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Of course, I had to read that Johnny Horton died in a car crash at the age of 35, back in 1960. Didn't know that he and Johnny Cash were friends. This song was brand new when I was just six years old, it won a Grammy in 1960. Things you learn on the Internet.
Something else I got a chuckle out of -
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Once.
Okay, no more tactical reptiles and other oddities, for today.
It's back to work on Monday...
"Yay."
Yes, my enthusiasm is contagious. For some reason The Missus Herself is ecstatic, after tolerating me underfoot for two weeks. Problem is, with contractors traipsing in and out, I didn't get my normal winter hibernation period. So 2020 might be an exceptionally crabby year for me. We shall see.
But the reason for the interruption of my hibernation is nearly done. Just need the electrician to wire up all the new lights (the ones over the mirrors have yet to be installed) and the plumber to install all the finish plumbing stuff (faucets, toilet, shower head, ya know, the necessaries). Here's a sneak peek -
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Full AAR to follow.
Now I'm off to watch football, what can I say? It is the playoffs (cue Jim Mora) and I've been watching since about 1965 or so. Here's hoping the officiating doesn't suck. (Cue The Impossible Dream...)
Be seeing you.
Sneak peek looking good there Sarge. Ya, having the exhaust vent to the outside is the preferred choice, had to do that to the upstairs bathroom a few years back, doing so will keep the insulation up there in better shape. Condolences on the return to work(heh heh) but then again.....paycheck. Ah....Bill Waterson's magnum opus, best eleven years of a comic evah IMHO although The Far Side runs a close second.
ReplyDeletePaycheck is the thing. It's good enough to keep me going back.
DeleteCalvin and Hobbes is an all-time favorite, though The Far Side is, as you say, a very close second!
Far side was okay, but C&H was just better. Here’s the related comic:
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Most excellent!
DeleteNext time I do a bathroom, I'll just make it waterproof. You can shower while you sit and do your business, spray heads from every direction like an undercarriage wash at the beach, huge floor drain, and one of those "wind walls" they have at the car wash as you walk out, no towels needed. Maybe, since we live so close to the surface of the sun, I can just take a bath AT the car wash....
ReplyDeleteHave a great day, my first day back will be the 15th.... I hope I remember my name by then....
Yessssss. That sounds good, as long as you don't live in California with their stupid 55 gallons (trending down to 50 gallons in 10 years) per person per day.
DeleteThe toilet paper should live in a watertight enclosure.
After you leave the bathroom the Ultraviolet Lamp pops out and zaps everything with sterilizing rays, followed by the Infrared heat lamp that dries everything, all gasses vented outside. Maybe even one of those flash things like on the Andromeda Strain for when one is especially grungy.
I've always wanted an old Cold-War bunker, with the decontamination shower fully functioning. How wonderful to not have to traipse all the way through one's house to get clean. Sure, a regular facility deep in the bunker where one lives, but a nice degrunger at the entrance/exit point? With a closet full of clothes and laundry right there? That's the way to live.
STxAR - Sounds messy! Too wet.
DeleteBeans - No thanks. Don't like bunkers.
DeleteThe T-Rex cloning program needs to begin (if it hasn't already) in earnest for battlefield support.
ReplyDelete"Six actual, I need five T-Rex's dropped a hundred meters in front of my 'pos' to suppress some Iranian infantry."
"Copy Six, you understand that's danger close."
"Send 'em!"
"Outbound."
Wrap them in armor and drop them from orbit right on the target. That way if their chutes fail, you'd still get 10+ tons of meat, bones and armor hitting at pert near high speeds, whatever terminal velocity is for a fully armored space marine lizard. Big goopy hole of death one way or another.
DeleteHmmm. Utahraptors (the 'velociraptors' from those Jurassic Park movies) carried in under-wing pods (like the transport pods for the P-38 during WWII, except with killer lizards rather than some dude contemplating his dooom) maybe even in a cruise missile configuration. "Hey, China, guess what's for dinner? You!!! hahahahaha (bwoooosh....)"
LL - I like the concept!
DeleteBeans - Over the top, love it.
DeleteBeans, 10+ tons of meat, but T-Rexes are really gamey though and require about 500 hours in the crock pot with tons of spices to make them taste good.
DeleteThat's what fuel-air explosives are for. Flash cook the meat and tenderize it at the same time.
DeleteNever thought of that, you'll have to share the recipe sometime.
DeleteHahaha!
DeleteAny thoughts on a commissioning ceremony for the new head?
ReplyDeleteIs there an Air Force "First Flight" test specification?
"Bombs Away!" springs to mind.
It looks nice. If and when we do our bathroom, I think two sinks are the way to go.
Two bathrooms might be the way to go, but money and space say no.
I'm thinking that T-Rex fighter pilots are going to have a tough time in the bar when they start talking with their hands, and a T-Rex sized pilot's watch would be, well, large.
Good post.
I'd be proud to do it, but I am sure you don't, after spending so much time and money fixing it up, want me to bomb it.
Delete(Flame, sometimes flame is the only way to kill things...)
As to T-Rex arms, they are so weak, only able to lift 500lbs or so each... so infinitely more powerful than most gamer-boys' arms.
John - No commissioning ceremony. Two sinks are a new thing for us.
DeleteBeans - "Only" 500 pounds. Heh.
DeleteI seem to remember seeing a short video clip of a beach assault force that included a T Rex armed with a machine gun.
ReplyDeleteDon't remember where I saw it though, but it would be a good addition.
Frank
I need to find that, brilliant!
DeleteAfter looking around, I think it was the 'Secret WW2 files: Fighting Dinosaurs in the US Army' video clip.
DeleteFrank
Watched it, loved it. Thanks for tracking that down Frank!
DeleteBathroom looks nice, but I woulda specified a larger radius round on the edges, because I am a klutz and can hurt myself on any corner or edge with less than 1/2" round on it. Because Klutz is a way of life my body has embraced. My mind, just along for the ride as my body shambles through life.
ReplyDeleteWaiting on the electrician and the plumber. So another month or so, right?
As to sportsmoneyball, meh. Can't seem to dig up the energy to pay attention to it. Wish they'd show more cross-country equestrian or shooting competitions or hydrofoil races or LeMans and Grand Prix style races where the cars do more than left turn, straight, left turn, straight, left turn, straight.... (Always loved watching Grand Prix races where some doofus driver ends up smashing into some shop or ending up on someone's roof. Now those courses are challenging.)
Maybe if they went back to real motor sports, where they were unlimited in equipment and speed. Nah. TV has ruined sports pretty much.
TV has messed up many things. Think LCD.
DeleteSirs - love your site, but have to say T-Rex is in the dreaded single seat F-14. Upper body strakes, speed brake location, engine separation, etc.
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year!
Dang, you're right. Shall correct.
DeleteThrone room looks great! Love that look, and I may copy it in a few years. Playoffs? Playoffs? Haha, classic clip. Good games yesterday, unless you're a NE fan- so my condolences to you Sarge. With 9 seconds left, even the broadcasters thought there was still a chance for Brady to win it.
ReplyDeleteOh well, they have their money to console themselves in the winter to come.
DeleteTrue, but with the broadcasters were saying and with the team going for two points, that shows some respect for Brady's abilities.
DeleteWell, he's proven over the last 20 years (seriously) that he does have some skill in his profession!
DeleteBy the way, Renn-faire people would gladly kick the asses of all the Trek and Star-Wars larpers. Seriously. Get it right, people!
ReplyDeleteFriggin holodeck actors, or stupid storm troopers or even worse, wanna-be jedi. "Hey, Obi-wanna-noby. Duck this!" (sound of 400 crossbows firing all at once, while sumdood sneaks up from behind and hamstrings him...
Hahaha!
DeleteLike I said yesterday (30 seconds ago), this place wins the internet for the week. Hands down.
ReplyDeleteI really want to see ASCROCS sinking enema pigboats before I die. (Sorry. Yes I know I'm sick. Kind brings the post together, though, eh? Yes, I'm going home now).
Oh no, you've given me an idea. 😁
DeleteI can see all the points about the combat T-Rex.
ReplyDeleteBut the Navy has different needs to fight in a water environment, and I'm thinking genetically enhanced SQ-1Ds.
"When you're a squid you're a squid all the way, from your first day at boot, to your last dying day."
Not to mention all the extra gear the G1-ANT SQ-1D would be able to carry. I pity the enemy!
DeleteThat would be neat. But then the Russians would say they'll field a Lu-SHka, and show one in operation. US hackers would prove it's just bad Russian version of Hollyweird hookum, but the Russians say they actually have them working. 6 months down the line, subtle clues as to a disaster at some Russian port, stories of ancient shark-octopus monsters, no one believes them... Until the truth comes out. The truth always comes out.
DeleteHeh, don't mess with Mother Nature Ivan!
DeleteRed Shirt DOWN.....(again)!!
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