Nungali Posted December 21, 2024 SALMON (6) I wake up very early one morning and decided to have salmon on toast for breakfast. I reach over, fumbling, to turn on the bedside table lamp. I make a mistake and pull the trigger instead . No more salmon on toast . 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cobie Posted December 21, 2024 (edited) 2 minutes ago, Nungali said: Lately there has been a prowler in the yard at night . So I have started to sleep with a loaded pistol on the bed side table. Not boring enough. Edited December 21, 2024 by Cobie 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nungali Posted December 21, 2024 Just now, Cobie said: Not boring enough. My dadist version of SALMON needed a prelude . 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cobie Posted December 21, 2024 (edited) 12 minutes ago, Nungali said: I make a mistake and pull the trigger instead . … (Assuming the ghost of Nungali is posting now): RIP Nungers. Edited December 21, 2024 by Cobie Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nungali Posted December 21, 2024 A great tragedy has befallen me ! Lizzy went in the rat trap and it snapped on her head and crushed it Poor Lizzy , she had been a great companion ( one can get a bit 'picky' , living out in the bush in near hermitage ) ; she would live under the fridge and poke her head out for nibbles , I was able to hand feed her . In winter she would sneak out and take a position by the fire and look up to me , in my spot by the fire : 'You aren't going to hassle me are you ?' No, not at all, make yourself comfortable . And she would stretch out and have a warm nap . I never thought she would eat peanut butter ! ( trap bait for rats ) . But then yesterday , a lizzy head popped out from under the fridge ! The same type of skink * a little smaller . Son of LIzzy ? he ate a few scraps of ham and ducked back in . Its nice to know I won't be alone . * large ( near 30cm ) tangerine coloured belly wood skink Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nungali Posted December 21, 2024 12 minutes ago, Cobie said: (Assuming the ghost of Nungali is posting now): RIP Nungers. Maybe the thread needs a ...... wait for it ..... Exorcism ? Spoiler Exorcisms not as much fun now , what with YKW not here to launch a tirade of complaining and righteousness ...... at a joke Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark Foote Posted December 22, 2024 A deeply respected teacher, Joshu Roshi has not been without controversy over his many years of teaching—there have been allegations of improprieties with students. However, this never gave rise to the institutional shakeups that occurred in other founding Zen centers. ("Zen Master Who?", James Ishmael Ford, p 112) “My hand just moves. It’s will-less (ishinashini).” (Joshu Sasaki, quoted in "Some Reflections On Rinzai-Ji", by Giko David Rubin) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nungali Posted December 23, 2024 SALMON (7) I'm sick of salmon. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
old3bob Posted December 24, 2024 7 hours ago, Nungali said: SALMON (7) I'm sick of salmon. try anchovies but not on a date unless she is also eating them.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nungali Posted December 24, 2024 25 minutes ago, old3bob said: try anchovies but not on a date unless she is also eating them.... Okay , I will take your advice and try it on that woman that ran off . < ring ring > "Hello , it's me Nungali . Remember me , they guy that could never have Salmon on toast for a variety of reasons ? Anyway, I was wondering if you would like to link up for a meal , on advice from a Daobum he suggested we both have anchovies on top of dates ... hello ...... helloooo ? " 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
old3bob Posted December 24, 2024 4 hours ago, Nungali said: Okay , I will take your advice and try it on that woman that ran off . < ring ring > "Hello , it's me Nungali . Remember me , they guy that could never have Salmon on toast for a variety of reasons ? Anyway, I was wondering if you would like to link up for a meal , on advice from a Daobum he suggested we both have anchovies on top of dates ... hello ...... helloooo ? " ok, she failed the test so that will save time instead of finding out later Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
old3bob Posted December 24, 2024 On 12/22/2024 at 1:25 PM, Mark Foote said: A deeply respected teacher, Joshu Roshi has not been without controversy over his many years of teaching—there have been allegations of improprieties with students. However, this never gave rise to the institutional shakeups that occurred in other founding Zen centers. ("Zen Master Who?", James Ishmael Ford, p 112) “My hand just moves. It’s will-less (ishinashini).” (Joshu Sasaki, quoted in "Some Reflections On Rinzai-Ji", by Giko David Rubin) since that is a left hand a "right" hand doesn't know what it is doing... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark Foote Posted December 27, 2024 (edited) MINEOLA, Texas (KETK) – The Mineola Police Department said they are searching for a sign that was stolen from the local Dairy Queen for the second time recently. Photo courtesy of Mineola PD. According to the police department, the sign pictured to the left, was initially reported stolen on Aug. 14, 2024. In 2022, when the sign was stored behind the Dairy Queen during a remodel, it was stolen for the first time and then returned to it’s stored location. Upon it’s return, officials said the sign was mounted to the side of the building and now it’s been stolen from that spot too. https://www.ketk.com/news/local-news/dairy-queen-sign-stolen-again-in-mineola/ Edited December 27, 2024 by Mark Foote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nungali Posted December 28, 2024 My ride on mower didnt get fixed before Xmas . Now I have to wait until the repair shop's Xmas holidays are finished . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
old3bob Posted December 28, 2024 1 hour ago, Nungali said: My ride on mower didnt get fixed before Xmas . Now I have to wait until the repair shop's Xmas holidays are finished . when we were young we didn't need ride on mowers, unless the lawn was huge! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nungali Posted December 29, 2024 22 hours ago, old3bob said: when we were young we didn't need ride on mowers, unless the lawn was huge! Same here . What I call 'lawn' is actually mowed ex-cow paddocks . I do a bit of push mowing around the cabin gardens , further out into lawn / paddocks I use the ride on and further out from that , a tractor with a slasher . So at the moment , and its high growth season , I have to hand mow out to the slashed part . Ya know what I would really like to have out there ? ( If I could do some clearing , put in new fences, and make a nice little 'stable ' ) ..... 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark Foote Posted December 29, 2024 (edited) Google AI says: The phrase "nothing important happened today" comes from a supposed diary entry by King George III on July 4, 1776, the day the United States declared independence from Great Britain. However, the British Library's curator, Arnold Hunt, says that King George III did not keep a diary. I think a congressional inquiry is called for--surely that will no longer qualify for the "Totally Boring News" thread! Edited December 29, 2024 by Mark Foote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
old3bob Posted December 29, 2024 the price for postage stamps keeps going up 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
old3bob Posted December 29, 2024 (edited) . Edited December 30, 2024 by old3bob Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nungali Posted December 31, 2024 On 12/30/2024 at 9:47 AM, Mark Foote said: Google AI says: The phrase "nothing important happened today" comes from a supposed diary entry by King George III on July 4, 1776, the day the United States declared independence from Great Britain. However, the British Library's curator, Arnold Hunt, says that King George III did not keep a diary. I think a congressional inquiry is called for--surely that will no longer qualify for the "Totally Boring News" thread! Why are you quoting ' thus spake AI ' to us ? What, no one ever spoke that phrase before King George ? I think that snippet is better listed under a title or subject that relates to the interesting point in it , not that no one ever said it before . ^ There is some totally 'boring ' news for you . By the way ... your updated picture .... have you thought about growing a goatee ... and smiling a bit ? ...... It seems the 'musical career' goes way back ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nungali Posted December 31, 2024 On 12/30/2024 at 10:14 AM, old3bob said: the price for postage stamps keeps going up Not that I didnt like your post .... I was just trying to force the price back down . 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
old3bob Posted December 31, 2024 19 minutes ago, Nungali said: Why are you quoting ' thus spake AI ' to us ? What, no one ever spoke that phrase before King George ? I think that snippet is better listed under a title or subject that relates to the interesting point in it , not that no one ever said it before . ^ There is some totally 'boring ' news for you . By the way ... your updated picture .... have you thought about growing a goatee ... and smiling a bit ? ...... It seems the 'musical career' goes way back ! and they got paid for that ?! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
old3bob Posted December 31, 2024 an old favorite (not) 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Darius the Clairvoyent Posted December 31, 2024 Its a hard line to balance, between being curiously boring and just boring, or not boring enough for the boring news thread. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Darius the Clairvoyent Posted December 31, 2024 News tend to be boring for the most part, do they not? Maybe I’ll create an interesting news thread. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
