[JPK]

I thought I had a test for a work related certification scheduled for today, but it turns out I upped the date on it by a solid month. I already arranged for a sitter, so after clearing it with them, I'm taking a bit of time just for myself instead.

I have three hours of no work, wife, or baby ahead of me, and I'm using it wisely damn it!

Few things beat sitting in the park with a carne asada burrito(another rare choice since I only eat beef about once every four months or so), a cup of horchata, The Dear Hunter's Acts 4 and 5 on stream, and a paperback.

Today, is a good day.

[Slow Ben]

JPK, on 29 September 2016 - 11:16 PM, said:

Today, is a good day.

And you didn't even have to use your AK.

[Andorion]

High Geek of Crawfish, on 30 September 2016 - 01:23 AM, said:

Cold front moving through! Low tonight is 56! Who's gonna be outside burning and throwing rocks at amardillos? This guy... How cold is it up north right now?

BK why do you hate armadillos?

[Andorion]

High Geek of Crawfish, on 30 September 2016 - 02:06 AM, said:

Cause they are disgusting pests. Same thing with snails and slugs but I can just crush them with my feet. I'd kill the armadillos to but firearms and Ambien is not a good thing to mix.

What do they do? I know raccoons eat garbage

[Andorion]

High Geek of Crawfish, on 30 September 2016 - 03:17 AM, said:

Destroy landscaping carry leprosy(sometimes) fuck cars up when they get run over. Just nasty little creatures in general. I usually chase one or more off each night. They ll walk right up to you cause they re damn near blind.

Whoah leprosy?

Don't they have any natural predators?

[worry]

Isn't there a creature with a long tube-like snout that just vacuums up armadillos by the dozens? Or was that something else?

[Tiste Simeon]

JPK, on 29 September 2016 - 11:16 PM, said:

The Dear Hunter's Acts 4 and 5 on stream, and a paperback.

This was the best part. Act V is incredible. Not quite up to Act IV in my mind, yet...

[amphibian]

Andorion, on 30 September 2016 - 02:21 AM, said:

High Geek of Crawfish, on 30 September 2016 - 02:06 AM, said:

Cause they are disgusting pests. Same thing with snails and slugs but I can just crush them with my feet. I'd kill the armadillos to but firearms and Ambien is not a good thing to mix.

What do they do? I know raccoons eat garbage

They don't do anything beyond make some burrows and dig for food. Look at what Briar King is saying - armadillos are bad because they're in the way. That's it. They aren't able to get into the garbage like raccoons or start killing things like coyotes.

[JPK]

Tiste Simeon, on 30 September 2016 - 09:46 AM, said:

JPK, on 29 September 2016 - 11:16 PM, said:

The Dear Hunter's Acts 4 and 5 on stream, and a paperback.

This was the best part. Act V is incredible. Not quite up to Act IV in my mind, yet...

I think I prefer IV to V as well, but there are a couple pieces on V that I just love. And by that I mean anything but Melpomene.

[worry]

Ants! It was ants. I was thinking of anteaters.

[Kruppe of Darujhistan]

On the subject of vermin: I was mowing the lawn and almost broke my neck avoiding running over a frog by accident. Later i was weedwhacking and it was everything i could do to restrain myself from deliberately lopping off the heads of sky rats (geese).

[Macros]

Outside of the leprosy thing BK, amount spot on, thats pretty much what you were saying.
They only wreck cars if you hit them with your car, I highly doubt armadillos run around cannonballing cars for kicks.

[Slow Ben]

My toddler just fell walking across the living room and my 3 year old yells "Down goes Frazier!"

That's my girl.

She also told me today in a very serious voice that you don't say oh shit, you say oh nuts.

This post has been edited by Slow Ben: 01 October 2016 - 01:54 AM

[Mentalist]

nicely drunk. Not sure about tomorrow morning, but tonight, feeling this drunk after a restless week as soon as I'm back from vacation feels good

it was my lawschool classmate's 30th b-day, so got to catch up with a bunch of people I have not seen in a while, as well as meet some new good people.

Alll this without making an idiot of myself.

And tomorrow I get to sleep in.

Life is quite good. Hopefully no hangover tomorrow.

[Maark Abbott]

[Tiste Simeon]

Going to York today, officially the greatest city in the World!

As part of the day, I get to meet The Retired Bridgeburner & see some of her falcons and stuff!

Also part of the day is seeing some of the people I grew up with at a party.

And we're starting the day with bacon!!

[Itwæs Nom]

 High Geek of Crawfish, on 30 September 2016 - 10:10 PM, said:

You 2 make me laugh sometimes.

They are pest. That's what I'm saying. Nothing world changing in the need to try and break down wha isa goes throo dis cajun's brainzmeat.

Pest.

Raccoons are cute whittle things. I feed them at our park.

So upon quick read of some articles some 15-20% of ninebanded armadillos are infected with leprosy and some 95% of people are completely immune to it. That makes some 0.875% chance you will get infected after handling a nine banded armadillo. Is it that difficult to just not touch them?
We have deer here jumping to road out of nowhere and fucking up cars regularly, they can't be dodged nowhere near as easily as armadillos, they can also carry rabbies, that doesn't make them pests. Your personal preference about how cute an animal is does neither. They are also on way higher intellectual level than slugs or insects.

[Mentalist]

Mild hangover. The weather's grey, and not very conductive to going biking and running errands.


But I got to sleep in till about 1 PM. I haven't had that luxury in a while.

[Tiste Simeon]

As expected it was a great day in York. TRB is even lovelier in person and we had a fantastic time at the Bird of Prey Centre. And, as forum rule state, when Malazites meet, photos must be posted...

From right to left, my wife, me, TRB, and a Red Tail Hawk whose name I forgot.

[Kruppe of Darujhistan]

I'm too far north to be looking forward to the Winter months. Plus, I spent 32 years in Minnesota, where it's colder than a witch's tit in a brass bra for 6 months out of 12. I do enjoy Winter stargazing though, so it's not all bad.