# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=222 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 223 --- ## [Are you trying to get better at something as an adult?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-trying-to-get-better-at-something-as-an-adult/959371)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2022, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-trying-to-get-better-at-something-as-an-adult/959371 "2022-02-25T01:13:28Z")
Wondering if folk would like to share their stories about trying to improve in a specific area as an adult. Maybe continuing adult education, learning a new language, dieting, training for a 5k… For me, it is music. I… --- ## [How do you accomplish things when you are very lazy, fatigued,etc?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-accomplish-things-when-you-are-very-lazy-fatigued-etc/959750)
**Author:** [@JakeRS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JakeRS)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2022, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-accomplish-things-when-you-are-very-lazy-fatigued-etc/959750 "2022-02-24T16:44:28Z")
I have a pretty relaxed job on the railroad, in which I am free every third and fourth day, so even though the salary is not the best, I get loads of free time in which I could do a million things, but I…don’t. I deal w… --- ## [Tonga Disaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tonga-disaster/957995)
**Author:** [@Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_was_in_Saudi)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2022, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tonga-disaster/957995 "2022-02-23T16:15:26Z")
There is little news from Tonga. That worries me. You know how it is, when something like this happens communications are so messed up that the death count can go way up as teams get to the most-impacted areas. Isn’t it… --- ## [I am getting less and less interested in things that don't interest me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-getting-less-and-less-interested-in-things-that-dont-interest-me/959463)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2022, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-getting-less-and-less-interested-in-things-that-dont-interest-me/959463 "2022-02-23T14:33:13Z")
Not sure if I’m turning into an intolerant old crank, or just relying on several decades of experience to spend my time on things I know I might be interested in. I used to say I would go just about anywhere, watch/list… --- ## [Tuesday, Tuesday, Tuesday](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tuesday-tuesday-tuesday/959633)
**Author:** [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2022, 7:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tuesday-tuesday-tuesday/959633 "2022-02-23T07:06:18Z")
Utterlessly meaningless, but fun: Coming up is: Tuesday, Two-Twenty-Two, Twenty-Twenty-Two (2-22-2022). Sunday, of course, is 2-20-2022, which is almost as fun. You have been alerted. --- ## [A sad day for millennials: no more avocado toast](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sad-day-for-millennials-no-more-avocado-toast/959473)
**Author:** [@Lancia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lancia)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2022, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sad-day-for-millennials-no-more-avocado-toast/959473 "2022-02-23T03:46:02Z")
In a development that most certainly will not affect Tim Gurner, The USDA has frozen all inspections of avocado shipments originating in the Mexican state of Michoacan. Since 1) all avocados imported from Mexico come fro… --- ## [157 Dead Ethipian Airlines Crash in New Boeing 737 Max](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/157-dead-ethipian-airlines-crash-in-new-boeing-737-max/830885)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 303\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2022, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/157-dead-ethipian-airlines-crash-in-new-boeing-737-max/830885 "2022-02-23T01:42:44Z")
It was a brand new airplane delivered in November. Unlike many African airlines Ethiopian Airlines has a very good safety reputation. --- ## [Catholic priest inadvertently changed one word during baptism rites for decades, and apparently it's a BIG PROBLEM](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catholic-priest-inadvertently-changed-one-word-during-baptism-rites-for-decades-and-apparently-its-a-big-problem/959494)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2022, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catholic-priest-inadvertently-changed-one-word-during-baptism-rites-for-decades-and-apparently-its-a-big-problem/959494 "2022-02-23T01:15:31Z")
A priest with the Catholic Diocese of Phoenix, named Father Andres Arango, has apparently been using the phrase “we baptize you in the name of the Father,” et. al., for his entire career, when he should have been using t… --- ## [Am I Imagining Things (Climate Change And Personal Observations)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-imagining-things-climate-change-and-personal-observations/956814)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2022, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-imagining-things-climate-change-and-personal-observations/956814 "2022-02-22T21:20:47Z")
I just had to ask someone this question once. Because it has bothered me for quite some time. I guess I might as well tell you. I was born in 1968. And it seemed when I was still a child, we always had a white Christmas… --- ## [Lands that Time Forgot](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lands-that-time-forgot/959899)
**Author:** [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2022, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lands-that-time-forgot/959899 "2022-02-22T13:36:25Z")
Last weekend I had the opportunity to stay at a beachfront hotel in Venice Beach. Despite living around the area most of my life, this was my first visit to the “boardwalk” since the early 1980s. NOTHING HAS CHANGED! The… --- ## [London Bridge at Lake Havasu - Is it surviving the Western drought?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/london-bridge-at-lake-havasu-is-it-surviving-the-western-drought/959787)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2022, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/london-bridge-at-lake-havasu-is-it-surviving-the-western-drought/959787 "2022-02-22T01:17:55Z")
I was rocking out to Bread and their hit Londom Bridge is on that album. Anyone visit London Bridge at Lake Havasu? Looks very nice on Google images. I tried googling about the Western drought. Is Lake Havasu doing ok? … --- ## [What vitamins/supplements do you take often?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-vitamins-supplements-do-you-take-often/916724)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2022, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-vitamins-supplements-do-you-take-often/916724 "2022-02-21T23:08:08Z")
Not asking for any private knowledge. I was thinking what a big industry vitamins are. During medical school, I remember our chemistry professor becoming red in the face as he stormed about the unnecessary additions to… --- ## [Ponderings on good/bad things that don't scale in a simple way](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ponderings-on-good-bad-things-that-dont-scale-in-a-simple-way/959002)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2022, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ponderings-on-good-bad-things-that-dont-scale-in-a-simple-way/959002 "2022-02-21T16:23:01Z")
You’re in a room, there is an apple on the table that you want to eat. There is a wasp in the room with you. Assuming you’re not deathly allergic or exceptionally scared of stinging insects, your response may be to sim… --- ## [Wait! Alder Lake with DDR5 is affordable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wait-alder-lake-with-ddr5-is-affordable/959390)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2022, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wait-alder-lake-with-ddr5-is-affordable/959390 "2022-02-20T22:43:46Z")
Looking to upgrade my over-a-decade-old rig with my tax rebate. I priced out a beautiful Rocket Lake system for about $1450. Yes I make them expensive but damn they last a long time. My current machine is a Gen 3 and … --- ## [What thermometer/TC should I buy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-thermometer-tc-should-i-buy/959821)
**Author:** [@Capn\_Carl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capn_Carl)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2022, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-thermometer-tc-should-i-buy/959821 "2022-02-20T22:29:24Z")
I often ask myself temperature-related questions that could be answered if I had a thermometer with a tc on a flexible cord. For example: How warm is this room compared to another room? How warm is the tap water, and … --- ## [Trump's Accounting firm says a decade of TrumpCo financial statements are unreliable](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-accounting-firm-says-a-decade-of-trumpco-financial-statements-are-unreliable/959597)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2022, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-accounting-firm-says-a-decade-of-trumpco-financial-statements-are-unreliable/959597 "2022-02-20T01:31:10Z")
The AG of New York has filed the letter with the Court in support of her application to examine TrumpKids under oath. The letter from Mazars says that while it prepared the decade worth of statements in accordance with … --- ## [Mummified body of Italian woman found sitting at a table, 2 years after her death](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mummified-body-of-italian-woman-found-sitting-at-a-table-2-years-after-her-death/959303)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2022, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mummified-body-of-italian-woman-found-sitting-at-a-table-2-years-after-her-death/959303 "2022-02-19T22:37:15Z")
this is the saddest thing ive seen in a while…I wonder how anymore like it they’ll find all over the world … --- ## [Talk to me about panic disorder](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-to-me-about-panic-disorder/958266)
**Author:** [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2022, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-to-me-about-panic-disorder/958266 "2022-02-19T21:16:42Z")
I get a list of “topic is similar to” when I type in the thread title, but nothing in the list is newer than 2011. So I’ll start this new thread rather than revive one of the old ones. I think I’m developing panic diso… --- ## [My Siamese cats are Olympians. The bad, bad, bad things!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-siamese-cats-are-olympians-the-bad-bad-bad-things/959501)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2022, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-siamese-cats-are-olympians-the-bad-bad-bad-things/959501 "2022-02-19T17:55:48Z")
They are Ice dancers. They perform the best figure 8s while they walk around my ankles. They perform Ski jumping aerials. Quite impressive. Always land on their feet. 3.Expert at curling, very tight curls, mixed double… --- ## [It’s the little things that brighten my day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-s-the-little-things-that-brighten-my-day/959625)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2022, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-s-the-little-things-that-brighten-my-day/959625 "2022-02-19T17:53:50Z")
We are having some construction work done on our house, and there are a couple of workers here putting in new stair treads. I came back from the gym, and opened the garage door, and was greeted by a beautiful white Husky… --- ## [Sandy Hook parents use state law to bring down Remington; circumvent federal gun shield](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sandy-hook-parents-use-state-law-to-bring-down-remington-circumvent-federal-gun-shield/959569)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2022, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sandy-hook-parents-use-state-law-to-bring-down-remington-circumvent-federal-gun-shield/959569 "2022-02-19T17:40:37Z")
I searched, but I didn’t see a thread on this? The Sandy Hook parents have won a $73 million settlement with the bankrupt corpse of Remington Outdoor Company, maker of the AR-15 gun that was used in the Sandy Hook schoo… --- ## ["Aspiration therapy" for extreme weight loss (read this at your own risk)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aspiration-therapy-for-extreme-weight-loss-read-this-at-your-own-risk/939886)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2022, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aspiration-therapy-for-extreme-weight-loss-read-this-at-your-own-risk/939886 "2022-02-19T05:26:29Z")
I had heard of this some years back, and was skeptical, but sure enough, there are You Tube videos of people demonstrating this method, and here’s a website about it. https://www.aspirebariatrics.com/what-to-expect/ T… --- ## [Weird geometric lines on the current noaa satellite loop off the coast of Oregon and California. I read on the internet they are ship contrails. Satellite Loop if you want to watch it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-geometric-lines-on-the-current-noaa-satellite-loop-off-the-coast-of-oregon-and-california-i-read-on-the-internet-they-are-ship-contrails-satellite-loop-if-you-want-to-watch-it/959717)
**Author:** [@EastUmpqua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EastUmpqua)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2022, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-geometric-lines-on-the-current-noaa-satellite-loop-off-the-coast-of-oregon-and-california-i-read-on-the-internet-they-are-ship-contrails-satellite-loop-if-you-want-to-watch-it/959717 "2022-02-19T04:18:23Z")
https://www.star.nesdis.noaa.gov/goes/sector\_band.php?sat=G17§or=np&band=GEOCOLOR&length=120&dim=1 --- ## ['Candy Bomber' Gail Halvorsen has died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/candy-bomber-gail-halvorsen-has-died/959700)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2022, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/candy-bomber-gail-halvorsen-has-died/959700 "2022-02-19T03:41:48Z")
--- ## [Ghosts in the Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ghosts-in-the-head/959679)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2022, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ghosts-in-the-head/959679 "2022-02-19T02:37:05Z")
Some idiots decided to chain-saw a tree outside my window early this morning. I lay there for a while wondering whether I should just give up and get up, and then they finally finished. Apparently I fell back to sleep un… --- ## [What are your characteristic typos?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-characteristic-typos/957494)
**Author:** [@Askance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askance)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2022, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-characteristic-typos/957494 "2022-02-19T01:03:05Z")
“Teh” is out as I think that’s very widespread. That one aside here’s my ever-increasing list, as of now: need/been from/form anythign somethign transferring a last “e” to the next word (eg: th eworld) achivements surv… --- ## [Do you still carry a wallet? If so, how old are you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-still-carry-a-wallet-if-so-how-old-are-you/959178)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2022, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-still-carry-a-wallet-if-so-how-old-are-you/959178 "2022-02-18T20:49:43Z")
poll If you replied in the affirmative that you carry a wallet, please provide your age range. poll --- ## [When I was little, I did this along with a whack of other things](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-i-was-little-i-did-this-along-with-a-whack-of-other-things/959627)
**Author:** [@PozhanPop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PozhanPop)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2022, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-i-was-little-i-did-this-along-with-a-whack-of-other-things/959627 "2022-02-18T19:12:48Z")
The negativity and hopelessness around me is really bringing me down. Wallowing in nostalgia makes me feel a wee bit better. Here are some of the things I did as a kid. I was pretty happy in my own company. Pry open … --- ## [Love is in the air](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/love-is-in-the-air/959177)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2022, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/love-is-in-the-air/959177 "2022-02-18T02:41:47Z")
Valentines Day is approaching. It is the biggest day for Hallmark and American Greetings. They each generate about 40% of their revenue off of Valentines Day. We’re also seeing the bloomings of love happ… --- ## [Ridiculous Stuff that TERRIFIES Your Pet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ridiculous-stuff-that-terrifies-your-pet/959555)
**Author:** [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2022, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ridiculous-stuff-that-terrifies-your-pet/959555 "2022-02-17T18:40:14Z")
I’m not talking thunder storms, fireworks or vacuum cleaners here. I’m talking stuff that no one else’s pet would even notice but your pet goes into fits about. I just had an appliance repair guy come out to replace the… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=221) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=223)