What’s on your mind?

[Scepticalscribe]

If you're at all interested in Old English this is a great book. You can normally pick it up secondhand. I think the author died a while back unfortunately (I met him quite a few years ago) so there won't be a second vol plus it can sometimes be a bit tricky to find

WOB currently have a secondhand one in stock

That sounds fascinating.

I'll see if I can lay hands on it in a bricks'n'mortar book shop, and perhaps, persuade them to order it for me if they do not stock it themselves.

 

[Apple fanboy]

Is there any greater feeling than setting your out of office and shutting down the MBP for the week? I don’t think so!

 

[Scepticalscribe]

Is there any greater feeling than setting your out of office and shutting down the MBP for the week? I don’t think so!

Eyeing a glass of Something Nice, such as a Trappist beer, or a glass of Chablis, would run it close, to my mind.

Nevertheless, agreed, it is an excellent feeling.

 

[decafjava]

Eyeing a glass of Something Nice, such as a Trappist beer, or a glass of Chablis, would run it close, to my mind.

Nevertheless, agreed, it is an excellent feeling.

You have just given me an idea.

 

[scubachap]

That sounds fascinating.

I'll see if I can lay hands on it in a bricks'n'mortar book shop, and perhaps, persuade them to order it for me if they do not stock it themselves.

It really is good. It's like those intro to French and German work books you used to get at school but it's all Old English. Some people say there are quite a few errors in it but lets be honest - none of us are ever going to meet a native speaker are we - and more academic approaches never worked at all for me anyway! I bought mine many years ago at an event at Sutton Hoo after meeting the author, I'd heard he had sadly died since and I think it's now out of print. Last company to sell it was ASBooks but they're now out of business too. If you do want to try it you'll probably have to pick up a secondhand one - as mentioned I'd go for the one on WOB - linky here, bit pricey on there but probably the only option.

 

[boppin]

Some rivers in Germany and France have dried up or are in the process of doing so. Shipping on the Rhine is likely at risk, and farmers are already having to bring in their harvests. Here in the village, farmers are irrigating their crops using water from the nearest river. In some other areas, this practice has already been banned, and residents have been asked to stop watering their lawns. Rain is forecast for next Wednesday. Thunderstorms have already occurred in southern Germany and are reportedly approaching the north.

 

[boppin]

Microsoft anticipated "Denglisch." Back then, in the Windows 2000 Help files, they wrote "Netzwork" instead of "Netzwerk.", the German word for network.

 

[DCIFRTHS]

Haven't been doing so well lately. Still doing my PT, but now I have nerve pain going down my left leg and my left elbow hurts when I bend it and pick things up. Not sure what that's about but I bought a little brace from Walgreens for it. Seems to help a little. Going to the doctor today to get some answers (or at least ideas). So sick of this nerve damage/pain and my broken back. Ugh. I don't know how people who have it much worse deal with it!

It's incredibly difficult to live with. It's not something I would wish on anyone.
I feel for you, and hope relief embraces you.