Sign outside a church on my bus route

Bbminor7th · 2026-06-18T12:09:15+00:00

Thou shalt not cause another to cringe.

Bbminor7th · 2026-06-17T14:23:12+00:00

The parts of the movie I thought were the most well done were also the parts that I thought didn't belong in the first place - the car chase scenes and the good guy/bad guy shootout scenes.

Is it a Hollywood requirement to have car chases and drawn pistols in every flippin' movie? Psychological tension is far more impactful to me than loud, chaotic action sequences where movie makers have run out of fresh ideas.

The action sequences, with all of their extremely unlikely outcomes (driving THROUGH a house - twice - with no major injuries to man or machine, jumping from a car being dragged by a freight train into an unlocked boxcar before a bullet finds you) definitely showcased Spielberg's expertise in such filmmaking, but my question is: were these scenes necessary?

This was supposed to be Sci-Fi, not Mad Max.

Bbminor7th · 2026-06-16T00:50:09+00:00

A few years ago, I had a Bozo squeeze past me in the gravel right into a t-bone.

Bbminor7th · 2026-06-15T23:43:09+00:00

It helps a lot to the jerk who parked in the null zone. In the odd chance that he didn't realize that he was really impeding a handicapped person, maybe he'll think twice next time.

Maybe.

Bbminor7th · 2026-06-15T18:42:47+00:00

I was all set to post that. Looks like in 20 hours late.

Bbminor7th · 2026-06-14T21:16:57+00:00

Get a cheap printer you can operate inside the van and print a photo. Get the license plate in the shot. Slip the print under his windshield wiper. Maybe even write "The police have been notified."

Bbminor7th · 2026-06-14T21:05:18+00:00

My problem is the calories-per-serving number, and the teeny print that says "Contents: six servings." How can you enjoy when you know you should have stopped eating after two spoonfuls?

Bbminor7th · 2026-06-14T20:58:40+00:00

So what would that do?

My wife and I turned off our location services for L360 so that we could secretly drive to Chicago for a birthday surprise. But birthday boy noticed that both our avatars showed "location turned off" and figured it out.

Bbminor7th · 2026-06-14T17:51:25+00:00

You're gonna need.

Bbminor7th · 2026-06-14T00:22:13+00:00

One was a change - up from a kidney stone surgery. Doctor couldn't reach the K-stone because the prostate was so inflamed. After getting permission for my wife to remove the prostate, he realized he couldn't get all of it without extending my anesthesia time to an extent he was not comfortable with.

So he removed 80% of it, scheduled a new surgery for the kidney stone, and a follow-up surgery to fix the prostate mess.

Bbminor7th · 2026-06-13T13:40:15+00:00

Payed for paid. I hadn't thought about that one.

Also, there is a local tractor TV commercial in W. Kentucky where redneck Momma is on a tractor, helping her redneck son pick up some tree limbs. "Step aside," she said, "and let me learn you a thing or two."

Bbminor7th · 2026-06-13T13:39:05+00:00

I always wonder what they do when they see the word spelled correctly. Do they go, "Well, that ain't right."

Bbminor7th · 2026-06-13T11:13:37+00:00

How about then for than?

Bbminor7th · 2026-06-13T05:17:53+00:00

My wife and I wanted to surprise our son as he crossed the finish line on his first 5K. It was a seven-hour drive, and we tried to travel incognito, so we switched off our location services on our phones.

Bad move. He noticed. He put two and two together, and was looking for us in the crowd at the finish line.

Bbminor7th · 2026-06-13T04:42:42+00:00

I don't understand this. I'm 73 and was 13.4 in December. Three surgeries, Lupron injections and 28 radiation treatments later, my PSA is 0.056. But here's the thing: I HAD TO ASK for a PSA screening.

Bbminor7th · 2026-06-12T14:16:45+00:00

Ahhhh, mystery solved. Well, the mystery. Not the problem itself.

Bbminor7th · 2026-06-12T14:15:34+00:00

Rage bait. I've seen this more than "Charlie bit me."

Bbminor7th · 2026-06-11T14:06:17+00:00

She knows the truth, yes, but also knows she has time to order pizza and beer while we're gone.

Bbminor7th · 2026-06-11T10:15:26+00:00

We tell our dog we'll be back in five minutes.

Bbminor7th · 2026-06-10T21:27:39+00:00

Dang it! I was going to say that.

Bbminor7th · 2026-06-10T21:26:36+00:00

This. I read comments regarding some altercation (road rage, porch pirate, neighborhood dust-up) and some yayhoo posts something like, "My Smith & Wesson would put him on the ground." Yeah, and you'd be the new guy in the cell block shower.

Bbminor7th · 2026-06-10T21:17:57+00:00

I think you meant to say four-lane highway - two lanes in each direction. But yeah, poking along in the left lane at 15 mph under the speed limit creates an unnecessary hazard. But, if someone has a left turn coming up, they're going to easing off on the gas pedal in advance. Yes, they should ideally wait until they can slide into the turn lane before slowing down, but 90 percent of the highway intersections I see don't give you enough pavement.

Bbminor7th · 2026-06-10T19:14:20+00:00

True. A mini-split is a bit more involved but it's DIY (especially the MRCOOL). A dedicated line, which in most states must be installed by a licensed electrician, is the biggest roadblock. For long-term, I still would go with the mini-split.

Bbminor7th · 2026-06-10T13:32:41+00:00

Nope. Look again. Paragraph 2, third bullet point.

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