tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5977625681756554695.post5927659912429345058..comments2024-03-26T13:46:42.738-05:00Comments on 4 Quarters, 10 Dimes: News and UpdatesDavidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03463621516644789183noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5977625681756554695.post-53607256754676536252020-02-03T17:42:12.342-06:002020-02-03T17:42:12.342-06:001. Pretty much. I kept having the LOTR quote abou...1. Pretty much. I kept having the LOTR quote about "here at the end of all things" run through my mind, but the sentiment is much the same.<br /><br />3. I will have to look into these. I had no idea such things existed!<br /><br />5. It's been a great help in these parlous times, finding things to laugh at. I suspect that is pretty much the only benefit this project has had, but that is enough for me right now.<br /><br />7. Perhaps I will. I need to get those stories down in writing anyway, before they are lost to time.<br /><br />9. Entropy is hard in localized settings. I did my best and mostly achieved it though. I did get to watch all of the sportsball that I had planned to do, which was glorious. I ate food that had no nutritional value. It was lovely. On the other hand, I spent too much time grading essays and running errands to be completely mush. Oh well. <br /><br />To the best of my knowledge that is a perfectly grammatical use of that contraction. I have no idea what the answer to that question is, though.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03463621516644789183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5977625681756554695.post-37796338211372409952020-02-03T14:36:48.431-06:002020-02-03T14:36:48.431-06:001. "This is the way the world ends, not with ...1. <b>"This is the way the world ends, not with a bang, but a whimper.</b> <i> T.S. Eliot</i> And so it is. [whimpers]<br /><br />3. I found it considerably easier to replace the chair's casters with carpet friendly casters and trash the protector altogether. And never once looked back.<br /><br />5. Used to do that. Collection of memes on ‘puter exceeded a manageable number. Gave up. And never once looked back.<br /><br />7. Sounds like one hell of a story. You should do a post dedicated to this. Otherwise, those of us who never have any opportunity (or even a passing desire, for that matter...) to read about Sicily will never find out what the hell you're going on about. And, I, for one, have more than enough mysteries in my life without you adding to the pile. [e.g.: why weren't* there millions of people protesting in the streets of our nation on Friday? (See #1 above?)]<br /><br />9. <i>“ …and my brain will be absolute mush by the end of it. I suspect that this will not happen, but I can dream."</i> You need not dream, oh Wizened One - ending in the beginning state? That’s a pretty safe bet if I ever saw one. I seem to remember some physics - something about objects at rest in mush or something? What are the odds?<br /><br />Lucy<br /><br />* I'm not at all certain that this is a proper use of this contraction. 'sokay, tho - really don't care much today so i'm going to just go with it.LucyInDisguisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08169432604954981941noreply@blogger.com