I like this time at night on HBT

[BBL_Brewer]

Last fight I was in ended with me taking a 2x4 across the face. I still have a scar in my eyebrow to show for it. Knocked me out cold. That could have ended much more badly, as you are suggesting. I don't think I ever won a fight.

Now for my puppy!

That has to be cutest bunch of puppies I've ever seen. I want one! Ok, I like the idea of having one, but I really don't. Well, maybe. Must....look....away.....

 

[passedpawn]

Non sequitur much? This is possibly the best post I have ever seen on any forum.

That has to be cutest bunch of puppies I've ever seen. I want one! Ok, I like the idea of having one, but I really don't. Well, maybe. Must....look....away.....

Hah, you guys like my vizsla. I'll tell her. She's the one on the bottom right. Best dog ever.

 

[BobbiLynn]

I freaked out today about yellow printer ink. Why must I have to have yellow if I just want to print black and white!! I had black and white checked, checked twice, still printer saying 'you must replace a cartridge before continuing' and then something like {YELLOW} must be replaced. Why yellow? I only want black and white!!!

Got so mad, but calmed down now. I will complain to the printer company unless I figure out it how to print black and white without having yellow. At the same time my best friend is running out to the store to get me yellow. I called her for help. She couldn't figure out how to do it either, refused to print unless it had yellow!!!

Why do I need yellow to print black and white!!!

 

[BBL_Brewer]

Maybe your printer is color blind.

 

[BobbiLynn]

I hope my RL friends don't find me here, or family. I said a lot of stupid things about them. In anger. I apologize to all I have offended. And will continue to {offend} because I have more to say.

I have found that when I completely freak out, suddenly, I am surrounded by help. Like a kid throwing a temper tantrum. Hey, it works! Got my friend to run a few more errands for me too, bills, bank, etc... she's taking care of it.

Ahhh... the aftermath of a temper tantrum, relaxing with a brew while everything gets done.

 

[bottlebomber]

For all my myriad good attributes (*cue laughtrack*) one of my major failings is my ability to hold a grundge pretty much indefinitely. It doesnt help that the one time I buried the hatchet with someone after he made what I thought was a heartfelt effort to reconcile he later slapped a female friend of ours across the face.

I'm the same way, I am forgiving to a fault. I'm like the young Indian chief who gets back to the village to find that one of the braves has claimed his wife, so he gives them his horse and blanket as well. I mean I've actually really done that, in a modern day equivalence(isn't that modest? I used to think that it made me weak, but as I've gotten older I've realized that you can't allow the actions of others to affect your character. That would be letting them control you. You didn't have any way of knowing what that other guy was going to do, and while there may at times be a thin line between naivety a being nice, I'd feel better at night knowing that I gave someone a chance they didn't deserve than being molded after the crappy spirit of the world.

 

[BobbiLynn]

I think a couple people confused about the forgiving thing. For some it's easy, for some not so easy, are we really being timed? Imagine if we had a deadline for the beer to be finished!

 

[CreamyGoodness]

I'm the same way, I am forgiving to a fault. I'm like the young Indian chief who gets back to the village to find that one of the braves has claimed his wife, so he gives them his horse and blanket as well. I mean I've actually really done that, in a modern day equivalence(isn't that modest? I used to think that it made me weak, but as I've gotten older I've realized that you can't allow the actions of others to affect your character. That would be letting them control you. You didn't have any way of knowing what that other guy was going to do, and while there may at times be a thin line between naivety a being nice, I'd feel better at night knowing that I gave someone a chance they didn't deserve than being molded after the crappy spirit of the world.

I actually meant the opposite. For whatever reason I have remembered every mistep, trespass, humiliation, wound and barb since I have been aware of the world. I still remember my parents looking to whomever might be in the room and saying "aww he's tired!" whenever I fussed about something real or imagined. Sometimes I will call my father out of the blue just to remind him that this is one of the reasons Ill be putting him in the home when he gets old. Take that pop.

Seriously though, I retain a lot of anger, hate and vitriole.... its not good for me.

 

[BBL_Brewer]

I'm with BB. I like to sleep good, like a baby. That means I usually settle for the crappy end of the stick.

 

[BobbiLynn]

I actually meant the opposite.

Seriously though, I retain a lot of anger, hate and vitriole.... its not good for me.

You are so young, for most people it takes a long time to learn forgiveness. You are perfectly normal. You'll age in time.... everything will start making sense.

 

[Subsailor]

I actually meant the opposite. For whatever reason I have remembered every mistep, trespass, humiliation, wound and barb since I have been aware of the world. I still remember my parents looking to whomever might be in the room and saying "aww he's tired!" whenever I fussed about something real or imagined. Sometimes I will call my father out of the blue just to remind him that this is one of the reasons Ill be putting him in the home when he gets old. Take that pop.

Seriously though, I retain a lot of anger, hate and vitriole.... its not good for me.

I was like that from my late teens to my mid 20s. I retained all of my anger and remembered all slights against, real or perceived. I was quite the A$$HOLE! Capitalized on purpose because I was bad. I was in the Navy and I had just gotten busted for like the 10th time for stupid activity on my part when my Senior Chief pulled me aside and had a quiet discussion with me.
He told me how all that anger was just driving me to the dirt and if I reflected on it properly, i would see the only one I was truly hurting was myself. He simple showed me my Service Record and how I had started out so well but was steadily declining. He also told me how my actions were hurting his daughter (I was dating her at the time) and ruining that relationship. I spent about a week; staying sober, concentrating on doing better and treating others better. I went back and talked with him again and told him how hard it was going to be letting go of the anger and the grudges but that I thought I understood what he said.
It took me the better part of a year to get rid of the worst of it and it has taken the the better part of my adult life to learn the patience to deal with and respect others.

The biggest, most cliche`d lesson I learned first was to:
Respect and forgive myself! Let go of those things which dragged me down and live each day as if it might be my last.
I hold to that every morning when I wake up;
First, I'm thankful I woke up.
Second, I roll over and kiss my wife and tell her how much I love her and that I look forward to seeing her when I get home from work.
Third, I consciously plan to meet each person with a smile and a pleasant greeting.
I don't always succeed with the results of #3 there but for the vast majority of people I run into and interact with, it sure makes my day go smoother.

Creamy, I'm not saying this will work for you but this is what has worked for me since talking with my Senior Chief in 1983.
I respect you mate!
IAlso, who else is going to work on an Offal Mead for us!

 

[BobbiLynn]

First, I'm thankful I woke up.
Second, I roll over and kiss my wife and tell her how much I love her and that I look forward to seeing her when I get home from work.

Easy to be thankful when you have something to roll over to. I got a stinky breathed dog licking me in the face, trying to lick my eyes open. Dear lord, another day! :smack:

 

[Airplanedoc]

I freaked out today about yellow printer ink. Why must I have to have yellow if I just want to print black and white!! I had black and white checked, checked twice, still printer saying 'you must replace a cartridge before continuing' and then something like {YELLOW} must be replaced. Why yellow? I only want black and white!!!

Got so mad, but calmed down now. I will complain to the printer company unless I figure out it how to print black and white without having yellow. At the same time my best friend is running out to the store to get me yellow. I called her for help. She couldn't figure out how to do it either, refused to print unless it had yellow!!!

Why do I need yellow to print black and white!!!

Your printer like most probably blends colors to make black, You wouldn't have to buy as many print cartridges if they just used black to print black. Where do you think HP gets their money from?

 

[Subsailor]

Easy to be thankful when you have something to roll over to. I got a stinky breathed dog licking me in the face, trying to lick my eyes open. Dear lord, another day! :smack:

Here's to you Bobbi, I give you some of my strength and patience!

 

[CreamyGoodness]

My wife has refered to me as a stinky breathed dog a few times if it helps, Bobbi.

 

[BobbiLynn]

Here's to you Bobbi, I give you some of my strength and patience!

And I accept, thanks, just breathed it in, so refreshing!

 

[TNGabe]

I freaked out today about yellow printer ink. Why must I have to have yellow if I just want to print black and white!! I had black and white checked, checked twice, still printer saying 'you must replace a cartridge before continuing' and then something like {YELLOW} must be replaced. Why yellow? I only want black and white!!!

Got so mad, but calmed down now. I will complain to the printer company unless I figure out it how to print black and white without having yellow. At the same time my best friend is running out to the store to get me yellow. I called her for help. She couldn't figure out how to do it either, refused to print unless it had yellow!!!

Why do I need yellow to print black and white!!!

This always make me feel better when printers are giving me a hard time:

 

[Airplanedoc]

I was like that from my late teens to my mid 20s. I retained all of my anger and remembered all slights against, real or perceived. I was quite the A$$HOLE! Capitalized on purpose because I was bad. I was in the Navy and I had just gotten busted for like the 10th time for stupid activity on my part when my Senior Chief pulled me aside and had a quiet discussion with me.
He told me how all that anger was just driving me to the dirt and if I reflected on it properly, i would see the only one I was truly hurting was myself. He simple showed me my Service Record and how I had started out so well but was steadily declining. He also told me how my actions were hurting his daughter (I was dating her at the time) and ruining that relationship. I spent about a week; staying sober, concentrating on doing better and treating others better. I went back and talked with him again and told him how hard it was going to be letting go of the anger and the grudges but that I thought I understood what he said.
It took me the better part of a year to get rid of the worst of it and it has taken the the better part of my adult life to learn the patience to deal with and respect others.

The biggest, most cliche`d lesson I learned first was to:
Respect and forgive myself! Let go of those things which dragged me down and live each day as if it might be my last.
I hold to that every morning when I wake up;
First, I'm thankful I woke up.
Second, I roll over and kiss my wife and tell her how much I love her and that I look forward to seeing her when I get home from work.
Third, I consciously plan to meet each person with a smile and a pleasant greeting.
I don't always succeed with the results of #3 there but for the vast majority of people I run into and interact with, it sure makes my day go smoother.

Creamy, I'm not saying this will work for you but this is what has worked for me since talking with my Senior Chief in 1983.
I respect you mate!
IAlso, who else is going to work on an Offal Mead for us!

I took up trap shooting, watching those clay birds blow up was very therapeutic. I just told myself that every clay bird was some problem I had had during the week, and let them all go. It also gave me a opportunity to clear my mind and get in the zone for a half hour at the range, and then again while reloading sometime during the week. Luckily shooting clays kind of came natural for me, so I was decent at it.

Cheaper than a therapist too

 

[Subsailor]

Hi Airplanedoc,

I took up shooting even briefly competed and I agree, it is very therapeutic. I also added reloading, novice gunsmithing, flytying and fishing, luremaking, leatherworking, homebrewing and general tinkering. All of which in the long run for me, it might have been cheaper to get a therapist but no - these are much, much more fun!

 

[ruralbrew]

I try to forgive and forget and not hold grudges. The problem is some people make it real difficult.

Creamy, I can relate with how you feel. But sometimes you just have to let it go. Life is too short to live with the anger.

I think what we need is some music to sooth the savage beast.

 

[BobbiLynn]

This always make me feel better when printers are giving me a hard time:

Really, that is one of my favorite movies of all time. Just love it. Here's to having no yellow, I have plenty of yellow!!


Edited: Extra bananas removed, was making me dizzy. Plus, don't want us to run out again.

 

[BobbiLynn]

Your printer like most probably blends colors to make black, You wouldn't have to buy as many print cartridges if they just used black to print black. Where do you think HP gets their money from?

I am making picket signs now, will be outside the HP main office ready for some changes! The first sign says, "No More Mandatory Yellow!!" It gets to the point but not very witty. Another one says "Who Needs Yellow?". Again, not very witty.

 

[Cygnus_X1]

I too am "here".
Buried in amplifier work.
My American Wheat is still happily fermenting after the Saturday brew day.

Now it's time to bottle batch #1.
Should I brew #3 and bottle the same day?
Or should I split the two apart?

I could bottle Friday night and brew Saturday.
But I might "save" sanitizer by combining activities.

 

[Airborneguy]

Why is printer ink so expensive anyway?

 

[Airplanedoc]

Why is printer ink so expensive anyway?

Same reason Gillette fusion blades are.

I was at the store the other day and saw a HP printer with ink for $39, on the other side of the display each ink cartridge was $36. I stood there thinking I could just buy the printer and throw it away each time I run out of ink, and come out money ahead.

 

[lschiavo]

I was like that from my late teens to my mid 20s. I retained all of my anger and remembered all slights against, real or perceived. I was quite the A$$HOLE! Capitalized on purpose because I was bad. I was in the Navy and I had just gotten busted for like the 10th time for stupid activity on my part when my Senior Chief pulled me aside and had a quiet discussion with me.
He told me how all that anger was just driving me to the dirt and if I reflected on it properly, i would see the only one I was truly hurting was myself. He simple showed me my Service Record and how I had started out so well but was steadily declining. He also told me how my actions were hurting his daughter (I was dating her at the time) and ruining that relationship. I spent about a week; staying sober, concentrating on doing better and treating others better. I went back and talked with him again and told him how hard it was going to be letting go of the anger and the grudges but that I thought I understood what he said.
It took me the better part of a year to get rid of the worst of it and it has taken the the better part of my adult life to learn the patience to deal with and respect others.

The biggest, most cliche`d lesson I learned first was to:
Respect and forgive myself! Let go of those things which dragged me down and live each day as if it might be my last.
I hold to that every morning when I wake up;
First, I'm thankful I woke up.
Second, I roll over and kiss my wife and tell her how much I love her and that I look forward to seeing her when I get home from work.
Third, I consciously plan to meet each person with a smile and a pleasant greeting.
I don't always succeed with the results of #3 there but for the vast majority of people I run into and interact with, it sure makes my day go smoother.

Creamy, I'm not saying this will work for you but this is what has worked for me since talking with my Senior Chief in 1983.
I respect you mate!
IAlso, who else is going to work on an Offal Mead for us!

That there is inspirational! I have lost my way a bit with three sons in the last seven years. It's been overwhelming and took nearly all of my personal time away. A favorite outlet and total stress reliever used to be my guitar. It was total ME time. I have been thinking it was only for me and the time spent would be wasted to my family. I think I'm gonna find some time for guitar again.

 

[lschiavo]

Why is printer ink so expensive anyway?

Because THEY think it should be. Just like gas, insurance and hospitals. It's not about the value of the product anymore. It's about how much they can get away with charging before people revolt...and buy a laser printer.

 

[Subsailor]

Good on you mate! My wife likes to craft and play the guitar. She has been slowed down a bit this year with some knee surgeries and then a knee replacement but she was just talking about picking up her guitar again. I hope she does and I encourage her! When she's on her guitar, she shuts the door, turns up the amp and just lives in the music.

I think a little bit of personal time is very important for everybody.

Usually for me, it is early in the morning on the weekend, I get up betweeen 4:30 and 5am everyday anyway, everybody else in the house is still asleep. So I go out on the deck, cup of fresh coffee, a cigar or my pipe and watch the morning start for the rest of the neighborhood. This is true at -25 to 80degrees, although at -25 I tend to keep it a short smoke and dress warmer.

 

[Varmintman]

I too am "here".
Buried in amplifier work.
My American Wheat is still happily fermenting after the Saturday brew day.

Now it's time to bottle batch #1.
Should I brew #3 and bottle the same day?
Or should I split the two apart?

I could bottle Friday night and brew Saturday.
But I might "save" sanitizer by combining activities.

You can reuse starsan many times and do not need to make big batches of it. I make a gallon up at a time and it will last several batches both brewing and bottling.

Thanks for the info on the tubes and power supplies. It seems as if I am not the only one here who likes the sound from them

 

[Varmintman]

Good on you mate! My wife likes to craft and play the guitar. She has been slowed down a bit this year with some knee surgeries and then a knee replacement but she was just talking about picking up her guitar again. I hope she does and I encourage her! When she's on her guitar, she shuts the door, turns up the amp and just lives in the music.

I think a little bit of personal time is very important for everybody.

Usually for me, it is early in the morning on the weekend, I get up betweeen 4:30 and 5am everyday anyway, everybody else in the house is still asleep. So I go out on the deck, cup of fresh coffee, a cigar or my pipe and watch the morning start for the rest of the neighborhood. This is true at -25 to 80degrees, although at -25 I tend to keep it a short smoke and dress warmer.

That is my time of the day as well. I love to see the sun rise and greet the day. My wife on the other hand is a night owl. So it works out good for both of us