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jda

@jda@social.sdf.org

Liberal computer geek, hockey nut (and goalie), web 2.0 fanatic, dad of 2 and husband of 1. Veteran (ie, old) software developer and computer hacker.

Medford MA USA

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jda, to movies
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Great review of The Beekeeper, the latest crazy Statham movie, by @auzzy . I haven't seen it yet but I am anxiously awaiting it to hit streaming. Money quote:

Instead, they just insert Statham into a world made of dudes waiting to be punched, and everything around him is just boring window dressing.

https://takeemtothemoviesaustin.substack.com/p/the-beekeeper

@movies

jda, to movies
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Morning Mastodonians!

So @adrienne and I watched our first of the 2024 Oscar-nominated movies, The Holdovers and we enjoyed it. A raved about it, and while my more cynical heart wasn't quite as warmed, it was a pretty good movie. Nothing surprising about it, which was unexpected in itself because it is an Alexander Payne movie. But the location filming and the very 70-ishness (is that a word? Grammarly doesn't think so!) were well done and the acting was great. @movies

purplepadma, to Cats
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I love the way that cats would rather sit on anything other than a surface. Miss Cinnamon will sit on any notebook, bag, A4 envelope, cardigan, hat etc that an unwary person leaves out. She’s just gone outside to where Tom put the patio chairs against the wall to stop them blowing away in the recent storms. Instead of sitting on the seat of the empty chair, she’s made herself very small to crouch on the brick that’s weighting the end one down

jda,
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@purplepadma I know right?

jda, to HashtagGames
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The Fairy Godfather


me, to random
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Busy and critical day today...wish me good luck!

jda,
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@me you got this!

jda, to Dog
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Obi does not like going for a ride, especially to the vets.

jda, to random
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Morning Mastodonians!

Yesterday didn't work out as planned. As the saying goes, no plan survives contact with the enemy. We did go grocery shopping but by adding in a trip to Costco crazy land, we didn't get home until much later than planned. And the honey-do list had a couple of Very Important Projects that required a trip to the hardware store. But both the coat rack & folding seat were repaired, so everyone was happy. The frigid temperatures didn't keep us from martinis by the firebowl!

Ashley, to NFL
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For as physical as this game is, it’s really amazing there haven’t been any major injuries right?

@nfl

jda,
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@Ashley @nfl JINX!

jda, to boardgames
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Morning Mastodonians!

We had a fun night last night. First up was a couple 4 player games of High Society, my favorite filler from Knizia. Then I finally got the bar classic Skull & Roses to the table. And we wrapped up with a crazy 6 player game of Survive!: Escape from Atlantis. As usual, I won none of them although I was surprisingly close to the lead in Survive (won by @adrienne, closely followed by her sister - they're stone-cold killers in that game). @boardgames

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    jda,
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    @ItsTrainingCatsAndDogs sorry but that's bizarre. I have 3 siblings and 2 daughters and it's always the same amount

    jda, to gloomhaven
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    Morning Mastodonians!

    I've had a pretty good week of . Tuesdays are with C and, after 4 hours, we almost finished a 2 room dungeon. Not sure we'll even win! And then last night, 4 Guys Coop did finish Ch 4 of 4, Gates of Hell, after 2 tries, even with 10 lives. So far it's fun but it's missing the crazy chaos of the wide-open levels of the earlier classics.

    jda,
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    I took 2 of the to the vet yesterday. Tinker, the 12-pound black cat, and Maesie, the 5.5-pound gray and white OG . Both got a clean bill of health, although Maesie has this chronic respiratory thing every vet wants to fix and no one has. But they always go through the same process and it can get annoying. We've been there, done that, and she just soldiers on. It sure is expensive though.

    jda,
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    Not much planned for . Mostly just work, date night, and the . We have a work holiday soirre (yes, that's what they call it!) on Saturday that requires "semi-formal" dress, so I had better try on my suit (singular) to make sure it still fits. One big drawback to working remotely is that I haven't met too many people, so I will know no one there (besides my friend who recommended me). Not an environment I'm very good in. But we'll give it a try.

    jda, to random
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    Morning Mastodonians!

    Ever since I got back from my knee injury, I have been playing some pretty good hockey (hope I didn't jinx myself). Had another solid game in the net this morning, and we pulled ahead to win, 7-5. I didn't have a chance on a couple and a few more were very frustrating, but I felt good, anticipated the play, and made some nice saves. I'm thinking of getting new goalie pads but that's like a $1,000 investment and I wonder how much longer I can keep going?

    jda,
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    I have been doing something pretty amazing, for me at least. Not only am I getting books read and reviewed, I'm actually cutting into my ridiculously long Currently Reading list. It's down to only 6 books! I wrote 3 reviews yesterday. Unfortunately, none of them knocked me out, but hey, they can't all be grand slams. You can find my reviews here:

    https://www.goodreads.com/review/list/1766263-jonathan?ref=nav_mybooks&shelf=read&sort=date_read

    @bookstodon

    LALegault, to random
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    PSA: if you come into my mentions today wailing about antisemitism when the post does not come close to justifying its mention, blocking.

    Deal with the ICJ embarrassing Israel today and leave me out of it.

    jda,
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    @LALegault what is it about this topic that makes people so intractable? Yes, killing 1,200 civilians is terrible and should be wholeheartedly condemned. But it doesn't justify slaughtering over 20,000. That seems like a pretty reasonable take to me.

    pinskal, to photography
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    California Sunset
    Photographer Jon Pinter

    jda,
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    @pinskal Wow!

    RickiTarr, to random
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    Could you be in an Open/Poly Relationship?

    P.S. This is a place to discuss your own personal opinions about yourself and your choices, or ask earnest questions of others if they wish to answer. If you've come here to preach or degrade other's choices, that is a block from me.

    jda,
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    @RickiTarr almost certainly not. Too much work. It's virtually impossible to keep one wife happy. More than that - ha ha ha ha!

    My favorite line from The Addams Family was Gomez's innocent answer to Morticia, who suspects him of cheating, if he knows the penalty for bigamy. He said, and I quote, "Two wives!"

    jda, to Patriots
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    Talk about going out with a whimper...

    I still think Belichick is back. Please

    @nfl

    jda, to random
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    Morning Mastodonians!

    Morning hockey has been going well. I have been playing well despite my recovering knee and have hardly noticed it. We've had good attendance in the new year, despite some skaters flying south for the winter. I'm jealous. Tuesday's hockey was a skate in the park for me, as the teams were not very well-balanced. I didn't face too many shots and only gave up 2 goals, one on a breakaway and the other on a nice tip in front of me. But I barely worked up a sweat.

    jda,
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    I had a good day of gaming yesterday. On Tuesday, C and I started a new RPG, this one probably even longer than our recently finished 200+ hour Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Gloomhaven. There are 95+ dungeons and after 2 hours we didn't even get thru 1! So I played the tutorials. Then we got some time in on . And then we finished a Serious Sam 4 chapter, although I had to increase our life count to 10 and we barely eked by then. Good times.

    jda,
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    Not nearly as much fun planned for . We will do our usual date night visit to a local watering hole. I'm still worried about the weekend forecast. Not sure if we'll get plowable snow here but, as I've been saying for months, I really need to clean out the garage to at least squeeze in @adrienne Chevy Bolt EUV. Maybe we'll spend Saturday doing that, although we were planning on meeting some folks for dinner.

    dancinyogi, to random
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    Well, my plans seem to have fallen through!!!

    So, what are you all up to for New Year's Eve? Or, if it's already the new year where you are, what did you do?

    jda,
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    @dancinyogi what we always do - stay home sip champagne, and watch the 3 Stooges. My daughters may or may not be around with friends. They're still working it out. Ah, to be young again.

    Nah.

    seanbala, (edited ) to books
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    Looking to start new series for the coming year (second poll). Can you help me out ? Because you can only have for poll topics on Mastodon, this is the second poll asking for recommendations. I'll take the top two from both polls and do a final four poll. Go to the comments for a link to the first poll.

    Feel free to comment on your choice below.

    Thanks - happy reading in 2024!

    @bookstodon

    jda,
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    @Jennifer @seanbala @bookstodon yeah, I'm with you. The Expanse is just so much fun, especially the first couple The first one is an amazing amalgamation of mystery / sci-fi / mysticism.

    dancinyogi, to random
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    Eureka! Time to dust off my dog training skills. I just picked up a client - an 89-year-old woman and her rescue chihuahua who barks non-stop and keeps jumping on the couch. The first consultation is tomorrow.
    She's apparently very hard of hearing, so this should be interesting.

    jda,
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    @dancinyogi who, the woman or the chihuahua?

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