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bitflipper · Joined: 09 Jul 2011 Posts: 728 Location: Here and Now

I want my hour back!!

Stupid, stupid Congress. You cannot make a rope longer by cutting one end off and tying it to the other.

Daylight Savings Time: bad math for an archaic reason.
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Finnegan · Posted: Mon Mar 11, 2013 2:12 am Post subject:

ShadowCell · Joined: 03 Aug 2008 Posts: 5249 Location: California

yeah, i really appreciated having to spring forward the weekend before finals week

just another reason why i want the 109th Congress to be eaten alive by beetles

Dro · Joined: 10 Jul 2006 Posts: 3830

I don't like Daylight Savings Time either, but was the purpose really to try to make the day longer?

Finnegan · Posted: Mon Mar 11, 2013 7:51 am Post subject:

I'm pretty sure it was to sync up the time of day to correspond with the hours of daylight. It was supposed to be of benefit to farmers when agriculture was the major industry in this country. At least that was rational of Ben Franklin when he developed the concept. During Bush Jr.'s administration he extended the time frame under the rationale that it would result in less electricity use if everyone when to bed earlier when it got dark earlier and woke up later when the sun came up later thereby cutting down on the hours people need to light their houses when it started getting dark earlier.
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DeD CHiKn · Posted: Mon Mar 11, 2013 11:02 am Post subject:

There was an issue or two, we ended up having to release the pup back into the foster family's care. It was not an easy thing to do, but it was for the best. She was making a chew toy out of my current dog, and while we expected some nipping and despite constant corrective (non abusive, non negative reinforcing) measures the nips turned into bites and was getting worse. Henry eventually stopped playing, and spent most of his day hiding when possible, cowering when he couldn't. I couldn't put him through that.

It killed me to do, but I took her back to the family. We sat and talked for a long time. I realized it was for the best. She is back in a place where she can run and romp with five other dogs her size, in a yard the size of a foot ball field. I actually sat there thinking it was almost selfish of me to take her out of that environment.

There was an issue with her name when I got her. I wanted to give her a name that was apparently reserved for my sisters unborn child and this blew a fucking gasket in her head. That's not important anymore though so I replaced her name tag and asked the family if they wouldn't mind keep her named June, to which they agreed.

So now I have a bunch of puppy food and training snacks that I forgot to take with me to give to them...

Yeah, it's been a shitty weekend.
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Samsally · Joined: 10 Jul 2006 Posts: 5302

I'm so sorry, Ded. =( I hope Henry is doing better now, at least.
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DeD CHiKn · Posted: Mon Mar 11, 2013 3:58 pm Post subject:

He is. He stopped hiding and sits with us again at night.
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dazedb42 · Posted: Tue Mar 12, 2013 3:18 am Post subject:

DeD CHiKn · Posted: Tue Mar 12, 2013 11:05 am Post subject:

Samsally · Joined: 10 Jul 2006 Posts: 5302

So I try not to hate on all hospitals ever because that would be a dick move but Every Single Time I try to set up a simple appointment they fuck around and cannot get anything done properly.

I'm so beyond fed up, this is why it took me over a week to even TRY calling, then I call and I'm like "I wanna set up an appointment" so she transfers me, the next lady transfers me literally back to the first person, and then I get put on hold until my break ends and I had to hang up.

Why does this always happen!? I am not asking for a complicated thing.
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dazedb42 · Posted: Wed Mar 13, 2013 4:27 am Post subject:

mouse · Joined: 10 Jul 2006 Posts: 15441 Location: under the bed

sorry about the dog, ded, but i'm glad henry recovered his spirits quickly.
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sporko · Joined: 09 Jul 2006 Posts: 2806

feeling rather like an unpretty cow today and way too many issues floating around in my head plus big ole exam tomorrow and fuck man you know how they say girls look for guys who are like their dads and never mind and godfucking dammit idk what's wrong with me anyway i didn't mean to turn this into a run-on LJ entry i just feel fat and pathetic and ugly and dumb and utterly fucking awkward today and it's not going away
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