo here and on B2 has problems with progressive policy proposals. But y'all are working very hard -- (edited) - TWuG Feb 22, 08:23 2
        
        I'm not fighting against the policies. I'm explaining why (I think) Dems haven't tried them / been successful with them. -- nm - ty97 Feb 22, 08:40
        
        I'll raise my hand, I have issues with progressive policy proposals we've discussed. -- nm - MDH Feb 22, 08:24
    - Nods in agreement. -- nm - MDH Feb 22, 08:16
    - (If you think you are an average Dem, you live in bubble) -- nm - ty97 Feb 22, 08:13
- Here comes Gilead. -- nm - Tim Feb 22, 08:06
- Ugh awful first, sorry. -- nm - MDH Feb 22, 08:04 1
  - Celebrate your first, don't lament it! -- nm - Max Feb 22, 09:09

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