# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=324 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 325 --- ## [Atlantic Hurricane season predicted to be busier than normal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atlantic-hurricane-season-predicted-to-be-busier-than-normal/854255)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2020, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atlantic-hurricane-season-predicted-to-be-busier-than-normal/854255 "2020-05-23T17:48:26Z")
Just what East coast people need. We already had a tropical storm. --- ## [5-20-2020, not my favorite day.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-20-2020-not-my-favorite-day/854252)
**Author:** [@k9bfriender](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/k9bfriender)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2020, 11:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-20-2020-not-my-favorite-day/854252 "2020-05-23T11:18:06Z")
So, let me tell you about my day. The day of my grandmother’s funeral. She died two weeks ago, but with her being down in Florida, travel and transport issues, and that they had a service down there (where she had lived… --- ## [How do I convince the mama cat to turn off the milk machine?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-convince-the-mama-cat-to-turn-off-the-milk-machine/854305)
**Author:** [@harmonicamoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmonicamoon)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2020, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-convince-the-mama-cat-to-turn-off-the-milk-machine/854305 "2020-05-23T02:34:06Z")
The three kittens are eleven weeks old. They are really healthy=fat. Mama cat is very skinny. And always cries for more food. Which I give, and which the kittens also consume. I started feeding the mama cat, when she cr… --- ## [My Cat Swallowed a needle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cat-swallowed-a-needle/854250)
**Author:** [@smokey78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smokey78)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2020, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cat-swallowed-a-needle/854250 "2020-05-23T02:15:04Z")
We were making fabric masks and usually we keep it all boxed and keep an eye on the box and fabric stuff. We were talking and the cat jumped on the table and grabbed a headband (as we were cutting up the elastic headban… --- ## [Father's Day Gifts in the Year of Quarantine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fathers-day-gifts-in-the-year-of-quarantine/854311)
**Author:** [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2020, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fathers-day-gifts-in-the-year-of-quarantine/854311 "2020-05-22T23:14:47Z")
Well, since it looks like I won’t be able to see my dad on Father’s Day (he’ll be 85 this year, I’m an essential worker, so we chat on the phone) I have ordered a six pack of Tortuga Rum Cakes be sent to him for Father’s… --- ## [The Poetry of Donald J. Trump](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-poetry-of-donald-j-trump/832384)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2020, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-poetry-of-donald-j-trump/832384 "2020-05-22T22:33:43Z")
Trump’s style of speech, with its over-and-over re-iteration of the Talking Point he is trying to push, gives it the quality of modernist poetry. All you have to do is format it properly. From yesterday’s exchange with … --- ## [Having hooked back up, for various reasons, with Facebook](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/having-hooked-back-up-for-various-reasons-with-facebook/854169)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2020, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/having-hooked-back-up-for-various-reasons-with-facebook/854169 "2020-05-22T20:06:43Z")
It used to be that I could keep in social contact with various groups and peoples by personally visiting said various groups and peoples, but Covidsolation has necessitated my return to Facebook lest I lose track complet… --- ## [Strange problem with unsolicited prescription medicine (advice needed)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-problem-with-unsolicited-prescription-medicine-advice-needed/854251)
**Author:** [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2020, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-problem-with-unsolicited-prescription-medicine-advice-needed/854251 "2020-05-22T20:03:45Z")
Not sure where to put this, mod please move as appropriate. Sorry this is so long I see a podiatrist a couple times a year for a chronic hangnail problem. A couple times now, he has suggested a medicine to help (an oi… --- ## [Friend literally only owns a single hat, am I the asshole for thinking you should own more?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friend-literally-only-owns-a-single-hat-am-i-the-asshole-for-thinking-you-should-own-more/853765)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2020, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friend-literally-only-owns-a-single-hat-am-i-the-asshole-for-thinking-you-should-own-more/853765 "2020-05-22T19:46:23Z")
Long story short, before the lockdown friend invited me over to help with yardwork with the promise he’d return the favor soon after. My wife for whatever reason took my “emergency hat” I keep in my vehicle out of it (fo… --- ## [The sheepdog and the lawn roomba](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sheepdog-and-the-lawn-roomba/854287)
**Author:** [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2020, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sheepdog-and-the-lawn-roomba/854287 "2020-05-22T16:00:30Z")
The sheepdog and the lawn roomba (on tumblr) Spoiler, for those who don’t want to go to the link Sharing because I was cackling by the end, and because not only is it a good dog, it’s a smart doggo --- ## [I am sorry, Beckdawrek. I was graceless and insulting when I bailed out of your thread.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-sorry-beckdawrek-i-was-graceless-and-insulting-when-i-bailed-out-of-your-thread/854192)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2020, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-sorry-beckdawrek-i-was-graceless-and-insulting-when-i-bailed-out-of-your-thread/854192 "2020-05-22T15:57:06Z")
You are a good friend who showed and shared genuine and justified concern when you learned about my diagnosis with the latest death funk unleashed on the world by Chairman Mao’s cult of fruit bat assassins. Others were … --- ## [Happy 93rd Birthday, MORT SAHL!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-93rd-birthday-mort-sahl/854267)
**Author:** [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2020, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-93rd-birthday-mort-sahl/854267 "2020-05-22T13:22:20Z")
Belated, but oh well… Of course, he’s mostly known for revolutionizing stand-up comedy (before him was vaudeville, burlesque, and silly mother-in-law jokes), writing for JFK’s Presidential campaign, or being an investiga… --- ## [A bad, bad, bad headcase, (A scary tallish tale)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-bad-bad-bad-headcase-a-scary-tallish-tale/853910)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2020, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-bad-bad-bad-headcase-a-scary-tallish-tale/853910 "2020-05-22T04:34:50Z")
When we bought this land 20+ years ago. There was just nothing here. No homes, No people, No neighbors. No utilities, at all. Even by rural standards we are WAY out. Exploring and deciding what we would do here we found… --- ## [Friday Morning with Coffee and Squirrels](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friday-morning-with-coffee-and-squirrels/853857)
**Author:** [@Master\_Wang-Ka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Master_Wang-Ka)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2020, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friday-morning-with-coffee-and-squirrels/853857 "2020-05-21T23:44:49Z")
Morning routine: Berni and I are on the deck in our bathrobes, sipping coffee, plotting out the day, and trying not to discuss politics. This is what we do, most mornings. It’s spring. Weather is warming. And the squirr… --- ## [Do you still visit your hometown?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-still-visit-your-hometown/853591)
**Author:** [@Hilary\_Algar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hilary_Algar)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2020, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-still-visit-your-hometown/853591 "2020-05-21T18:11:39Z")
Just listened to Seals and Crofts’\* We May Never Pass This Way Again\* and thought of my hometown. I visit my folks there almost every week to go out for lunch on Saturdays–it’s just two towns down the road from me. So… --- ## [Annie Glenn has died. She was 100. (wife of John Glenn, astronaut, US Marine)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/annie-glenn-has-died-she-was-100-wife-of-john-glenn-astronaut-us-marine/854115)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2020, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/annie-glenn-has-died-she-was-100-wife-of-john-glenn-astronaut-us-marine/854115 "2020-05-21T12:46:09Z")
I just caught this on the news. Annie Glenn, widow of former astronaut and U.S. Senator John Glenn, dies at 100 I remember that scene from The Right Stuff when she, stuttering, tells her husband on the phone that the Pr… --- ## [Not our town, MY town!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-our-town-my-town/854143)
**Author:** [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2020, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-our-town-my-town/854143 "2020-05-21T12:13:48Z")
The back story; A NY filmmaker finds himself in lockdown here in lovely, London, Ontario, Canada. His girlfriend is a Canadian nurse at University Hospital, (she’s seen in front of it!) It’s a pretty enough city, and … --- ## [What's exciting at your birdfeeders?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-exciting-at-your-birdfeeders/853587)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2020, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-exciting-at-your-birdfeeders/853587 "2020-05-21T02:37:50Z")
We have many bird feeders around our house and usually the visitors are the same-old birds. We’ve been spending more time at home :slight\_smile: so we are noticing and responding quickly to new visitors. Last Wednesda… --- ## [Yet another "help me choose a new phone" thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-help-me-choose-a-new-phone-thread/853774)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2020, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-help-me-choose-a-new-phone-thread/853774 "2020-05-21T02:27:32Z")
Yup, the old thing is turning into a crotchety senile wanker that gets winded running down a youtube video and takes forever to recharge. Since I tend to ignore phone offerings and not keep up with the latest and greate… --- ## [It's not a party until . . .](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-not-a-party-until/854117)
**Author:** [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2020, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-not-a-party-until/854117 "2020-05-20T23:45:20Z")
You can use this phrase to describe any kind of general assholery going down at a gathering. So today, I’m going to say “It’s not a party until a drunk starts smashing up the guests’ parked cars.” Our dumbfuck neighbor… --- ## [Cute youtube goalie cat.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cute-youtube-goalie-cat/854160)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2020, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cute-youtube-goalie-cat/854160 "2020-05-20T16:35:55Z")
People need some laughs these times, And as far I can tell in a search this hasn’t been posted on the boards yet, and then I spent way to much time thinking if this should be in game room, or Cafe instead… But ultimate… --- ## [I miss New Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-miss-new-hampshire/854081)
**Author:** [@OldOlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldOlds)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2020, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-miss-new-hampshire/854081 "2020-05-20T13:29:49Z")
I grew up just outside Boston- close enough to walk (with a little effort) to the T We bought our first house in NH because it was what we could afford. That was 20 years ago. It didn’t take me long to love it. About 2… --- ## [Blagojevich officially disbarred](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blagojevich-officially-disbarred/854078)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2020, 8:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blagojevich-officially-disbarred/854078 "2020-05-20T08:33:03Z")
Not sure where else to put this except here: Blagojevich officially disbarred by Illinois Supreme Court I am happy it happened. Few are more deserving. My only question is why did it need the Illinois Supreme Court to… --- ## [Would people be expected to come to a funeral?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-people-be-expected-to-come-to-a-funeral/853209)
**Author:** [@Dunmurry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunmurry)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2020, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-people-be-expected-to-come-to-a-funeral/853209 "2020-05-20T00:23:46Z")
Well I remember that someone said people might come to a funeral who you wouldn’t expect or didn’t come and there might be people there who they wouldn’t have expected and there wouldn’t be people there who they would ha… --- ## [One of our own. I'm worried. \[Dropzone has tested positive for COVID\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-of-our-own-im-worried-dropzone-has-tested-positive-for-covid/853764)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2020, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-of-our-own-im-worried-dropzone-has-tested-positive-for-covid/853764 "2020-05-19T23:24:51Z")
Dropzone/Mikey has tested positive for COVID, this time. The place where he’s been has sent him to the hospital. As he’s a good friend, I’m very worried. His daughter will keep me posted on his ordeal. I will post the… --- ## [a 9 (inches) by 12 Rothko?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-9-inches-by-12-rothko/852585)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2020, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-9-inches-by-12-rothko/852585 "2020-05-19T21:56:18Z")
I have a Rothko, but when I ordered I must have screwed up as it is only about 20 x 25. I thought it was going to be bigger. It is this one - I want to replace it, because of the size and because I want something new… --- ## [Help me with "home" schooling](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-with-home-schooling/854071)
**Author:** [@jebert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jebert)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2020, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-with-home-schooling/854071 "2020-05-19T20:52:07Z")
Since my grandkids weren’t getting much from their school during the pandemic, I have volunteered to work with them by video on Kids Messenger or something like it. The first-grader says he wants to work on multiplicati… --- ## [We're moving to India!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-moving-to-india/853987)
**Author:** [@carlb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carlb)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2020, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-moving-to-india/853987 "2020-05-19T20:36:36Z")
:eek: My wife took on a new role at her firm that will be based in Bangalore, so we’re moving there! Of course, I have no idea when, given the current global weirdness, but that’s the plan. I’m actually really excited. … --- ## [Saving the USS Olympia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saving-the-uss-olympia/566151)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2020, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saving-the-uss-olympia/566151 "2020-05-19T16:26:29Z")
About the ship: USS Olympia (C-6) - Wikipedia About her current situation: http://www.phillyseaport.org/ships\_olympia.shtml I’m sending similar letters to the President, Secretary of Defense, Secretary of the Navy, Cha… --- ## [Holy fuck I need a haircut](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-fuck-i-need-a-haircut/853078)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2020, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-fuck-i-need-a-haircut/853078 "2020-05-19T15:38:50Z")
My hair was last cut around the beginning of December. I usually only need a cut every three months, since I get it cut short and then go in for another cut before it becomes too unruly. I’m now approaching twice my usu… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=323) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=325)