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2:17 am Friday Axel calls djatc *ring ring ring*
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Friday 2:18 am Djatc : I cant talk right now, whats up?
Friday 2:18 am Axel: Whats his name? Is it hard to talk with a _____ in your mouth?
Still waiting for an answer.
Quote: MrVThat's also why guys ump.
Yes I thought about that last night as well. I was actually going to ask him how he got involved with umping until the coach of the little league team was giving him hell over a called swinging strike. It was pretty close but being that the coach was on 1st base and it was a right handed batter he probably had a good view. I think I would lose my temper if a coach was yelling at me over a call.
In other news, has anyone signed up for Amazon's "Kindle Unlimited" service? The idea is you pay $10 per month and can download as many books as you can read per month (though I think you can't have more than ten active at once; which would still net you about 41 books per month).
Of course there are other similar services already. Oyster and Scribd(*) have been around for ages (as measured in itnernet time, meaning over 12 months). I've looked at both, but have yet to be very enthusiastic for either. I read a lot, but my reading is very specific. I'm more of an author fan than even a genre fan. So when I can't quickly find 10 books I want to read, I decide to wait. As yet these services offer each between 300,000 and 600,00 books each. This seems inmpressive, but if they don't carry the Niven series I'm working through, then what's the point for me? Better to pay $6.50 for one book at a time.
Amazon's new service has some sort of tie-in with Audible, but the terms are a bit confusing. Currently I pay about $15 per month to audible for one "book" per month (I usually download university lecture series), and can get other books for less than list price. From time to time credits are offered for less, which is the best deal (around $11.50 per credit when buying 3 credits at once; one credit = one of any book). As I only listen to non-fiction and read almost only fiction, I'm not, as yet, very impressed by Amazon's new deal.
(*) BTW Scribd is avialable in several countries. Oyster and Kindle Unlimited are available only in the US.
Quote: NareedI made carrot cake.
In other news, has anyone signed up for Amazon's "Kindle Unlimited" service? The idea is you pay $10 per month and can download as many books as you can read per month (though I think you can't have more than ten active at once; which would still net you about 41 books per month).
Of course there are other similar services already. Oyster and Scribd(*) have been around for ages (as measured in itnernet time, meaning over 12 months). I've looked at both, but have yet to be very enthusiastic for either. I read a lot, but my reading is very specific. I'm more of an author fan than even a genre fan. So when I can't quickly find 10 books I want to read, I decide to wait. As yet these services offer each between 300,000 and 600,00 books each. This seems inmpressive, but if they don't carry the Niven series I'm working through, then what's the point for me? Better to pay $6.50 for one book at a time.
Amazon's new service has some sort of tie-in with Audible, but the terms are a bit confusing. Currently I pay about $15 per month to audible for one "book" per month (I usually download university lecture series), and can get other books for less than list price. From time to time credits are offered for less, which is the best deal (around $11.50 per credit when buying 3 credits at once; one credit = one of any book). As I only listen to non-fiction and read almost only fiction, I'm not, as yet, very impressed by Amazon's new deal.
(*) BTW Scribd is avialable in several countries. Oyster and Kindle Unlimited are available only in the US.
Thanks for the tip. This is certainly something I'm going to consider.
Quote: mickeycrimmThanks for the tip. This is certainly something I'm going to consider.
You're welcome. Feel free to PM me for the carrot cake recipe ;)
Oh, about the Kindle thing, it works on Kindle devices, iOS (whatever the hell that is[*]), Windows and Adnroid devices. Scribd also has app for various systems, including Android.
[*] I do know what it is, I just like pretending I don't.
Quote: mickeycrimmThanks for the tip. This is certainly something I'm going to consider.
Sarcasm?
Quote: boymimboSarcasm?
I would guess not. I believe he has mentioned on here before that he reads.
Quote: boymimboSarcasm?
No, I do a lot of reading on my Android Kindle when playing video keno. All the thinking on a keno play is done up front. There is nothing to think about when you are playing so I read. Currently, I'm reading Ride The Wind, by Lucia St. Clair Robson, the fictional account of Cyndi Parker, who was captured by the Commanche's in the 1830's as a nine year old girl, and lived with them for twenty years.
Also, Killing Jesus, by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard; How to Cheat at Everything by Simon Lovel; Cheats, Cons, Swindles and Tricks by Brian Brushwood; and Aaron Burr by Gore Vidal (One of my 3rd great-grandfathers, Walter Moulds, was an indentured servant who ran off with the Aaron Burr expedition in 1805 at the age of 18).
http://www.realcleartechnology.com/articles/2014/07/21/amazons_unlimited_e-book_service_is_very_limited_1228.html
Quote: Nareed
In other news, has anyone signed up for Amazon's "Kindle Unlimited" service? The idea is you pay $10 per month and can download as many books as you can read per month (though I think you can't have more than ten active at once; which would still net you about 41 books per month).
My wife and I signed up for it the day it was released. We were averaging about $150 a month in Amazon book charges and hopefully this will cut that at least in half.
Quote: DRichMy wife and I signed up for it the day it was released. We were averaging about $150 a month in Amazon book charges and hopefully this will cut that at least in half.
Great! I'd really appreciate it if you'd post about your expereinces after trying it.
Quote: mickeycrimmNo, I do a lot of reading on my Android Kindle when playing video keno. All the thinking on a keno play is done up front. There is nothing to think about when you are playing so I read. Currently, I'm reading Ride The Wind, by Lucia St. Clair Robson, the fictional account of Cyndi Parker, who was captured by the Commanche's in the 1830's as a nine year old girl, and lived with them for twenty years.
Also, Killing Jesus, by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard; How to Cheat at Everything by Simon Lovel; Cheats, Cons, Swindles and Tricks by Brian Brushwood; and Aaron Burr by Gore Vidal (One of my 3rd great-grandfathers, Walter Moulds, was an indentured servant who ran off with the Aaron Burr expedition in 1805 at the age of 18).
If you're looking for a good read on a bit of an off-topic subject, let me recommend
Auto Biography: A Classic Car, an Outlaw Motorhead, and 57 Years of the American Dream
Quote:A brilliant blend of Shop Class as Soulcraft and The Orchid Thief, Earl Swift's wise, funny, and captivating Auto Biography follows an outlaw auto dealer as he struggles to save a rusted '57 Chevy—a car that has already passed through twelve pairs of hands before his—while financial ruin, government bureaucrats and the FBI close in on him.
Slumped among hundreds of other decrepit hulks on a treeless, windswept moor in eastern North Carolina, the Chevy evokes none of the Jet Age mystique that made it the most beloved car to ever roll off an assembly line. It's open to the rain. Birds nest in its seats. Officials of the surrounding county consider it junk.
To Tommy Arney, it's anything but: It's a fossil of the twentieth-century American experience, of a place and a people utterly devoted to the automobile and changed by it in myriad ways. It's a piece of history—especially so because its flaking skin conceals a rare asset: a complete provenance, stretching back more than fifty years.
So, hassled by a growing assortment of challengers, the Chevy's thirteenth owner—an orphan, grade-school dropout and rounder, a felon arrested seventy-odd times, and a man who's been written off as a ruin himself--embarks on a mission to save the car and preserve long record of human experience it carries in its steel and upholstery.
Written for both gearheads and Sunday drivers, Auto Biography charts the shifting nature of the American Dream and our strange and abiding relationship with the automobile, through an iconic classic and an improbable, unforgettable hero.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMuw2C4qe88&feature=player_detailpage
Then one of the ladies ask him, "Is it because we are ugly?"
How do you get out of a question like that? He says no, she counters "you lie!", he says yes, she says "You are fired!"
After they leave he blurts out "Yes you are f*cking ugly, wtf am I supposed to say?"
I drive back home, but stop at a gas station nearby for some chips. Most gas stations in Las Vegas has slot/video poker machines people can play on to lose more then their gas/smokes/snacks budget. I find 5 out of 6 machines taken up by some real rough looking men and women who are tatted up and playing some crappy video poker shouting very loud. Since there are no promos running that are worth my time I already know they aren't hired guns by some pro. It's weird, I've lived here for a year and I've seen people panhandling, hustlers on slot machines, degenerate poker players (thank you for your money, I enjoy valuebetting you), crackheads playing penny keno, and more and now it's starting to be an everyday part of life for me.
Quote: DRichDJATC, how ugly were they? Did it even cross your mind that this might be an opportunity for a threesome?
I agree with the bartenders sentiments. Since I don't drink this would have not gone down no way no how. The only redeeming factor was the one that wasn't ranting and raving was nice.
Quote: djatcI agree with the bartenders sentiments. Since I don't drink this would have not gone down no way no how. The only redeeming factor was the one that wasn't ranting and raving was nice.
If it is your first threesome, ugly can be overlooked just for the experience. I'm sorry, being young, sober, and with good eyesight must really cut down the opportunities for sex in Vegas.
Quote: djatcI am currently stuck in a state of insomnia. I can't sleep unless I am dead tired, therefore my hours are all messed up. I spend my nights watching SVU and going to dive bars.
You ought to see a doctor.
Meantime, instead of old reruns and bars, have you tried reading? Since you're not sleeping, the glow of the e-reader shouldn't be a problem.
Quote: djatcI am currently stuck in a state of insomnia. I can't sleep unless I am dead tired, therefore my hours are all messed up. I spend my nights watching SVU and going to dive bars.
I have been taking Ambien daily for the past eight years or so. It works great for me and gives me a good six hours of sleep per night.
Nothing says Advantage player like reading at the machines.Quote: mickeycrimmNo, I do a lot of reading on my Android Kindle when playing video keno.
NOT GOODQuote: DRichI have been taking Ambien daily for the past eight years or so. It works great for me and gives me a good six hours of sleep per night.
Quote: DRichIf it is your first threesome, ugly can be overlooked just for the experience. I'm sorry, being young, sober, and with good eyesight must really cut down the opportunities for sex in Vegas.
Luckily my eyesight is shit once I take my glasses off.
Quote: DRichI have been taking Ambien daily for the past eight years or so. It works great for me and gives me a good six hours of sleep per night.
One of the side effects of ambien is having group sex with people you don't know who become a lot less attractive when it wears off. I do hope ambien man uses protection.
Quote: petroglyphOne of the side effects of ambien is having group sex with people you don't know who become a lot less attractive when it wears off. I do hope ambien man uses protection.
I need to get some of this ambien stuff...
Would you rather sleep with a 10, or with two 7s at the same time? How about two 5s? Two 3s?
Quote: petroglyphOne of the side effects of ambien is having group sex with people you don't know who become a lot less attractive when it wears off. I do hope ambien man uses protection.
I have found that all women become less attractive once I have had sex with them.
The only times I have had blackouts with Ambien is if I happen to take one after drinking too much alcohol. Otherwise, they just put me to sleep.
Quote: DRichI have found that all women become less attractive once I have had sex with them.
Ahhhh yes - that is a plight among some of us men. I too tend to become less interested once I've slept with a woman.
Quote: AxiomOfChoiceActually, this thread brings up an interesting question wrt quality vs quantity.
Would you rather sleep with a 10, or with two 7s at the same time? How about two 5s? Two 3s?
would you rather sleep with a 10 that is horrible or 1 7 that is great?
or 2 5s that are great?
Quote: GWAEwould you rather sleep with a 10 that is horrible or 1 7 that is great?
or 2 5s that are great?
Yes, of course, looks and skill are more or less uncorrelated.
Assume equal skill level.
Then, question #2: What if the numbers refer to skill level and the looks are all equal.
Quote: AxiomOfChoiceActually, this thread brings up an interesting question wrt quality vs quantity.
Would you rather sleep with a 10, or with two 7s at the same time? How about two 5s? Two 3s?
Sleep with ten 1s.
Quote: rxwineSleep with ten 1s.
11 paper bags?
Quote: AxelWolfNothing says Advantage player like reading at the machines.
Yes, but I am in Montana. The casino host is also the cashier, cocktail waitress, food server, change maker, and janitor. They have a max of 20 machines to overlook. They are minimum wage plus tips employee's. They are absolutely clueless about advantage gambling and have never even heard the term. They just know I tip pretty good when I win. Even the owners of these business' have no clue. They just know the machines make them money.
Quote: bw11 paper bags?
Or a fog machine.
But shouldn't assume they all have heads.
Quote: AxiomOfChoiceYes, of course, looks and skill are more or less uncorrelated.
Assume equal skill level.
Then, question #2: What if the numbers refer to skill level and the looks are all equal.
ok so then if we are assuming skills are the same I am taking 1 10 over 2 7s.
No point taking more than 1 since it is hard to divide 6 min for 2 woman.
Plus with more of them it takes a lot of the workload off of you. When you get tired you can just watch for a while.
If all skills were equal, I would prefer sex with 2 10's :)
Wasn't it a shame you were alone at the time?
Quote: bw11 paper bags?
12. One for everyone involved including yourself and one for the guy outside watching.
Anyway I prefer to get back to normal schedule without sleeping pills. I hate medicine and refuse to take any until it is critical I do so, such as an extremely painful headache. I saw a doctor once but he just basically said, "change your sleeping habits" and billed me $200 so I'm a little pissed off at doctors. I want to know if this is because of an underlying factor, such as actual insomnia. It's affecting my personal life and my motivation to go out and do some plays.
I hit a minor must hit by, one of those that moves on wins instead of coin in. I was betting 0.80c just to make it go faster instead of 0.40c, and hit something huge for $100 or so. After that the minor was awarded to me. Even with this astronomical win (relative to bet size), I still hate slots. I don't understand how hitting a button and hoping for 3 bonuses or a good pay is fun, unless you have an advantage. Of course being time=money I turbo play the machines so I don't get any anticipation of 2 bonuses and a third as the reels spin.
Maybe I'm becoming jaded or numb to gambling, especially now that I rarely go after big plays.
So FIND OUT.Quote: djatcI saw a doctor once but he just basically said, "change your sleeping habits" and billed me $200 so I'm a little pissed off at doctors. I want to know if this is because of an underlying factor, such as actual insomnia. It's affecting my personal life and my motivation to go out and do some plays.
Start with changing sleep hygiene. Regular routine, totally dark room, etc.
THEN borrow for free a recording overnight oximeter. The Home Health Care company that hopes to get your business will usually deliver it for free, demonstrate it and pick it up the next afternoon for free. Just remember to turn off the alarm and drift off to sleep with the little dohicky on one of your fingers (not thumb). In the morning hit Print and you will have an adding machine roll that shows how often you were below 90 percent oxygen, how low you went, how long you stayed there, how often you were awake etc.
NONE of this stuff will cost you money, but it will give you ANSWERS.
If you treat a sleep disorder, depression usually lifts or atleast can be more easily focused on.
Quote: djatcAnyway I prefer to get back to normal schedule without sleeping pills. I hate medicine and refuse to take any until it is critical I do so, such as an extremely painful headache. I saw a doctor once but he just basically said, "change your sleeping habits" and billed me $200 so I'm a little pissed off at doctors. I want to know if this is because of an underlying factor, such as actual insomnia. It's affecting my personal life and my motivation to go out and do some plays.
Do you consume a lot of caffeine? I've dropped any caffeinated drinks except for a rare special occasion and hardly ever have trouble falling asleep or getting out of bed in the morning now, whereas I would toss and turn for 2-3 hours sometimes and then have to crawl out of bed every single day. I did have severe headaches for 2-3 days after stopping, but drinking extra water helps with that.
Quote: djatc
Maybe I'm becoming jaded or numb to gambling, especially now that I rarely go after big plays.
I hope that is not the case already. After 20 years I m at the point where all forms of casino gambling bore me now and I am not even a professional gambler. Hopefully you will solve your sleeping issue and get things back to normal. If you won't try the Ambien you can always try a threesome, I know that tires me out.
Quote: MrVRemember the first time you had sex?
Wasn't it a shame you were alone at the time?
No exactly alone. Mrs. Thumb and her 4 lovely daughters were there also.
Quote: TomspurThe question of 1's, 5's or 10's is absolutely relative. My idea of a 5 could be another's 7. If all skills were equal, I would prefer sex with 2 10's :
Went home last night at 2 with a 10.
Woke up at 10 with a 2.
