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I prefer the other Dave Stewart
But āSweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)ā is cool too.
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It was the latest fake rumour mentioning the āSahil Omarā name, which has been linked to a number of other recent events: an explosion at a border crossing in Niagara Falls, shootings in Las Vegas and Prague, a sexual assault on the London Underground, a gas explosion in Texas and others.
But not only was nobody named āSahil Omarā involved in any of these incidents - thereās no evidence he exists at all.
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Here it all is.
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Ohhh, I love that imageā¦maybe I should try to paint space scapes?
And is there a grammatical term for two words that have the same letters but in different order?
(space - scape)
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I think youād have to nag Mara about that. (anagram)
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Oh, thank you so much! All I could think of was acrostic, so at least I knew it started with an āaā, lol.
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Well this is peculiar. I have a blood test at Quest Diagnostics today. Iāve been getting email like ā15% off your next diagnostic tests!ā
WTF? Itās not exactly pizza.
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I actually got this email from Quest Diagnostics (this is just the top part):
Itās in honor of leap year day!!!
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The appointment itself was farcical.
First I had to use a kiosk to sign in (there was no receptionist in sight). I had to scan my license and insurance cards front and back. There was a large waiting room, with only me and another patient. The technician got to me immediately. Fortunately she had a map to get to the test room. She was really nice.
The technician started inputting a lot of information into her computer, and scanned my license again. She agreed that maybe the kiosk wasnāt connected to anything. I gave her my written doctorās orders. She looked it over, spent more time looking at the computer. I suggested that the CEO is probably paid really well, and she said she wished they could use some of the money to do a rehab on the site. Indeed it was small and shabby. Except for the waiting room. Thereās some hopeful thinking going on there. By this time I was laughing.
Finally she said āWe canāt do the blood test here. But we can use a sputum test or a urine test.ā By this time I was laughing so hard at the companyās poor procedures I couldnāt stop. The technician thanked me for laughing; she said most people get really mad. I guess this happens a lot. Finally I said Iād like to cancel the appointment. My mouth is really dry due to meds Iām on, and I was laughing so hard I didnāt think I could fill the cup without getting it everywhere. She said āIāll put the orders on hold.ā Yeah like Iām going there again. I told her she should get a job at Labcorp. I thanked her for being so nice, and manage to wend my way out of the place.
Corporate health care at work!
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Very elaborate scams itās good to be aware of.
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Series based on The Three-Body Problem due soon:
I had some problems with the novel, but it was definitely different. Be interesting to see what the series is like. (Maybe not literally.)
I would like to see Appleās āFoundationā though.
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Iāve been listening to the audiobook of the first book of the series off and on, with about 3 hours left out of 13ā¦ the premise is interesting, and Iām not entirely bouncing off of it, but a lot of it feels like listening to a history textbook. Iām sure making a lot of that visual will help.
Iāve been enjoying that one, but itās definitely not faithful to the books.
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I canāt get past the headline.
It should be either
- Goodbye, Horses. Hello, Spaceships.
- Goodbye, Kingdoms. Hello, Cosmos.
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I never though of it this way.
That means other humans have been able and willing to help.
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Ohā¦ damn. Yeahā¦ damn. Thatās some DEEP shit.
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