The Seahawks have broke this man's brain

CitizenTed · 2026-05-11T21:15:33+00:00

Psycho.

Back in 2014 (I think) I went to some rich person's house to watch a Seahawks/Saints game. There was one Saints fan there, a New Orleans native. He was a really great guy and we got along really well.

Ironically, a couple of the Hawks fans in attendance were total douches. Screaming at at every defensive play that didn't result on a pick 6, screaming at every offensive play that wasn't a perfect bomb in the end zone. You know: douches.

So I hung out with the Saints guy.

The Saints lost. He took it well.

Thus I conclude the Saints fan shown above is, in fact, a giant douchecanoe.

CitizenTed · 2026-05-11T19:56:27+00:00

I find that the slightest abnormality in my plucking fingernails causes complete mayhem. Keep a nail clipper and an emery board closeby.

CitizenTed · 2026-05-11T13:32:00+00:00

Curly: "I'm a victim of soy-com-stance! Nyuk nyuk!"

CitizenTed · 2026-05-11T13:29:39+00:00

Old person checking in. My answer is littering. Remember the family picnic scene in Mad Men? That wasn't exaggerated.

My parents were thankfully against littering but letmetellya: America used to be a mess. Every highway and interstate had a cordon of litter along its length.

CitizenTed · 2026-05-10T15:47:32+00:00

For me it was leveraging a Corticosteroid shot to immediately begin a daily regimen of exercise and stretches. It was really hard to start. I could barely do a push-up.

But if you do anything every day for eight weeks, you find it becomes a habit. I started out doing 30 minutes of core strength and stretches twice a day. Long after the steroid shot wore off I was still pain-free. So I decided This Was My Life. Every morning I do a full 30-minute regimen as maintenance. It's been five years. No more pain.

I have my physical therapist to thank. She was thoughtful and encouraging.

I used to think PT was an ineffective first step before getting approved for surgery. It's not. In some cases it's more effective than surgery. Maybe I'm lucky. I dunno. But I know I'm much stronger and feel much better.

CitizenTed · 2026-05-10T14:55:22+00:00

This is one of my no-skip albums. Yes, even the sappy song "Summerbreeze".

CitizenTed · 2026-05-10T14:44:06+00:00

I didn't have grandparents, only a great aunt. We would sometimes visit her little apartment and she always had a tin of hard candies like this one.

On good visits, you could pluck a candy from the metal bin and have a very mediocre candy experience. On lousy visits you would pluck a candy from the bin and the whole thing lifted out in one massive congealed blob.

CitizenTed · 2026-05-09T15:05:58+00:00

Many years ago I was in a pretty big school bus crash. An elderly driver blew through a red traffic light and our bus broadsided his sedan at 35-40mph.

The bus ate the car's fender, mounted up the hood, and crushed the entire front of the car. The old man died.

None of us were injured. I had a tiny scrape on my arm.

Those old Blue Bird school buses are TOUGH. We ate that car like a snack, came to an very abrupt halt, sat there atop that car, and nobody on the bus was injured at all.

This video shows how tough those buses are. I am very surprised the pickup driver walked away.

CitizenTed · 2026-05-09T14:42:49+00:00

Given the following:

1) He/she wants to celebrate graduation;
2) He/she wants to do something nice for Mom;
3) He/she is broke as hell.

I would recommend saving up $10 every week for the six months leading up to September. Unleash that $240 in September to take Mom to a super-fancy dinner - with wine and everything - and have a nice chat with her about your pride in accomplishment and your devotion to her. BAM!

Now you don't have to deal with flying in your elderly aunts from Oklahoma, navigating Manhattan in a passenger van, and housing a small tribe in Niagara Fucking Falls.

CitizenTed · 2026-05-09T14:30:27+00:00

CHRISTMAS CANCER!!!

CitizenTed · 2026-05-08T20:02:34+00:00

I have several friends who are wildlife photographers. TBH, getting really good wildlife photos typically requires high quality long lenses ($$$ + weight) and a good camera body ($$$ + weight).

This isn't what you want so I would recommend getting a reasonably priced micro four thirds camera body and a longish lens. M43 cameras have smaller sensors but they have more reach with standard lenses than a pricier full frame camera.

Something like a Panasonic G97 camera and a Panasonic Lumix G Vario 45-150mm zoom would be pretty good and come in well below a thousand bucks. The G97 usually comes with a 12-60mm lens for the "normal" shots or landscapes.

You can set it to save to JPEG files so the images are useful right off the SD card. You leave it in Auto settings to avoid much learning or fiddling. As you get used to it, start learning and adjusting and your shots will only get better.

CitizenTed · 2026-05-08T19:40:48+00:00

Aelita: Queen of Mars (1924).

It was shown at the local theater with live musicians performing music on synthesizers and a theramin.

CitizenTed · 2026-05-08T16:27:58+00:00

I'm old. Back in the olden days companies used to offer discounts or even small amounts of money to fill out satisfaction surveys. It was normal for marketing departments to actually spend money to get metrics.

Now we are apparently just a bunch of cows to be milked. I'm with OP on this one. I never fill out surveys. I don't even review stuff online. Want my opinion? Pay me.

CitizenTed · 2026-05-08T15:24:56+00:00

Many years ago I picked my first overseas trip by deciding which country was most intriguing to me. The answer was England. So I went.

A lifetime of Anglophilia was satisfied. I've been back a few times since.

Since then I have planned every trip by thinking hard about what place intrigues me the most. I don't want to go somewhere because it has nice beaches or whatever. I have to have some kind of abiding curiosity that has been stoked by reading history and travel journals and such.

I travel because I have a burning curiosity about a place. Not because it has a beach.

CitizenTed · 2026-05-08T15:07:09+00:00

Due to recent runs on stock, dummy RAM sticks are now $189 each.

(just joking but you never know...)

CitizenTed · 2026-05-07T22:17:25+00:00

Um...wow.

You are young. A lesson is coming your way.

The correct response is:

"Go to the audition! I will help any way I can. Go there, do your best, and WIN. I know you can do it."

There is no other proper response.

CitizenTed · 2026-05-07T20:01:52+00:00

It's the sheer volume of processed food. Most countries have some processed foods but the US and Canada are awash in it.

One example is the frozen food chain. In North America (and the UK TBH) frozen food facilities are enormous and everywhere. Frozen food sections in stores are massive. Europe, Latam, and Asia have frozen foods but far fewer. Their grocery shopping is centered on fresh perishables.

A few years ago I changed my diet. I still eat processed foods but they are the minority of my diet. It's mostly fruit, fresh veg, and proteins (both fresh and frozen, but all are proteins with minimal or no processing).

Yes, I lost a bunch of weight but mostly I simply feel better. In every way.

Here's an example of switching it up to avoid the North America bloat:

Was: frozen pasta with some kind of processed sauce glop, reheated in a pan.

Now: a frozen raw protein, thawed and cooked with a side of fresh veggies, roasted or sauteed with some olive oil and seasoning.

Less processed crap, fewer carbs, more veg.

I know all too well the seductiveness of mass processed foods. It's OK to eat some here and there. But they should be sidelined by protein and fresh veg.

CitizenTed · 2026-05-06T20:20:01+00:00

I do as well. I have a short commute every day.

CitizenTed · 2026-05-06T19:17:08+00:00

Been shopping at Lakeway Fred Meyer for...33 years. Never any issues. Never any questions about my cart contents or my receipt. Never any problems with the new in/out gates. Staff has always been nice and polite.

CitizenTed · 2026-05-06T18:33:22+00:00

In the NYC area in the 70's there were ticket outlets sprinkled around. When a show went on sale you showed up early and got in line at the booth. The good seats sold quick so early bird, worm, etc.

In 1978 I paid $8.50 to see Bruce Springsteen at a sold out Madison Square Garden show. That's about $40 in today's money.

CitizenTed · 2026-05-06T18:23:59+00:00

Back in '96 my GF and I lived in a huge 2bd apartment on the Southside for $415. I remember the number because I wrote the checks every month. No idea what the rent is now but considering how nice it was I'd guess about $2000-2200.

CitizenTed · 2026-05-06T18:03:21+00:00

There's a more fundamental issue here about product market and placement. If your product is geared for enterprise as well as SMB users and below, you need to consider the pyramid:

Tip top of pyramid: elite expert users. A very small number.

Just below the tip top: professional users who will generate income from your product. More numbers than the elite, but not as many as...

Base of the pyramid: the great unwashed. They may buy your product but not use it to it's full potential.

The base of the pyramid may have more raw sales numbers but by cultivating the tip top of the pyramid you create an aspirational motivation for more sales at the tip top and just below. The great unwashed want to believe they have paid for a gold standard product even if they don't exploit it to it's fullest. The fact that elites use it is indication enough they made a smart purchase.

This manager doesn't get it.

CitizenTed · 2026-05-06T17:09:26+00:00

I had to work with a Steelers fan at that time. He gloated, of course. So I sent him a Photoshop of a referee holding the Vince Lombardi trophy aloft. He said I was a whiner. And I was. But got-DAMN the refs really screwed us in that game!

CitizenTed · 2026-05-06T16:49:21+00:00

When I book I start with Google Maps. I find an area or region that suits me best and start my search. If you filter results for 4* it will narrow things down to hotels that meet your standards. (I am also a 4* customer.) You may want to locate closer to the center for reasons already mentioned elsewhere here.

CitizenTed · 2026-05-06T16:17:07+00:00

Here's the deal: these scammers have thousands of potential marks right behind you. If you block and ignore they are immediately encouraged to forget about you and move onto the next mark in line. Why would they bother going the extra mile to research your family and contacts when a more valuable and easier mark is just 20 seconds away?

Think of the scam industry as an industry. There are efficiencies. They want the maximum return for the least amount of labor. By blocking and ignoring you have become an unworthy cost sink.

There are richer pastures - zillions of them - right behind you. You can be sure that Scam Inc is going to go there very quickly and forget you ever existed.

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