I would agree with Harbinger of Ferocity on the temperature of the water. It is irrelevant to me. I prefer no ice in my water. I can however drink the water with lemons, lines or cucumber slices. My current glass has lemons in it, but I can also drink it with nothing in it.
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The dot over a lowercase i and j has a name! It's called a tittle, which is a noun meaning "a tiny amount or part of something". Like the dot over an i or a j.
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Cows don't leave the slaughterhouse, steaks do.
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Empty your mind. Be formless, shapeless, like water Put water into a cup, becomes the cup Put water into a teapot, becomes the teapot Water can flow or drip or crash Be water, my friend --Bruce Lee
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The ships hung in the sky in much the same way that bricks don’t.
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I am a veteran of the United States Army and the US Army National Guard. I spent three years on Active Duty serving in the 4th Infantry Division (Mechanized) at Ft. Carson, CO and 3rd Armor Division at Kirch Göns, West Germany. I spent 18 years in the Army National Guard with the 26th Infantry Division "Yankee" and 29th Infantry Division (Light), "The Blue and the Gray". I was deployed to Bosnia-Herzegovina with the 29th ID (L) in 2001 - 2002. I have also been reading military history articles and books for over 49 years. I do prefer Military Role Plays over all other genres, primarily because I have a vast knowledge on the subject to include personal experiences. At the very least, my characters are always veterans.
I have been writing for pleasure for at least 35+ years, but only got into forum-based Role Playing about fifteen years ago. I do enjoy Nation Role Plays and get into minute detail when designing my military. The only reason I enjoy excruciating detail in my militaries is because for me, it is fun. My education and experience on this subject afford me the insight to see the depth of the structure. It is not just a General and a large pile of soldiers. If someone wants assistance in designing an army, navy, or air force, please send me a PM. I will help. Please specify what level (echelon) or depth you would like me to go. When I say echelon, I mean Army, Corps, Division, Brigade/Regiment, Battalion/Squadron, Company/Troop/Battery, Platoon, and Squad/Section.
When I was a student in High School, I used to play Dungeons & Dragons (Edition 1 & 2). Later editions came out after I quit that game. Recently, I have been DMing a 5e campaign of my creation for my son and his friends. 5e is so much less cumbersome than earlier editions of D&D. I do have an interest in Tolkien-esque fantasy-styled Role Plays as well. Time travel has always been a fun genre for me, but to do it well, one must have a firm grasp of historical facts. I love doing this form of role play, especially since I have a solid foundation on the past.
There are only a few fanfictions I will participate in; Star Wars and Star Trek are two of them. I want to do an exclusively Klingon RP one of these days. I also avoid Canon characters.
I have real-world martial arts experience. I would love to write an RP about hand-to-hand combat, no fantasy magic chit, just hands elbows, knees, and feet. Maybe the occasional head butt thrown in to mix things up. I trained in Krav Maga for six and a half years. I earned a first-degree black belt in Krav Maga on 3 June 2017.
Krav Maga is an Israeli martial art form that employs practical self-defense techniques drawing forms & techniques from Muay Thai, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, and Taekwando. It is very brutal, demanding, and aggressive. During the seven years I trained, I have bruised two ribs, sustained several muscle pulls, and various lacerations and bruises over my body. I have received a sprained ankle and a fractured wrist. Before the first black belt test, I received a bone bruise to my right shin; where my roundhouse kicks impact. Yet, I am stupid enough to continue training. [Regardless of the physical pain, it is more fun than any other physical activity I have engaged in. Fortunately, the bone bruise healed up prior to the third and final test. EDIT: I did leave the sport over four years ago. :(]
Almost two years ago I completed my first novel, a science fiction set in the 24th century. It focuses on a Private Military Corporation solely employed by the earth government. I started a second book in November 2022 and hope to work on that this summer when I have more time.
Send me a PM for a Role Play or if you would like to see what sort of an army I could build for you.
--Gunther (AKA: Old School)
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I have been writing for pleasure for at least 35+ years, but only got into forum-based Role Playing about fifteen years ago. I do enjoy Nation Role Plays and get into minute detail when designing my military. The only reason I enjoy excruciating detail in my militaries is because for me, it is fun. My education and experience on this subject afford me the insight to see the depth of the structure. It is not just a General and a large pile of soldiers. If someone wants assistance in designing an army, navy, or air force, please send me a PM. I will help. Please specify what level (echelon) or depth you would like me to go. When I say echelon, I mean Army, Corps, Division, Brigade/Regiment, Battalion/Squadron, Company/Troop/Battery, Platoon, and Squad/Section.
When I was a student in High School, I used to play Dungeons & Dragons (Edition 1 & 2). Later editions came out after I quit that game. Recently, I have been DMing a 5e campaign of my creation for my son and his friends. 5e is so much less cumbersome than earlier editions of D&D. I do have an interest in Tolkien-esque fantasy-styled Role Plays as well. Time travel has always been a fun genre for me, but to do it well, one must have a firm grasp of historical facts. I love doing this form of role play, especially since I have a solid foundation on the past.
There are only a few fanfictions I will participate in; Star Wars and Star Trek are two of them. I want to do an exclusively Klingon RP one of these days. I also avoid Canon characters.
I have real-world martial arts experience. I would love to write an RP about hand-to-hand combat, no fantasy magic chit, just hands elbows, knees, and feet. Maybe the occasional head butt thrown in to mix things up. I trained in Krav Maga for six and a half years. I earned a first-degree black belt in Krav Maga on 3 June 2017.
Krav Maga is an Israeli martial art form that employs practical self-defense techniques drawing forms & techniques from Muay Thai, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, and Taekwando. It is very brutal, demanding, and aggressive. During the seven years I trained, I have bruised two ribs, sustained several muscle pulls, and various lacerations and bruises over my body. I have received a sprained ankle and a fractured wrist. Before the first black belt test, I received a bone bruise to my right shin; where my roundhouse kicks impact. Yet, I am stupid enough to continue training. [Regardless of the physical pain, it is more fun than any other physical activity I have engaged in. Fortunately, the bone bruise healed up prior to the third and final test. EDIT: I did leave the sport over four years ago. :(]
Almost two years ago I completed my first novel, a science fiction set in the 24th century. It focuses on a Private Military Corporation solely employed by the earth government. I started a second book in November 2022 and hope to work on that this summer when I have more time.
Send me a PM for a Role Play or if you would like to see what sort of an army I could build for you.
--Gunther (AKA: Old School)
Gunthers Cast of Hooligans
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Awesome gif, @Byrd man I laughed out loud on that one. Oh yea, I forgot to mention the Lee Marvin Avatar. Love it! :D
I cannot drink black coffee. There has to be something to sweeten it for me. Cream, milk, sugar, a few pieces of melted chocolate.
It takes a bit to get used to. Doing whatever you can to eliminate or reduce sugar intake will only help you in the long run. Sugar is probably one of the worst drugs in the American diet.
I am drinking black coffee.
I spent five years of my life working as a Railroad Conductor in freight service. It was a short line railroad that runs between the Canadian border at St. Albans, VT and New London, CT. One night around 11:30PM I was spotting a car on a customer's track in Brattleboro, VT, near the Connecticut River. I had my engineer cut away from the train, on the main line holding onto 15 cars. We backed onto the customer's track after I removed a steel derailing device. It is on their side of a crossing; route 142. The customer's unloading facility is on a hill. If a car got loose, it would go over the derailing device and stop on dirt rather than crossing the road and strike an automobile. That would be bad.
After tying the boxcar onto a second railcar already on the track, I checked the handbrake on the existing car and felt that was enough to hold both cars in place. I then pulled away from the two empty boxcars. The air dumped on the boxcars, which causes the brakes to set up. I had the engineer stop just beyond the derail. Then I stepped between the rail to put the derail back on. I heard a noise and looked to my right. Here came the car I just set off rolling at me at about 3 or 4 MPH. That might not appear fast, but a steel object weighing 25 tons, it could do serious damage including knuckling me between two cars. That would be fatal. I dove out of the way while yelling an expletive and the car ended up going on the ground after rolling over the derail I replaced.
Apparently, there was a problem with the air reservoir on the rolling car. The air dumped in both reservoirs leveling the brakes and making them not work properly. The pin which would hold the cars together, locking the knuckles in place did not drop. Because I did not put a hand brake on the car, it rolled free. It was scary and I did not get fired as a result.
After tying the boxcar onto a second railcar already on the track, I checked the handbrake on the existing car and felt that was enough to hold both cars in place. I then pulled away from the two empty boxcars. The air dumped on the boxcars, which causes the brakes to set up. I had the engineer stop just beyond the derail. Then I stepped between the rail to put the derail back on. I heard a noise and looked to my right. Here came the car I just set off rolling at me at about 3 or 4 MPH. That might not appear fast, but a steel object weighing 25 tons, it could do serious damage including knuckling me between two cars. That would be fatal. I dove out of the way while yelling an expletive and the car ended up going on the ground after rolling over the derail I replaced.
Apparently, there was a problem with the air reservoir on the rolling car. The air dumped in both reservoirs leveling the brakes and making them not work properly. The pin which would hold the cars together, locking the knuckles in place did not drop. Because I did not put a hand brake on the car, it rolled free. It was scary and I did not get fired as a result.
@LeeRoy I am happy to hear that you have somehow realized that life is so much more precious. I hope and pray you find something or someone to keep you on the right path.
I have broken 10 bones in my life.
1. I jumped off a jungle gym in 5th grade and fractured both the tibia and fibula (2)
2. While trying out for the 9th grade football team, I jumped for a pass and fractured my right ankle. (1)
3. One year later while playing basketball, I tried to avoid landing on a friend's foot and twisted the same ankle and fractured it a second time. (1)
4. While in the Infantry Officer Basic Course at Fort Benning, I sustained two stress fractures to one foot from excessive running and walking. (2)
5. While walking on ice, I fell and fractured two ribs. (2)
6. Walking down my drive way to put the trash and recycles out at the curb, I fell and fractured my left wrist. (1)
7. I sustained an additional stress fracture during and around my training in Krav Maga from excessive running, walking, kicking and sparring. (1)
I have broken 10 bones in my life.
1. I jumped off a jungle gym in 5th grade and fractured both the tibia and fibula (2)
2. While trying out for the 9th grade football team, I jumped for a pass and fractured my right ankle. (1)
3. One year later while playing basketball, I tried to avoid landing on a friend's foot and twisted the same ankle and fractured it a second time. (1)
4. While in the Infantry Officer Basic Course at Fort Benning, I sustained two stress fractures to one foot from excessive running and walking. (2)
5. While walking on ice, I fell and fractured two ribs. (2)
6. Walking down my drive way to put the trash and recycles out at the curb, I fell and fractured my left wrist. (1)
7. I sustained an additional stress fracture during and around my training in Krav Maga from excessive running, walking, kicking and sparring. (1)
I've lost two wisdom teeth, but only because they broke. I still have two wisdom teeth.
Heading to bed. New Day tomorrow here in the Eastern US.
The first movie I remember seeing in the theater is "Bedknobs and Broomsticks". I loved the scenes with the flying car. Although, I know I saw Wizard of Oz on Television a few years earlier. Like @The Harbinger of Ferocity stated, I may have seen other movies in the theater before this, but it is the most memorable to me. That darn flying car!
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