The Chit Chat Chit Chat Thread

[Songbird76]

Sad and a bit funny. As many know I'm not a 'good Catholic' but I didn't start out that way. It is amazing what you don't think through as a child on your own, you just trust. Now the Jewish friend, well according to my teachings he was going to h*ll. We liked him. We didn't want him to go to h*ll and he certainly didn't want to go to h*ll. So we took him to church during open door time (no mass just open for prayer) and came in front door at back of church. You always dip your finger tip in holy water and do the sign of the cross when entering. Well we took him and Baptised him with the holy water so his sins would be forgiven and he could go to heaven. Yep. We did that. My Mom was appalled when I proudly told her we 'saved' him. She called his Mom to apologize on our behalf. His Mom laughed and said it couldn't hurt and he was lucky to have friends that cared so much about him. Those Nuns really got into our heads where I came from. My Aunt was a Nun, she was one of the meanest women I have ever met in life. My adult brain back then would have said the little Jewish boy would go to heaven long before her.

Oh that is soooo cute!! How old were you all when you baptized him? And wow....that must have made an impression...your aunt being a nun and all. That's the thing, isn't? No religion has the monopoly on morality or immoral behavior, nor are religious people exempt from being complete jerks. I started going to...I THINK it was an ALC church in the last couple of years of college. I had gone to the MSL church every Sunday for a year AND sang in the choir and most people still didn't know my name. And it WASN'T a large church. It just didn't feel like a home. So I started looking around at other churches, which made my mother so mad. She was ok with me not going to the Campus Center, only because one of her best friends from back home was married to a MSL minister and their son refused to go to the campus center as well. She figured if the pastor's son wouldn't go there, there must be a reason, and as Jeff (the pastor) wasn't worried about it, it was ok. But she did not agree with me "church shopping". I told her I didn't really need a "brand name" (denomination) on my faith....I am Christian. She wasn't happy about it, but there wasn't much she could do about it.

 

[ShoalFox]

My kids both did that too. Did yours need to support 'x' amount of weight too?

I just needed to fit the specifications. The weight holding requirement is as much as possible.

 

[Songbird76]

I think I may know one of his songs. I think it's called Gold Digger, the only reason is because it was in Made of Honor. Either he's nowhere near as popular as he thinks or I live under a rock.

Well....there is a difference between being famous and being popular. Almost everyone I know knows who he is...but all of them think he's an idiot, and that's putting it REALLY nicely. He's well-known, but no one actually LIKES him...so he's not "popular". He just equates being well -known to being well-liked, not realizing that there's a difference and most of the people who know who he is don't actually have any respect for him at all.

 

[Figgy1]

Well....there is a difference between being famous and being popular. Almost everyone I know knows who he is...but all of them think he's an idiot, and that's putting it REALLY nicely. He's well-known, but no one actually LIKES him...so he's not "popular". He just equates being well -known to being well-liked, not realizing that there's a difference and most of the people who know who he is don't actually have any respect for him at all.

I wasn't even too sure who he is when the story broke. MOH was on yesterday and then it hit me oh that jerk LOL

 

[Songbird76]

I wasn't even too sure who he is when the story broke. MOH was on yesterday and then it hit me oh that jerk LOL

I kind of wonder if he doesn't say the outrageous things just because he knows he'll get attention and he's afraid he WON'T get that attention if he isn't so bizarre. Perhaps he KNOWS he isn't that popular and realizes he isn't really that talented...the only way he can get the attention of the world is to be over the top with his behavior...it's like a neon sign, blinking "LOOK AT ME!!! LOOK AT ME!!!" If he can get people to look at him, he can delude himself into thinking those people actually like and care about him.

 

[donaldtoo]

I seen some of the videos of the quake.. even if it was a low level quake, the shaking was pretty strong (albeit very short)

Yep, there was some video I saw of a swimming pool from cctv that was pretty wild looking.

 

[donaldtoo]

I'm fickle. I am not overly amused with HOT. But I can cope with HOT by going into A/C for a bit. This deep cold and snow with ice, blowing winds that freeze my aging bones, going into a heated home just doesn't seem to work so well. There are a couple areas of Cali that I doesn't get too HOT and never cold. I'd be really happy there. Sadly I'd never be able to afford it. Reality Check.

Yep, that was one of the things you could always count on when we lived in San Jose back in the day...pretty much, never too cold, never too hot, and no humidididididity to speak of.
I remember coming out of the terminal at LAX back in June of '10 and thinking "Yep, that feels familiar...same consistent weather as way back when!" We did DL commando (no, not that kind ) and never even broke a sweat. At WDW at that time of year we'd a' been soaked with sweat.
And yes, affording to live in that kind of weather again is a whole different story...!

 

[donaldtoo]

Yeah, I'd love to hear those calming reflective thin oxygen alcohol induced memories sometime. Sure the memories are crystal clear.

The memories from during the day are plenty clear...some of the ones from after dark, not so much.
It's not like we were sloshing drunk all day long. Kinda' dangerous to be hiking, rappelling, and rock climbing when you're 3 sheets to the wind. Plus, dangling from a cliff with a hangover ain't so much fun, either.
But, we sure did have some downtime fun when those super-bright stars came out...!

 

[donaldtoo]

The worst I've endured I believe anyhow was 106 up here the week that 700+ people died. From my understanding it wasn't as much the temperature that got them, it was the dew point which was as high as it could get. We had a huge party that weekend and we bought an air conditioner window unit to supplement the central air. During the party the heat broke a few hours in (everyone was indoors) and I tried to prod people outdoors in the evening when the temps broke and dropped like 25 degrees in a matter of an hour. When I finally got people to trust me to step outside nobody wanted to go back in again. A week of H*ll on earth I'll not forget.

We've hit our record of 112 twice down here in about the last 15 years. And, that was static air temp, not including the heat index.
Highs between 104-108 (again, static) are pretty common, and expected, most summers. So, of course, most are pretty acclimated to it, if they've been down here for a few years or so.
I know I've posted this before, but, the hottest I ever remember experiencing was in Tucson, AZ during one of our No Cal to Texas and back summer road trips in the mid 70's...it was 118. But, as they say, it was a dry heat. But, believe me, and as you know, it makes a huge difference.

 

[Gabe1]

Kanye West is a completely self-absorbed mysoginisyic moron who is only about 10% talented as he thinks he is. He can fade out of the spotlight along with the rest of the Kartrashians.

If I had to describe Kanye West I'd describe him as a Charlie Sheen wanta be. The rants these men go off on are creepily similar. This week Kanye has pretty much has made Charlie seem to be a level headed Celebrate and Charlie rants are beyond cuckoo.

 

[donaldtoo]

It's slicker than snot outside here. It snowed most of the day here yesterday. We went swimming, and there's a part of the pool that goes outside...that pool is heated, so even in cold weather, it's open...and of course as soon as the kids saw it was snowing, they wanted to go outside to swim, because what's cooler than swimming in the SNOW????

Sitting in a hot tub at a ski resort in Colorado (or anywhere similar ) enjoying some cold ones in the evenin' and doin' same...?!
Done that a few times. It's really cool with the snow falling all around and on you.
I remember one year at Avon/Beaver Creek, we were in the big tub at the condo, and I realized we were out of beer and mentioned I was gonna' head back to the room to get some more. No sooner had I said that than an arm with a fresh beer in hand extended through the steam towards me. I couldn't even see who it was 'til I waved some of the steam away. Some dude we didn't even know and his friends. Well, we knew them now.
And, I did eventually end up goin' back to the room to get more of ours to share with them.
Just one of the many cool memories from those trips...!

 

[Cesar R M]

It wasn't even that. The OP posted, and a bunch of us were like, "Not this again, please," and the OP got all offended, and one thing led to another and it turned into basically people bashing one another. I was trying very hard to bite my tongue while reading that thread. I used memes and pictures the few times I posted mostly because saying what I was thinking probably would not have been a good thing

I did review the thread.. for someone who claim sto be above 40 years old.. He surely acts a bit immature with the whole " I am offended!" mentality over anything.
Then that childish tirade on the next posts... wow!

Yeah, you could just see early on where it was headed....

Yeah, from miles away after the first childish answer.
Reminds me of Siren and her trolling baiting posts.

 

[Cesar R M]

It's one of those topics where it just never ends well.

Similar to DAS, smoking areas, and others...*sigh*

There are some threads that actually are hilarious to read.
Like the "unmagical day at Disney" from that "travel agent" lol

 

[StarWarsGirl]

There are some threads that actually are hilarious to read.
Like the "unmagical day at Disney" from that "travel agent" lol

That was hilarious. My other personal favorite is the "Why is there nothing in Epcot and DHS for girls?" Once I got over the fact that there still exist people, especially women, who think that way, it was pretty funny. Especially when the OP said something along the lines of, "Girls don't like Star Wars" and someone tagged me.

 

[Figgy1]

There are some threads that actually are hilarious to read.
Like the "unmagical day at Disney" from that "travel agent" lol

That one was beyond funny

 

[Figgy1]

That was hilarious. My other personal favorite is the "Why is there nothing in Epcot and DHS for girls?" Once I got over the fact that there still exist people, especially women, who think that way, it was pretty funny. Especially when the OP said something along the lines of, "Girls don't like Star Wars" and someone tagged me.

i missed that one, I'm a girl who has always loved EPCOT

 

[Goofyernmost]

That was hilarious. My other personal favorite is the "Why is there nothing in Epcot and DHS for girls?" Once I got over the fact that there still exist people, especially women, who think that way, it was pretty funny. Especially when the OP said something along the lines of, "Girls don't like Star Wars" and someone tagged me.

My Daughter often says the sometimes Women are their own worst enemy. She works in a company where the CEO is a woman and yet there is still a glass ceiling and a difference in pay rates between male and female.

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With the one exception of the CEO for some strange reason.

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To me that is a total head scratcher!

 

[StarWarsGirl]

I so remember those days of college and craving sleep. The only times I remember craving sleep more was when I had infants. Back then I really was envious of people who had nanny's so I could sleep more than a couple hours in a row. One of the reasons my kids are 5 years apart.

I think I was actually more sleep deprived in high school. I still get sleep deprived in college, but I can catch up much more easily than when I was in high school. In high school, there were times I was up at 5:30 am. In college, my earliest is 7:30. I'm still exhausted because I have long days, but not nearly to the same extent as high school. And adults were notoriously unsympathetic. It was always, "Just change your bedtime." It wasn't that simple. I'd have lights out by 10, but sometimes would just lay there until 11 or later. My brother is the same way. Sometimes I'll hear him still awake when he should be asleep. He comes home on Fridays and naps.

 

[StarWarsGirl]

Shocking! I'm totally shocked! I thought you would have done that over a month ago.

Haha. I think because my favorite color is blue that I just liked looking at Elsa because she wears blue. Plus I finally had time to fool around with my phone's settings.

 

[Gabe1]

Well, you knew your parents were sick....Scalia was pretty healthy wasn't he? I mean, there hadn't been any talk about heart troubles, or health issues. If he had been sick, I'm sure most people WOULD have gone to check. But if you don't know, and he just said he didn't feel well, you wouldn't have any cause to think it was anything other than a bug or being tired. Your mind wouldn't automatically go to something serious if the person wasn't known to have a medical condition that they should be worried about. Or at least I wouldn't. When my friend died, no one knew he had a heart condition. He was visiting his girlfriend in Canada and was just feeling really tired and after several days, she convinced him to get checked at the doctor. She was thinking like Mono, or something, not heart problems. It's just not what you think of immediately when someone is not known to have a health issue. But it is really sad that it happened away from his family...on the other hand, I'm betting he was happy. I don't know how old he was...

My Dad was not under doctors care for his gall bladder and not on any medication for his heart when he when his health went south suddenly. I did annoy him when I called the paramedics, that is putting it nicely too.

Scalia was under Admirals care for his heart condition and blood pressure issues. This whole thing is just odd. No ortopsy, found with a pillow over his head and clothes he was in were not rumpled. I'm very surprised given his high level position there wasn't any real cause of death other than complications from health issues. Strange all the way around.