The Random Crap Thread 2: It Hits the Fan.
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Repairs on my car are up to $7500, glad I'm not paying it. Though this is the third time my front car body is getting replaced, I wonder if the back end is getting jealous. 
(If my husband had been driving his car instead of mine, he could be getting a new car instead of whining about how he wants a new car)
(If my husband had been driving his car instead of mine, he could be getting a new car instead of whining about how he wants a new car)
GasBandit
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You would, you Cappelletti.
That's the sort of thing an utter teaspoon would say.
GasBandit
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Naked Teen Bursts Into Nashville Radio Host's Home During Police Footchase
This is why you lock your doors even if you're home, and even if you have an alarm.
This is why you lock your doors even if you're home, and even if you have an alarm.
Man, more and more American news sites juist completely block European access. You have to wonder what the heck they're all doing they think isn't allowed under GDPR.
GasBandit
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Sunday at around 2 a.m. a naked intruder burst into the home of well known sports radio host and writer Paul Kuharsky.
A chasing Brentwood police officer was just seconds behind.
Kuharsky shared the terrifying experience on his sports station 104.5 The Zone: "He charges her really more than me. He charges us anyway. She tazes him. He goes down. He's kicking like crazy flailing his arms."
Brentwood police chief Jeff Hughes even called into the show to talk about the traumatic experience.
"This ranks up there with some of the stranger things you would imagine happening," said Hughes.
Hughes said the home invasion was random-- just a 17-year-old out of his mind, high on drugs.
That teen is now charged with three counts of aggravated assault, three counts of simple assault, aggravated burglary, vandalism, indecent exposure, public intoxication, evading arrest, resisting a stop and curfew violation.
Kuharsky and his family are now focused on recovery.
"I don't wish it on anybody," said Kuharsky.
Meanwhile the takeaway lesson is this: no matter who you are, or where you live, even if you have an alarm that's on, "be sure to lock your damn door," said Kuharsky.
"Take those steps to make sure you are not an easy target to be victimized," said Hughes.
Kuharsky and his wife aren't mad at the teenager who charged into their home naked.
Instead, they posted on Facebook saying, "We hope and pray that the young man who entered our home and his family are afforded the same level of grace in their community and that their son is receiving the help he needs as well."
A chasing Brentwood police officer was just seconds behind.
Kuharsky shared the terrifying experience on his sports station 104.5 The Zone: "He charges her really more than me. He charges us anyway. She tazes him. He goes down. He's kicking like crazy flailing his arms."
Brentwood police chief Jeff Hughes even called into the show to talk about the traumatic experience.
"This ranks up there with some of the stranger things you would imagine happening," said Hughes.
Hughes said the home invasion was random-- just a 17-year-old out of his mind, high on drugs.
That teen is now charged with three counts of aggravated assault, three counts of simple assault, aggravated burglary, vandalism, indecent exposure, public intoxication, evading arrest, resisting a stop and curfew violation.
Kuharsky and his family are now focused on recovery.
"I don't wish it on anybody," said Kuharsky.
Meanwhile the takeaway lesson is this: no matter who you are, or where you live, even if you have an alarm that's on, "be sure to lock your damn door," said Kuharsky.
"Take those steps to make sure you are not an easy target to be victimized," said Hughes.
Kuharsky and his wife aren't mad at the teenager who charged into their home naked.
Instead, they posted on Facebook saying, "We hope and pray that the young man who entered our home and his family are afforded the same level of grace in their community and that their son is receiving the help he needs as well."
My niece has the female lead in Evil Dead the Musical, in downtown Houston!
While it was amazing to get an acceptance days ago, today I got the next rarest thing in publishing: a thoughtful and encouraging non-form rejection.
What big project do you have for Halloween this year?
*Checks out the scene*
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I'm having some trouble thinking of anything good this year. Right now, the biggest project I'm working on is building a voice activated distorting false front door. I plan on dressing as Beetlejuice, and having the door react to "Beetlejuice beetlejuice beetlejuice" via a Raspberry Pi Zero W. At that point the door should distort from rectangle to trapezoid like the fireplace does at the climax of the movie.
I also bought a whole box full of ESP8266s (wifi enabled Arduinos, basically) from China, but I'm not sure what to do with them. I set up a node-to-node network, and I know I can have interactive props communicating. The ESP is low-powered, so the props could be battery-operated and picked up by guests. Not sure yet.
figmentPez
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First thought that came to mind is The Enchanted Forest Chronicles by Patricia C. Wrede, but they might be advanced for 8 years old.
You don't even drink anymore, that should help with the getting blackout drunk part at least.
GasBandit
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Doesn't mean I don't WANT to drink. I really miss beer. But it's mainly the bubbles, not the calories, that put me off of it. So, for example, it'd probably be pretty easy to get back into something like straight vodka. And given that my stomach is 15% of its previous size (and I've lost over 25% of my body weight) and has nothing in it to absorb the alcohol, it'll hit me about 6 times as hard as before.You don't even drink anymore, that should help with the getting blackout drunk part at least.
I loved these books as a kid!
There are also the other kids’ classics, like the Madeline L’Engle books (wrinkle in time, etc), The Phantom Tollbooth, Roald Dahl, and take a serious look at one of my favorites, “The Practical Princess.”
—Patrick
—Patrick
When I was her age, I loved:
Beverly Clearly
Judy Blume
The Laura Ingalls Wilder series
The Anne of Green Gables series
The Baby-Sitters Club series
The Hobbit
Also, if she'd like a graphic novel, Jeff Smith's Bone is good for her age
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Almost forgot!
The American Girls books (careful, these could lead to an expensive doll addiction, but the books are great)
Louisa May Alcott (Little Women, etc.)
The Harriet the Spy series
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Man Sabrina the teenaged witch got WAY hardcore. First there's that comic where she looks like Rose Lalonde, now there's even a spooky Netflix show where she and her aunts work for SATAN! SO weird.
Not sure, made by one of the writers so its a possibility, but still not sure, especially since it'll be on Netflix.
If you just want fizzy water, what about La Croix or other carbonated waters? I also like beer a great deal, but hate the cals.
GasBandit
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No, no, it's the other way around. I want things that are NOT fizzy/carbonated, because my stomach space is very restricted.
Also, yeah, La Croix is like drinking seltzer water while someone shouts the name of a fruit from the next room.