Things are going good.

[mlooney 3,823]

I went to get milk, and not only did nothing bad happen, two SUVs gave me right of way on uncontrolled intersections.

[mlooney 3,823]

I achieved what I set out to do today (actually planned for yesterday, but that wasn't happening.) The drugs I took before dawn are starting to wear off. I think I'm gonna take a cold and flu Alka-Seltzer and crash, at least for a few hours. I may or may not do some work on the indirect fire module for Project X, which is the major ground combat thing that needs some work done on it. The big problem is I need to have rules that cover the range of WWI pre-plotted rolling barrages up to precision-guided munition having their information sent back via spotting drones. This isn't something I really want to try while drugged out on cold meds.

[mlooney 3,823]

Aldrich Ames died.  And yes, this is good news; hence, not in the sad news thread,

[Darth Fluffy 377]

14 hours ago, mlooney said:

Aldrich Ames died.  And yes, this is good news; hence, not in the sad news thread,

I'd call it 'news' - not particularly good - it in a sense lets him off the hook, not like he was going anywhere.

"So, in retrospect, was it worth selling out your country, Mr. Ames?" 

[mlooney 3,823]

I made a on my bike milk run, and nothing bad happened.  That 3 times in a row!

[mlooney 3,823]

I saw a YouTube video about snow coming this week, including some parts of the southeast. Either Weather Underground doesn't know about it, or it's gonna miss me at least for the next 10 days. Cold, but dry is what WU is forecasting. Of course their 10-day forecasts are often on the good drugs, but I have hopes I'll avoid snow. And yes, I know, by some of y'all's standards, that's not that cold. I have cold senesitivity due to the drugs I take. Have heat sensitivity as well. Basicly, if it's not around 70 (freedom units) [21 rest of the world], I'm unhappy.

 

[mlooney 3,823]

It's up to 67 in the living room, which is what I have the temperature set to.  Yay! My  feet and knees are still cold, but in general, the heaters are working.

[ProfessorTomoe 1,353]

Silver is up to $112 an ounce. My initial investment has almost tripled in value. w00t!

[mlooney 3,823]

I just got a "late" Christmas present.  O M G.  I had that in my list for when I had money to spend on it.  Like July or later.  Thank You so very much @ProfessorTomoe

[ProfessorTomoe 1,353]

No problem. Enjoy with your favorite beverage.

[mlooney 3,823]

56 minutes ago, ProfessorTomoe said:

No problem. Enjoy with your favorite beverage.

I'm not quite sure how to enjoy a camera with Dr Pepper or tea, but I'll try!

[mlooney 3,823]

On 2/8/2026 at 7:50 AM, ProfessorTomoe said:

No problem. Enjoy with your favorite beverage.