Topic: The Chit-Chat Thread

@Tyranexx yeah, at the time it was a pretty big deal. Not only because of the rarity of such things, and the media circus in the post OJ world (you're definitely too young for that one, but the OJ trial was the one that invented the 24h media frenzy concept.). But Atlanta.... It was the first attack at an Olympics since Srajevo and Nazi Berlin. And it happened on US soil... And then the media runs with the hero that discovered the bomb and saved lives was in fact the bomber narrative.

@bimmy-lee if we all use Sumweristan, it's only a matter of time before it goes viral, the media will latch on, Brian Williams will report live from a bunker in an unidentified City in war torn rebel held parts of Sumweristan, then we'll have widely reported attacks coming from they're and then we'll have to bomb it.....

@NEStalgia Why are you all talking like @Tyranexx is only 19?

And Sumweristan, huh? I'll see that, and I'll raise you with my own favorite: La Balconia. It's the cheapest holiday resort for people on a REALLY tight budget, and it's right outside your house...

My particular La Balconia location is looking out over the Amsterdam canals...

@ThanosReXXX Sumweristan is where you don’t want to be, as opposed to La Balconia.

@HobbitGamer Well, I beg to differ. Nobody wants to be that poor or tight on budget that they'd have to spend their holiday on their own balcony...

Sumweristan could basically also be a location that Scrooge McDuck would take his nephews to...

@bimmy-lee Yep, the more I read about it, I get more of an impression that it was a big deal. I turned five later that year, so it's safe to say that I probably wasn't very interested in anything that wasn't on PBS. XD

I suppose this is a similar concept with my not remembering this to those who are now legally adults who don't recall 9/11. Now THAT I remember; it was the first significant event of that sort that I recall being aware of.

@NEStalgia To keep this short: I agree that the media turns too many things into a circus just for views. They should just stick to the facts and stop all the postulating and conjecture.

Not sure if you're into this type of music, but I think the song and music video of Rammstein's Ich Will would be worth showing to the news media every once in awhile....

@ThanosReXXX Sumweristan sounds nice, but I do prefer Indoorsia for shorter work holidays, along with a short visit to Trailwoodsio.

@Tyranexx Well, at least that last one sounds like it's actually somewhat close to a real vacation. Another low budget choice that we've got over here and which I forgot to mention, is Playa Here-oh. If you travel to Spain a lot, it sounds funnier and more familiar. And I literally translated it from Dutch, which doesn't always work that well, especially if it's Dutch slang...

@NEStalgia - Haha, they have it coming if you ask me. Bout time we served Sumweristan a slice of freedom pie.

@ThanosReXXX - La Balconia sounds great for a long weekend, but mi balcon is so rotten, the hand rails should not be used for any kind of support, and they definitely will not keep anyone from falling over the edge. They’re for decoration only at this point. The deck is still in fine shape, so it’s usable as long as you don’t slip or stumble towards the edge.

I did find out that an acquaintance is in Belize with their family for a couple of weeks. I'm not jealous that it's somewhere warm at all.... 😛 They're having a good time if the pics are anything to go by, and IMO he does deserve it.

@ThanosReXXX Usually that's how a lot of my personal days off work go; I stick around home and catch up both chore and hobby-wise, but I do try to step out into nature for a little while if the weather allows it.

I do need to take a day trip to the southern confines of my state at some point. At the very least to drop by the Superman museum in Metropolis.

@Tyranexx - I thought from prior conversations you were in the four to six range in 96 and probably only remember hearing about it as something that happened. I was in high school, and I’ve always liked the Olympic Games; so it stuck with me. There are a bunch of episodes of Reading Rainbow that show the towers in the skyline. Whenever my kids are watching one, it always makes me think about what an insane conversation that will be someday.

@bimmy-lee Well, at least you have a deck, and knowing/suspecting the size of them (well, on free-standing houses, at least), it wouldn't even be so bad to have, even without decent railing. Mind you, not at the height I'm living at. Wouldn't want to accidentally fall into the canal from the fourth floor here...

@Tyranexx Wait, WHAT?? There's an ACTUAL Metropolis that has an ACTUAL Superman museum?

Well, guess I'll have to add yet another location to the itinerary. Might as well start calling it a travel location back log, because it's really beginning to amass an almost unachievable number of places...

@bimmy-lee Oh man, Reading Rainbow; that REALLY takes me back. Loved the show. It deserves at least some credit for my love of reading.

@ThanosReXXX Yep! Complete with a statue and some interesting history. I haven't been there yet as it's a bit of a drive (down along the Ohio River by Kentucky) but do intend to take a day trip at some point. Ironically we passed close by there heading to/from our family vacation, but I'm the only one who's into the character. Not as much as Batman, but I do have some appreciation for the Son of Krypton.

Anyone else's chat not working because I can't do Live chat on the game awards.

@Captain_Toad
If you watch from smartphone, try to change the View into Desktop Site Mode.

@Anti-Matter Nope..trying my smartphone, not working. It looks like NL is seeing this too because the link keeps resetting.

@ThanosReXXX - Sounds like you have a mighty fine deck there. Perfect spot for a R&C, but my four story canal dives are well in my past. My deck actually is really small. If it extended any further, it would block the view in the dining room, and one window in the living room. We’re not real sure what we’ll do with it some day. I keep the door locked, and block it off from the kids with planted maple and jade trees. The door has a big glass plate, and there are side windows for good light. I can slide the maple out of the way just enough to slip out the door on a nice night.

@Tyranexx - RR is a stone cold classic for sure. Definitely had a big influence on me as well. I’ve bought a bunch of the books for my kids. It’s not a bad watch even today. My favorite episode is about expression, and it features Run DMC, and Pete Seeger performs Abiyoyo. LeVar hosts the whole episode as if it’s some sort of variety show, sitting in a futuristic “studio” that’s actually weatherman level green screen. He wears a robin’s egg blue blazer, and it’s all incredible. My kids ask for it all the time, I think I’ve memorized it. There’s also an episode about shadows where a suuuuper weird shadow puppet guy performs a really aggressive, somewhat sensual shadow puppet show.

@Tyranexx media: from your lips to Ant's ears.

Trailwoodsio: sounds like a digitally native, millennial focused ecommerce brand focusing on fitness oriented sporting equipment for scaling sheer cliffs along any University campus.

@bimmy-lee Heck yeah! Siri: serve some freedom pie to some Sumweri hamster herders while I buy some supportive slogan hoodies on Trailwood.sio!

@ThanosReXXX Oh the light bulbs themselves are fine. Cree. The good stuff. Problem is leds are electronics that generate heat. And aren't good at enduring heat. And traditional light fixtures are enclosed because incandescents didn't care about their heat. So a 100w equivalent led in an enclosed ceiling pendant gets fairly warm. Warm enough to take it's toll on the electronics in the A base bulb fairly quickly. The obvious answer is replace the fixture, but for a variety of reasons, I'm disinclined to and just put up with bulb changes. They're only 10 or 15 now so it's not the end of the world but it's very annoying.

I. Love. Reading rainbow.
That is all.

@bimmy-lee Now I'm tempted to look up episodes on YT again just for old times sake. XD I've done the same with Arthur recently.

I do recall the Abiyoyo episode. Loved that story as well. It's amazing what one does remember even after all this time.

@NEStalgia "Trailwoodsio: conquer your campus in rugged, designer style! Now with more green!"

@NEStalgia - Weird, I just ordered a $120 pair of hiking slippers from Trailwood.sio. They’re for when I’m not hiking, but posting pics on IG of me hiking. Pretty sure Trailwood.sio will send me the next pair free when they realize I’m an influencer for leisure wear when posting about active wear.

@HobbitGamer - Boop, boop, boop, beep, beep, boop, boop, boop... butterfly in the sky. Livin that LeVar life.

Well, at least it wasn't Death Stranding....