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A belated introduction...

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Ah well, better late than never are words I live by.

I am the world's most highly educated Homer Simpson. I got my handle from a serendipitous accident, I was playing Warbirds, and my original handle was too hard to type while you were fighting in a furball. So they asked me to come up with a simpler one. I became late, but after I did, I realised that it described me far better than anything else I could have chosen.

I live in Maine, and I am tired and retired. I was a Nam protester when I was a kid, and became an activist when all that stopped.

I have a BS in Psychology, but that was an accident. Don't ask, I'll tell you and then you'll regret it.

Had a bunch of different jobs (there aren't a lot of good jobs in Maine) and I've been married for over 30 years.

I used to do a lot of hiking and backapacking into my 40s. When my knees turned to mush, I turned to cycling. Our trip of a lifetime was cycling across Italy, from the Adriatic to the Med.

I'm a cancer survivor.

I used to love to read, and would find myself reading a wide variety of topics

I love scifi, and I like video games. I have been looking for something to replace Skyrim, but that is head and shoulders about most video games. How good is it? I don't like sword and sorcery games, that's the only one I've ever played.
But the visual quality, the excellent gameplay and plot have conspired to make it seemingly impossilbe to replace.

I'm pretty good at political predictions, that happens if you have played that game for a while. I suck at predicting technology. Last year I thought this year was going to be The Year of VR. Boy, was I wrong.
The hardware isn't where I want it to be, the software hasn't showed up, and the ancillary devices are still getting the kinks ironed out.

Not that I would do it again, I went back to school for a couple years. Which resulted in my being close to degrees in math, comp sci,philosophy and history. A guy ran a stop sign, totaled my car and put me on crutches. So I went from 3 jobs and 3 classes to no job, no way to get anywhere, and no money. And that, as they say, was that.

I play Go. Which won't mean anything to you, but it is a staggeringly brilliant game. In Magister Ludi, a character says "Life is a simplified paradigm of Go." That's an exaggeration, of course, but you can see the appeal. Warning: learning Go will make your brain melt and drip out of your ears.
 
late said:
Ah well, better late than never are words I live by.

I am the world's most highly educated Homer Simpson. I got my handle from a serendipitous accident, I was playing Warbirds, and my original handle was too hard to type while you were fighting in a furball. So they asked me to come up with a simpler one. I became late, but after I did, I realised that it described me far better than anything else I could have chosen.

I live in Maine, and I am tired and retired. I was a Nam protester when I was a kid, and became an activist when all that stopped.

I have a BS in Psychology, but that was an accident. Don't ask, I'll tell you and then you'll regret it.

Had a bunch of different jobs (there aren't a lot of good jobs in Maine) and I've been married for over 30 years.

I used to do a lot of hiking and backapacking into my 40s. When my knees turned to mush, I turned to cycling. Our trip of a lifetime was cycling across Italy, from the Adriatic to the Med.

I'm a cancer survivor.

I used to love to read, and would find myself reading a wide variety of topics

I love scifi, and I like video games. I have been looking for something to replace Skyrim, but that is head and shoulders about most video games. How good is it? I don't like sword and sorcery games, that's the only one I've ever played.
But the visual quality, the excellent gameplay and plot have conspired to make it seemingly impossilbe to replace.

I'm pretty good at political predictions, that happens if you have played that game for a while. I suck at predicting technology. Last year I thought this year was going to be The Year of VR. Boy, was I wrong.
The hardware isn't where I want it to be, the software hasn't showed up, and the ancillary devices are still getting the kinks ironed out.

Not that I would do it again, I went back to school for a couple years. Which resulted in my being close to degrees in math, comp sci,philosophy and history. A guy ran a stop sign, totaled my car and put me on crutches. So I went from 3 jobs and 3 classes to no job, no way to get anywhere, and no money. And that, as they say, was that.

I play Go. Which won't mean anything to you, but it is a staggeringly brilliant game. In Magister Ludi, a character says "Life is a simplified paradigm of Go." That's an exaggeration, of course, but you can see the appeal. Warning: learning Go will make your brain melt and drip out of your ears.
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Learning Go is easy. Playing fizzles your brain. ;)
 
late said:
Ah well, better late than never are words I live by.

I am the world's most highly educated Homer Simpson. I got my handle from a serendipitous accident, I was playing Warbirds, and my original handle was too hard to type while you were fighting in a furball. So they asked me to come up with a simpler one. I became late, but after I did, I realised that it described me far better than anything else I could have chosen.

I live in Maine, and I am tired and retired. I was a Nam protester when I was a kid, and became an activist when all that stopped.

I have a BS in Psychology, but that was an accident. Don't ask, I'll tell you and then you'll regret it.

Had a bunch of different jobs (there aren't a lot of good jobs in Maine) and I've been married for over 30 years.

I used to do a lot of hiking and backapacking into my 40s. When my knees turned to mush, I turned to cycling. Our trip of a lifetime was cycling across Italy, from the Adriatic to the Med.

I'm a cancer survivor.

I used to love to read, and would find myself reading a wide variety of topics

I love scifi, and I like video games. I have been looking for something to replace Skyrim, but that is head and shoulders about most video games. How good is it? I don't like sword and sorcery games, that's the only one I've ever played.
But the visual quality, the excellent gameplay and plot have conspired to make it seemingly impossilbe to replace.

I'm pretty good at political predictions, that happens if you have played that game for a while. I suck at predicting technology. Last year I thought this year was going to be The Year of VR. Boy, was I wrong.
The hardware isn't where I want it to be, the software hasn't showed up, and the ancillary devices are still getting the kinks ironed out.

Not that I would do it again, I went back to school for a couple years. Which resulted in my being close to degrees in math, comp sci,philosophy and history. A guy ran a stop sign, totaled my car and put me on crutches. So I went from 3 jobs and 3 classes to no job, no way to get anywhere, and no money. And that, as they say, was that.

I play Go. Which won't mean anything to you, but it is a staggeringly brilliant game. In Magister Ludi, a character says "Life is a simplified paradigm of Go." That's an exaggeration, of course, but you can see the appeal. Warning: learning Go will make your brain melt and drip out of your ears.
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Welcome.

I feel certain you will enjoy it here like the rest of us.

Please do not feel dismayed if right off the bat you make a few enemies for merely speaking your mind. I have learned here, you make your enemies first and then your friends come later.

The beauty of it all is sometimes those enemies get blasted into space and are never seen again.

Your friends, however, will stick around.

I do not play GO myself, but have always been interested.

There is a movie reference tot the game I would like to share with you.

The movie is called " Heaven Knows Mr. Allison" in where a Marine and a nun are trapped on a Japanese island. Once he goes into their camp to steal food and he is hiding up in a loft with the food when two Japanese start to play GO.

The game goes on all night long, and he winds up passing out up in the loft.

In the movie it shows how long and strategic both players have to be.

I thought I would mention that.

and welcome.
 
RetiredNSmilin said:
Welcome.

I feel certain you will enjoy it here like the rest of us.

Please do not feel dismayed if right off the bat you make a few enemies for merely speaking your mind. I have learned here, you make your enemies first and then your friends come later.

The beauty of it all is sometimes those enemies get blasted into space and are never seen again.

Your friends, however, will stick around.

I do not play GO myself, but have always been interested.

There is a movie reference tot the game I would like to share with you.

The movie is called " Heaven Knows Mr. Allison" in where a Marine and a nun are trapped on a Japanese island. Once he goes into their camp to steal food and he is hiding up in a loft with the food when two Japanese start to play GO.

The game goes on all night long, and he winds up passing out up in the loft.

In the movie it shows how long and strategic both players have to be.

I thought I would mention that.

and welcome.
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Thanks.

It's not exactly an intellectual forum, so we will see.

It's a good game, find someone that knows how to play to show you, most cities have a Go club.

That's my wife's favorite movie, I couldn't tell you how many times I've seen it.

When I was a kid, back when dinosaurs still roamed the land, we used to play Go stoned. That got interesting at times...
 
Hello sir.

Are you vegan?
 
Militant_Vegan_ said:
OK, describe your favorite meatless meal
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[video]https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=vegans+are+better+people&&view=detail&mid=4F0AAE7D06279704501A4F0AAE7D06279704501A&rvsmid=21F0ECFB45ABC8251F0621F0ECFB45ABC8251F06&fsscr=0&FORM=VDFSRV[/video]
 
we know each other from another forum, it is a joke.
 
Militant_Vegan_ said:
OK, describe your favorite meatless meal
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Wedgie Pizza for sure, right after peas and carrots. I loves me some peas and carrots. Reminds me of Jennay.
 
late said:
Ah well, better late than never are words I live by.

I am the world's most highly educated Homer Simpson. I got my handle from a serendipitous accident, I was playing Warbirds, and my original handle was too hard to type while you were fighting in a furball. So they asked me to come up with a simpler one. I became late, but after I did, I realised that it described me far better than anything else I could have chosen.

I live in Maine, and I am tired and retired. I was a Nam protester when I was a kid, and became an activist when all that stopped.

I have a BS in Psychology, but that was an accident. Don't ask, I'll tell you and then you'll regret it.

Had a bunch of different jobs (there aren't a lot of good jobs in Maine) and I've been married for over 30 years.

I used to do a lot of hiking and backapacking into my 40s. When my knees turned to mush, I turned to cycling. Our trip of a lifetime was cycling across Italy, from the Adriatic to the Med.

I'm a cancer survivor.

I used to love to read, and would find myself reading a wide variety of topics

I love scifi, and I like video games. I have been looking for something to replace Skyrim, but that is head and shoulders about most video games. How good is it? I don't like sword and sorcery games, that's the only one I've ever played.
But the visual quality, the excellent gameplay and plot have conspired to make it seemingly impossilbe to replace.

I'm pretty good at political predictions, that happens if you have played that game for a while. I suck at predicting technology. Last year I thought this year was going to be The Year of VR. Boy, was I wrong.
The hardware isn't where I want it to be, the software hasn't showed up, and the ancillary devices are still getting the kinks ironed out.

Not that I would do it again, I went back to school for a couple years. Which resulted in my being close to degrees in math, comp sci,philosophy and history. A guy ran a stop sign, totaled my car and put me on crutches. So I went from 3 jobs and 3 classes to no job, no way to get anywhere, and no money. And that, as they say, was that.

I play Go. Which won't mean anything to you, but it is a staggeringly brilliant game. In Magister Ludi, a character says "Life is a simplified paradigm of Go." That's an exaggeration, of course, but you can see the appeal. Warning: learning Go will make your brain melt and drip out of your ears.
Click to expand...

Hey, late. MV suggested these in another thread.

Chef John's Meatless Meatballs Recipe - Allrecipes.com

;)
 
There goes the neighborhood.
 
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