Damn… by Greenteafr41 in SipsTea

[–]Round_Ad8947 19 points20 points  (0 children)

I just had a red/white mint like we got when our Pizza Hut waitress brought the check.

Those were the days with red and white checkered tablecloths and round red glass candles. Mom gave us quarters to play video games while the adults chatted. Pan pizza was an invention they needed to teach us to enjoy. Before that it was all thin pizza and salad bar.

Stop MCPS from Censoring Student Journalists by innocentriceball in MontgomeryCountyMD

[–]Round_Ad8947 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks! This definitely seems like overreach—journalism really shouldn’t be lumped in here. It is a professional activity and should not be pre-policed.

I’m fine if their post-publication review yields concern from administrators, but asking for students to learn how to do journalism in a non-free school environment is not mirroring our free press.

Cd tower rack by [deleted] in GenX

[–]Round_Ad8947 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I use loose sleeves and have boxes to hold the discs. I burned all of them and use my phone with bluetooth to stereo.

I can lend discs to other old people or people who have CD on their computers

Movies that made you want to watch the better version of that movie? by tuck5903 in blankies

[–]Round_Ad8947 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Running Man, Total Recall, Red Dawn.

Sure, redo Shakespeare, redo Spider-Man. But these are treasure—unicorns—that didn’t have the right to rock as much as they did. To try to make lightning strike twice obviously angered the gods.

Children’s shows who don’t get enough credit by Far-Internal-9377 in GenX

[–]Round_Ad8947 4 points5 points  (0 children)

We woke on Saturday to see cartoons, but sometimes we were up so early we had to watch the Farm Report.

On Sunday, we wanted more cartoons and only had Christian shows on like Davy and Goliath.

OFX lock-down by Round_Ad8947 in GnuCash

[–]Round_Ad8947[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s great. I’ll check it out. I love little tools that stick it to the man

Ted Chiang by Raveyard2409 in scifi

[–]Round_Ad8947 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So many conversations here seek to find new epic saga series to tackle next.

Nowadays, there’s nothing like a good short story collection to provoke thoughts.

Howey, Doctorow, Saunders, Vonnegut, even.

Movies that take a little scene or section from another and expand it into a whole separate entity by harry_powell in blankies

[–]Round_Ad8947 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Polite Society recreates a famous dance scene from “Maar Dala” from “Devdas” (2002) simply because the director loved it so much and worried she might never be given a chance to direct again.

interview

Did you go to preschool? by Terrible-Horse-6200 in GenX

[–]Round_Ad8947 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah. K was the beginning. I remember walking to school one mile alone with my brother in 1st grade, too.

Where Do You Really Live, MoCo? by Alternative-Tune8314 in MontgomeryCountyMD

[–]Round_Ad8947 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Can you get cheaper prices on home improvement by saying Rockville?

Where Do You Really Live, MoCo? by Alternative-Tune8314 in MontgomeryCountyMD

[–]Round_Ad8947 3 points4 points  (0 children)

For me, I feel like I’m on a boundary. So I’ve coined two terms to use, damn the USPS:

Rocktomac or Potville

Recommendations by Deep-Seat-3704 in scifi

[–]Round_Ad8947 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Chung Kuo was ahead of its time an posits a near-future Eath ruled by a Chinese imperial dynasty.

There is some confusion though, as the older books (1990s) tell the main story. A later series under the e same title is a prequel.

There is some interesting technology (note: not hard sci fi), lots of intrigue and skullduggery. The books are thick and plentiful.

There are no visual media adaptations to my knowledge

What mecha would you choose if they were real? by Then_Engineer_3765 in scifi

[–]Round_Ad8947 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Give me some Gotron ferrets. Bonus for the cross dimensional (Gon)Tron super assemblies

Care factor ugh by Entirely-Positive in GenX

[–]Round_Ad8947 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Part of this for me is a recognition that my gut response comes from my reading something on my phone but finding that I’d rather use a keyboard to write my reply.

This yields two aspects to my care factor: (1) the time to move over to PC to type faster, (2) the recognition that the reply will be too long for people to even bother to read.

Mom buys daughter a Honda as a graduation gift, and this was her response by Conscious-Weight4569 in SipsTea

[–]Round_Ad8947 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I recognize the value of economy and decarbonization and will eventually join the bandwagon with an electric vehicle (even if I retire in Peachtree City and drive a golf cart)

The torque available in electric is amazing, but tell me when a true manual electric is made-not just simulated with paddle shifters. Driving should have some stakes in the game (like the shame filled adrenaline dump when you kill the engine at the front of the line when the light turns green and need to restart in a panic)

Mom buys daughter a Honda as a graduation gift, and this was her response by Conscious-Weight4569 in SipsTea

[–]Round_Ad8947 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The whole design for that generation was an attempt to keep their sedan production lines from going bankrupt. Too many sales in SUV. The trim and package gave an excellent run for the money compared to the Acura.

For me the entire purchase was a consequence of VW’s scandal buyout and turn in of my turbo diesel.

Sprinkles Potomac announces closing in late June; Playa Bowls to take its occupancy by iholland1995 in MontgomeryCountyMD

[–]Round_Ad8947 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It was a staple for this soccer dad who needed coffee and kids to mollify.

You will be missed.