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Forum: The Library Café Jun 28 2022, 09:57 AM
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Posted By granath
Re: What is Happening, part II

Sounds like she complains no matter what you do, and there's nothing that you can do to stop the complaints. There's a sort of weird freedom in that, if you just accept that she'll complain no matter...
Forum: The Library Café Jun 28 2022, 12:01 AM
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Views: 52,152
Posted By granath
Re: What is Happening, part II

Depends on the display. But for anything professional, in the US the 4th of July and New Year's Eve are no doubt the two days that the pros have to make their money.


I'm in Finland, and here...
Forum: The Library Café Jun 18 2022, 11:25 PM
Replies: 297
Views: 15,723
Posted By granath
Re: Zel's Automotive Antics & Occasional Distractions.

Yes, we have hybrids like that, at least in Finland.



Most of our hybrids seem to be plug-in hybrids, in that you can run one just like an electric car by plugging it in when the battery runs...
Forum: The Library Café May 28 2022, 07:21 AM
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Views: 52,152
Posted By granath
Re: What is Happening, part II

Happy Birthday, Space Cowboy, and Happy Belated Birthday, Priscilla!


Hard to believe that our son's going to be a teenager a few days from now... It seems like it was only yesterday that I...
Forum: The Library Café Mar 26 2022, 07:56 AM
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Views: 52,152
Posted By granath
Re: What is Happening, part II

Great to see you back, Ginny!
Forum: The Library Café Mar 7 2022, 11:39 PM
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Posted By granath
Re: What is Happening, part II

Sounds like the kind of place people would move to, for lower cost of living, if they can work mostly remotely, with the occasional day at the office. A 2-hour commute one way is perfectly manageable...
Forum: The Library Café Jan 9 2022, 02:18 AM
Replies: 297
Views: 15,723
Posted By granath
Re: Zel's Automotive Antics & Occasional Distractions.

Looks like your new project is coming along nicely, Zel. A family friend has two large dogs, a car like the VW Caddy or a Citroën Berlingo would probably be right up their alley. The wheelchair...
Forum: The Library Café Jan 9 2022, 01:52 AM
Replies: 1,474
Views: 52,152
Posted By granath
Re: What is Happening, part II

Glad to hear it!!!!! But BD, please, could you stop with the multiple exclamation points already? I normally try to avoid "policing" other people's posts on boards where I'm not a mod and don't have...
Forum: The Library Café Jan 2 2022, 09:12 AM
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Views: 722
Posted By granath
Re: Happy New Year!

Happy New Year!
Forum: The Library Café Jan 2 2022, 09:12 AM
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Posted By granath
Re: What is Happening, part II

Our son just read his first English chapter book, one of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid books, in a couple hours and in one sitting. He’s 12, in 6th grade (1st grade starts the year the kid turns 7...
Forum: The Library Café Dec 29 2021, 12:25 AM
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Views: 52,152
Posted By granath
Re: What is Happening, part II

Thanks for the tip. I doubt I'll need them for daily use, especially given that earplugs tend to make my ear canals very itchy as well, but I'll definitely keep it in mind for when travel is an...
Forum: The Library Café Dec 28 2021, 02:05 PM
Replies: 1,474
Views: 52,152
Posted By granath
Re: What is Happening, part II

Wow, that's amazing. My dad also snores, to the point that my mom has some hearing loss on his side. I haven't been able to find any earplugs that would stay in my ears without also making my pulse...
Forum: The Library Café Dec 28 2021, 01:57 AM
Replies: 306
Views: 11,768
Posted By granath
Re: New MoM playground?

Hi right back at ya! :waves:


Oh, a trip to Hobbiton would be right up my alley. A visit to NZ has been on my bucket list for years, although it's very unlikely it'll ever happen.
Forum: The Library Café Dec 28 2021, 01:39 AM
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Posted By granath
Re: What is Happening, part II

Yeah, I have to convert as well. The only one I remember is -18 C = 0 F, from working at a fast-food restaurant as a student. I'll remember those numbers for the rest of my life, from all the boxes...
Forum: The Library Café Dec 27 2021, 01:13 AM
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Posted By granath
Re: What is Happening, part II

I got a shirt from my MIL (currently still WFH, but the dress code at my office is casual, so I haven't changed the way I dress for work), some coffee from my SIL, and chocolate from my parents, and...
Forum: Beyond Anne McCaffrey Dec 24 2021, 02:45 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 13,681
Posted By granath
Re: Favorite Terry Pratchett book, character, movie or all three! :-)

My favorites are the witches and the wizards, no question. That said, my all-time favorite character is The Luggage.
Forum: Beyond Anne McCaffrey Dec 24 2021, 02:42 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 430
Posted By granath
Re: Piers Anthony

No idea, sorry, unless he's on Twitter or something.
Forum: The Library Café Dec 12 2021, 12:35 AM
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Views: 15,723
Posted By granath
Re: Zel's Automotive Antics & Occasional Distractions.

That Toshiba looks very like my dad's computer from that era, the first one I ever used at home. I wrote at least one book report on it.
Forum: The Library Café Dec 11 2021, 02:28 PM
Replies: 1,474
Views: 52,152
Posted By granath
Re: What is Happening, part II

Thanks! Lots of people have fireplaces, or even wood-heated saunas here, even in the suburbs, and the particle emissions can be quite bad, especially if there's a cold front with an inversion and the...
Forum: The Library Café Dec 11 2021, 04:27 AM
Replies: 1,474
Views: 52,152
Posted By granath
Re: What is Happening, part II

We had our first ice storm of the season yesterday. Very slippery outside.


Our geothermal heat pump stopped working in the middle of the night, and we woke up to a cool house (it's currently 16...
Forum: The Library Café Oct 9 2021, 12:51 AM
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Views: 52,152
Posted By granath
Re: What is Happening, part II

I'm so sorry for your loss, Allen, but I'm glad you got the chance to say goodbye.
Forum: The Library Café Oct 1 2021, 11:50 PM
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Views: 52,152
Posted By granath
Re: What is Happening, part II

Ouch! I'm glad you're back, and I hope the surgery fixed your health issue.
Forum: The Library Café Oct 1 2021, 11:44 PM
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Posted By granath
Re: Zel's Automotive Antics & Occasional Distractions.

Petrol is the word you're looking for, GinnyStar.


I've been following this thread with interest, and I sympathize with the too many cars problem.


We have a garage and a carport, so decent...
Forum: The Library Café Aug 28 2021, 01:47 AM
Replies: 297
Views: 15,723
Posted By granath
Re: Zel's Automotive Antics & Occasional Distractions.

Yup. Not to mention if you load the back with a lot of stuff. That's why estates usually have a higher recommended PSI and sometimes stiffer suspension for the rear wheels than the comparable...
Forum: The Library Café Aug 27 2021, 09:26 AM
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Posted By granath
Re: What is Happening, part II

Mawra, I hope you had a great birthday!


We've had a windy and rainy week, but luckily they're forecasting a bit of sun for the weekend. Don't get me wrong, we definitely needed the rain after a...
Forum: Dragonriders of Pern Aug 21 2021, 04:26 AM
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Views: 18,591
Posted By granath
Re: What Fire Lizard would you impress?

I wonder what it would feel like to look at the world through firelizard eyes? They can catch images from human minds to find a particular person or place, so there must be some similarities with...
Forum: Dragonriders of Pern Aug 16 2021, 10:59 AM
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Views: 18,591
Posted By granath
Re: What Fire Lizard would you impress?

Well, as you can see from my profile pic...
Forum: Doona and Dinosaur Planet/Planet Pirates Aug 15 2021, 08:07 AM
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Views: 601
Posted By granath
Healing in coldsleep?

I recently finished Dinosaur Planet and I just started reading Survivors. I've read both before, but so long ago that it feels almost like I'm reading them for the first time.


One thing that...
Forum: Doona and Dinosaur Planet/Planet Pirates Aug 15 2021, 07:50 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 13,028
Posted By granath
Re: Lunzie and Fiona

Nimisha also went away for a while, and got stranded on Erehwon for much longer than she planned to be away.
Forum: Dragonriders of Pern Aug 15 2021, 07:34 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 921
Posted By granath
Re: Would it be possible to Impress a Dragon *and* be a Wher-handler?

I agree with Cheryl on this one. I know that Anne herself considered Todd's Pern writings canon, but I don't, at least in the cases where he clearly contradicts what she's written before. Watchwhers...
Forum: Dragonriders of Pern Aug 15 2021, 07:29 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 3,242
Posted By granath
Re: Are Dragons Mesotherms / Photosynthetic? How much do they eat?

I've read most of Dragonchoice. Life just got in the way before I finished the third one. I liked them a lot, so thanks for the reminder.
Forum: The Library Café Aug 10 2021, 07:10 AM
Replies: 1,474
Views: 52,152
Posted By granath
Re: What is Happening, part II

Yeah, it does. Amazing to think that in a couple of years he'll be the same age as your son was when I visited you way back in 2003... And I'll be 50 next year.
Forum: The Library Café Aug 10 2021, 07:06 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 2,066
Posted By granath
Re: My Pern website will go offline on November 21, 2021

Sad to hear you're taking the site down, but thanks for all the memories! I hope you'll visit MoM a bit more often.
Forum: The Library Café Aug 9 2021, 12:15 AM
Replies: 1,474
Views: 52,152
Posted By granath
Re: What is Happening, part II

I'm so happy to see this board get more traffic again. It was amazing visit the Pern forum with a dozen threads with new posts. :)
Forum: Dragonriders of Pern Aug 9 2021, 12:01 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 3,242
Posted By granath
Re: Are Dragons Mesotherms / Photosynthetic? How much do they eat?

That sounds very reasonable, Violetlight.


The one thing we don't know is how going between affects the energy needs of a dragon, because there's nothing to compare with that on Earth....
Forum: Dragonriders of Pern Aug 8 2021, 11:55 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 994
Posted By granath
Re: IF any dragon *could* survive the death of their rider, what would happen?

I think you're right in that if any dragon could survive the death of their rider, it would be Ruth, because he's so unusual in so many ways. That said, the fact that the bond between dragon and...
Forum: The Library Café Aug 5 2021, 03:34 AM
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Views: 52,152
Posted By granath
Re: What is Happening, part II

I'm so sorry for your friend's loss, and yours, GinnyStar.
Forum: The Library Café Aug 1 2021, 08:43 AM
Replies: 1,474
Views: 52,152
Posted By granath
Re: What is Happening, part II

Oh wow, college already... I'm hoping that they'll open up vaccinations for my son's age group. They're already vaccinating kids aged 12-15 who have health issues that increase the risk of a serious...
Forum: The Library Café Jul 31 2021, 02:17 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,858
Posted By granath
Re: Whatch Have you been WWatching?

Sounds very familiar. I guess I'm spoiled, I pretty much only watch live sports and the news on TV, everything else we either stream or watch on DVD/blu-ray. We subscribe to HBO Nordic (soon HBO...
Forum: The Library Café Jul 31 2021, 02:11 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,858
Posted By granath
Re: Whatch Have you been WWatching?

I was wondering about this thread, since you can't see anymore. Does AD really help? How about audio books and audio plays, I imagine that a blind person could get a lot of enjoyment out of those.
Forum: The Library Café Jul 31 2021, 02:08 AM
Replies: 1,474
Views: 52,152
Posted By granath
Re: What is Happening, part II

Thanks for starting a new thread. It just got me wondering, how old are your kids now?


Oh, I've just started re-reading the Talent books again and before that I read the CS books.



I'm...
Forum: The Library Café Jul 31 2021, 01:59 AM
Replies: 1,474
Views: 52,152
Posted By granath
Re: What is Happening, part II

Oh wow, happy Birthday to Kibby! I still remember when you posted about her 13th birthday and her 21st. Time flies, my son's 12 now, so next year I'll be posting about his 13th.
Forum: All the Rest Jul 23 2021, 11:34 PM
Replies: 57
Views: 96,174
Posted By granath
Re: Anne's english

Yeah, that's really interesting! I certainly imagined something more akin to the split tail on a typical devil than the triangular tail end of a Welsh dragon, although in my mind's eye I saw the tail...
Forum: All the Rest Jul 21 2021, 12:09 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 51,767
Posted By granath
Re: When has Anne McCaffrey become answerable to Feminists?

Thanks for your reply, Bristol.

That said, although I've never read them, Anne also wrote books that are classified as romance, without any sci-fi elements to the books:


The Mark of Merlin...
Forum: All the Rest Jul 21 2021, 12:01 AM
Replies: 57
Views: 96,174
Posted By granath
Re: Anne's english

Haha, I saw what you did there. :good:


I always figured it was a stringed instrument somewhat similar to a sitar rather than a guitar.
Forum: The Library Café Jul 18 2021, 02:17 PM
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Posted By granath
Re: What is happening

I'm glad she's doing so well now.
Forum: All the Rest Jul 18 2021, 03:16 AM
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Views: 51,767
Posted By granath
Re: When has Anne McCaffrey become answerable to Feminists?

Ugh, no. BDSM in all its forms is gross. Anne got it right with Kylara/Meron.


Anne may have been progressive for her time, especially regarding homosexuals and their status in society. But many...
Forum: The Library Café Jul 17 2021, 01:36 AM
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Views: 1,355,266
Posted By granath
Re: What is happening

I'm so glad to see this forum get more people posting once again! For years, I pretty much only posted in this thread because there was no activity elsewhere.


I'm sorry you've lost the last of...
Forum: Talent: Pegasus, Tower & Hive, and Barque Cats Jul 10 2021, 01:00 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,862
Posted By granath
Re: Pyrokinesis

That would be an interesting story for sure!
Forum: The Library Café Jul 4 2021, 07:53 AM
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Views: 1,355,266
Posted By granath
Re: What is happening

I hope everyone in the US is having a great 4th of July! :bouncy:
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