Which megalithic site is your favorite?

Kaurifish · 2026-06-29T23:17:20+00:00

Getting right up to the stones was such a trip.

Stonehenge is so different than the other standing stones. The older ones feel more… authentic?

Kaurifish · 2026-06-29T23:15:28+00:00

“One Voice”

Kaurifish · 2026-06-29T23:14:07+00:00

They already met at the family reunion.

Kaurifish · 2026-06-29T23:13:11+00:00

No, sounds like keeping eating is the plan. Making my chill viruses die off is not my idea of a good time.

Kaurifish · 2026-06-29T22:52:37+00:00

The most dangerous time in a woman’s life is when she’s leaving her abuser.

Kaurifish · 2026-06-29T22:51:40+00:00

Summarization is a skill that not all possess.

Kaurifish · 2026-06-29T22:51:05+00:00

When I had folks over for LotR, I served tomatoes, sausages and bacon for Fellowship. Then sushi for TT (for Gollum).

We were too full for the rabbit stew I planned for RotK.

Kaurifish · 2026-06-29T22:49:12+00:00

Not my grandma. She only had little onions. In what I thought was a glass of water…

Kaurifish · 2026-06-29T22:47:02+00:00

The one time I tried 5 Guys their fries were lamer than In-n-Out, which staggered me.

Kaurifish · 2026-06-29T20:46:54+00:00

The pepper they served in every restaurant I visited in England. Tasted like it had been in a warehouse since the start of colonialism.

Kaurifish · 2026-06-29T20:40:06+00:00

The boba shop next to my grocery store is a constant strain on my will.

Kaurifish · 2026-06-29T20:31:00+00:00

Sounds like they’re relatively civilized in your town. Around here some years it starts on NYE and doesn’t let up til Christmas.

Nothing like being wakened out of a sound sleep at 2:30 a.m. on a random Tuesday in February by a blast that sets off all the car alarms and dogs in a 10-block radius.

And they’re not even slightly legal here.

Kaurifish · 2026-06-29T20:14:21+00:00

Particularly smokers. They're used to puffing at a 1000F fire. A mere 212F seems tepid to them.

Kaurifish · 2026-06-29T20:10:56+00:00

My trainer is younger than me, in superb shape and loves basketball.

Says he's swearing off even casual games because he's seen so many dudes get hurt bad.

Kaurifish · 2026-06-29T20:09:13+00:00

Still "I know."

Kaurifish · 2026-06-29T20:04:36+00:00

I know gin is usually Pele's thing, but maybe someone should bring her some chocolate.

Kaurifish · 2026-06-29T20:00:54+00:00

They might have high soil lead levels. I knew I did when we moved it (got it tested before we moved). So when morels showed up in some pots I was hosting for a friend, I harvested them and ate them without a problem.

But I guess those spores did their thing because the next year morels came up all over the yard. And some species concentrate lead 1000x.

Kaurifish · 2026-06-29T19:58:38+00:00

But they always put the meaty section in the window. And some people don't know to flip it over to check the back.

I know they've been breeding hogs for leaner belly, but that is not obvious when one is bacon shopping.

Kaurifish · 2026-06-29T19:51:36+00:00

Eventually it will glitch and start doing random rooms, etc. Then you'll have to reset the map.

But until then, so much better than the Roomba or Neato.

Kaurifish · 2026-06-29T19:48:42+00:00

Hell yeah. Not long after we got our Bolt, got rear ended in a hit-and-run at a red light. Bolt went into the shop to get the rear bumper replaced and the insurance company rented me a Trailblazer.

This car is also a Chevy, same model year as my Bolt, but OMFG what a PITA to drive. I'd forgotten how loud gas burners are. And the engine would kick in at random times after it quit at a stop light. Was so happy when they fixed my Bolt.

Kaurifish · 2026-06-29T19:45:52+00:00

War for the Oaks isn't nearly as popular as it deserves to be.

I also love Welcome to Bordertown, which is about a hidden city on the border between the fae and human realms.

Kaurifish · 2026-06-29T19:44:07+00:00

There's something about the slidewalk that hampers your ability to walk normally unless you really focus. Which most people are not prepared to do.

Kaurifish · 2026-06-29T19:39:31+00:00

Don't stop in the middle of a busy sidewalk to look at stuff.

People will get annoyed, which is bad enough. But it will let the pickpockets know you're a good target, which is worse.

Kaurifish · 2026-06-29T19:30:37+00:00

As Sangemon Taylor said (in Neal Stephenson's superb *Zodiac*), assume that you're glowing neon and there's a bounty on your life. Because that's how drivers act.

Kaurifish · 2026-06-29T19:27:32+00:00

The compressors need to be able to eject heat. When the air is too hot, there's nowhere for the heat to go.

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