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wilpercy

@wilpercy@mstdn.social

British by birth. I've lived in Japan since 1990 where I teach English to students aged 4-90.

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RickiTarr, to random
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WHAT IS HIS CRIME?!

wilpercy,
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@RickiTarr cat burglar.

dgar, to random
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Me: Do you know of any authors who write dinosaur novels.

Librarian: Try Sarah Topps.

wilpercy,
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@dgar the Bronte-Saurus sisters were prolific.

dgar, to random
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Hi. I’m. William. Shatners. Speechwriter.

wilpercy,
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@dgar Captain Slog.

RickiTarr, to random
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You are going to make love to a Cereal Mascot, who do you choose?

I'm going Snap, Crackle, & Pop.

wilpercy,
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@RickiTarr No one mentioned Ready Brek? There’s no mascot but any cereal which leaves you glowing is worth considering.

RickiTarr, to random
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Where do you live and how do you feel about it?

Obviously, don't tell me exactly where you live, no actual addresses please! You can be as vague as you like.

I live in Central Missouri in the U.S.

Pros:

This is an absolutely beautiful place, green rolling hills, lots of rivers, lakes, ponds, and natural springs, cool caves to explore.

Lots of farming here, so great access to quality fruits, vegetables, meat, eggs, and dairy.

It's relatively inexpensive to live here compared with other states, because it's a "flyover".

I'm close enough to three major cities, that it's an easy day trip, and I'm about halfway to anywhere in the U.S.

We have one of the best Conservation departments in the U.S. and this is one of the few things that is a bipartisan issue. Lots of awesome nature programs that are free or cheap, state parks, conservation areas, bird watching, hunting, boating, foraging available to everyone.

Cons:

Yeah, it's a big one, it is a RED STATE, while a lot of the cities are blue, there is a large rural population, that votes red. Abortion is not legal here. People often vote against their own self interest.

While I'm not against responsible gun ownership, lots of people aren't responsible, and people have access to guns that definitely should not.

We have very few employee protections here, while the cost of living is relatively low compared with other places, it's taken years to get to a $12 minimum wage, and it's still not enough.

wilpercy,
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@RickiTarr I live in Mito, Ibaraki. We are 130 kms NE of Tokyo. This region is famously flat but mountains where you can hike and ski are 2-3 hours away. Mito has a lake and 300 hectares park (Kairakuen) which is the second largest urban park after Central Park. Good galleries, concert halls, good food. It’s peaceful. This beach is a 30 minute drive.
Cons: earthquakes.
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RickiTarr, to random
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Ice Cream was invented by three different civilizations over centuries, but damn if it wasn't worth the wait.

wilpercy,
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@RickiTarr Ice cream Day is May 9 in Japan but the third Sunday in July internationally.

https://welcometojapan.jp/archives/2919

RickiTarr, to random
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Awww this takes me back! What has been the most important in your life?

wilpercy,
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@RickiTarr for me it is undoubtedly digital photography. The freedom to take lots of photographs as my daughters grew up, to share them with distant relatives and latterly to copy old (1910 ~) albums and ‘rescue’ damaged images. This transformed my interest in family history and inspired conversations with elderly relatives about their childhood memories. Oral history, restored photos, Wikipedia and Google Earth. What a combination!

dgar, to random
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My parents we disappointed that I became a horse trainer.

Not sure why, it’s a stable job.

wilpercy,
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@dgar Satisfying work?

neigh.

RickiTarr, to random
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Y'all, I also have a cousin like this named Robert! Do you think we could get Robert and Randy to fight each other?!

wilpercy,
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@RickiTarr no sweat, I’ve got Spartacus on my team. https://youtu.be/dqRjDGAJ5dc?si=l-W9aeXq80CrMHrA

wilpercy,
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@RickiTarr biker skeletons? Bobby and Randy might well have a bone to pick.

RickiTarr, to random
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These are some of the oldest surviving pictures of dogs. It just goes to show that humans haven't changed too much. We have to get pics of the cute pups!

This is a white fluffy poodle, it has a bow on it's head, and it's just exhausted by this whole ordeal and having a wee nap
This is a white dog with dark patches and floppy ears. It's seated in such a way that it looks like it could leap up at any moment joyfully, but it's trying very hard to behave for the photo. It has a big ole open mouth doggie smile, and definitely seems to be making eye contact with the human that is having it sit still to have it's picture made.
This dog has that kind of silky black and white fur that you just want to pet so much, big floofy floppy ears like a border collie. It is laying down like it's napping, and I wonder if it's human decided to try to take it's picture while it was napping, but it woke up to a camera and looks mildly perplexed, worried, and put upon.

wilpercy,
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@RickiTarr that last pooch looks weighed down by history.

RickiTarr, to random
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Okay, a little mystery also for today. After the Toxic Club, my
brother and I got a strawberry limeade at a little drive inn, and drove around this Conservation Area, but then we start seeing this fence with these signs, it's like 8 foot tall with lots of the fence totally blacked out, and these signs placed on them that say:

Saline Valley Ranch, No Hunting, No Trespassing

This fence went for miles, and miles had to be incredibly pricey to put in, it reminded me of the fence they'd have at a minimum security prison, but we didn't see cows, horses, crops, nothing but woods and hills and miles and miles of giant fence.

We try to find information about what it is, but there's basically nothing. My husband looks it up on Google Earth, and finds Little Saline Ranch, and I look it up, and it says permanently closed, and even less information is available about that. Google Earth shows lots of wooded land, a lake, and a few open fields, but we couldn't see any buildings or animals, nothing like that.

So, looking up that I find this article about mysterious happenings in the area:

https://www.cjonline.com/story/news/local/2018/10/31/hunting-ghosts-miller-county-other/9408986007

It mentions several people seeing a Bigfoot type cryptid in the area, so obviously the fence is to keep it in. My other guesses involve a government blacksite, as it isn't too far from and airforce base, or a doomsday cult, what do you all think?

wilpercy,
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@RickiTarr Spielberg vibes.

RickiTarr, to random
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You can also spank your wife with a SPURTLE!

https://youtu.be/dZTtVl7PZBY?si=ZHAXVN338wpzTMaM

wilpercy,
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@RickiTarr She was totally at odds with the whole scene. Mystifying.

wilpercy,
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@RickiTarr Mind numbing. Where on earth did they find Hazel and her gravity defying ciggie?

wilpercy,
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@RickiTarr And what’s with the lone Brit gushing about his Magic Bullet?

wilpercy,
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@RickiTarr cracked me up! She touts a single Swiss Army Spurtle in part because it will replace a draw-full of kitchen implements and assorted clutter. She then goes on to throw in a mini Spurtle, Spurtle tongs and lawn mower-Spurtle in the kind of bargain offer which will probably break the same drawer.

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If you could have one new skill starting right now, what would it be?

wilpercy,
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@RickiTarr Miya daiku.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_carpentry?cmdf=miya+daiku

RickiTarr, to random
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Truly and honestly, I have a great time here, because you all make it great. You boost, you reply, you encourage, and inspire! It is crazy to me that I get to talk to people from all over the world every day. I get to be friends with people I'll probably never actually get to physically meet. I was born into a pre-internet world, and this still feels a little like a miracle to me.

wilpercy,
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@RickiTarr yup to the positives vibes in this thread. Thanks Ricki!

Snoweider, to animals
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I'm inspired by lovely supportive friends including Becki who sent me this awesome rehab advice in the link (O is for Optimism), and also Kate Worthington of Raw adventures who told me about her strategy for recovering from illness/injury. I'm starting a trend right here. Feel free to join me!

Yesterday's was snuggling on the sofa with Meg and Bo, who are Sharon and @GrahamUney 's lovely labradors. 🧡🧡


https://www.sportsandspinal.net.au/early-injury-management-peace-love-not-harm/

wilpercy,
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@Snoweider hope your ankle mends soon. Here’s my bit of .

RickiTarr, to random
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This is school lunch in Italy, I'm pretty sure I paid $50 for this same thing awhile ago.

wilpercy,
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@RickiTarr I love sprouts and am impressed to see them included in a school lunch.

RickiTarr, to random
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Who is the best Batman villain and why?

wilpercy,
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@RickiTarr He’s hardly small and I find his character endearing especially his verbal tick, but I’d choose Foghorn Leghorn for best bantam.. err.

RickiTarr, to random
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I found the weirdest AI thing, and these are just a few examples of this exact same kind of post, same basic kind of picture, same text. The really crazy part is people often don't realize they're AI, and comment completely earnestly

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wilpercy,
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@RickiTarr the two birthday girls in the last shot look like they are mid-shampoo pre-rinse. Remarkable lather!

RickiTarr, to random
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Important Question: Why is this image so overtly sexual?

wilpercy,
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@RickiTarr I think it has something to do with ET’s gleaming helmet.

RickiTarr, to random
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This chart is really interesting to me, because it's something I've been thinking about lately. People of all ages have different kinds of intelligence, and perspectives to offer no matter the age.

wilpercy,
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@grumpasaurus @RickiTarr yes, I have digital albums arranged by year and love playing slide shows from a particular time. You forget, don’t you?

wilpercy,
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@RickiTarr interesting about how memory for faces declines after 30. It reminded me of reading about who are used by the police to identify face in crowds. You can test your own powers of memory and recognition here. It takes five minutes.

https://greenwichuniversity.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6u2rzzR9d9F7GaW

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