Random Thoughts 14: I can see clearly now 2020 edition

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I love the word, but wouldn't dare use it for fear they might institutionalize me. ;)

BTW, if you're going to "at" me, you have to use the entire stupid name! :cool:
I was in a hurry, needed to pay attention to Wendy's Town Hall meeting this morning.
 

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I decided that subscribing to "A.Word.A.Day" was not fulfilling my word-nerd brain, so be prepared for words from Word Genius. Like this one for today: You'll see why "Gadzooks" is worthy of sharing here. https://www.wordgenius.com/ @KC

I am pretty sure the last time I saw gadzooks used was likely in a comic book or newspaper cartoon 50 years ago.
 
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Well that was a weekend.

MrsWx's cousin got married on Saturday. Our kids were the ring bearer and flower girl which was quite the experience. Being Benton county many Busch Lattes were enjoyed by the natives. This also lead to the best man breaking his ankle 12-14 hours before the wedding. LilMissWx absolutely LOVED dancing. MrsWx's effort to get me to move to a small town took a hit as nearly every single one of them spent the entire evening smoking and drinking.


Please don't lump us from smaller towns in the north with those from the south. (Although i would not recommend the town I live in due to the inbreeders, the rest of the towns aren't that way) We even make fun of them down there.
 
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Enjoying Stranger Things. Likely behind on the 'hype' like most things that everyone's already talked about but it feels like a collection of 80s SciFi and Fantasy movies. For example the bullies are really extreme bullies like Stephen King that not only bully but actually threaten to kill, and then one of the characters gets hidden like E.T.

On another note I've realized I'm watching something that's taking place in the decade I was born and grew up in, while for most of my life any retro-movies were from those goofy other decades.

Not so funny now.

Although I'm glad I grew up in decades that seemed really well defined by fashion/music/movies etc. when the 2000s' and 2010s didn't really seem to have that as people just started dressing like previous decades.
 

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Please don't lump us from smaller towns in the north with those from the south. (Although i would not recommend the town I live in due to the inbreeders, the rest of the towns aren't that way) We even make fun of them down there.

I am just glad I finally got her to admit that she doesn't like that culture either.
 

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I am just glad I finally got her to admit that she doesn't like that culture either.


For those didn't grow up around it, it is a different experience. The wedding I was at originally had a combine for a backdrop but was moved right before the wedding. Several family pictures were taken with it though.
 

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I was going to comment that the inlaws bear some of that burden. We told our kids no (except for outside and distanced, and they haven't even been exposed. If your inlaws don't protect themselves, your wife's anger should be directed at them as well, IMO.
Oh she's mad at them too. It's just insane. It was a get together for her sister's birthday and we opted out because we knew those in contact with a COVID case would be there. And now we're see as the black sheep for skipping her sister's birthday to protect ourselves. It's truly insane.
 
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For those didn't grow up around it, it is a different experience. The wedding I was at originally had a combine for a backdrop but was moved right before the wedding. Several family pictures were taken with it though.

I joked with MrsWx that I felt that we should pay for the DJ since we were nearly the only ones in there.
 
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What did she have to say? You can dm if you want. :)
She didn't talk much actually. DId announce new Thielen Student Health Center testing location at Johnny's in Hilton. Had Alex Ramirez from Vet Med describe and explain what's being done testing-wise, what's happening and why. In a nutshell AND with my paraphrasing, testing and tracing show transmission isn't happening in classroom-type settings, so no reason to cancel in-person learning. Other speakers, too, including Rodger Main from Vet Med - had to take a break then, so missed his part; and a few usual others.
Pretty sure the recording will be up soon. I'll share the link when I know it.
 

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She didn't talk much actually. DId announce new Thielen Student Health Center testing location at Johnny's in Hilton. Had Alex Ramirez from Vet Med describe and explain what's being done testing-wise, what's happening and why. In a nutshell AND with my paraphrasing, testing and tracing show transmission isn't happening in classroom-type settings, so no reason to cancel in-person learning. Other speakers, too, including Rodger Main from Vet Med - had to take a break then, so missed his part; and a few usual others.
Pretty sure the recording will be up soon. I'll share the link when I know it.
Thanks! Still have a lot of friends trying to muddle through on campus. :(
 
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