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Post by bixaorellana on Jan 24, 2024 7:31:33 GMT
You are living in some kind of alternate reality, anyway.
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Post by bixaorellana on Jan 24, 2024 6:01:11 GMT
No, anything you play on a screen is NOT a video game. Statistics, graphics, clicking to enter things or get reactions or whatever are all feedback supplied by the game's software, not by a video. Wordle and other online games such as the NYT crossword puzzle or Tiles are interactive games. In a vdeo game, the player in effect "enters" the video and alters its course.
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Post by bixaorellana on Jan 23, 2024 22:03:39 GMT
Something I learned a few minutes ago:
The official name of the Mercado de Abastos in the city of Oaxaca is "Mercado Margarita Maza de JuΓ‘rez".
I lived in Oaxaca from October 1997 until March of 2023 and never knew this.
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Post by bixaorellana on Jan 23, 2024 16:12:29 GMT
Indeed!
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Post by bixaorellana on Jan 23, 2024 6:07:26 GMT
Urf ~ Wordle 948 5/6* β¬β¬π¨β¬β¬ π©π©β¬β¬β¬ π©π©π©β¬β¬ π©π©π©β¬β¬ π©π©π©π©π© water stomp stick stint still
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Post by bixaorellana on Jan 23, 2024 1:09:25 GMT
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Post by bixaorellana on Jan 22, 2024 22:31:39 GMT
This is from a review on Amazon about ammonia --
I liked it! A little goes along way and really does leave floor implacable. Left a nice fragrant smell. Just be careful when mopping as floor can be extremely slippery while wet.
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Post by bixaorellana on Jan 22, 2024 22:30:07 GMT
Really? Are you sure you want to do that? The supermarket stuff is quite strong. Admittedly the 25% probably last years, but judging by how powerful my homemade spray is using lots of water & a miniscule amount of supermarket strength ammonia, I can't see risking using the stronger stuff for home application. I see that Amazon US also sells it, saying: "Based on the Original Mexican Formula, Ajax Amonia is a 1 Liter Bottle of Floor Cleaning Solution That is Commonly Used in Mexico, But Hard to Attain in the United States. Buy the Brand and Name You've Trusted for Many Years." (Base on the number of capital letter, perhaps that was written for the German market.) You can tell this is an authentic Mexican product because of the airy vagueness about percentage of Ammonia. www.amazon.com/Ajax-Amonia-Floor-Clearner/dp/B06VS9ZTS6
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Post by bixaorellana on Jan 22, 2024 22:00:42 GMT
I just use regular salad vinegar for cleaning, although I would use the extra strength if it were available here. Is that the Mexican-Spanish pronunciation? Because that's how the Dutch pronounce their famous football team of the same name too. I didn't know that the Dutch team pronounced it that way. Maybe they used to pronounce it A-jax, but now Dani Rojas is playing for them?
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Post by bixaorellana on Jan 22, 2024 20:30:21 GMT
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Post by bixaorellana on Jan 22, 2024 16:36:08 GMT
!!!
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Post by bixaorellana on Jan 22, 2024 16:28:38 GMT
I came here to say ammonia as well, but with a faster method.
Fill a spray bottle with ammonia and water, mostly water. Spritz the inside of the oven well and close the door while you tackle the racks. (do them outside, if possible)
Put the racks in the sink & spray them well with the ammonia mixture. Let that set a little bit, then hit them with a scrubby -- I like the curly stainless steel ones. Rinse them & go back to the oven. (If you have a dishwasher & the racks will fit into it, use that instead of cleaning them by hand.)
Use one of those non-scratching scrubbers to wipe down the inside of the oven. Afterward, spray the walls & floor of the oven with plain vinegar to neutralize the ammonia, then wipe everything with paper towels or rags.
The ammonia and water is great, especially as it helps with saving water. For regular kitchen use, make a weaker mixture than one used for cleaning the oven. Fill a liter bottle with a sprayer lid almost to the top, then pour in ammonia. Keep it next to the sink and spritz anything you put it there, a dirty dish, pot or whatever. When you go to wash the dishes, food residue will come off easily. Use it as an all-purpose cleaner in the kitchen and have a spray bottle of vinegar on hand as well.
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Post by bixaorellana on Jan 22, 2024 6:14:49 GMT
There is hope for me yet ~ Wordle 947 3/6* β¬β¬β¬π¨β¬ β¬π©π©π©π¨ π©π©π©π©π© crown sweat tweak
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Post by bixaorellana on Jan 22, 2024 4:41:01 GMT
Yikes!
It has been raining continuously since yesterday evening. It was a boring day at Casa Bixa.
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Post by bixaorellana on Jan 22, 2024 4:38:44 GMT
Now I have House of the Rising Sun stuck in my head. My song's lyrics compare the singer's love for a faithless lover to the bars of a prison.
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Post by bixaorellana on Jan 22, 2024 4:31:47 GMT
It was absolutely your jumping on the deck that fixed the problem, although you were sweet to let Mr. K think that he came to the rescue with his trusty plunger.
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Post by bixaorellana on Jan 21, 2024 23:28:50 GMT
Oh shoot, Cheery! I'm so sorry as we all know that Lorelei's Nannasaurus was all set to give her wonderful creations to the little princess.
But more power to you for doing the prudent thing for everyone -- a gift in itself. Hope you get to see lots of pictures and that your son is feeling okay.
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Post by bixaorellana on Jan 21, 2024 22:42:31 GMT
7. Paloma Negra -- Lila Downs
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Boats
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Post by bixaorellana on Jan 21, 2024 22:02:59 GMT
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Post by bixaorellana on Jan 21, 2024 21:59:46 GMT
You just nimbly leapt to the right answer.
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Post by bixaorellana on Jan 21, 2024 21:58:31 GMT
Not melodramatic, Kimby, not when you consider the number of articles about what the US will do if Trump is convicted and also elected. I guess he'll just be allowed to take office while suits and appeals are endlessly filed. The US genuinely might not survive after January 2025.
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Post by bixaorellana on Jan 21, 2024 21:54:42 GMT
That is a shame, Mich! Hope you get back to health soon.
Is that weather hitting very hard around where you live, Lugg? Stay safe, please.
Your weather sounds pretty acceptable for January, Kerouac. What concern me is "thangs". You can take the boy out of Mississippi, but ............
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Post by bixaorellana on Jan 21, 2024 15:35:52 GMT
Joseph Sikora -- American actor
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Post by bixaorellana on Jan 21, 2024 15:33:03 GMT
Destin -- city on a narrow peninsula in northwest Florida, USA. It is now known for tourism, condominiums, and Spring Break madness, but I remember it fondly from a road trip in the early '70s. Then it was gorgeous, deserted powdery white sand beaches, poky "motor courts", and no franchise eateries.
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Post by bixaorellana on Jan 21, 2024 15:19:34 GMT
Oh, humph.
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Post by bixaorellana on Jan 21, 2024 15:18:40 GMT
It is beautiful how your family keeps the love and memory alive, Whatagain.
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Post by bixaorellana on Jan 21, 2024 15:13:16 GMT
That is a great website, Kimby.
I've driven in blizzards and icy conditions more than once and agree that no one should be out driving in those conditions -- that roads should be closed, in fact.
It was beautiful here yesterday, a mostly sunny day with a high of 70/21. I tackled the dirt and mold that had dried on to the tiled front patio over the last two months of cold weather. That's all getting well rinsed now, as it has been raining steadily since last night and forecast to continue through tonight. Today's high will be 62/16.6.
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Post by bixaorellana on Jan 21, 2024 14:59:49 GMT
Trump found the gateway to the dark underside of the American psyche and gave the ugliness permission to go out and play.
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Post by bixaorellana on Jan 21, 2024 6:38:25 GMT
Ditto ~ Wordle 946 5/6* β¬π¨π¨π¨β¬ π¨π©β¬π©β¬ β¬π©π©π©π© β¬π©π©π©π© π©π©π©π©π© storm route worth forth north
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Post by bixaorellana on Jan 21, 2024 1:32:37 GMT
Not rambling -- this is a real thing. Consumers have brand loyalty, not only because they prefer the taste/quality/whatever of a product, but because of personal considerations as well. If you have been buying X brand of glacΓ© cherries for years because that 250g works out perfectly for four fruitcakes, for instance, 200g throws everything out of whack.
As you say, it's dishonest. Charge me more for the same product in the same size, but don't subtly change the packaging so that I find out when I get it home that I've been doubly cheated.
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