I don't think I will play this game.

For our vacation this year we needed somewhere to stow a pair of inflatable stand-up paddleboards. So I accessorized!

I already had the roof bag ($), so a set of cross-bars from the dealer ($$$) and a basket ($$, luckily on sale) were added. The total assembly and install took 2 hours, because the first time you do anything new it obviously takes forever. My daughter helped, and stuck through it all while my sons played cops and robbers in the car.

The boards and five life jackets fit just right, which was a huge relief because my calculations were based on hope as much as on actual measurements...

On the highway, instantaneous fuel efficiency was down 10% or more based on the in-dash stats from the car. At more sedate country road speeds the difference was negligible and not worth worrying about. It was definitely all worth it, because:

• Driving with rearward visibility is more comfortable
• Front-to-rear weight balance is better
• We didn't buy paddleboards only to leave them at home
• Most importantly, any time spent on an activity with your teenager is time well spent

A young man ran a very late red light and clipped a car, flipping his minivan on the side. My sister and I helped him climb out, and short of some serious gashes on one elbow (and a bit of minor shock) he was ok. His van will surely be totalled.

The driver of the struck car was uninjured and was able to drive his car off to the side of the road to safety. He was kind, and surprisingly unfazed by the accident, and even offered a water bottle to the driver who struck him.

Stay safe out there!

We were laying out in the yard looking at the stars tonight when ET showed up! (These are cellphone pictures that actually turned out pretty good.)

A quick check tells me that this is a Starlink chain, and I suspect that these were maybe the 53 satellites from this morning's Starlink launch (Group 4-27)! Neat-o!

Updated: It turns out that this is the Group 4-21 launch from July 7, 2022. Assuming I'm using the tracker correctly...

Not me, heavens no! I'm not tough enough to survive something like that. My middle child had an awkward fall in judo practice today and broke his collarbone. It's barely cracked and will be set by using an arm brace for 4 weeks or so.

First broken bone in the house (including the parents)! Woot woot!

Today I drove a Ford Transit moving van, rented from Home Depot. It looked exactly like this, but imagine it with 100,000 km driven by people who don't understand how long vehicles turn. It was comfy and a fun challenge to drive.

The van was to move our purchase. We bought a used Italian-made sofa and arm chair for a ridiculously good price and by way of a minor miracle we even managed to get it into the basement...

Tomorrow, I have hernia surgery. Six weeks of no lifting above 10 kg (22 lbs). I'm looking forward to getting it repaired, but not really looking forward to actually having surgery... And this is only the right hand side - I'll need to go back for the other side eventually. Wish me luck.

So many possibilities:

• The woman was his sister/cousin/friend and they met up for lunch while the mother of the children was busy/resting/otherwise unavailable.
• They are not all his children - only one or two are - and he took his kids to lunch with their friends/cousins to a meal and the woman is his sister/friend/cousin/wife/girlfriend/disinterested third party who then had a further engagement and left in a separate vehicle.
• Kidnapping
• They simply chose the wrong vehicle for their lifestyle.

It's easy to judge, and it's ok to have an opinion, but things are not always as obvious as they seem!

A couple of quick spots from yesterday. Despite the V6, that Toyota probably ain't going anywhere real fast.

The one-percenters of this world who think that they're something special are simply pathetic in the shadow of my magnificence. Weep, for you shall never be as great as I am. I am the 0.01%!

That's 24/7 folding at light power on a mid-2007 Core 2 Duo iMac. I've completed 236 work units and show no signs of slowing down.

@bison78 oops, missed that bit!

Source: https://wearecurated.com/1994-lamborghini-diablo-se30-2

@Highlander @HammerheadFistpunch

Subarau in 1987?

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symmetrical_All_Wheel_Drive

@derp spectacular choice

@beefchips I have done a bit of weaving (very very basic) and really enjoy it. You really learn the value of something handmade when you give it away - I'm always a bit surprised at how much it's appreciated.

1 - cute car, what is it?
2 - the grill looks flimsy as heck, like chicken wire
3 - shorts! So modern!

I'm too lazy to care about how many days it's been. Despite the fact that I won't return to work until next week, this will be the last installment of the series. I know you're all disappointed.

Today, I share some of the tabs that are currently opened in my browser. All SFW, don't worry.

For the technical types, modeling Lego with Blender: https://hackaday.com/2022/11/15/blender-builds-lego-models/

For the crafty types, the anthropologists, and those curious about Vikings, an article about textiles and power: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/viking-textiles-show-women-had-tremendous-power/

For the gamers, especially the more mature of us who know what a text-based adventure is, a very old text adventure: https://www.pcgamer.com/a-huge-text-adventure-begun-by-anonymous-creators-40-years-ago-was-only-completed-this-year/

And finally, for the mortals among us (I strongly recommend that you read this, it's fascinating), human composting: https://www.theverge.com/c/23307867/human-composting-process-return-home

Mandatory automotive content to appease, or perhaps tease, the god with claws:

@The-Crazy-Kanuck yeah, longer lenses make sense then for you.

I'm a big fan of the wide lenses, I love the 21mm but it took some time to make sense of it. I wonder if I remember how to use it now...

@davesaddiction due to rounding, a number of posts equal to all-8s would actually be 888.9k.

I'm glad to offer this useless information free of charge.

Here's an "8" known as the Alpina B12:

Kevin spoingus shook but chimcken