What are you doing today?

Alli said:
It’s down below 40 here. I think I’ll count it as day 1 of actual winter. So I may open the back door and light a fire in the fireplace to watch football this afternoon. Or not. I haven’t decided yet.
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It was 66° when we first got up, 67° now (~9a EST), weather apps show a 60L - 69H range :D
 
Recovering from Amtrak travel to Virginia Saturday. Heart broken about another school shooting, this time at the U of VA where a good friend teaches. We were debating going over to see them while I'm in town (we're about 75/80 drive away). For now we'll wait to see them around the holidays or early next year now.
 
ronntaylor said:
Recovering from Amtrak travel to Virginia Saturday. Heart broken about another school shooting, this time at the U of VA where a good friend teaches. We were debating going over to see them while I'm in town (we're about 75/80 drive away). For now we'll wait to see them around the holidays or early next year now.
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JFC, just saw the news on this. 3 dead, 1 critical, 1 looks like they'll likely recover. Looks like a former player on their football team attacked existing players? Looks like the shooter is in custody.
 
DT said:
JFC, just saw the news on this. 3 dead, 1 critical, 1 looks like they'll likely recover. Looks like a former player on their football team attacked existing players? Looks like the shooter is in custody.
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The shooter was on their radar about bragging about having a gun. And apparently he was involved in a recent hazing incident. No real details so far about those claims though.
 
ronntaylor said:
Because of 'muh guns, 'Mericuh!! 🤷‍♂️
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No seriously. Almost every time something like this happens we find out there have either been reports or they were on the radar. Yet nothing is ever done.

The guns aren't going away no matter how much you hope they will, so maybe we need to take another approach.
 
Herdfan said:
No seriously. Almost every time something like this happens we find out there have either been reports or they were on the radar. Yet nothing is ever done.

The guns aren't going away no matter how much you hope they will, so maybe we need to take another approach.
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Would be nice if we valued the lives of children who are simply attending a class as much as we do the right to own the same weapons they're regularly slaughtered with.
 
Herdfan said:
No seriously. Almost every time something like this happens we find out there have either been reports or they were on the radar. Yet nothing is ever done.

The guns aren't going away no matter how much you hope they will, so maybe we need to take another approach.
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No, I want the insanity to go away. Making it easier to obtain guns while simultaneously making it harder to keep whackos away from guns is what's hoped for. Both parties use to want that. The GOP has been hijacked by whackos and NRA-gulping punks.
 
Just placed a big ol' coffee order from Bones :D 25% off right now and went ahead and got $75+ to get some free shipping. :) Kind of the last hurrah for October seasonal, some working up to Thanksgiving options and continuing right on towards Xmas !

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Wife saw this on FB this morning, not our photo, just amazing, from yesterday (she saw it too, but was in the city so it was over Home Depot, hahahaha, not quite the same backdrop :D)


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DT said:
Just placed a big ol' coffee order from Bones :D 25% off right now and went ahead and got $75+ to get some free shipping. :) Kind of the last hurrah for October seasonal, some working up to Thanksgiving options and continuing right on towards Xmas !

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Saw an ad for it last night. Just wondering if it is trying to do to much and will end up doing nothing well.
 
Today, I am preparing ragù.

And making phone calls: today, I ordered a tarte tatin for Christmas (from a local award winning restaurant - they have prepared such for me before), and made arrangements to meet the cheesemonger for lunch, with lunch provisionally set for Friday in the same venue.

And today, there were the bins.

Yesterday, I picked up my computer (recently repaired), visited the library, where books awaited me, visited a local (well regarded bookstore), yes, a book was bought, managed to visit the cheesemonger, and had a long Skype chat with my wonderful friends from Bristol.
 
DT said:
Wife saw this on FB this morning, not our photo, just amazing, from yesterday (she saw it too, but was in the city so it was over Home Depot, hahahaha, not quite the same backdrop :D)
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Well, hahaha, just in case you were curious ...


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Had a half a cord of wood delivered this afternoon. Do we need it? No. Is it fun? Absolutely. I’m one of those who would run the a/c on high during the summer if it meant also having a fire in the fireplace.
 
We've been talking about firing up the fire pit, then it got a little warm again, but maybe this weekend. Plus it's full of skulls :oops:
 
Speaking of, hahahaha, next time there's a going to be a storm and a flood, I'm going to get some bones from a medical supply catalog and toss them into the water so they float into random yards. Imagine the fun the next day when they go out to inspect their property ...
 
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