GM's Thread About Everything/GM's Thread About Nothing (7 Viewers)

[AAABatteries]

I have a history of diverticulosis

Was just diagnosed with this recently after having some abdominal discomfort but said no signs of diverticulitis. Any suggestions on dealing with it? Seemed like the typical - drink less, eat more fiber, drink lots of water.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

I have a history of diverticulosis

Was just diagnosed with this recently after having some abdominal discomfort but said no signs of diverticulitis. Any suggestions on dealing with it? Seemed like the typical - drink less, eat more fiber, drink lots of water.

Yeah, that's pretty much it. They used to tell us to avoid nuts and seeds, but recent research has suggested that's not really a factor.

 

[GroveDiesel]

I’m not sure if I’m just super cheap (yes) or if hotel prices have just gotten crazy (maybe also yes).

Trying to plan out a beach vacation within 5-6 hours of where we live in South Jersey and I just don’t see how the average person in thid country affords to go on vacation. A shabby motel near the beach easily runs $300-400 a night after taxes and fees. You can get a lower end chain with decent rooms for about that but you’ll be a mile inland. If you want an actual decent room near the beach you’re looking at $500+ a night easy for a room.

$3000+ for just the hotel for a week, assuming you only need one room, just seems like a lot of money. Especially if the hotel and/or location isn’t even all that great.

I guess I shouldn’t be so surprised. Disney is always packed and those vacations are $$$$.

Its crazy.

My inlaws have a place on the MD shore- bay side of OC, that we take advantage of for this exact reason. But even getting a bite to eat out- not a particularly good one- is more than quality NYC dining prices.

Right on about the dining too. We stopped in Boston on the way to Acadia. Had dinner at Carmelinas in the North End in Boston and it was one of the best meals I’ve had in a long time and my family of 3 got out for $120 including tip. No matter where we went in Acadia for dinner it was pretty much at least that and the food was pretty underwhelming to downright bad.

 

[Bob Sacamano]

Jesus. It turned into Del Boca Vista Phase VI in here

 

[El Floppo]

Jesus. It turned into Del Boca Vista Phase VI in here

Is there a discount early bird there?

 

[General Malaise]

Jesus. It turned into Del Boca Vista Phase VI in here

7 year update?

 

[GroveDiesel]

Jesus. It turned into Del Boca Vista Phase VI in here

Listen, you gotta beat the crowds if you want to get the good stuff at Golden Corral

 

[El Floppo]

Jesus. It turned into Del Boca Vista Phase VI in here

Is there a discount early bird there?

Jesus. It turned into Del Boca Vista Phase VI in here

Listen, you gotta beat the crowds if you want to get the good stuff at Golden Corral

Ill take that as a yes

 

[rockaction]

Flop, I hear you’re buying if we get there before four PM (they wax the floors at 4:30 and you remember what happened with Joy’s hip and . . . )

 

[El Floppo]

Flop, I hear you’re buying if we get there before four PM (they wax the floors at 4:30 and you remember what happened with Joy’s hip and . . . )

As long as she brings her walker and oversized bag to stuff full with the free onion rolls.
Eta... Ill stab a ***** for some of those.

 

[kevzilla]

Pops is out the door at 2:50, because there's a particular table in the dining room he wants when dinner service starts at 3:00.

 

[General Malaise]

With summer almost at its end, let's get some GMTAN summer 2025 reviews.....

3/5 stars

Highlights:

Two trips to the south central Oregon Coast, one with wife and kid, one without. Both with dog.
Best meal - Oregon albacore steak seared rare, aji verde, cured cucumbers, butter lettuce, brioche bun, fries from Ona Restaurant and Lounge in Yachats, OR. Ordered a cantaloupe daiquiri which was....interesting. Did not have another.

Trip up to Seattle with all four sons + future SIL to a Mariners' game. Took the train up and back and stayed in a nice downtown hotel with city views. Nothing like a ballgame in Seattle in the summer with your sons.

Oldest son graduated from University of Oregon cum laude and was pleased to learn is a member of Phi Beta Kappa. He leaves for Valencia, Spain next month to teach English for a year, maybe more. Very very proud.

Wife took the little kids to Michigan for 18 days/nights. I was home alone with the dog and my older boys. It was.....relaxing, peaceful, quiet and so freeing not having to do anything for anybody. Hit several restaurants my family would never try and had lunch with my oldest twice, which was nice. Trying to spend as much time with him as I can before he leaves for Spain. Must have played 15 rounds of disc golf whenever I wanted and for however long I wanted to play. That's choice!

Lowlights:

My old man fell and ruptured his spleen in late June. Taken to the ER and immediately taken to ICU where I was told to bring his advance directive, power of attorney and any other pertinent docs because they didn't think he would make it. Well, he did, but he was hospitalized for almost 2 weeks and then I moved in with for another week to help him recuperate. Not fun. Cleaned up more ****, piss and blood than I bargained for. And I got to officially change a grown man's diapers. Some things I'll never unsee, but we do what we can for family. He's on the mend now, but thinks he has bladder cancer. Sigh....81 good years, I imagine most news with him won't be the good kind. So it goes.

No camping trips this summer. That bums me out. My daughter has been in treatment for anorexia and another eating disorder since December and her anxiety is through the roof. I stayed home with her twice so my wife and little kids could go on camping trips. Thought maybe we'd bond while they were away, but unless she needed me to kill a spider, she wanted nothing to do with me. Also called me a "B!tch @ss Ho" when I refused to leave her room unless she gave me an idea for dinner. With my mind on my money and my money on my mind.

Somebody was tasked with watering all of his wife's plants in the front and back while she was away. That somebody only got half of the memo. The plants out front are thriving. The plants out back are fried. That somebody isn't getting an colored dots this week.

Whatcha got?

 

[Cowboysfan8]

The plants out back are fried. That somebody isn't getting an colored dots this week.

How could you not know there are plants out back?

 

[General Malaise]

The plants out back are fried. That somebody isn't getting an colored dots this week.

How could you not know there are plants out back?

Oh, I knew. I just, uh, well.....I was doing other stuff.

Also, our last water bill was $402. F them plants.

 

[Bob Sacamano]

With summer almost at its end, let's get some GMTAN summer 2025 reviews.....

3/5 stars

Highlights:

Two trips to the south central Oregon Coast, one with wife and kid, one without. Both with dog.
Best meal - Oregon albacore steak seared rare, aji verde, cured cucumbers, butter lettuce, brioche bun, fries from Ona Restaurant and Lounge in Yachats, OR. Ordered a cantaloupe daiquiri which was....interesting. Did not have another.

Trip up to Seattle with all four sons + future SIL to a Mariners' game. Took the train up and back and stayed in a nice downtown hotel with city views. Nothing like a ballgame in Seattle in the summer with your sons.

Oldest son graduated from University of Oregon cum laude and was pleased to learn is a member of Phi Beta Kappa. He leaves for Valencia, Spain next month to teach English for a year, maybe more. Very very proud.

Wife took the little kids to Michigan for 18 days/nights. I was home alone with the dog and my older boys. It was.....relaxing, peaceful, quiet and so freeing not having to do anything for anybody. Hit several restaurants my family would never try and had lunch with my oldest twice, which was nice. Trying to spend as much time with him as I can before he leaves for Spain. Must have played 15 rounds of disc golf whenever I wanted and for however long I wanted to play. That's choice!

Lowlights:

My old man fell and ruptured his spleen in late June. Taken to the ER and immediately taken to ICU where I was told to bring his advance directive, power of attorney and any other pertinent docs because they didn't think he would make it. Well, he did, but he was hospitalized for almost 2 weeks and then I moved in with for another week to help him recuperate. Not fun. Cleaned up more ****, piss and blood than I bargained for. And I got to officially change a grown man's diapers. Some things I'll never unsee, but we do what we can for family. He's on the mend now, but thinks he has bladder cancer. Sigh....81 good years, I imagine most news with him won't be the good kind. So it goes.

No camping trips this summer. That bums me out. My daughter has been in treatment for anorexia and another eating disorder since December and her anxiety is through the roof. I stayed home with her twice so my wife and little kids could go on camping trips. Thought maybe we'd bond while they were away, but unless she needed me to kill a spider, she wanted nothing to do with me. Also called me a "B!tch @ss Ho" when I refused to leave her room unless she gave me an idea for dinner. With my mind on my money and my money on my mind.

Somebody was tasked with watering all of his wife's plants in the front and back while she was away. That somebody only got half of the memo. The plants out front are thriving. The plants out back are fried. That somebody isn't getting an colored dots this week.

Whatcha got?

This feels like one of those instances where that doesn't mean what you think it means.

 

[Bob Sacamano]

Also, having been there for 4 days, I have no idea how anything could ever fry. It constantly feels like a murder mystery could start filming at any moment.

 

[Bob Sacamano]

Not thrilling: To start the summer, my daughter got a job at a bikini coffee company. Not shockingly, the pay was excellent. Shockingly, the coffee was not the primary product being sold.
Still, moments to be proud: The GM (not to be confused with our GM) fired her for refusing to flirt with the customers. Her immediate manager pushed back after she found out, so he reached out to mend fences. She told him to keep walkin', even though it doomed her summer of stacking racks.

Pretty, pretty good: Went to the Oregon coast for 4 days with the fam, daughter was actually reasonably sociable, and I managed to duck GM the entire time. Duck. See what I did there? It's Oregon. And they're the... OK. Moving on. The coast was beautiful, the beaches were nice enough, the elk were quite friendly, and the beer, wine and food were tasty. As referenced above, the sun did not get the memo on this global warming stuff. I think it came out at 6pm one day wearing a MAGA hat.
Less good: We missed going to Tillamook and I only saw Rite-Aids from the outside. But I'm sure their butter selection is still top notch.

Outstanding: Still get to spend some time in September hanging with IB, worm, Foos, Hodor, and Iggy and then headed to Cali with the wife for a couple weeks for our anniversary, some Franc'ing, and some Blanc'ing.

 

[SofaKings]

Wife took the little kids to Michigan for 18 days/nights. I was home alone with the dog and my older boys.

No wonder I didn't notice a disturbance in the force...

 

[General Malaise]

Also, having been there for 4 days, I have no idea how anything could ever fry. It constantly feels like a murder mystery could start filming at any moment.

The coast is always 20-30 degrees cooler than Beaverton.

And yes, I know you flew in on the one day of rain we had this summer.

 

[General Malaise]

With summer almost at its end, let's get some GMTAN summer 2025 reviews.....

3/5 stars

Highlights:

Two trips to the south central Oregon Coast, one with wife and kid, one without. Both with dog.
Best meal - Oregon albacore steak seared rare, aji verde, cured cucumbers, butter lettuce, brioche bun, fries from Ona Restaurant and Lounge in Yachats, OR. Ordered a cantaloupe daiquiri which was....interesting. Did not have another.

Trip up to Seattle with all four sons + future SIL to a Mariners' game. Took the train up and back and stayed in a nice downtown hotel with city views. Nothing like a ballgame in Seattle in the summer with your sons.

Oldest son graduated from University of Oregon cum laude and was pleased to learn is a member of Phi Beta Kappa. He leaves for Valencia, Spain next month to teach English for a year, maybe more. Very very proud.

Wife took the little kids to Michigan for 18 days/nights. I was home alone with the dog and my older boys. It was.....relaxing, peaceful, quiet and so freeing not having to do anything for anybody. Hit several restaurants my family would never try and had lunch with my oldest twice, which was nice. Trying to spend as much time with him as I can before he leaves for Spain. Must have played 15 rounds of disc golf whenever I wanted and for however long I wanted to play. That's choice!

Lowlights:

My old man fell and ruptured his spleen in late June. Taken to the ER and immediately taken to ICU where I was told to bring his advance directive, power of attorney and any other pertinent docs because they didn't think he would make it. Well, he did, but he was hospitalized for almost 2 weeks and then I moved in with for another week to help him recuperate. Not fun. Cleaned up more ****, piss and blood than I bargained for. And I got to officially change a grown man's diapers. Some things I'll never unsee, but we do what we can for family. He's on the mend now, but thinks he has bladder cancer. Sigh....81 good years, I imagine most news with him won't be the good kind. So it goes.

No camping trips this summer. That bums me out. My daughter has been in treatment for anorexia and another eating disorder since December and her anxiety is through the roof. I stayed home with her twice so my wife and little kids could go on camping trips. Thought maybe we'd bond while they were away, but unless she needed me to kill a spider, she wanted nothing to do with me. Also called me a "B!tch @ss Ho" when I refused to leave her room unless she gave me an idea for dinner. With my mind on my money and my money on my mind.

Somebody was tasked with watering all of his wife's plants in the front and back while she was away. That somebody only got half of the memo. The plants out front are thriving. The plants out back are fried. That somebody isn't getting an colored dots this week.

Whatcha got?

This feels like one of those instances where that doesn't mean what you think it means.

Son in law?

 

[El Floppo]

With summer almost at its end, let's get some GMTAN summer 2025 reviews.....

3/5 stars

Highlights:

Two trips to the south central Oregon Coast, one with wife and kid, one without. Both with dog.
Best meal - Oregon albacore steak seared rare, aji verde, cured cucumbers, butter lettuce, brioche bun, fries from Ona Restaurant and Lounge in Yachats, OR. Ordered a cantaloupe daiquiri which was....interesting. Did not have another.

Trip up to Seattle with all four sons + future SIL to a Mariners' game. Took the train up and back and stayed in a nice downtown hotel with city views. Nothing like a ballgame in Seattle in the summer with your sons.

Oldest son graduated from University of Oregon cum laude and was pleased to learn is a member of Phi Beta Kappa. He leaves for Valencia, Spain next month to teach English for a year, maybe more. Very very proud.

Wife took the little kids to Michigan for 18 days/nights. I was home alone with the dog and my older boys. It was.....relaxing, peaceful, quiet and so freeing not having to do anything for anybody. Hit several restaurants my family would never try and had lunch with my oldest twice, which was nice. Trying to spend as much time with him as I can before he leaves for Spain. Must have played 15 rounds of disc golf whenever I wanted and for however long I wanted to play. That's choice!

Lowlights:

My old man fell and ruptured his spleen in late June. Taken to the ER and immediately taken to ICU where I was told to bring his advance directive, power of attorney and any other pertinent docs because they didn't think he would make it. Well, he did, but he was hospitalized for almost 2 weeks and then I moved in with for another week to help him recuperate. Not fun. Cleaned up more ****, piss and blood than I bargained for. And I got to officially change a grown man's diapers. Some things I'll never unsee, but we do what we can for family. He's on the mend now, but thinks he has bladder cancer. Sigh....81 good years, I imagine most news with him won't be the good kind. So it goes.

No camping trips this summer. That bums me out. My daughter has been in treatment for anorexia and another eating disorder since December and her anxiety is through the roof. I stayed home with her twice so my wife and little kids could go on camping trips. Thought maybe we'd bond while they were away, but unless she needed me to kill a spider, she wanted nothing to do with me. Also called me a "B!tch @ss Ho" when I refused to leave her room unless she gave me an idea for dinner. With my mind on my money and my money on my mind.

Somebody was tasked with watering all of his wife's plants in the front and back while she was away. That somebody only got half of the memo. The plants out front are thriving. The plants out back are fried. That somebody isn't getting an colored dots this week.

Whatcha got?

This feels like one of those instances where that doesn't mean what you think it means.

Son in law?

Sister in law?

Pool or a pond.

 

[Bob Sacamano]

With summer almost at its end, let's get some GMTAN summer 2025 reviews.....

3/5 stars

Highlights:

Two trips to the south central Oregon Coast, one with wife and kid, one without. Both with dog.
Best meal - Oregon albacore steak seared rare, aji verde, cured cucumbers, butter lettuce, brioche bun, fries from Ona Restaurant and Lounge in Yachats, OR. Ordered a cantaloupe daiquiri which was....interesting. Did not have another.

Trip up to Seattle with all four sons + future SIL to a Mariners' game. Took the train up and back and stayed in a nice downtown hotel with city views. Nothing like a ballgame in Seattle in the summer with your sons.

Oldest son graduated from University of Oregon cum laude and was pleased to learn is a member of Phi Beta Kappa. He leaves for Valencia, Spain next month to teach English for a year, maybe more. Very very proud.

Wife took the little kids to Michigan for 18 days/nights. I was home alone with the dog and my older boys. It was.....relaxing, peaceful, quiet and so freeing not having to do anything for anybody. Hit several restaurants my family would never try and had lunch with my oldest twice, which was nice. Trying to spend as much time with him as I can before he leaves for Spain. Must have played 15 rounds of disc golf whenever I wanted and for however long I wanted to play. That's choice!

Lowlights:

My old man fell and ruptured his spleen in late June. Taken to the ER and immediately taken to ICU where I was told to bring his advance directive, power of attorney and any other pertinent docs because they didn't think he would make it. Well, he did, but he was hospitalized for almost 2 weeks and then I moved in with for another week to help him recuperate. Not fun. Cleaned up more ****, piss and blood than I bargained for. And I got to officially change a grown man's diapers. Some things I'll never unsee, but we do what we can for family. He's on the mend now, but thinks he has bladder cancer. Sigh....81 good years, I imagine most news with him won't be the good kind. So it goes.

No camping trips this summer. That bums me out. My daughter has been in treatment for anorexia and another eating disorder since December and her anxiety is through the roof. I stayed home with her twice so my wife and little kids could go on camping trips. Thought maybe we'd bond while they were away, but unless she needed me to kill a spider, she wanted nothing to do with me. Also called me a "B!tch @ss Ho" when I refused to leave her room unless she gave me an idea for dinner. With my mind on my money and my money on my mind.

Somebody was tasked with watering all of his wife's plants in the front and back while she was away. That somebody only got half of the memo. The plants out front are thriving. The plants out back are fried. That somebody isn't getting an colored dots this week.

Whatcha got?

This feels like one of those instances where that doesn't mean what you think it means.

Son in law?

I'll allow it.

 

[Dan Lambskin]

With summer almost at its end, let's get some GMTAN summer 2025 reviews.....

3/5 stars

Highlights:

Two trips to the south central Oregon Coast, one with wife and kid, one without. Both with dog.
Best meal - Oregon albacore steak seared rare, aji verde, cured cucumbers, butter lettuce, brioche bun, fries from Ona Restaurant and Lounge in Yachats, OR. Ordered a cantaloupe daiquiri which was....interesting. Did not have another.

Trip up to Seattle with all four sons + future SIL to a Mariners' game. Took the train up and back and stayed in a nice downtown hotel with city views. Nothing like a ballgame in Seattle in the summer with your sons.

Oldest son graduated from University of Oregon cum laude and was pleased to learn is a member of Phi Beta Kappa. He leaves for Valencia, Spain next month to teach English for a year, maybe more. Very very proud.

Wife took the little kids to Michigan for 18 days/nights. I was home alone with the dog and my older boys. It was.....relaxing, peaceful, quiet and so freeing not having to do anything for anybody. Hit several restaurants my family would never try and had lunch with my oldest twice, which was nice. Trying to spend as much time with him as I can before he leaves for Spain. Must have played 15 rounds of disc golf whenever I wanted and for however long I wanted to play. That's choice!

Lowlights:

My old man fell and ruptured his spleen in late June. Taken to the ER and immediately taken to ICU where I was told to bring his advance directive, power of attorney and any other pertinent docs because they didn't think he would make it. Well, he did, but he was hospitalized for almost 2 weeks and then I moved in with for another week to help him recuperate. Not fun. Cleaned up more ****, piss and blood than I bargained for. And I got to officially change a grown man's diapers. Some things I'll never unsee, but we do what we can for family. He's on the mend now, but thinks he has bladder cancer. Sigh....81 good years, I imagine most news with him won't be the good kind. So it goes.

No camping trips this summer. That bums me out. My daughter has been in treatment for anorexia and another eating disorder since December and her anxiety is through the roof. I stayed home with her twice so my wife and little kids could go on camping trips. Thought maybe we'd bond while they were away, but unless she needed me to kill a spider, she wanted nothing to do with me. Also called me a "B!tch @ss Ho" when I refused to leave her room unless she gave me an idea for dinner. With my mind on my money and my money on my mind.

Somebody was tasked with watering all of his wife's plants in the front and back while she was away. That somebody only got half of the memo. The plants out front are thriving. The plants out back are fried. That somebody isn't getting an colored dots this week.

Whatcha got?

This feels like one of those instances where that doesn't mean what you think it means.

Son in law?

This makes more sense but I feel like you abbreviate MIL or SIL and spell out father brother son daughter

 

[Dan Lambskin]

The plants out back are fried. That somebody isn't getting an colored dots this week.

How could you not know there are plants out back?

My wife had a Go Lions banner hanging over our fireplace (decoration for my kids birthday) right below the TV I watch every night

Took me a week to notice

 

[-fish-]

woke up at dawn and went salmon fishing today. caught one native fish so had to release it. still a great morning on the water.

I think I'm going to bed. That's enough for today.

 

[El Floppo]

You know when you know that you're about to get sick...that your body and mind just aint right thats right now. But we have tickets to see Mamma Mia on broadway tonight, so typhoid floppo ill be.

 

[rockaction]

You know when you know that you're about to get sick...that your body and mind just aint right thats right now. But we have tickets to see Mamma Mia on broadway tonight, so typhoid floppo ill be.

You wouldn’t be the first superspreader to listen to ABBA while passing along a viral treat.

 

[El Floppo]

You know when you know that you're about to get sick...that your body and mind just aint right thats right now. But we have tickets to see Mamma Mia on broadway tonight, so typhoid floppo ill be.

You wouldn’t be the first superspreader to listen to ABBA while passing along a viral treat.

People were having a blast.

Having to navigates times square first and then listen to people howl laughing at every bad joke and pratfall while not feeling well...took a little away from the evening. But hard to fight against Abba tunes, dammit...they always win

 

[Pip's Invitation]

You know when you know that you're about to get sick...that your body and mind just aint right thats right now. But we have tickets to see Mamma Mia on broadway tonight, so typhoid floppo ill be.

You wouldn’t be the first superspreader to listen to ABBA while passing along a viral treat.

People were having a blast.

Having to navigates times square first and then listen to people howl laughing at every bad joke and pratfall while not feeling well...took a little away from the evening. But hard to fight against Abba tunes, dammit...they always win

And the winner takes it all...

 

[El Floppo]

You know when you know that you're about to get sick...that your body and mind just aint right thats right now. But we have tickets to see Mamma Mia on broadway tonight, so typhoid floppo ill be.

You wouldn’t be the first superspreader to listen to ABBA while passing along a viral treat.

People were having a blast.

Having to navigates times square first and then listen to people howl laughing at every bad joke and pratfall while not feeling well...took a little away from the evening. But hard to fight against Abba tunes, dammit...they always win

And the winner takes it all...

I was hoping somebody would finish the bump set

 

[rockaction]

You know when you know that you're about to get sick...that your body and mind just aint right thats right now. But we have tickets to see Mamma Mia on broadway tonight, so typhoid floppo ill be.

You wouldn’t be the first superspreader to listen to ABBA while passing along a viral treat.

People were having a blast.

Having to navigates times square first and then listen to people howl laughing at every bad joke and pratfall while not feeling well...took a little away from the evening. But hard to fight against Abba tunes, dammit...they always win

And the winner takes it all...

I was hoping somebody would finish the bump set

Well we know what that makes me and what I ought get busy doing

 

[Pip's Invitation]

You know when you know that you're about to get sick...that your body and mind just aint right thats right now. But we have tickets to see Mamma Mia on broadway tonight, so typhoid floppo ill be.

You wouldn’t be the first superspreader to listen to ABBA while passing along a viral treat.

People were having a blast.

Having to navigates times square first and then listen to people howl laughing at every bad joke and pratfall while not feeling well...took a little away from the evening. But hard to fight against Abba tunes, dammit...they always win

And the winner takes it all...

I was hoping somebody would finish the bump set

Well we know what that makes me and what I ought get busy doing

Winning!

 

[urbanhack]

You know when you know that you're about to get sick...that your body and mind just aint right thats right now. But we have tickets to see Mamma Mia on broadway tonight, so typhoid floppo ill be.

You wouldn’t be the first superspreader to listen to ABBA while passing along a viral treat.

People were having a blast.

Having to navigates times square first and then listen to people howl laughing at every bad joke and pratfall while not feeling well...took a little away from the evening. But hard to fight against Abba tunes, dammit...they always win

yes...but is there video evidence of you signing next to ABBA holograms at the ABBA museum in Stockholm?

 

[El Floppo]

You know when you know that you're about to get sick...that your body and mind just aint right thats right now. But we have tickets to see Mamma Mia on broadway tonight, so typhoid floppo ill be.

You wouldn’t be the first superspreader to listen to ABBA while passing along a viral treat.

People were having a blast.

Having to navigates times square first and then listen to people howl laughing at every bad joke and pratfall while not feeling well...took a little away from the evening. But hard to fight against Abba tunes, dammit...they always win

yes...but is there video evidence of you signing next to ABBA holograms at the ABBA museum in Stockholm?

Yes.

 

[nirad3]

Not sure where to put this and definitely not worthy of a standalone thread.... but, does anyone keep a "library" of shows on DirecTV's DVR? And if so, do you notice that the commercials interspersed within those shows CHANGE? I know I'm not crazy, they really do. I don't know how DirecTV does this but it happens.

I keep about 80 episodes of Impractical Jokers (TruTV and TBS) on my DVR. If there's nothing good (sports) on TV, I will watch a handful of episodes (mostly on the weekends just hangin' around the house). I've noticed that the commercials aren't always the same. You'd think that the commercials would just be recorded as-is, but I am tellin' you... they change them up.

Am I going insane?

 

[El Floppo]

Not sure where to put this and definitely not worthy of a standalone thread.... but, does anyone keep a "library" of shows on DirecTV's DVR? And if so, do you notice that the commercials interspersed within those shows CHANGE? I know I'm not crazy, they really do. I don't know how DirecTV does this but it happens.

I keep about 80 episodes of Impractical Jokers (TruTV and TBS) on my DVR. If there's nothing good (sports) on TV, I will watch a handful of episodes (mostly on the weekends just hangin' around the house). I've noticed that the commercials aren't always the same. You'd think that the commercials would just be recorded as-is, but I am tellin' you... they change them up.

Am I going insane?

Post in thread 'GM's Thread About Everything/GM's Thread About Nothing'

Aug 25, 2025

You know when you know that you're about to get sick...that your body and mind just aint right thats right now. But we have tickets to see Mamma Mia on broadway tonight, so typhoid floppo ill be.

You wouldn’t be the first superspreader to listen to ABBA while passing along a viral treat.

People were having a blast.

Having to navigates times square first and then listen to people howl laughing at every bad joke and pratfall while not feeling well...took a little away from the evening. But hard to fight against Abba tunes, dammit...they always win

yes...but is...

• El Floppo

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[DA RAIDERS]

Dancing queen

 

[belljr]

53 year old work friend has 3 kids just had emergency surgery to remove a brain tumor stemming from lung cancer.....I'm a bit shook

ETA: not a smoker, might be the "healthiest" person I know

 

[shuke]

Not sure where to put this and definitely not worthy of a standalone thread.... but, does anyone keep a "library" of shows on DirecTV's DVR? And if so, do you notice that the commercials interspersed within those shows CHANGE? I know I'm not crazy, they really do. I don't know how DirecTV does this but it happens.

I keep about 80 episodes of Impractical Jokers (TruTV and TBS) on my DVR. If there's nothing good (sports) on TV, I will watch a handful of episodes (mostly on the weekends just hangin' around the house). I've noticed that the commercials aren't always the same. You'd think that the commercials would just be recorded as-is, but I am tellin' you... they change them up.

Am I going insane?

If you are talking about recorded items on your DVR, I think you're wrong.

 

[Joe Bryant]

53 year old work friend has 3 kids just had emergency surgery to remove a brain tumor stemming from lung cancer.....I'm a bit shook

ETA: not a smoker, might be the "healthiest" person I know

I'm sorry, GB.

 

[El Floppo]

53 year old work friend has 3 kids just had emergency surgery to remove a brain tumor stemming from lung cancer.....I'm a bit shook

ETA: not a smoker, might be the "healthiest" person I know

Cripes...horrible- sorry man. Hoping for a healthy resolution.

 

[5-ish Finkle]

Dancing queen

Woulda pegged him as a "Fernando."

 

[Rustoleum]

Never really left Cincinnati area, but chili cheese burrito is back, for those into delicious self-inflicted punishments.

Taco Bell Y2K menu.

 

[-fish-]

Roverkid is starting her senior year at NYU.

This morning she texted me on her way to class, "Dad, it's my last first day of school ever!" Damn it goes fast.

 

[Bob Sacamano]

53 year old work friend has 3 kids just had emergency surgery to remove a brain tumor stemming from lung cancer.....I'm a bit shook

ETA: not a smoker, might be the "healthiest" person I know

Damn. Sorry gb. Hope you're doing well. Miss seeing you around

 

[Hawks64]

53 year old work friend has 3 kids just had emergency surgery to remove a brain tumor stemming from lung cancer.....I'm a bit shook

ETA: not a smoker, might be the "healthiest" person I know

That sucks GB, really sorry to hear that.

 

[Dan Lambskin]

I forget do we have some people in here who’s kids went to college for performing arts or anything like that? Or maybe on that path?

@El Floppo @Fish ?

Oldest is a Jr in high school and seems to be the path he wants to go down. Curious how that’s played out for anyone as far as career opportunities. Im supportive but also like “hey buddy what’s your plan B?”

 

[Idiot Boxer]

My daughter went to Bird College in London for musical theater. Made me nervous because it's a conservatory, so no backup liberal arts education at all, just the BFA.

She still lives in London. She's "on the books" at Disney Paris and can be called in to be a character anytime. She's also made it through to the final rounds to play Marilyn Monroe at Universal Studios in either Beijing or Japan. Waiting to hear on that. She's had a fair number of auditions, but nothing that has advanced in the live theater area.

She works 3 jobs, all of them performing adjacent. She does character birthday parties on weekends (dressed as Ariel, Anna or even Taylor Swift) and works in childcare during the week (at two different places) with performance sometimes mixed in. All of these jobs are super-flexible for performers, by design.

It is tough, with lots of auditions and rejections, but she's young and happy. She is *not* however completely off the payroll from mom and dad. So be advised.

 

[El Floppo]

I forget do we have some people in here who’s kids went to college for performing arts or anything like that? Or maybe on that path?

@El Floppo @Fish ?

Oldest is a Jr in high school and seems to be the path he wants to go down. Curious how that’s played out for anyone as far as career opportunities. Im supportive but also like “hey buddy what’s your plan B?”

what does your son do?

My college freshman son is a performer- music (juilliard pre-college during HS), acting, musical theater, acapella, rock/pop bands, writing music...anything on a stage is his happy place.

He went to an amazing NYC public school during his middle school years called The Special Music School- k-12 school focusing on individual classical music. His classmates even then were doing and winning competitions around the world in violin and piano. Crazy place. He started to realize there that he wanted a more academic route- and opted out of staying there for HS where it turned into a conservatory prep. His Juilliard years in HS made him realize further that he didnt want to go the conservatory route for college (although he got into Berklee with the hope of doing a joint program with a couple colleges he didnt get into).

He chose his liberal arts school mostly based on the performing opportunities, both within the curriculum and extracurricular. Will probably dual major with music and something- finance, neuro studies, or minor in music.

Long term, i can see him staying in music or music tangent somehow- maybe not professionally performing for a living, but writing or in production or on the finance side of it depending on his studies. Its in his dna. But yeah- he always realized it was going to be Plan A2...son of a poor architect, hes always been cash aware and wants to follow his bliss to something viable and secure.

@Rustoleum kid is in a music conservatory.

 

[Dan Lambskin]

I forget do we have some people in here who’s kids went to college for performing arts or anything like that? Or maybe on that path?

@El Floppo @Fish ?

Oldest is a Jr in high school and seems to be the path he wants to go down. Curious how that’s played out for anyone as far as career opportunities. Im supportive but also like “hey buddy what’s your plan B?”

what does your son do?

My college freshman son is a performer- music (juilliard pre-college during HS), acting, musical theater, acapella, rock/pop bands, writing music...anything on a stage is his happy place.

He went to an amazing NYC public school during his middle school years called The Special Music School- k-12 school focusing on individual classical music. His classmates even then were doing and winning competitions around the world in violin and piano. Crazy place. He started to realize there that he wanted a more academic route- and opted out of staying there for HS where it turned into a conservatory prep. His Juilliard years in HS made him realize further that he didnt want to go the conservatory route for college (although he got into Berklee with the hope of doing a joint program with a couple colleges he didnt get into).

He chose his liberal arts school mostly based on the performing opportunities, both within the curriculum and extracurricular. Will probably dual major with music and something- finance, neuro studies, or minor in music.

Long term, i can see him staying in music or music tangent somehow- maybe not professionally performing for a living, but writing or in production or on the finance side of it depending on his studies. Its in his dna. But yeah- he always realized it was going to be Plan A2...son of a poor architect, hes always been cash aware and wants to follow his bliss to something viable and secure.

@Rustoleum kid is in a music conservatory.

He currently just does band, plays the bass and has acted in a couple high school plays and once local youth theatre play that got canceled

He’s also just started vocal lessons

He’s definitely passionate about it and not something I plan to talk him out of, but yeah, I’m also assuming there’s a good chance he ends up living in our basement