Darth Fluffy

NP Comic for Thursday, Jul 25, 2024 Two cute, too cute. I like the "So how about focusing on the now . . . ". Good advice in general.

Comic for Friday, Jul 26, 2024 Jay is working on becoming a more likeable character. We need more backstory, why was she kind of a jerk in earlier comics? 'Susan is exhausted' suggests Susan prefers to be genuine. Some folks thrive on being phony; I think it energizes them. Is Jay even aware of Susan's aversion to touch? Will it kick in when Jay attempts to hug her?

Nice turn of phrase at the end . . .

The thing I saw was a miniature equine, about the size of a German Shepherd. Shetland ponies are about that size, that could have been what it was, I don't recall.

Susan's mom has already expressed the opinion that Susan should date a girl. She'll be cool with Jay moving in.

Pearls Before Swine, Thursday December 16, 2021 I could more easily see just dialog and no cartoon, the drawings look like they are shipped in from an overseas sweat shop. Kind of clever, maybe 4 stars out of five.

Is Sam even aware that George is observant? In the last panel, he appears to be.

I've heard that as well. I think it's hyperbole, but it would probably be actually amazing. Honestly, very fresh and use it right away is so good already. I don't know what the problem is here, but I bet it is supply chain issues and the corn spends to long getting to me, the consumer. I should probably pick some up at one of the nearby farmer's markets.

I tried the awful so you don't have to. I wandered into a new (to me) Asian store that had recently replaced some store in an strip mall I do not frequent. Turned out, it was Burmese, a bit unusual here (and we have a butt load of Asian markets; you cannot throw a stick without hitting an Asian market.) ((I am also within a few miles of the only Hindu temple that I have seen in the flesh. I can walk to Bollywood movies, if I wanted to.)) (((I am not highly motivated to do so. I've seen two, I think, ages ago, maybe three, but one and the maybe were slanted to be palatable to a Western audience. The other wasn't bad, but nor was it great, and subtitles are generally a sub par experience.))) ((((OTOH, I am not generally in the mood to assault Asian markets with tree parts. It's just a saying about how crowded the landscape is.)))) So, at this Burmese market, I found little to get excited about. But there was a shelf area with cans of a canned vegetable, Curcuma Zedoaria. I bought one to try, and looked it up. "White Tumeric' - generally, you eat or grind up the tubers. This was a can of the plant tips, kind of flowery. I tried them today; the good news is they were edible. The bad is they had no discernible flavor. Mine was in rice and pork that I had made (did not grow the pig, just cooked a bit of him or her) and had sauce on it, so I did not gag on it. It was like a flavor void in a forkful. Is it good for you? There is a nutrition label, they seem to have food value. Nothing notable I could see. Not my culture, I don't know the lore, can't read half the label. Would not buy again.

I have seen it for sale as an affectation, ages ago, along with small single initial seals. It was in the form of a tough, thin candle-like object that you could light so it would drip sealing wax. It would be of far less use today; people send far fewer physical letters. Per Google, you can still buy it, Walmart online carries it, for example. The search also popped up white parafin wax bricks used for sealing canned goods. This also seems archaic, most folks use the above mentioned rubber gaskets. I have purchased wine that had a wax seal over the cork.

That was going to be the gist of my response, thank you. I can see the incident in the grocery store: "Mommy, that lady just got taller so she could reach the shelf!" "That's it, young lady, no treat for you if you're going to make up lies about other people."

They are supposed to be great service animals for the blind, when properly trained. Something about being more task focused than dogs.

The biggest problem with Bob being their uncle is you can't tell if he's coming or going, although capitalization helps: Bob > , <boB . . . . a lot like the Trumpster Fire, really.

Rat gets down to basics . . .

I just finished the last of a package of beets. My conclusion is that I don't like beets, and should probably not bother trying to eat them. If I was a good cook, I would probably know how to make them so they taste good, sadly, that is not within my repertoire.

Concur, I'd expect fresh to be better, depending on the variability of 'fresh'. Frozen has the advantage of 'pretty good' coupled with 'reliable'. I've had peas fresh from the pod, and agree that they are awesome, but I think they are a bit indigestible. The cooking makes the peas more biologically available to us. I've had raw peanuts, which are available (dry) in bulk, they are not great; roasting improves them. Boiled aren't bad, though. (Boiled in the shell; I've never had boiled bulk raw.) OMG, yes, corn on the cob, the fresher, the better. Around here, it is invariably starchy. In eastern PA, it was always sweet.

Apparently 20% true. So, what are your thoughts on sealing wax? Let's raise this percentage. (I find it difficult to buff the ceilings after I wax them.)

Right, I don't think it is weaker the moment it moves from land to water. The ones that form over water are somehow weaker. Your other point though, about picking up water freely, makes a lot of sense, I think you're spot on. Work being done, applying potential energy to the water, has to have an energy source. The movie had one glaring error, inserted for drama, people were being sucked out of uncollapsed structures. Things get sucked up by airflow; you have to have moving air. If the structure is still standing and blocking the airflow, the stuff inside does not get sucked out. (The tornado could be blowing air in on one side and sweeping people out, but it did not appear to be doing that.) This is true of your vacuum cleaner as well (which is really an airflow cleaner). If you create a sturdy sealed box such that air cannot enter, and hook it up to your vacuum cleaner, the vac should fail to suck out the contents. It may have a brief initial moment of luck as it evacuates the box. It might also collapse the box if it is not sturdy enough.

Do I have to get rid of my Shetland Pony emergency backup horse?

That's a bad pun even by my low standards. Kudos.

. . . when you're horsing around.

I have used that term.

At lunch today, I suggested that Biden could do that. The comments were, "Not his style." Kamala was a federal prosecutor, maybe it's more her style? Part of the US military oath of office is a promise to defend the country "against all enemies, foreign and domestic". This might be a shout-out to the US Civil War. It has already come up in regard to The Trumpster Fire, albeit, in a milder sense that the oath implies. The Trumpster wanted military participation during his January 6th insurrection; they refused. I expect we may have a safety net.

I never heard that. It makes sense. Zhukov had courage and got lucky. Stalin was also lucky that he got drunk and failed to order the execution; he needed Zhukov.

I can relate. I have an assortment of meds I take every morning. I have a routine, and when I stick to the routine, I remember. On occasions, something rocks the boat, and then remembering is a roll of the dice. I miss about once every two or three weeks.