Yesterday our son brought his family over for a visit. One of the Grand kids noticed the Christmas snow globe on the kitchen table and asked his mother who the photo of the baby in... moreYesterday our son brought his family over for a visit. One of the Grand kids noticed the Christmas snow globe on the kitchen table and asked his mother who the photo of the baby in the snow globe was. And she told him she didn’t know. I said – that’s the Christmas snow globe you gave us 7 years ago – I always assumed it was a photo of our Grand daughter. Turned out the kid in the globe came with the globe – like how sometimes a picture frame comes with a sample photo of a family in it. For 7 years I gave that snow globe a special Christmas spot because I figured the photo was our Grand daughter so I felt pretty silly. Cheers! less
On Friday a Colorado judge rejected an effort to keep Trump off the state's primary ballot. The judge concluded that Trump had engaged in insurrection during the Jan. 6th attack on... moreOn Friday a Colorado judge rejected an effort to keep Trump off the state's primary ballot. The judge concluded that Trump had engaged in insurrection during the Jan. 6th attack on the Capitol. But that it was unclear whether a Civil War-era constitutional amendment barring insurrectionists from public office applied to the presidency. I think it is a - he may of won the battle but he lost the war type of victory. I think the judges ruling will reflect on the case that Jack Smith has going. So Trump will be on the Colorado ballot but if he wins the election he will be serving his term in prison for engaging in a insurrection/treason. Cheers! less
I did accidentally. My husband needed to regain online access to his credit card. And the phone numbers they had were all old ones. He hates having to talk to anyo... moreI did accidentally. My husband needed to regain online access to his credit card. And the phone numbers they had were all old ones. He hates having to talk to anyone like this. So I called and just said "we" did not have access to the old cell phones and needed to update the number. When he ask my name I just said my husband's expecting him to ask for my husband, he did not. And he changed the number. I was shocked at how easy it was. After I hung up, my husband asked if I noticed how, the guy was having a hard time not saying mame/Mrs/etc. Anyway, my husband got by without having to talk to them. less
Serious answers aren’t required.Here’s an explanation of this question:I have a few religious people in my family (Christians) who believe that there are only going to ... moreSerious answers aren’t required.Here’s an explanation of this question:I have a few religious people in my family (Christians) who believe that there are only going to be 6000 years of human history, then the saints will be taken up to heaven and the sinners would be left behind, then there would be 1000 years of world peace. It doesn’t really look like we’ve been having world peace for the last 123 years.I see two obvious questions right away. First, I have absolutely no idea how people even get that out of the Bible. I’ve read it and I would never come up with that in a million years.Second, if it’s true, what happened on 1 December 1900 at 14:40 GMT? How did we miss Judgement Day?If you project back the dates of the events in the Bible, the first day of Creation would have been 20 October 4101 BCE at 16:00 GMT. One year is 365 days, 5 hours, 59 minutes and 16 seconds so when I add those two together, I get 1 December 1900 at 14:40 GMT. less
This is my second electricity-related question tonight and I’m probably the only person in the world who has ever wondered this. “Kilowatt hour” is a unit o... moreThis is my second electricity-related question tonight and I’m probably the only person in the world who has ever wondered this. “Kilowatt hour” is a unit of energy but it’s redundant. The unit for energy is the joule. The kilowatt measures power, which is energy divided by time, but a kilowatt hour is energy divided by time then multiplied by time so time drops out and energy is all that’s left. So, why not cut out the middleman and just bill electricity in joules instead of kilowatt hours? less
This was inspired by this question: https://answermug.com/forums/topic/141630/how-do-i-get-the-rest-of-the-house-power-back-onYes, this a weird question, I know. I&rsquo... moreThis was inspired by this question: https://answermug.com/forums/topic/141630/how-do-i-get-the-rest-of-the-house-power-back-onYes, this a weird question, I know. I’m asking because I thought it was usually 20 A for countries with 120 V mains electricity and 15 A for countries with 230 V mains electricity.
Anyway, I posted a link in a reply to Danny that basically asks an electrician the same question that Danny asked here, but the question was from a Canadian (Canada uses the same mains electricity as the USA), but the asker on that website has a 15 A circuit breaker in his house. less
“It was a close game. We were up by one point with only four seconds left in the game. Things were looking really bad for us but we miraculously found a way to st... more“It was a close game. We were up by one point with only four seconds left in the game. Things were looking really bad for us but we miraculously found a way to still lose the game after the other team missed that field goal. We found a way to get it done and snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.”
Serene to me, at least. :) -- from Newman's music score to the movie "Road to Perdition" -- I went to see the movie because I knew Newman had written the music and ... moreSerene to me, at least. :) -- from Newman's music score to the movie "Road to Perdition" -- I went to see the movie because I knew Newman had written the music and that Jude Law was in the movie.My entire being "stopped' in wonderful silence when this music occurred:"The Farm" (yes, two characters arrive at a farm) anytime I listen to Newman's score, my soul rests at 'the farm'
Which would be (the) better kind of glow in the dark paint-from Amazon.com, Wal Mart, Hobby Lobby, or Joann?Like which of these paints glows brighter than the other, & which glows ... moreWhich would be (the) better kind of glow in the dark paint-from Amazon.com, Wal Mart, Hobby Lobby, or Joann?Like which of these paints glows brighter than the other, & which glows in the dark longer than the other?
Thank you, Patsy Cline.Your voice often, often, brings my joyous literal physical chills and often tears of both happiness and sadness.I enjoy everything I've ever heard of your si... moreThank you, Patsy Cline.Your voice often, often, brings my joyous literal physical chills and often tears of both happiness and sadness.I enjoy everything I've ever heard of your singing.
This song, though, hands down, is my top favorite: "She's Got You"
Trump's wealth has jumped $500 million since he left the White House.
Funny part is - the cause of Trump's growing wealth is Biden's strong economy.
There is a high correlation b... moreTrump's wealth has jumped $500 million since he left the White House.
Funny part is - the cause of Trump's growing wealth is Biden's strong economy.
There is a high correlation between real estate values and GDP growth. So Trump's new wealth is built on Biden's strong economy.
Maybe Trump will sabotage his wealth so he can say – Biden put me in the poor house. Cheers and happy weekend!
I just played my computer in the room, then the power goes out along with radio in that room-and the other side of that wall, but it's still getting power in the kitchen room, & af... moreI just played my computer in the room, then the power goes out along with radio in that room-and the other side of that wall, but it's still getting power in the kitchen room, & after I plug in the heating fan on other end of the wall in living room & got it running, which is next to kitchen room, then heating fan stopped working as that socket lost power too.And how do I get the power back in & running in the room with the computer & radio, & to the end of the living room wall too?
When Trump was asked if he would pick Tucker for his running mate he said - “I like Tucker a lot! I guess I would, I think I say I would. He’s got great common sense.
... moreWhen Trump was asked if he would pick Tucker for his running mate he said - “I like Tucker a lot! I guess I would, I think I say I would. He’s got great common sense.
I really don’t think Trump will pick Carlson – I think it will be MTG or the my pillow guy. Cheers!
I don't own any jewelry, but I look at all these celebrities telling us about the climate while wearing 5 lbs of gold -- people my generation especially like to weigh their hands d... moreI don't own any jewelry, but I look at all these celebrities telling us about the climate while wearing 5 lbs of gold -- people my generation especially like to weigh their hands down too -- and I wonder: how can anyone ever compensate for 20 tons of tailings? We're talking cyanide, arsenic, and all that fun stuff.I've found these numbers in different places, starting with a documentary, but here's one:https://earthworks.org/issues/environmental-impacts-of-gold-mining/
When the new House speaker Mike Johnson was asked how he would make public policy he replied “Well, go pick up a Bible off your shelf and read it - that's my worldview”... moreWhen the new House speaker Mike Johnson was asked how he would make public policy he replied “Well, go pick up a Bible off your shelf and read it - that's my worldview”. God seemed a little bit harsh in the old testament - smite your enemies and stuff like that. So I hope Mike is talking about a new testament Bible. Cheers!
The first 105 seconds are so gorgeous to me, though I love the entire original music score that Elliot Goldenthal wrote for this movie (a movie which I also very much like).And tha... moreThe first 105 seconds are so gorgeous to me, though I love the entire original music score that Elliot Goldenthal wrote for this movie (a movie which I also very much like).And that's a boy soprano singing.
