What are you doing today?

[Renzatic]

I'm really missing it! These last few days the weather has taken a nasty turn. Quite cold at times.

I've still got the rest of today and tomorrow left before Fall officially arrives with a vengeance. I intend to enjoy it by starting a bonfire.

 

[DT]

Why do you need so many? Is it like me with utility knives and tape measures? Never seem to be able to find one when I need it.

That is a good deal.

I wanted more than a few, so this was the best price for "a bunch". They're all over the place here at the World HQ, office/main charging area, both cars (2-3 in the Tesla), extras in the little G's backpack, both bedrooms.

 

[Eric]

Held hostage by Fed Ex, package sent from a friend was supposed to be delivered yesterday and that status changed to something like "we have no idea now, it may or may not come anytime and you have to sign for it". So now one of us has to be here at all times without a clue of when they're coming.

 

[DT]

I intend to enjoy it by starting a bonfire.

We got in these incredible looking "fire skulls", you toss them into a fire pit, fireplace, they don't actually burn, just get hot and glow - they're like some kind of concrete material.

 

[Apple fanboy]

I've still got the rest of today and tomorrow left before Fall officially arrives with a vengeance. I intend to enjoy it by starting a bonfire.

Its been hot water bottles for a while here at night. Mostly because Mrs AFB refuses to put the heating on!

 

[DT]

Held hostage by Fed Ex, package sent from a friend was supposed to be delivered yesterday and that status changed to something like "we have no idea now, it may or may not come anytime and you have to sign for it". So now one of us has to be here at all times without a clue of when they're coming.

The little G got a no delivery from AliExpress, they mis-addressed the package (she's gotten other stuff just fine), non-existent address, so it went back to the seller.

Only ~$8 or so, but I went back and forth with the dispute/messaging center, hahahaha, one of my messages after they sort of blew me off was something like, "This is T's Dad, I'll spend as much time as necessary to resolve this for her, let me be totally clear, this will not go away, I've explained the shipping issue, refund her money before the end of the day."

Refunded.

 

[Renzatic]

We got in these incredible looking "fire skulls", you toss them into a fire pit, fireplace, they don't actually burn, just get hot and glow - they're like some kind of concrete material.

...I love glowing skulls. I must have one.

 

[DT]

...I love glowing skulls. I must have one.

We haven't fired one up yet (we got two), but I'll shoot some pics when we do.

(We're sneaking OOT tomorrow ...)

 

[Scepticalscribe]

I'm really missing it! These last few days the weather has taken a nasty turn. Quite cold at times.

My dear old Mother (in the days when she still had her mind, memory and proverbial marbles) used to say - invariably with a smile, and in a sort of ruminative tone of voice - that "gardening was food for the soul."

 

[DT]

I have the opposite problem. I’ve taken to wearing a belt my wife used to as mine is too large. I’m the lightest I’ve been since I was a child.

Oh, hahaha, I'm [+-] 10-lbs of my slightly bulkier "fighting weight", don't get me wrong, we love our excessive food and drink, but we also spend a decent amount of time working out whether that's a specific weight/HIIT/yoga/cycle type thing or just a long SUP session at the beach, and we alternate with pretty healthy eating.

I don't really even eat candy, maybe on Halloween night/day I might pound a few things

After the big holiday run with our trip the over next 4 days , Thanksgiving, the NYC trip, all the crazy delicious good between now and the first - I'll get back to a slightly more controlled program

 

[DT]

...I love glowing skulls. I must have one.

We haven't fired one up yet (we got two), but I'll shoot some pics when we do.

Temp deployment using an LED tea light (we have like 40 of these lights, they're amazing for this sort of thing, and even waterproof):

 

[DT]

More skull, in fact, plural skulls The room is almost totally dark, the low light tech on the iPhone 13 is astonishing ...

 

[DT]

HAHAHAHA, OMG, the kitty got snagged in the spiderweb/giant spider we have setup under a table ...

 

[Hrafn]

I wanted more than a few, so this was the best price for "a bunch". They're all over the place here at the World HQ, office/main charging area, both cars (2-3 in the Tesla), extras in the little G's backpack, both bedrooms.

We've got 4 of us with phones, watches and various odds and ends. Each car has at least two cables, and another 2-3 charging stations throughout the house. Plus, "they" are really hard on the cables, so we have to purge periodically.

 

[DT]

We've got 4 of us with phones, watches and various odds and ends. Each car has at least two cables, and another 2-3 charging stations throughout the house. Plus, "they" are really hard on the cables, so we have to purge periodically.

So true, and why I bought a bunch, they get lost, broken/faulty.

I probably should get some kind of MagSafe charger setup for my 13, but it's easier with everyone using the same cable spec. I don't know if Apple will just go totally "wireless" or possibly USB-C in the near future, but I'm kind of hoping this is the last batch of Lightning cables ...

 

[Alli]

So true, and why I bought a bunch, they get lost, broken/faulty.

I probably should get some kind of MagSafe charger setup for my 13, but it's easier with everyone using the same cable spec. I don't know if Apple will just go totally "wireless" or possibly USB-C in the near future, but I'm kind of hoping this is the last batch of Lightning cables ...

I was disappointed that they didn’t go to USB-C with the 13, but then I realized they went away from USB-C on the Mac, so we may never get away from lightning.

 

[lizkat]

Watched LA and SF play their game 5 tonight. Loved LA's 2-1 win even if a win on a called check-swing feels a bit chintzy. Let's face it, that was a bad call. On the other hand even the Giants' manager said that wasn't the only reason they lost that game. There was a moment of shock in the stands though when the SF fans realized "wow, it's game over... but like that?!?" At least they didn't come out on the field with pitchforks.

So now LA head to Atlanta for start of the NLCS Saturday and Sunday. Meanwhile not sure I'll like how the Boston v Houston ALCS games will go. I have the same love-hate relationship with the Red Sox as I do for the soon to be Cleveland Guardians... just never bought a Red Sox hat because I knew I'd burn it well before the leaves start falling off the trees.

Anyway Boston has been playing hot in post-season but their regular season stats v Houston's told a different story... and the start of the championship series is always a psychological reboot anyway, so... time will tell. Boston will play two games in Texas starting tomorrow night.

I'm psyched. I love the October games. Not much else gets my attention once the championship series start until the World Series wraps up. So when I come back to earth and start reading the front pages of the newspapers again, I hope I discover that someone talked some sense into Sinema and Manchin... ...if I were assigned to babysit them, this would be their time to steal bases in DC while I admire or curse the ones pulling stunts like that on baseball diamonds.

 

[JamesMike]

Watched LA and SF play their game 5 tonight. Loved LA's 2-1 win even if a win on a called check-swing feels a bit chintzy. Let's face it, that was a bad call. On the other hand even the Giants' manager said that wasn't the only reason they lost that game. There was a moment of shock in the stands though when the SF fans realized "wow, it's game over... but like that?!?" At least they didn't come out on the field with pitchforks.

So now LA head to Atlanta for start of the NLCS Saturday and Sunday. Meanwhile not sure I'll like how the Boston v Houston ALCS games will go. I have the same love-hate relationship with the Red Sox as I do for the soon to be Cleveland Guardians... just never bought a Red Sox hat because I knew I'd burn it well before the leaves start falling off the trees.

Anyway Boston has been playing hot in post-season but their regular season stats v Houston's told a different story... and the start of the championship series is always a psychological reboot anyway, so... time will tell. Boston will play two games in Texas starting tomorrow night.

I'm psyched. I love the October games. Not much else gets my attention once the championship series start until the World Series wraps up. So when I come back to earth and start reading the front pages of the newspapers again, I hope I discover that someone talked some sense into Sinema and Manchin... ...if I were assigned to babysit them, this would be their time to steal bases in DC while I admire or curse the ones pulling stunts like that on baseball diamonds.

Unfortunately, the check-swing call was not reviewable. Maybe that should change.

 

[Scepticalscribe]

Phoned the French bakery (to have bread put aside for me tomorrow).

And phoned the best organic vegetable stall in the market, to ask them to put aside some vegetables (and eggs).

Fish was delivered today (from the fishmonger).

The oven is currently playing host to a dish (based, loosely, on a Portuguese recipe), of monkfish, with cherry tomatoes, onions, garlic, potatoes, - all of the vegetables are organic - seasoned with sea salt, black pepper, pimentón (smoked, sweet paprika), wine, olive oil, and a little stock.

 

[Scepticalscribe]

Headed into the French bakery (for bread) and the farmers' market (for vegetables, - onions, leeks, carrots, celery, parsnips, tomatoes, garlic, chilli peppers, parsley, local honey and free range, organic, eggs).