What's making you happy today?

[BigV]

Originally Posted by Sundae

Really?
--snip--
I accept this might be odd.

your acceptance is not necessary. O_O

[glatt]

My father in law got accepted to the assisted living facility we wanted for him! Now we just have to make moving and transportation arrangements. This won't be hanging over my head for much longer, and I'll be able to go on a vacation as planned, even if it will be a couple days delayed.

[Clodfobble]

Hooray!

[Big Sarge]

I handed a wonderful chat with Lola Bunny today. She really brightened my day

[HungLikeJesus]

Handed? Is that SFW?

[CzinZumerzet]

Sitting here at home with a glass of red by my side and the rest of the bottle in the kitchen and tonight's Prom Concert will be starting on BBC2 in just under an hour. Mahler's 2nd Symphony. And such a beautiful evening.

[DanaC]

Hiya Caz!

Sounds delightful

[footfootfoot]

I like to think of myself as not being a competitive person. Today I saw that was kind of a fantasy when I took my bow-hunter education test. I was highly stoked that I finished 10 minutes before everyone else (54 students) and got a 100. Finishing first would have meant nothing w/o the 100.

Next week is regular hunter safety.

Now I have to find a bunch of people who will let me hunt on them's property.

[Sundae]

Originally Posted by glatt

My father in law got accepted to the assisted living facility we wanted for him!

Good work, Glatt. Taking control of a parent's future is a tough call.

Originally Posted by Big Sarge

I had a wonderful chat with Lola Bunny today. She really brightened my day

Having spoken to Lola and you, I expect the feeling is mutual. You're both great to talk to.

Originally Posted by CzinZumerzet

Sitting here at home with a glass of red by my side and the rest of the bottle in the kitchen and tonight's Prom Concert will be starting on BBC2 in just under an hour. Mahler's 2nd Symphony. And such a beautiful evening.

Oh to be beside the seaside, beside the sea.
I am listening to 5 Live (which has no interest for me on a Saturday night) because I don't know how to retune my radio. And no wine. And FAR inland.

But am relaxed and feeling okay about being halfway between being full and being hungry. A destination I would fill with cheese and crackers if I wasn't on a diet.

Don't get me wrong, I was drooling over a take-away menu three hours ago, but I'm better than that, stronger than that.... ie I still wished I'd ordered it when Mum was out & scoffed the lot. That's why we're in this together.

[ZenGum]

Originally Posted by footfootfoot

Now I have to find a bunch of people who won't hear the sound of a bow.

[footfootfoot]

What is the season and bag limit for Zen monks?

[ZenGum]

Originally Posted by footfootfoot

What is the season and bag limit for Zen monks?

Well, it's tricky.

The season is the eternal now moment, so you're probably good for that.

The bag limit is at once zero, one and infinity. That is harder but any game warden will have even more trouble with it than you, so you're probably good there, too.

The catch is, you have to hunt them with a bow that shoots in a forest when there is no-one around, and that includes you. So the only way to operate one is to achieve a state of "no mind" in which your Self disappears. To do this you must first become a Zen monk. Which means that when you go hunting for Zen monks, the first one you find is you.

Now you see why the problem with the bag limit never really comes up.

[footfootfoot]

Originally Posted by ZenGum

Well, it's tricky.

The season is the eternal now moment, so you're probably good for that.

The bag limit is at once zero, one and infinity. That is harder but any game warden will have even more trouble with it than you, so you're probably good there, too.

The catch is, you have to hunt them with a bow that shoots in a forest when there is no-one around, and that includes you. So the only way to operate one is to achieve a state of "no mind" in which your Self disappears. To do this you must first become a Zen monk. Which means that when you go hunting for Zen monks, the first one you find is you.

Now you see why the problem with the bag limit never really comes up.

Yes. The moment you draw the bow you are mountains and rivers away from it.

twang!
target falls away,
thwap!
archer falls away
Who is left to gut the harvest?

[glatt]

Originally Posted by glatt

My father in law got accepted to the assisted living facility we wanted for him! Now we just have to make moving and transportation arrangements. This won't be hanging over my head for much longer, and I'll be able to go on a vacation as planned, even if it will be a couple days delayed.

Well, I spoke a little too soon about the vacation. I'm really happy we have a place for my FIL, but I was a little naive about how easily it would be to make the move. There are so many details!

Had to cancel the vacation, but we'll probably take a long weekend somewhere or something. The good news is that the stress is gone now that he's in.

As an aside, did you know medical ground transport from NYC area to DC area is in the neighborhood of $5k? Amazing. We're probably going to move him in a wheelchair on Amtrak. It's faster and about as convenient.

[ZenGum]

UPS?