Random Thoughts

[kphoger]

Mine could say "Timbuktu, Mali"

I think this is needed

[kkt]

The wall calendar I got this year does NOT show new moons, full moons, or the solstices or equinoxes.  I wish it did.

[Scott5114]

The wall calendar I got this year does NOT show new moons, full moons, or the solstices or equinoxes.  I wish it did.

I'm not really sure why the phase of the moon would matter to anyone who isn't a werewolf.

[Rothman]

The wall calendar I got this year does NOT show new moons, full moons, or the solstices or equinoxes.  I wish it did.

I'm not really sure why the phase of the moon would matter to anyone who isn't a werewolf.

Being attuned to the lunar cycle is the secret to happiness.

[Max Rockatansky]

The wall calendar I got this year does NOT show new moons, full moons, or the solstices or equinoxes.  I wish it did.

I'm not really sure why the phase of the moon would matter to anyone who isn't a werewolf.

A lot of people I work with believe full moons bring employee misconduct and theft.  I usually request data analytics whenever someone brings it up to me.

[Scott5114]

Being attuned to the lunar cycle is the secret to happiness.

Gee, I guess that's been my problem. Who knew.

A lot of people I work with believe full moons bring employee misconduct and theft.

I used to hear that a full moon brought out the weirdest and most troublesome casino patrons. Not sure if I ever noticed a correlation myself.

[GaryV]

You know what I like about that? Presumably, used the actual performance location rather than just choosing the largest city in the metro area.

Not the first one on the list. They're not in Detroit, they're in Clarkston at Pine Knob.

[GaryV]

a full moon brought out the weirdest and most troublesome

Most likely selection bias. People find someone acting weird, and lo and behold it's a full moon. Bingo!

But they forget the other 26 times someone was acting weird and it wasn't a full moon.

[Rothman]

Being attuned to the lunar cycle is the secret to happiness.

Gee, I guess that's been my problem. Who knew.

Glad I was able to help.

[GaryV]

Being attuned to the lunar cycle

This can be taken several different ways, depending on your gender (sorry, "sex").

[Big John]

The wall calendar I got this year does NOT show new moons, full moons, or the solstices or equinoxes.  I wish it did.

I'm not really sure why the phase of the moon would matter to anyone who isn't a werewolf.

Being attuned to the lunar cycle is the secret to happiness.

lunacy

[webny99]

I can't keep track of everyone here.  Jayhawk's in the Denver area?

That's why his avatar says "Aurora, CO" right below it.

Your signature must say "Visit scenic Orleans County, NY" because you live there, then, right? ... right?

[JayhawkCO]

I can't keep track of everyone here.  Jayhawk's in the Denver area?

That's why his avatar says "Aurora, CO" right below it.

Your signature must say "Visit scenic Orleans County, NY" because you live there, then, right? ... right?

Well, I also post lots of stuff about Colorado and my username is JayhawkCO, as in a Jayhawk (KU alum) in Colorado.

[kphoger]

Your signature must say "Visit scenic Orleans County, NY" because you live there, then, right?

Yes.  Yes, I do.

[webny99]

Your signature must say "Visit scenic Orleans County, NY" because you live there, then, right?

Yes.  Yes, I do.

Congrats on the move! I'm sorry that it was such a downgrade, but I suppose some things can't be helped. (Orleans County is one of those things.)

[Scott5114]

Today marks one year since I arrived in Las Vegas. As with anything, there is good and bad, but on the whole, I like it here, and my wife and I still think it was the right decision.

In particular, I'm quite happy with how my wife has flourished since we moved. In Oklahoma, she was extremely depressed, and it turns out a lot of that is because her employers there constantly beat her down and made her feel like she was barely competent at her job. Las Vegas has treated her much more kindly, and she been able to prove herself and become well-respected in her career field. I'm so proud of her.

[Big John]

Never seen this before: Jersey numbers for Purdue basketball players currently on the floor - 0,1,2,3,4

[Henry]

Never seen this before: Jersey numbers for Purdue basketball players currently on the floor - 0,1,2,3,4

Just seeing that made me think back to the Bulls' championship rosters and all those 3's at the end, there was 23 (Jordan), 33 (Pippen) and 13 (Longley), and I distinctly remember seeing a 43 and 53 in the mix as well. And the fact that they pulled off two three-peats would have to be the icing on the cake.

[kkt]

The wall calendar I got this year does NOT show new moons, full moons, or the solstices or equinoxes.  I wish it did.

I'm not really sure why the phase of the moon would matter to anyone who isn't a werewolf.

Is it a good night or a bad night to go out and look at the stars.  If there's a moon, it's so bright it overwhelms a lot of the dimmer stars.  But if it's a new moon it'll set soon after sunrise so you'll get some good observing in.

[mgk920]

When I was younger.  At least high schools never had basketball players with uniform numbers with a digit higher than '5'.  This made things easier when officials called fouls and reported them to the scoring table (one cold use one hand when flashing the number of the guilty player).

Mike

[Big John]

When I was younger.  At least high schools never had basketball players with uniform numbers with a digit higher than '5'.  This made things easier when officials called fouls and reported them to the scoring table (one cold use one hand when flashing the number of the guilty player).

Mike

I think that is still the case for high schools. The NCAA repealed that rule in 2023.

[1995hoo]

[Big John]

^^ Even if the cat has the zoomies?

[ZLoth]

[vdeane]

My local radio station's morning show (the Fly Morning Rush) has a mostly-daily (they skip Friday since Friday is devoted to "mixing it up" with the On-Deck Party Mix, Libby's Livations, and the Fly Pod (throwbacks)) feature called "Can You Beat Libby?" where Jake plays three one-second song clips from songs (one new, one that's been around for a while, and a throwback) and the contestants compete against Libby to see who can get more right.  Ties go to the house (it's "Can You Beat Libby", after all) and it started as just fun before a $100 gift card became a prize for winning, but Jake's comments around "I think I got you with this song" and "I hope this person beats you" makes it feel like less a competition between Libby and the audience and more like one between Jake and Libby with the audience participants as a proxy.