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Speaking of misfortune....I think a strained my abductor muscle or whatever the muscles under the ribcage around the waist are? Sneezing forcefully feels like somebody shot me and coughing not much better. I think I did it while exercising (dips and crunches) and then did some weird movement in my guest bed and pulled it (twin bed mattress I am not used to) This is what aging looks like...injuring yourself in effin bed although it originated from exercise trying to get rid of a hanging middle aged man gut I've obtained in the last 2 years.

 
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My wife picked up a nail or screw in her tire last night, probably while on her way to work. 8 hours later her tire is flat. I had her fill the tire and drive home.
I just pulled the tire and took out the screw. It’s a f***ing 1/4” zip screw. I’ve never seen such a tiny screw actually puncture a tire, let alone one causing this bad of a leak. This is bs.
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I told you that you had a screw loose.

Apologies, @BernieParent.
 
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GM @BigToe I played 93% yesterday

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Thanks, all.

"You know those weird guys [inclusive nongender-specific term] I talk about on my hockey boards? They all send their love!"
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Home dialysis makes things so much easier and less stressful. So glad to hear!

I usually refer to us as the "hockey forum internet friends" lol

I am once again here to tell you that automerge is the worst feature ever rolled out in the history of the internet
 
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Oh I was running electric to add outlets near my hobby desk(that I have not found time to use in the past god knows how many years). I’m under the desk drilling into the wall and notice the legs look a tiny bit skewed so I GENTLY push the away from each other.
The f***ing desk breaks and I catch it before it falls over. It has about 60lbs of shit on top of it and a 3d printer.
I manage to call my wife with my phone while holding the desk up at an awkward f***ing angle to clear the shit off of it.

Kreg jig + 4x4’s are no bueno. I gotta replace the screws with lag bolts.
Just when I thought I could get back to painting.
 
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Feeling thankful and blessed today. The home dialysis machine for Mrs. Parent was just delivered and the technician is hooking it up. This cuts out about 90 minutes of driving to the hospital and all that goes into being in a multi-person clinic.
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Please stay safe and well, I wish every single person in your family / home the best. I hope this recent change (the machine) helps you all and it all gets better. At least in terms of spending your time together in a place you all love and are comfortable in.. stay well!
 
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Lord Defect said:
My wife picked up a nail or screw in her tire last night, probably while on her way to work. 8 hours later her tire is flat. I had her fill the tire and drive home.
I just pulled the tire and took out the screw. It’s a f***ing 1/4” zip screw. I’ve never seen such a tiny screw actually puncture a tire, let alone one causing this bad of a leak. This is bs.
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We keep an air pump in each vehicle for just this reason. Has saved us many times. They are cheap and small, plugs right into lighter port.
 
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During the Penn State/Michigan State game they showed the mascots doing something near each other and the announcer made a reference to a Lion definitely beating a Spartan in real life. Got me thinking about the show from a few years ago that would take different types of "fighters" and grade their skills/resources in various categories against each other to determine who would win, which at the end they would have a CGI playout of the battle. Like Samurai v Medieval Knights.

Now I want that show but with the various sport mascots. I started with trying to get to a few teams left in each of the "big four":

NFL:
NE: Giant v AE: Jet
NN: Viking v Bengal
NS: Panther v Titan
NW: 49er v Raider

From there I think the winner of the Giant v Jet matchup gets to the finals against Titan, with Titan winning.

NBA:
Atlantic: Raptor
Central: Cavalier
Southeast: So HARD - Heat, Magic, and Wizard all in the same bracket. I'm going with Magic.
Southwest: Rocket
Pacific: Sun
Northwest: Jazz

I'm taking Magic for the W.

MLB:
AL East: Yankee (Two birds, a fish, and a sock...boo) v NL East: Brave
AL Central: Twins (some think they have magic) v NL Central: Pirate
AL West: Angel v NL West: Giant

I think I'm going with Angel here.

NHL:
Atlantic: Lightning
Met: Devil
Central: Star (another stacked bracket)
Pacific: Kraken (Can you use Flames against a water creature?)

Probably the hardest final call. Star, but it would explode in the process.

I think overall Magic takes the whole thing, which is really impressive since it almost didn't even make it out of it's own bracket. Everything hinged on my decision that Magic can exist without Wizards, Wizards do not exist without Magic.

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Superman33 said:
During the Penn State/Michigan State game they showed the mascots doing something near each other and the announcer made a reference to a Lion definitely beating a Spartan in real life. Got me thinking about the show from a few years ago that would take different types of "fighters" and grade their skills/resources in various categories against each other to determine who would win, which at the end they would have a CGI playout of the battle. Like Samurai v Medieval Knights.

Now I want that show but with the various sport mascots. I started with trying to get to a few teams left in each of the "big four":

NFL:
NE: Giant v AE: Jet
NN: Viking v Bengal
NS: Panther v Titan
NW: 49er v Raider

From there I think the winner of the Giant v Jet matchup gets to the finals against Titan, with Titan winning.

NBA:
Atlantic: Raptor
Central: Cavalier
Southeast: So HARD - Heat, Magic, and Wizard all in the same bracket. I'm going with Magic.
Southwest: Rocket
Pacific: Sun
Northwest: Jazz

I'm taking Magic for the W.

MLB:
AL East: Yankee (Two birds, a fish, and a sock...boo) v NL East: Brave
AL Central: Twins (some think they have magic) v NL Central: Pirate
AL West: Angel v NL West: Giant

I think I'm going with Angel here.

NHL:
Atlantic: Lightning
Met: Devil
Central: Star (another stacked bracket)
Pacific: Kraken (Can you use Flames against a water creature?)

Probably the hardest final call. Star, but it would explode in the process.

I think overall Magic takes the whole thing, which is really impressive since it almost didn't even make it out of it's own bracket. Everything hinged on my decision that Magic can exist without Wizards, Wizards do not exist without Magic.

thannks-for-coming-to-my-ted-talk-thanx-for-coming.gif
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That show had a video game on the 360. I want to say I got it for free. It rocked.
 
My life has been flipped upside-down. I settled on a house in mid September, a fixer upper, and my GF and I spent the next 1.5 months doing tons of renovations. Still so much to do, and as a first time homeowner at the age of 36 I'm okay with that because shit, 30yr mortgage. I moved my belongings into the house the weekend of Halloween, as Nov 1 was my target date. We made it, barely, but it was move-in ready. We? Hah. f***...

I'm so lost. She decided to drop the hammer. After so many years and so many plans, she told me she had cheated on me and broke up with me. Total blindside. We were SO happy (yes, even she was saying this not just me blinded by love). Working on the house was so much fun and we made so many.... memories.... in there along the way, ya know?

It's been so hard adjusting. I've barely begun unpacking, still, and it took me a lot to move some of the boxes or things she put down or placed. I just couldn't bring myself to touch the last things she touched.

So I went to the Humane League on Wednesday for some animal therapy... just to be around beautiful love. Played with the doggos and then sat with the kitties for hours. I hate going home. I don't want to be there. I've been crashing in my parent's spare bedroom since the breakup because I can't stand being in my own house.

So today I went back, just to play with the doggos. This good girl was there today; transported to Lancaster just 2 days ago. I met her today and spent an hour with her. 10 month old shepherd mix girl. She is so sweet, and it's hard to explain but the way she looked at me... felt different. She wouldn't leave my side during the hour with her. I was trying not to be impulsive, but I've always been a dog guy. I also lost my old dog to my ex (who I have posted here before in some GDT doggo threads) because she was technically adopted by my ex despite me doing all the caretaking and training. Another hole. I miss her so much.

Meet Hibiscus (shelter's name for her, I'm debating on changing it).

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This is something else... she is beautiful and so happy to be with me, but I don't think she realizes how happy I am to be with her now. As f***ed up as I am right now, this little shining beacon of hope is one of the only things holding me together right now. This is the best thing for me, and I even started back up with a therapist and on Wellbutrin for depression (oh yes, so very depressed).

I love her so much already.



Edit: She dumped me 1 day after helping me move in, when we had planned for her to start moving her stuff in from storage. November 1st, D-Day.
 
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My life has been flipped upside-down. I settled on a house in mid September, a fixer upper, and my GF and I spent the next 1.5 months doing tons of renovations. Still so much to do, and as a first time homeowner at the age of 36 I'm okay with that because shit, 30yr mortgage. I moved my belongings into the house the weekend of Halloween, as Nov 1 was my target date. We made it, barely, but it was move-in ready. We? Hah. f***...

I'm so lost. She decided to drop the hammer. After so many years and so many plans, she told me she had cheated on me and broke up with me. Total blindside. We were SO happy (yes, even she was saying this not just me blinded by love). Working on the house was so much fun and we made so many.... memories.... in there along the way, ya know?

It's been so hard adjusting. I've barely begun unpacking, still, and it took me a lot to move some of the boxes or things she put down or placed. I just couldn't bring myself to touch the last things she touched.

So I went to the Humane League on Wednesday for some animal therapy... just to be around beautiful love. Played with the doggos and then sat with the kitties for hours. I hate going home. I don't want to be there. I've been crashing in my parent's spare bedroom since the breakup because I can't stand being in my own house.

So today I went back, just to play with the doggos. This good girl was there today; transported to Lancaster just 2 days ago. I met her today and spent an hour with her. 10 month old shepherd mix girl. She is so sweet, and it's hard to explain but the way she looked at me... felt different. She wouldn't leave my side during the hour with her. I was trying not to be impulsive, but I've always been a dog guy. I also lost my old dog to my ex (who I have posted here before in some GDT doggo threads) because she was technically adopted by my ex despite me doing all the caretaking and training. Another hole. I miss her so much.

Meet Hibiscus (shelter's name for her, I'm debating on changing it).

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This is something else... she is beautiful and so happy to be with me, but I don't think she realizes how happy I am to be with her now. As f***ed up as I am right now, this little shining beacon of hope is one of the only things holding me together right now. This is the best thing for me, and I even started back up with a therapist and on Wellbutrin for depression (oh yes, so very depressed).

I love her so much already.



Edit: She dumped me 1 day after helping me move in, when we had planned for her to start moving her stuff in from storage. November 1st, D-Day.
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Sorry you're going through such a tough time, man. But that beautiful little bundle of joy is sure to help. The only thing that's guaranteed in life is a well-cared for dogs eternal love.
 
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