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Post by Mini Mia on Aug 18, 2010 0:10:02 GMT -6
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Post by Siren on Aug 30, 2010 12:16:05 GMT -6
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Post by Mini Mia on Sept 3, 2010 23:16:04 GMT -6
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Post by Mini Mia on Sept 7, 2010 19:35:50 GMT -6
Kevin Sorbo tweeted this on Twitter:
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Post by Siren on Sept 14, 2010 21:53:48 GMT -6
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Post by Phalon on Sept 15, 2010 6:21:50 GMT -6
What an interesting story, Siren...and of a very interesting woman.
The last line of the article, and the one you quoted is so very true. One of the many things I like about my job is all the people I get to meet - both young and old. Everyone has a story, and if they're willing to tell it - even though it might not be as brilliant as the WWII heroine's - it's often worth hearing.
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Post by Mini Mia on Sept 30, 2010 17:46:43 GMT -6
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Post by stepper on Sept 30, 2010 20:40:03 GMT -6
Converse Peanuts Shoes? I'm gotta have a couple!
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Post by stepper on Oct 11, 2010 14:41:36 GMT -6
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Post by Siren on Oct 25, 2010 9:29:58 GMT -6
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Post by stepper on Oct 25, 2010 17:29:12 GMT -6
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Post by Phalon on Oct 26, 2010 22:28:51 GMT -6
Nooooooooo! It can't be. Jane a poor speller and using bad grammar?
But then again, if someone is going to attempt to read a draft of something, I would assume there would be errors that would be corrected later on, as well as "blots, crossings out, messiness" - isn't that what a draft typically is like?
And dang, if it was that same messiness that makes "Sense and Sensibility" and "Pride and Prejudice" "examples of poor writing", I only wish I could rite so badly....or is it "right so bad"? Uhm..."badly write"?
Spellcheck is my best friend. I wish there was also Punctuationcheck; it seems I've been doing the basics wrong all these years. It's kinda interesting, actually...so why not post it here. LX was hovering over my shoulder while I was typing, (I hate when she does that) and told me I was doing it wrong. I put two spaces after a period; she insists only one belongs. I've always done two after the end of a sentence, as well as after a colon. Wrong, wrong, wrong, she says. So I drilled. I am wrong...or in the least, outdated.
"It is generally accepted that the practice of putting two spaces at the end of a sentence is a carryover from the days of typewriters with monospaced typefaces. Two spaces, it was believed, made it easier to see where one sentence ended and the next began.... This makes the body both unattractive as a visual element, and distracting to read."
I'll probably still continue to use two spaces between sentences - old habits are hard to break, and I think it's distracting to read text without the extra space between sentences.
Am I the only one?
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Post by Mini Mia on Oct 26, 2010 22:50:16 GMT -6
It took me a while to stop double spacing after a period. But Find/Replace is my friend ... I'd put double spaces in the find box, and a single space in the replace box, and fixed my mess-ups in one swoop. Although, I think some fonts still need the double spacing.
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Post by stepper on Oct 27, 2010 19:56:13 GMT -6
It took me a while to stop double spacing after a period. But Find/Replace is my friend ... I'd put double spaces in the find box, and a single space in the replace box, and fixed my mess-ups in one swoop. Although, I think some fonts still need the double spacing. I've had to do this a couple times but it was necessary to do a period sp sp and change it to period sp or I got unanticipated deletes. I agree with you about some fonts needing the double space because they are simply too hard to read without it. Not that this matters, but the editors at work only correct double spacing if it's between words in the same sentence. After that it's simply a matter of consistency. I did some digging and found the same results Phalon did. Single spacing is in, double is considered passé. For personal stuff I tend to single space but for professional purposes - regulations and internal documentation explaining code, changes and the reason for the changes, etc. - I double space. With you guys I prefer no-spacing. We ought to be together.
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Post by Mini Mia on Feb 4, 2011 23:58:46 GMT -6
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Post by Phalon on Feb 5, 2011 9:00:09 GMT -6
Amazing, Joxie. I thought the same thing as they mentioned in the video - it reminds me of flowing lava. Did you see the rainbow by the snow cone (in the shot with the man in it)? Beautiful!
Some people, I think, miss out on a lot of the really beautiful things in winter because it's often uncomfortable to be outside during this time of year. Some tend to hibernate. I was talking with friends yesterday about this - one of our coffee group hasn't made it yet this year, preferring instead to hibernate when the weather turns really cold. There were three of us at the table yesterday: the other woman and I get out every day; I ski or walk; she chops wood, heating her house entirely with a wood burning stove. We both enjoy being outside, and winter is no exception. There's so much you don't get to experience any other time of year. The other only goes from his house to his car, and his car to wherever he's driven. He is the one who suffers from winter depression.
I wonder if there's a link between seasonal depression and the amount of time spent outdoors?
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Post by Siren on Feb 5, 2011 9:18:17 GMT -6
Thanks for the post, Jox. Yosemite is on my list of sites to visit before I die. I'm now convinced it'll take at least a couple of trips, as I want to see it in warm weather, and now, thanks to you, in the winter, too.
I could just sit and watch the "snowcone" form, and that frazle ice flow. Very relaxing. Maybe the park could set up a "frazle cam"! Of course, since the ice changes course constantly, the cam would have to be moved often.
Nice, seeing how passionate the workers there are about the park. What a privilege to work in such glorious natural beauty every day!
I think that's a good guess, Gams. In fact, I read somewhere that some people who can't be outdoors in the winter use special lightbulbs that replicate some characteristics of the sun's rays, in order to get its healing properties inside the house.
Your friend heats her home with wood? I bet she's fit as a fiddle after all that wood chopping!
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Post by Mini Mia on Feb 5, 2011 18:26:30 GMT -6
You're welcome, guys.
Phalon: Yeppers. I did see the rainbow. I wonder if the guy could see it too, or if he was too close to notice.
Siren: I have an old halogen lamp, with a 500 watt bulb. (I think they no longer go past 300 watts. ) Years ago I had 3 of them, and kept one in the bathroom because the lighting in there was awful. I turned it up full blast while getting ready, and discovered that when I used it, my winter blues seemed to lighten considerably. Shoot, sometimes I was downright cheery. So I think that sun lamps are very good investments for those who suffer from SAD. Although I think some believe that only real sunlight is best.
During the winter months, I went to work in the dark, worked in a building with no windows and only saw sunlight during break time through the breakroom windows, then didn't get off work until dark. 10 hour days. The first few years I worked there, we weren't allowed radios or cassette/DVD players. My attitude really improved when I could have music while I worked. Days with no sun and music took centuries to go by. At least, that's exactly how it felt. The clocks were way slower without any other source to go by for time.
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Post by Phalon on Feb 5, 2011 22:00:11 GMT -6
Yep, entirely with wood. She's the one I call Earth Mama, and is all into living as a sustainable life as she can. I admire her for that, but LMAO, some of her ideas are pretty "out there". It's the source of some entertaining conversations though, because she makes it a point to tell me her latest out-there schemes just to see how many times I can roll my eyes in a single conversation. Honestly, I thinks she makes some up the stuff up, just so we can laugh.
I worry about her actually, because she is NOT fit as a fiddle, and lives alone pretty much out in the middle of nowhere on a little 8 acre farm. She's got two guys living on a farm next to hers though, and I think they keep pretty good tabs on her. And the other day, one of those men we were talking about in the winter thread, who drive around in the snow looking for people to rescue, came to her rescue when she was trying to shovel herself out of her drive. He was in a big tractor, and sitting up high in the cab with the sun shining in the background, she described him as looking like an angel. Plowed her drive and then was off....presumably to rescue someone else.
It's no wonder those 10 hour days seemed to last centuries!!! Not even a window to look outside. Yuck!
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Post by Mini Mia on Feb 6, 2011 19:25:36 GMT -6
I know. I still have nightmares about that place.
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Post by Phalon on Mar 2, 2011 6:39:04 GMT -6
This one's for Siren, anyone else that loves old movie theaters....or historic places. In 1926, Tampa Theatre, one of America's most opulent movie palaces opened its doors with a screening of the silent film "Ace of Cads"; the price of a ticket was 25 cents (after opening night, the price went down to 10 cents). Ushers led movie-goers to the auditorium's 1,446 seats, while an organist played before the movie and during intermission; the organ has 1,400 pipes! Nearly 50 years later, like many aging buildings of its kind, the theater was scheduled for demolition. The city stepped in, though, rescued it, and the Tampa Theatre became a national model of theater preservation - it was one of Tampa's largest renovation projects. Today, it hosts new releases, classic movies, concerts, tours, and special events. It sounds pretty cool; I wish more of these old landmarks still existed. www.tampatheatre.org/history.php
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Post by Siren on Mar 2, 2011 8:35:49 GMT -6
Thanks for the link, Gams! You DO know my little hangups, don't you?
That theater is AMAZING. I have seen some ornate movie palaces, but that one is surely one of the grandest ever built. So glad to know it's in loving hands.
Though I'm very grateful that my local theater has been restored, and is showing old movies, it sounds like the Tampa Theatre is a real social hub for the community. I wish our theater was as active.
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Post by Phalon on Mar 3, 2011 7:59:52 GMT -6
Not hang-ups, Siren - your interests. After-all, we have been together here and at O2 for something like 8 years(?). I'm not sure how long exactly; I judge time by the ages of the girls - I remember BP was just a baby during those O2 days, crawling and teething on pizza crust made soggy by her gnawing.
I wish our theater was like that too. It's small - nothing like the Tampa Theatre. I can't say it's been restored either...more like updated, but they did preserve a lot of wonderful character of from the 1920s. All they show is new releases though; I'd love to see some of those old movies sometime.
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Post by Mini Mia on Mar 3, 2011 18:24:33 GMT -6
The O2ers got together in 01 or 02. 'The Zena Scrolls' are dated April 02. I don't know how long we'd been on the OxyXena board before we started that thread.
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Post by Phalon on Mar 4, 2011 4:41:22 GMT -6
Based on BP's age, it would have to be '02. Hey, that means we've got a 10 year anniversary coming up next year! We need a party.
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Post by Mini Mia on Mar 4, 2011 16:34:13 GMT -6
Yeah, a major party!
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Post by Siren on Mar 5, 2011 0:45:27 GMT -6
Ten years?? Time really flies. That's quite an achievement you have, Mia. Look at all the people you have brought together, friendships you helped forge, and fun that was inspired. You should be proud. ~~~~~~~~~~ Interesting slide show of sports stadiums that were proposed, but never built. I don't know why stuff like this fascinates me: www.slate.com/id/2286746/
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Post by Mini Mia on Mar 5, 2011 20:05:14 GMT -6
I'd say Xena and Oxygen brought us all together, and then Whoosh gave us a new home and kept us from losing each other when the OxyXena board went down. I had nothing to do with any of that.
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Post by stepper on Mar 7, 2011 18:55:05 GMT -6
Our best friends know the worst about us but refuse to believe it. (Traditional English toast)
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Post by Mini Mia on Apr 1, 2011 23:54:17 GMT -6
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