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chefraven

@chefraven@sfba.social

Democrat in Northern California. #Atheist. #Springsteen fan, Go #SJSharks, #SMCGaels, #SacKings, #SFGiants. Bookworm, tech geek. Get vaccinated and vote! #EvernoteExpert

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MsMerope, to random
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not seeing anything here... even with the phone camera

chefraven,
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@MsMerope Placerville!

GottaLaff, to Canada
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As promised, today's dopey gif.

We leave in 17 days! Yikes! ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ

Thank you for all the good wishes, and thank you to those who took the time to read my post (https://thepoliticalcarnival.blogspot.com/2024/05/im-moving-to-canada-part-3-its-happening.html)

Have a good evening, everyone.

video/mp4

chefraven,
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@GottaLaff Thanks for the update!

GottaLaff, to legal
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Welp! ๐Ÿงต

Via Kyle Cheney: 1/...

: Judge has indefinitely postponed Donald 's trial date in Florida.

It may be months before we know the new schedule.

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.flsd.648652/gov.uscourts.flsd.648652.530.0.pdf

chefraven,
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@GottaLaff Well, that just sucks.

Mrfunkedude, to random
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No one loves Samโ€™s Club like Costco fans love Costco.

chefraven,
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@Mrfunkedude Definitely a Costco girl here. ๐Ÿ˜

chefraven,
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@Mrfunkedude is she on Instagram? Thereโ€™s a great IG account called Costco Empties.

GottaLaff, to Canada
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House hunting in remotely with our twins as our eyes, ears, using FaceTime is... novel.

It sure beats driving 1200 miles on a whim like we did a month ago.

chefraven,
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@GottaLaff @grammargirl We looked at a house once that smelled so strongly of a certain pungent spice that both my husband and I were like NOPE! We would have had to rip out all of the carpeting, repaint etc before we could even consider living in it.

GottaLaff, to random
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Success, @Wileymiller! I Dmd Ali Velshi and he wants you to contact him.

I'll DM you his info.

chefraven,
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@GottaLaff @Wileymiller Fantastic news!

GottaLaff, to random
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Should I be posting dopey countdown posts to my move to BC?

Your choice.

chefraven,
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@GottaLaff yes!

ai6yr, to random

I'm curious how many people are NOT aware of the eclipse today and are going to be driving today and lose their minds over the total solar eclipse. ๐Ÿค”

(I used to assume people paid attention to the news, but that is no longer the case).

chefraven,
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@ai6yr my husband came home last night and asked me: is there some kind of eclipse tomorrow? Yes dear, have you been living under a rock?

chefraven, to random
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@MsMerope Been awfully quiet...you good? I know the move thing is stressful. Hope you're well.

GottaLaff, to random
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I'll be in & out now, so replies/posting minimal:

Today: Dentist, gone in a.m.

Later: Family interested in our house is coming back for a 2nd look.๐Ÿคž๐Ÿผ

Tomorrow: Brokers' open house. (Brokers only, checking out the place)

2 wks: Roofer comes, contractor fixes area$$

Meantime, we very well may take an impromptu driving trip to BC on Sunday because there is a really good house our agent alerted us to and we need to see it up close.

(Don't tell Hammy, he loves these trips and he'll go NUTS.)

chefraven,
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@GottaLaff wow. Thatโ€™s a lot. Remember to take a few moments and breathe. Thanks for all you do keeping us posted on the craziness in the world. Love and scritches to Hammy.

GottaLaff, to random
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Itโ€™s always so fun to be awakened by a loud mystery noise at 4am and be up for an hour trying to figure it out. Weโ€™re in the middle of a wind advisory here in So. Calif.

chefraven,
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@rabbijill @GottaLaff Iโ€™m outside of Sacramento and weโ€™re in for 40MPH gusts today. Ugh. Guess Iโ€™m not going for a walk at the lake like I had planned.

chefraven,
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@GottaLaff @rabbijill ๐Ÿ˜” Aw, thatโ€™s a bummer! And here he thought being back in SoCal, it would be nicer weather!

chefraven,
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@GottaLaff @rabbijill Thatโ€™s fantastic! I enjoyed your blog.

laprice, to random
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Read the LATimes article about Trump's appeal and I don't see a fairly critical item of information that I wouldn't be asking about if I didn't follow @GottaLaff and @Teri_Kanefield
which is to say there is no mention of the bond he had to post; nor any mention of how the bond was funded.
https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2024-02-26/donald-trump-appeals-454-million-judgment-in-new-york-civil-fraud-case

chefraven,
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@Teri_Kanefield @laprice @GottaLaff WaPo had a good article about the options this morning.

GottaLaff, to random
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kills it: and projection. & what have I been saying for years? Say it with me: Everything out of his mouth is a lie and/or projection/confession.

Entire strip here: https://www.gocomics.com/doonesbury/2024/01/21

chefraven,
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@GottaLaff The most important Xmas present I have to get my husband each year is the Non Sequitur tear-off page a day calendar.

ai6yr, to ai

Heard in a work meeting this week: "well, maybe we can just get the AI to do that instead of hiring someone".

chefraven,
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@ai6yr ๐Ÿ˜ก

dancinyogi, to random

Hello from the other side.

Bookmark this. Print it out. Stick a spike in it and nail it to the wall.

Twice a year, go through all your sh** and purge. Get rid of stuff. You will move someday. If you do this now and continue to do it regularly, you will spare yourself weeks of wondering why the Hell you have two melon ballers, three drills, and six thousand mugs when it comes time to move.

Please. Heed my warning.

chefraven,
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@dancinyogi we used to move about every two years so we would regularly clear things out. Now we havenโ€™t moved in over 15 years. Not good. I am currently sitting amongst a mountain of boxes in my living room, because I had to empty out everything from my kitchen, laundry, room, pantry, and hall bathroom because, Iโ€™m having the cabinets painted in those rooms. Oh my word. Itโ€™s not pretty. They are also painting the family room so all of the furniture from the family room is also here in the living room.

dancinyogi, to random

What is going on with people and injuries/accidents??

I ducked out to get the mail, and my neighbor's partner said Brian broke his wrist today. He slipped and fell outside of his office.
I've lost count of how many people have had accidents or been injured in the last week - some here, some IRL. SMH.

chefraven,
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@dancinyogi I believe Mercury is still in retrograde.

dancinyogi, (edited ) to random

This is for those who wear makeup.

Please boost for a wider demographic ๐Ÿ˜‰

Makeup - colored substances used on your face to improve or change appearance. Chapstick, regular moisturizer, or any type of eye cream does not qualify as "make-up."

'Wearing make-up" includes whether you wear 'just a little' or a lot at any given time.

When do you wear make-up?

chefraven,
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@dancinyogi Hard to say because thereโ€™s a big difference between a full face of makeup (almost never these days) or a quick swipe of eyeliner and a little eye shadow. The latter I do almost always when going out in the world or a zoom call. The former has to be something damn special.

jeridansky, to bluesky
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My brother asked if I wanted an invite to , I didn't have to give it a second thought as I replied, "No, thanks."

(He's a techie who think Mastodon is too complicated โ€” what can I say?)

chefraven,
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@jeridansky I keep hearing this from people and I canโ€™t figure out what on earth they think is so complicated.

dancinyogi, to random

13 problems only Highly Sensitive People (HSP) will understandโค๏ธ

https://highlysensitiverefuge.com/highly-sensitive-people-problems/

chefraven,
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@dancinyogi Yes to all.

dancinyogi, to random

Anyone who spends any time in a hospital will quickly see how much nurses do for their patients. They make an enormous difference. I really admire and respect what they do, and am not shy to say so. Next time you have the chance, thank a nurse.

chefraven,
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@dancinyogi my mother has a home health care nurse who is an absolute rockstar. I called her supervisor last week and I said she is beyond amazing. Please give her a high five and buy her a cookie. The supervisor said that they really go above and beyond when someone takes the extra time to call and say something like that. It took me less than five minutes and probably made her day. Who can you call and rave about today?

dancinyogi, to music

There are some things I miss. This one occurred to me as I listen to my playlist.

I miss putting a record on the player, lifting the needle, and gently resting it on the spinning vinyl. For a few seconds, the speakers reflect that familiar crackling sound, then the music begins.

For some reason, I miss that. Digital is great, but the ritual of putting a record on the player and hearing that 'crackle' made the experience more personal and less 'remote'.

chefraven,
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@dancinyogi I have a nice new turntable and still play vinyl often. I also make extensive use of Apple Music for the convenience.

ai6yr, to random

Random for using the : not everyone is going to like you, or agree with you when you post something--just like in real life (or on other social networks)--stop expecting everyone to be exactly like you. That is what mute, block, filter is for. Also, if you're very sensitive to that, post "followers only" and NOT public, and block/remove people that annoy you. (this is not aimed at any one person or thing, just an observation of various gripes going around).

chefraven,
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@ai6yr no kidding! Somebody whoโ€™s not even a follower of mine commented on one of my posts that the information was too esoteric if I didnโ€™t have a lot of followers. First of all, I donโ€™t give a crap about how many followers I have and second of all move along pal! LOL

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