So, I cast the horoscope earlier this week, but am not currently near my charts. This is pretty normal, but I’ve also left my notes behind, so let’s see what I can remember.
I know there was only one alignment, but it was a pretty big one. At least four, possibly five objects involved: The Earth, Sun and Moon, and Mercury. This one is kind of weird, because those first three together signify “completion,” but Mercury is the harbinger of something new. Typically, I’d default to Mercury’s aspect of “luck,” but it doesn’t seem to fit everything else there. Especially since Saturn is almost-but-not-quite lining up with the other four. I’m reading this as an amplifier of the first three, as the Mercury/Saturn dichotomy is equivalent to dynamism/stasis or in the alchemical sense mercury/lead. Since Saturn isn’t quite there, we’re not getting a Great Completion, but basically a significantly more significant milestone than usual in your life this week.
Fortunately, the rest of the chart was typical: Sagittarius and Mars are sharing space, so good luck in defining your problems and identifying strategies to overcome them. Capricorn holds onto Saturn, Jupiter, Mercury and (iirc) Venus, all of which are Good Things when they’re together like that. Actually, this is a great week for crocodile hunting, if you’ve got that planned. The moon is in Leo, which is again either a tense or a complementary pairing what with the whole fire/water thing but with the earlier observations, it’s probably best to see them as silver and gold respectively, confirming what the planets told us. It might also indicate your cat needs to go to the groomer.
Capricorn: Temperance – Economy, moderation, frugality, management, accommodation
Aquarius: 10 of Swords reversed – Advantage, profit, success, favor, but none of these are permanent; also power and authority.
Pisces: Queen of Wands – A dark woman, countrywoman, friendly, chaste, loving, honorable. In this particular draw, this woman is interested in an overt authority figure.
Aries: King of Swords – Judgment and all its connections-power, command, authority, law.
Taurus: 2 of Swords reversed – Imposture, falsehood, duplicity, disloyalty, misdirected vengeance, mercilessness.
Gemini: 8 of Cups – The decline of a matter, abandoning successes, deciding on a new path, humility
Cancer: King of Cups reversed – Dishonest, double-dealing man; roguery, exaction, injustice, vice, scandal, pillage, considerable loss
Leo: 10 of Cups – Contentment, repose, perfection, love and friendship
Virgo: Knight of Wands – Departure, absence, flight, emigration, change of residence
Libra: The Hierophant – Marriage, alliance, captivity, servitude, mercy, goodness, inspiration
Scorpio: 9 of Swords – failure, miscarriage, delay, deception, disappointment, despair
Sagittarius: King of Coins reversed – Vice, weakness, ugliness, perversity, corruption, peril.
*sigh*
Okay.
Nothin ever changes.
Everything changes.
Its not time for a new post, i was still trying to get cat butted on the last one.
This right here is the kind of practical advice I’ve come to know and love from Glibs.
(NA – I absolutely love these posts. Fuck “science”: my mom is an absolute saint, and a brilliant, practical woman… but growing up she loved her some Jeane Dixon books on astrology. I’ve heard this language as long as I can remember. There’s something soothing about it.)
My mother would visit a fortune teller about once a year (about 70 years ago) and rave about the teller’s clairvoyance. Went on a just a few years only, maybe her friends were laughing at her or we moved out of the range of clairvoyancy.
If she’d had a computer Mom could probably have gotten daily readings on her credit card.
She had a “Book of Dreams Explained” as well. Could always find some relevancy.
My mom was more… scientific about it – as stupid as that phrasing may sound. She read these different books on sun signs and moon signs and what was rising in what else – a lot of it was similar to what NA gives us. I enjoyed it then and still do now.
Did she have a Gemini dream?
Nah, I don’t think so, our 5 tube Arvin only got a couple sundowner AM stations, local news and farm prices. At night us kids could take the radio upstairs and get Del Rio on the skip, faded a lot but still…when its all you have…
Virgo: Knight of Wands – Departure, absence, flight, emigration, change of residence
Based on the week I have ahead of me, NA fuckin’ nailed it.
Get your futon straightened out?
Like drivin’ a Kenworth over it. In fact, they’re having so much fun that Fat Girl #1 called off work today, and the day-drinking has commenced.
The road goes on forever and the party never ends….
Holy Mackerel! I LOVE that song. Thanks for linking it. You deserve some Tall Cans, good sir.
More cans
Cuntery isn’t really my thing but that is an awesome song!
Yeah… I must confess, someone always starts cutting onions nearby, right about the time of “…stepped into the alley with a single shot .410…”.
….so good luck in defining your problems and identifying strategies to overcome them.
Works for me, I usually try to ignore my problems.
Gemini: 8 of Cups – The decline of a matter, abandoning successes, deciding on a new path, humility
Uh oh.
“Cancer: King of Cups reversed – Dishonest, double-dealing man; roguery, exaction, injustice, vice, scandal, pillage, considerable loss”
?
Oh well, at least I have some steaks for today:
https://www.amazon.com/photos/shared/X3TwUHC7Re6OwFZhOP07Pw.ythpwFKmxGbzMbiAsfOmPX
Nice
The moon is in Leo, which is again either a tense or a complementary pairing what with the whole fire/water thing but with the earlier observations, it’s probably best to see them as silver and gold respectively, confirming what the planets told us. It might also indicate your cat needs to go to the groomer.
Sometimes I am amazed at what the stars can tell us.
Leo: 10 of Cups – Contentment, repose, perfection, love and friendship
And then I read this, and think, “Not Adahn is fucking with me.”
Sagittarius: King of Coins reversed – Vice, weakness, ugliness, perversity, corruption, peril.
Looks like I’ll have to put off giving up glue-sniffing for another week.
Go Pack Go der guy!
I wouldn’t be mocking Tom Brady’s feminine fashion choices if Aaron Rodgers was my QB. With the closeted homosexuality thing and all.
At least it’s a manly closet. His live in ‘friend’ lived at the hunting cabin.
There was only one type of hunting going on in that cabin. Butt hunting. And Rodgers was the prey.
“…and then the bear says, ‘You’re not just here for the hunting, are you?'”
QBs being a little bit “light” in the cleats has been a thing since Joe Namath.
Can confirm. https://youtu.be/_taveZC0Iqk
“ Virgo: Knight of Wands – Departure, absence, flight, emigration, change of residence”
So I’m preparing to leave next weekend for a long work trip. I’m doing this at a horrible time for my wife and her family.
Shit all around this month.
OK, not bad. Let’s check out the Mrs.
I think I’m in trouble.
Blame Tundra
Watch the driving video. It’s totally streetable.
I want it.
You and Tundra can fight over that one. I want this one.
DROOL… Though I would likely just wrap it around a tree. https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1932-ford-roadster-39/
Great engine sound, throaty but not stupid.
Phylicia Rashad wants me to dom her?
Huh. Didn’t realize she was a would for me until just now. She’s like an attractive high school principal.
There was only one type of hunting going on in that cabin. Butt hunting. And Rodgers was the prey.
Wait, what? Vaganica is a beard?
Fun fact – until the other day, I thought Danica was Winnie from The Wonder Years. LOL.
That’s Danica McKellar, not Danica Patrick
Would. Would.
Danica Patrick was an asshole to me one time. Wouldn’t.
Hate f’k?
What did she do if I may ask?
Flamboyantly snubbed me and my group of friends when we went up to say hi to her during a practice day at the indy 500.
Not cool.
You and Tundra can fight over that one. I want this one.
Bleh. Miura or go home.
When the Genie asked him for his last wish, he said “I want a rare vintage Lamborghini
Well, the second and final addition to the family arrived on the 3rd after some drama and we got back from the hospital last Tuesday, so that probably fits the completion/new thing/milestone bit.
I think I missed that. Congrats, and glad everyone is home!
Mazel Tov!
Congrats, Bill! Enjoy no sleep for a while. 🙂
We’re doing shifts and we’re both off for like a month. Off ish, I should say, we’re both doing stuff. So much easier this time I’m getting suspicious…
Congratulations!
Congrats! Enjoy!
Grats!
Good show, N. Bill. Congrats on the fatherhood. Stopping at 2? Are there rules?
Well, we’re getting a little old for this stuff, but the main reason is just how rough this last go round was. Everybody’s fine, but we went in for a final check up and next thing we know we’re on the way to the hospital because she has pre-eclampsia. They induce, and it takes a half hour and some screaming to get the epidural right. Then, emergency c-section because the cord is wrapped around his neck. Basically, we’ve got two healthy kids now and we don’t want to push our luck.
That is exactly where we were. I was 36 with #2 and he nearly killed me. THEN I ended up in the ER 8 days later with a high fever (now THAT is how to get fast-tracked through a packed ER, 8 days postpartum with a fever). We felt there was another one who wanted to be in our family (yes, I really believe that), but I was pretty certain another one WOULD kill me and I couldn’t sacrifice the two I have for one who wanted to be with us. So Mr. Mojeaux got snipped. We would have named her Daisy. ?
Ugh, that’s hard. But like you say, you’ve got two and they’ve got a mom, which is better than the alternative for everyone involved. Even up to the point where we were on the way to the hospital i was holding out hope for a third. Then I spent twelve hours going from emergency to emergency totally powerless, not sure if my son was going to make it, wondering if it would come down to him or my wife, or if the worst would happen and I’d lose both… That was it. Never again. I’ve got an amazing family and I’m not gonna risk it.
My sister in law went through a harrowing emergency delivery (placental abruption) with their first, and it has been tough for them to decide whether to have more. Even now that they know what caused the issue and can avoid it happening again, it was a traumatic situation that’s hard to get over.
I’m glad everybody came out of it happy and healthy for y’all!
You know what? I was thinking about you the other day. I thought your date was the 10th, and I meant to ask you, but forgot.
Congrats!
Thanks! Yeah, things got exciting all of a sudden so the timetable moved up. Even after the Spanish inquisition epidural and having a gaping abdominal wound held shut with super glue my wife is over the moon that it’s all done with. The boy was already to term and he’s totally healthy, and as it turned out a regular delivery would’ve killed him, so this way we’re all back home, healthy, and enjoying adult beverages and binging television ahead of schedule. She won’t rest long enough for the damn suture to heal right but at least we’re past the point where it’s a medical emergency.
That’s great news NB. Congratulations!
Congratulations!
? ?
Bravo, my man!
Me, I’m happy that my daughter in all but law has provided our household with a grandson. All the joys of a newborn, but I get to sleep in and get drunk at night.
Will you be sharing breastfeeding stints?
She’s pumping. It’s not what you’d call glamorous, but it does mean she can get four or more consecutive hours of sleep, which makes everyone better off.
Congrats!!!
Congrats. Best of luck to you with the baby, and to your wife in her recovery.
God bless.
Thanks for the kind words, y’all! I’ve been taking the night shifts since we’ve been back so I can see how the west coast Glibs live.
Speaking of Robert Earl…
Pandora served this one up for me the other day. I hadn’t heard it in about forever.
Not this Earl?
Oh man, that one also makes me feel some kinda’ way. Thanks for sharing it.
For SP and the rest of the Packer fans out there.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_0xuRb6f4s
(And yes, I have owned this vinyl since it was released.)
Bart Star rammed all 16 inches into the Cowboys!
Capricorn: Temperance – Economy, moderation, frugality, management, accommodation-
Well I did just fix my dishwasher and the only thing I broke was the drain line. Should be cheap. I paid the blood price so it should stay fixed.
Yo, Florida Man you are wanted on the GlibDip game.
I checked in every day and nothing happened. I’ll look now.
READY!!!
Although my wife did say she heard the same noise in the library that lead us to a pinhole leak in the wall, just after I bought new wheels/tires for the tacoma and booked a trip to Costa Rica. ? also after doing the alignment they told me my front lower control arm bushings are shot. Also the pool is leaking and the irrigation system needs repair. Maybe this is forced frugality coming.
My brother, who is the one bailing us out of our mess, bought a car for us to “use.” That was 2 months ago. It’s a nice car. A 2006 Azera. Within his budget.
Alternator’s out. Sooooo discouraged.
Mr. Mojeaux: How were we supposed to know?
Me: It was an entirely foreseeable event.
Mr. Mojeaux: The alternator?
Me: No. SOMETHING going wrong almost immediately. Other people’s problems. I wish we’d kept Granny.
So now this means I’m driving the pickup (rear wheel drive) in the snow. Lovely.
Dear Greece: I got your austerity measures right here.
How handy is the Mr? Could he replace it if he had a replacement?
He did it twice on my 96 Olds, but not the Azera. Computers and whatnot.
The alternator shouldn’t require doing anything with the engine computer. Usually it’s 2 bolts, a wiring harness, and the fan belt.
Email me: 5v8tz4onh9so@opayq.com
See Mike’s comment below.
It looks like it’s a bitch on the Azera. Not impossible, just need some patience and a warm place to do it.
Anecdotal evidence from the comments suggests these things go out often. Might want to look into this more and see if you can see why the alternators go out, and if Hyundai has done any recall or anything to rectify it.
We do not have the warm place to do it, as my son has thoroughly trashed our garage and cannot be cleaned out in less than a week.
That’s a bummer, Mo’. I wish I could loan you my shop for a couple days.
Thanks. I don’t mind getting my hands dirty, either (obvs), but yes, the warm place is essential. The last time he replaced Granny’s, it was in single-digit weather with snow on the ground.
I hear you. I’ve done the shade-tree mechanic thing in the cold, and it suuuucks.
Ayup. We don’t have a garage at the current house (NEVER AGAIN), so any winter mechanical work involves heavy clothes, a space heater, and frequent breaks to regain feeling in the fingers.
Also, my son has lost most of our tools. I can’t keep up with his trail of destruction AND earn money, and nothing will get him to stop doing exactly what he wants to regardless of what we say.
A video on removing the belt
Secured weight at the very back of the bed. Truck will be fine.
Sorry, Mo. At least I can fix most of my problems, minus the leak inside the wall. I guess I could, but I’m not great at drywall.
Thanks.
I was good at drywall till my shoulder gave out for good, and even then I waited too long to get a good rotator cuff repair.
I’m still in shock about the success of wild card teams this year.
I’ll not mention any by name…
I will mention a few by name. There have been six Wild Card Super Bowl winners:
1980 Oakland Raiders (11–5)
1997 Denver Broncos (12–4)
2000 Baltimore Ravens (12–4)
2005 Pittsburgh Steelers (11–5)
2007 New York Giants (10–6)
2010 Green Bay Packers (10–6)
Only the 2005 Steelers and 2010 Packers were the 6 seed.
Thanks, Double! Interesting list indeed.
I want the Packers to lose today, but we will be going down to the neighborhood golf club to kinda sorta cheer for them, since the bartender is a huge Packers fan and we love her dearly.
But we will be wearing Bears Jerseys the whole time 😀
GASP! I thought I knew you.
Lol.
You do.
OT: Glib cooks I need your advice. Wife made rice in a stainless steel pot. She boiled it out so the interior bottom is charred. I know I can’t use steel wool on it so what are my options to clean this thing out? I’ve tried less harsh methods but the black char is still pretty thick. If the pot needs to meet its maker then give me the bad news.
Enjoy the taste of black char?
I’d soak it for a long time, and then try to use the scraper that’s normally for the pizza stone to see if that could get the char off.
Soak it hot soapy water until mold grows.
Boil water in it and scrape with metal spatula while boiling. Also a big fan of those stainless scrubby steel thingys. I burn food all the time.
I don’t know all the rules for stainless, but I’d be tempted to go at it with the chainmail meant for the cast iron. That is, after a long, long soak in dawn. Comet/barkeeper’s friend would be on the agenda, too.
Barkeeper’s Friend is a must. It makes Comet look like talcum powder.
Yes, but I wouldn’t use it on a stainless steel pan.
Why not? I do all the time.
Yup it’s even recommended on the package.
Coat it in baking soda then soak. Make sure the baking soda thickly covers the whole of the char. When finished, use a plastic scraper, as Ted said, and a green ScotchBrite pad.
Sodium Bicarb FTW!
https://www.hunker.com/13423784/how-to-clean-severely-burned-stainless-steel-pots
Thank you both. I’ll give it a try.
Scotch Bright Scouring Pads are the way to go for stainless. I would agree with soaking in hot soapy water first as well.
^this^
My mom had a set of SS pots and if anything ever got stuck on bad it was a soak in soapy water for a while and then hit it with the green scouring pad. Came right off.
Thanks guys.
Soak it in muriatic acid, wash with water, then reuse to poison the family.
^^^ Dear FBI, he’s kidding! He’s a writer!
Why are you cleaning this pot?
Now that’s a good question.
I get pots at the thrift store.
I was referring to the fact that his wife is the one who dirtied it up… so to speak.
Oh. I assumed it’s just one of those things a husband does to express his love. /nosarc
My husband does lots of little things like that for me. It’s one way he says “I love you.”
Yes, it is how I show my love. This will also go right past my wife.
If I don’t take care of it then there is an excellent chance wife will throw it away. She will reason it couldn’t be saved.
It may not go past her, but instead of seeing it as an expression of love, she may see it as a cost-saving measure on your part.
My husband bought me something I had been wanting (we did not get each other Christmas gifts) just out of the blue.
He does sometimes do things to help me that don’t really help and sometimes hinders, but he is ALWAYS just trying to help me and take some weight off my shoulders no matter how it turns out.
Right! I throw all my pots away after cooking with them.
My son has ruined two perfectly wonderful pans. Now I get replacements at the thrift store.
Melt it down in a crucible and make a large knife out of it.
lol…..best suggestion yet!
Sand-blasting.
How about TNT?
In my experience, be patient and willing to soak it for a few hours, then work at the char with a spatula, scrubbing pad and maybe a bit of finger nail work, then repeat.
Easy Off. Spray liberally outdoors. Let sit for a few hours. Rinse out very thoroughly and then steel wool it.
Been there, done that.
I know I can’t use steel wool on it
Why not?
It’s already fucked. Steel wool is too fine to start with. Use some fine wet and dry sandpaper, with soapy water.
the interior bottom is charred.
Are we talking about burnt-on rice, or turning the bottom of the pot blue from high temperature?
Actually, acid (vinegar, not muriatic) isn’t such a bad suggestion.
I’d go with this. White vinegar, scrape, rinse, repeat. It’s not gonna be a museum piece at this point so just go to town on it. If you want it shiny again you’ll need to use polishes and buff it.
Been thinking lately about how widespread geographically the Glibs are. Worldwide we’ve got commenters from Japan, Canada, England, and Romania. It’s easier to list the states that aren’t represented than are. Looking at the map we’re missing :
Maine
Rhode Island
Delaware
NC
SC
Georgia(?)
Mississippi
Alabama
WV(?)
SoDak
Nebraska
Kansas
Oklahoma
Wyoming
Oregon(?)
Any I’m missing? Anyone from the list want to pipe up?
Just some thoughts before football.
Missouri
Australia ? Raven Nation?
Also, how MANY Glibs are in Japan.
Mo from MO?
Forgot about the antipodes. IFH was here for a while.
Offhand I count 4-5 from Japan and I’m probably missing someone.
I think I’ve seen commenters from the states with question marks, just not sure when I put the list together.
Mo from MO, yes indeedie. Home of God’s true football team and chosen time zone.
And much like God’s chosen people, we’ve been left to wander the desert aimlessly for forty plus years…
I see no lie.
Mr. Mojeaux is all psyched for success, so he doesn’t understand my PTSD.
No Chris Jones today. That’s going to matter quite a bit. That man is a freaking beast in the interior line.
Numerous glibs in CO where Raven Nation is a part time resident as far as I know.
It’s easier to list the states that aren’t represented…..aaah, missed that part. I blame cheap wine.
My brother (who introduced me to Libertarianism and to Reason.com) lurks from Oklahoma if that counts.
Ohio (quite a few)
We out here!
I’m in Georgia, and I think there are a couple others too.
Several in OR, and NC.
I was going to do this as a Poll but I didn’t want to dox anyone. Looks like the “not” list is shorter than I thought.
Thanks for the responses.
Louisiana.
Also, I thought we had someone from the UK, Slovakia(?), Costa Rica, Brazil(back home I think), Texas, Idaho….and I am sure I am missing some.
The list was “not”. Had you in mind for LA.
Costa Rica?
Oh.
io
I misread.
Nots? I dont recall, though that means little, Nevada,….well now that I think about the nots it reminds me….oh yeah we had that one guy.
I dont know any nots, though it seems odd we have no one located in Mexico that I can think of.
Is it ironic or isn’t it ironic that no Rhode Islanders show up.
Ozy is an escaped RI dude.
I’m S.C. born and mostly raised.
Washington (state)
Are you the commenter from Spokane?
Didn’t robc move to Charleston, SC?
It’s not gonna be a museum piece at this point so just go to town on it. If you want it shiny again you’ll need to use polishes and buff it.
Stainless steel is tough stuff. Unless you’re using a body grinder with a 24 grit disk on it, you’re not going to wear through it. If we’re talking cosmetics, like wrecking the mirror polish, that’s different.
^this^
I wouldn’t hesitate for a moment to use stainless steel wool on it. SS, not carbon steel wool. If you use carbon steel, particles of the steel can get embedded in the stainless steel and cause rust.
I use S.OS. Pads (basically steel wool with embedded soap) on stainless steel pans, no problem.
The only surfaces you have to be delicate with are Teflon and a well seasoned iron skillet. All else are fair game.
Advantage, profit, success, favor, but none of these are permanent
Of course…
They never are.
Libra: The Hierophant – Marriage, alliance, captivity, servitude, mercy, goodness, inspiration
This stopped being fun when Libra stopped getting the really good ones.
Right?! I mean, the first four are just different words for the same thing.
Hey, at least we’re not Capricorn’s.
Ravens looost, Ravens looost.
Cowgirls weren’t even in it. Go back to your Village People.
Since y’all love your gas stoves so much.
OMG! Yes please!
Check out this adorable little thing.
I got redirected to the Pinterest home page.
Dammit. I forget about that.
https://images.app.goo.gl/13TwSm42J1s1oPQL8
We had one of those in the van that Dad converted to go camping, although it didn’t have the icebox.
LOL
Mom had one just like that with the burner that drops down.
Does it have the thing that goes up and the bullet button?
Somewhere there’s a stove collector rantings “YOU OPENED THE CRATE? NOW IT’S WORTHLESS!”
Nice.
“Whaddaya mean, you took your Barbies out of the box and played with them? That’s crazy.”
Well, so idiot me thought the game started at 3:00 central.
Dear Chiefs–Don’t be Ravens.
Dear Chiefs–Don’t be Ravens.
Dear Chiefs- I feel for ya.
FWIW, I was pulling for the Ravens because 1) I am into corvids at the moment and 2) solidarity with you.
Yeah, I wanted to see a Chiefs-Ravens AFC championship. But that’s not going to happen unless Superman does his “reverse the Earth’s spin” trick.
I am still
maddisappointed you are not down the road from us.Well, when circumstances permit, you now have a place to come defrost.
Is it ironic or isn’t it ironic that no Rhode Islanders show up.
Joe Biden doesn’t want to blow his cover.
D’oh!
I am braced to lose.
Pretty much what I expected.
Not THAT.
Why not? 😉
Well, if you’re gonna fuck up, do it spectacularly.
Ha! Now they’re dropping more balls than a junior high boys locker room!
Aaaaahhhhhhh!!!!!!
Mojeaux and OMWC can console each other with pity sex….
Not AGAIN.
I’m a Chiefs fan but can’t help but laugh. This is freaking perfect.
Double d’oh!
uffda
Luckily, I’m dead inside and after a brief swearing fit, now feel nothing but morbid amusement. Brace for Arrowhead Shitstorm 9.
Great googly moogly.
Perfect.
I’ve called them the Chefs ever since that commercial.
14-0 after four minutes? Is that a record?
@mojeaux: Long soak in hot water, then copper scrubber.
It’s not my pot. ? As for what my son does, it’s to put deep grooves in the interior bottom. I have ginormous aluminum cookie sheets. I made Rice Krispie treats for the kids and he decided to cut them (after I told him not to) and put a grid of deep grooves in it the metal. It was the first time I’d used it.
Yeah, so now it’s thrift store pots.
No, I was talking about KC’s special teams.
I’m about to go hide out in my office.
@mojeaux: Long soak in hot water, then copper scrubber.
The end of dry skin!
End dry skin, winter edition = wash with cold water, use soap sparingly, use coconut oil liberally
Use udder balm on chapped/cracked skin.
I smell a rat.
Okay, I’m outtie. This is too painful.
Y’all do know there’s a new thread, right?
Yes, but we’re waiting a suitable length of time to go off topic.
Okay, I gotta ask: Is this game being thrown?
It’s fixed by the SEC/ESPN.