Somebody emailed me that the Evil Blogger Lady has a post about Haji from "Faster Pussycat. Kill!Kill!" who as you know passed a few days ago. Just another indication that they are monitoring us and copying some of our memes here at Trooper York. They have always done that but now they can be more blatant about it since I will not respond to provocations. I haven't read there in weeks and don't intend to start. I get enough info second hand so I know what is going on. I don't know where she gets her reputation for creativity since she is one of the most derivative copycats on the internet.
Now a guy that is truly an original is Chip Ahoy who come up with crazy stuff that is very interesting and idiosyncratic. He is a true talent and a true original. Some of the posters over at Lem's are really coming into there own.
Me: Uh Chip, I'm going to be in Denver in September, could you tell me what don't miss things there are to do there?
ReplyDeleteChip Ahoy: That reminds me of the leprechaun who wanted to square the hypotenuse of his penny for your thoughts farthing and wound up delimiting the over and under by a ne'er thee well, there was also a llama I knew once....
Me walking away....
Hey Ricpic - I have been thinking about your stoop. No, not your posture, but the one you demolished.
ReplyDeleteHow high is the step from the ground to the threshold of the door?
You might want to consider getting a new one built, as a person could get injured walking out the door. And since you live there, the ankle you save might be your own.
I have built many staircases, landings, and so forth, and can offer advice if you are interested.
That is all.
Well, I know there are no steps there anymore so I'm pretty sure I won't be the one stepping into air. For others? Hey, life's an adventure.
ReplyDeleteBut seriesly, my ninety year old neighbor told me not to be a sissy boy, go down to Lowe's where there are pre-cut stair kits that you just have to assemble. Haven't checked it out yet. I'd much prefer to have some teenage kid with decent skills build it for me. A professional carpenter would, I'm sure, get 'er done but be prohibitively expensive. Oh well, we shall see.
Oh, I forgot to say the door is about 2 1/2 feet above the ground. In other words only three steps high.
ReplyDeleteIt is possible to purchase prefabbed stairs. That might just be the ticket. Be certain that they are fastened to the house properly.
ReplyDeleteYou will need some sort of block or brick where the stringers meet the earth. I have used square pavers for that.
I would mention frost heave and other code considerations, such as a railing, but simply making the transition from house to ground a step-wise process should be enough for now.
Best of luck.
RE Chips Ahoy:
ReplyDeletericpic gets it.
That is all.
I find crazy very entertaining. Just sayn'
ReplyDeleteNow, if someone tells me our old prof has put something up about Dickens, then we'll KNOW she scours likely haunts for even the slightest reference to Herself.
ReplyDeleteHint: That refers to a couple of comments I left at what might be the end of the last open thread at TOOP.
I mistakenly clicked a link on Instapundit and it took me to the blond bitch's bile-ridden bunker. It was a thread about the rodeo clown. I glanced at it, since I was already there. The money quote was something along the lines of being a defender of free speech.
ReplyDeleteYou can't make this shit up.
Haji doesn't care.
ReplyDeleteI always liked Great Expectations. Read it 50 years ago and try to watch the movie version when it shows up on TCM.
ReplyDeleteI always modeled my housekeeping after Miss Havisham and my manners after Abel Magwitch.
It's good to have role models.
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ReplyDeleteThe trouble with TOOP is that you can't tell what the posts are about. Too-clever-by-half titles and eye-blinding sans-serif typography buttered randomly about the page, not to mention edgy (literally) graphics that jump and jolt, make the thing look like an online course in Dada for Dummies.
ReplyDeleteAs you know, I go for boring content. But at least I put up titles that tell you what it's about and graphics that are not something out of a Hogwarts art exhibit. I like experimental, weird prose, too. I just prefer it to be, you know, good.
ricpic gets it.
ReplyDeleteYeah, he's got the style nailed, but the big question remains: What's he doing asking ChipAhoy about don't miss things to do in Denver in the first place!
It doesn't take too many reads to figure out ChipA'a idea of don't miss activities isn't going to include the normal, usual or preferred tourist sights and adventures. For a laugh and a different look at the situation, however, he's the go to guy who consistently delivers something out of the ordinary. And at some level, he appears to get it.
One of our sons has dyslexia. He's innovative (and sometimes irritating) as hell, because he sees things from a different perspective and notices details others by-pass or overlook. He recently came up with a new sign printing program for work that has since been implemented in 30 stores and is saving the company a bundle. The solution was right there, but it took someone looking at it from a different angle to see what needed to happen.
ChipA's approach not only complements Lem's, it provides some of the out-of-the boxness needed to counter the All Tied Up With a Perky Bow approach.
Agreed that some of the posts at Lem's are great. Chip stuff is great.
ReplyDeletericpic should get a slide for that transition. If anything it will discourage solicitors from coming to the door.
ChipA's approach not only complements Lem's, it provides some of the out-of-the boxness needed to counter the All Tied Up With a Perky Bow approach.
ReplyDeleteMamaM gets all of it.
Chip A. for art.
ReplyDeleteChip S. for search help.
Heh. Whatever.
ReplyDeleteI've been staying away from lems more and more lately, so what do I know?
I will agree its a visual nightmare.
Sixty, you might like this latest interpretation of Great Expectations.
ReplyDeleteYou won't need a cab to find a priest
ReplyDeleteMaybe you should find a place to stay
Some place where they never change the sheets
And you just roll around Denver all day
Yum!
ReplyDeleteHa! Kinda awesome, Sixty!
ReplyDeleteThanks.
ReplyDeleteAll I did was remember it - those judges were idiots - that's a well made cake.
Tim, I agree w/ your take of Comments Home.
ReplyDeleteAnd it's the same handful of commenters. I hope this isn't a bad sign.
ReplyDeleteYesterday not even Trooper stompin around there made me really want to post.
I feel bad.
Cody, It's getting lame quickly.
ReplyDeleteIf I visit TOOP again, I may not delete grievances as planned, but press "send."
ReplyDeleteThen, elliptical scolds will gyre out of nowhere, lamenting backstabbing, while Lunatic Landscapers appear at the garden gate, demanding payment.
I should try to stay my hand. After all, it's needed to wipe up the blood. My ontologist tells me not to worry. It's the thought that counts.
Tim,
ReplyDeleteDoes your ontologist recapitulate your phylogenist?
blake: An ontologist, as opposed to an ontogenist, might be challenged with, "metaphysician, heal thyself."
ReplyDeleteOoh...so close!
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