The Random, Meaningless Announcements Thread 3!

[PoetPhilosopher]

I'm thinking that in a couple of years, @ChristineM could overtake @Revoltingest in number of frubals. But I think that it'll be close either way.

 

[Shadow Wolf]

It hit me today, like an apple falling from a tree and hitting my head, upspeak is blasphemous as we must be able to discern if one means In the Flesh or In the Flesh?

 

[Shadow Wolf]

I found a new favorite sandwich shop. And I'm glad I did opt for the pizza sub because the sauce was amazing. I'd love to have some with habanero cooked into it and have what may among the best spaghetti in history.

 

[PoetPhilosopher]

Sometimes I can be weird. Although I'm thinking I'm getting better about things.

 

[sun rise]

Sometimes I can be weird. Although I'm thinking I'm getting better about things.

Weird is good (the right kind of weird, of course).

 

[Revoltingest]

It's New Year's Eve.
I have some tax & accounting work to do.

BTW, a poster recently described modern
accounting as just pushing some buttons.
Oh, if it were only that simple. But the tax
code is a complex gigantic monster that
requires much coordination with my CPA.

 

[PoetPhilosopher]

It's New Year's Eve.
I have some tax & accounting work to do.

BTW, a poster recently described modern
accounting as just pushing some buttons.
Oh, if it were only that simple. But the tax
code is a complex gigantic monster that
requires much coordination with my CPA.

You're in a good mood.

 

[Revoltingest]

You're in a good mood.

Nearly always.

But sometimes....

 

[Brian2]

Spell check just did something interesting in an email...that surprisingly I caught...

I typed "Thagkas you". It changed it to Thangka and said that was spelled correctly.... so I looked up Thangka

Thangka

A thangka, variously spelled as thangka, tangka, thanka, or tanka (Nepali pronunciation: [ˈt̪ʰaŋka]; Tibetan: ཐང་ཀ་; Nepal Bhasa: पौभा), is a Tibetan Buddhist painting on cotton, silk appliqué, usually depicting a Buddhist deity, scene, or mandala. Thangkas are traditionally kept unframed and rolled up when not on display, mounted on a textile backing somewhat in the style of Chinese scroll paintings, with a further silk cover on the front. So treated, thangkas can last a long time, but because of their delicate nature, they have to be kept in dry places where moisture will not affect the quality of the silk. Most thangkas are relatively small, comparable in size to a Western half-length portrait, but some are extremely large, several metres in each dimension; these were designed to be displayed, typically for very brief periods on a monastery wall, as part of religious festivals. Most thangkas were intended for personal meditation or instruction of monastic students. They often have elaborate compositions including many very small figures. A central deity is often surrounded by other identified figures in a symmetrical composition. Narrative scenes are less common, but do appear.

Thangka serve as important teaching tools depicting the life of the Buddha, various influential lamas and other deities and bodhisattvas. One subject is the Wheel of Life (Bhavachakra), which is a visual representation of the Abhidharma teachings (Art of Enlightenment). The term may sometimes be used of works in other media than painting, including reliefs in metal and woodblock prints. Today, printed reproductions at poster size of painted thangka are commonly used for devotional as well as decorative purposes. Many thangkas were produced in sets, though they have often subsequently become separated.

I learned a new word today...thank you spell check

Thankya.

 

[Brian2]

Sometimes I can be weird. Although I'm thinking I'm getting better about things.

Let your freak flag fly.

 

[ChristineM]

I'm thinking that in a couple of years, @ChristineM could overtake @Revoltingest in number of frubals. But I think that it'll be close either way.

Doubtful. Though we'll just have to wait and see

 

[Stevicus]

Look: Cat rescued from slush-filled storm drain in Iowa - UPI.com

Dec. 30 (UPI) -- Police and animal control officers in Iowa rescued a cat that had been trapped in a frozen storm drain for at least a few days.

Cedar Falls Public Safety posted photos to Facebook that showed officer Marissa Abbott climbing into the slush-filled storm drain to retrieve the trapped feline.

Police said Abbott and Animal Control officer Ryan Doland responded to the storm drain near the Pump Haus Bar and Grill on Main Street after a member of the public reported a cat was trapped in the drain.

"We could hear it meowing, but we couldn't see it," Doland told The Courier newspaper.

Abbott climbed into the drain and was able to coax the cat out of the narrow pipe it had fled into.

The cat was taken to the Cedar Bend Humane Society. A microchip gave the cat's name, Oliver, but the owner's contact information was listed as out of state and the phone number was no longer in service.

Officials said Oliver will be put up for adoption if his owners aren't found.

I think @JustGeorge lives out that way. If they can't find the owners, there's another kitty for her to adopt.

 

[sun rise]

I welcomed the rain and cancelled the camel order but now I'm ready for a day of sunshine. Just call me "never satisfied".

 

[Revoltingest]

Watching season 3 of Jack Ryan.

 

[Wu Wei]

Watching my youngest play tennis

 

[Stevicus]

 

[Revoltingest]

 

[sun rise]

 

[sun rise]

 

[Revoltingest]

I fixed my inflatable penguin + snowman.
(Wiring problems.)