Things that I love

[Syphon the Sun]

Well the best strategy is analyzing statistical deviations of the roulette, but i think that's not allowed now, is it?

Unless the wheel has a significant bias or you're unfamiliar with the variations you're playing, I don't know why not. As long as you've done the work ahead of time. (And being a nerd, I did that a few years ago.) But that's more how-to-lose-money-more-slowly than it is how-to-beat-the-odds-and-win.

[buckshot]

I love thanksgiving goodies and fixins filtering into the home and that means pie season is almost upon us. HOORAY!!!!

[jotabe]

Well the best strategy is analyzing statistical deviations of the roulette, but i think that's not allowed now, is it?

Unless the wheel has a significant bias or you're unfamiliar with the variations you're playing, I don't know why not. As long as you've done the work ahead of time. (And being a nerd, I did that a few years ago.) But that's more how-to-lose-money-more-slowly than it is how-to-beat-the-odds-and-win.

I don't know much about the topic, other than what i read in magazines, but apparently several games in many casinos in Europe and the US had enough bias for a certain family to exploit them and make a lot of money. Slowly that family was banned from more and more casinos, and eventually the casinos banned the use of computers to analyze the games statistics.

My source is obviously sketchy though, lol.

In any case, the easier solution is being careful during the manufacturing of the game devices to reduce the bias to a non-profitable margin.

[Gravity Defier]

I love that I got to talk to my mom and various other family members (I even saw my dogs!) via Skype.

[Petra456]

I love icy/foggy mornings when I have to leave for work before it's light out.

[starlooker]

Asparagus. Yummy, healthy, tastes good with mustard sauce, easy to make, and Atty loves it, too.

[buckshot]

I love asparagus too i want to grow it i've just never got to it.

[LilBee91]

I love this time of year: pomegranates and oranges! My finals week just got 10 times more manageable because I have such deliciousness at my disposal.

[elfprince13]

I love this time of year: pomegranates and oranges! My finals week just got 10 times more manageable because I have such deliciousness at my disposal.

kumquats must be arriving soon too, right?

[Gravity Defier]

Even though she's far away, I love that I can count on my oldest in-person friend to always be there and wanting to hear from me.

I also love hearing from her and about her life; she's hilarious and the only person alive I trust enough to discuss poop with.

[Luet]

I want to hear about your poop too! Phone call soon, missy!

[Gravity Defier]

Oh, how I love you, Nomi. As soon as my hours slow down a bit, I should have time for a phone call. People have been sick, are moving, and off doing special work projects and I've been covering for them. I think after this week things should be back to normal. I've missed you, so we'll have to make it happen even if not.

[LilBee91]

I love this time of year: pomegranates and oranges! My finals week just got 10 times more manageable because I have such deliciousness at my disposal.

kumquats must be arriving soon too, right?

I've actually never had a kumquat. Am I missing out?

[elfprince13]

I love this time of year: pomegranates and oranges! My finals week just got 10 times more manageable because I have such deliciousness at my disposal.

kumquats must be arriving soon too, right?

I've actually never had a kumquat. Am I missing out?

Yes, but make sure you eat them right or you'll be very horrified that anyone recommended them. Basically, unlike most other citrus, the skin is the yummy part. So you eat them whole, and have to keep chewing to get the sweetness to come out and overpower the initial intense squirt of sourness. If you just bite them and spit out the skins it'll be essentially like sucking a lemon. Also, make sure you get nice firm ones because squishy ones just aren't as satisfying, and if you're nervous, start with a small one, because they have a higher surface-area to volume ratio and therefore a higher sweet-part to sour-part ratio.

[Jayelle]

I've actually never had a kumquat. Am I missing out?

Yes, but make sure you eat them right or you'll be very horrified that anyone recommended them. Basically, unlike most other citrus, the skin is the yummy part. So you eat them whole, and have to keep chewing to get the sweetness to come out and overpower the initial intense squirt of sourness. If you just bite them and spit out the skins it'll be essentially like sucking a lemon. Also, make sure you get nice firm ones because squishy ones just aren't as satisfying, and if you're nervous, start with a small one, because they have a higher surface-area to volume ratio and therefore a higher sweet-part to sour-part ratio.

Really? Hmm. I've never had one either. It's not likely I'll find them here, but if I see one when I'm on the mainland, I may have to try it!

[elfprince13]

They're the size of, or maybe slightly larger than, largish grapes:

[Young Val]

I can attest to the flesh tasting TERRIBLE. No one ever told me the skins were edible (didn't know that until just now!) so I didn't bother with it. I might be too scarred to try again, though...

[elfprince13]

[Gravity Defier]

A coworker was out all last week and I covered for her; she bought me a mini-bundt cake to say thank you. It was sweet, since the extra hours earning me more money was all the thank you I needed.

[buckshot]

Candied kumquats are great! I just got a cool project too keep busy with for a while, a 65 chev 2 door suburban half ton. It's not too rusty and it came with auto trans , power asist steering, air ,n power brakes. It does smell like a chicken coop however.

[starlooker]

I love listening to Atty babble. He's making up for lost time, now, Throwing in expression and emphasis and, in addition to ba ba ba ba and da da da da, he lets out these awesome long strings of ba DA da ba Ga ba ee NA ba.

It just makes my heart so happy.

[Gravity Defier]

My sole job tomorrow for work is to purchase a bag of at least 8 balloons. I love this because I'm flipping tired and stupid staff day can't be over soon enough.

[Syphon the Sun]

The Seventh Circuit struck down Illinois' complete ban on open and concealed carry, yesterday.

We now join 49 other states that allow law-abiding citizens not just to keep arms (reluctantly given in our state after the Supreme Court ordered it), but to bear them.

[buckshot]

Im thankfull the law of our great land has been upheld even in Il.

[elfprince13]

The Seventh Circuit struck down Illinois' complete ban on open and concealed carry, yesterday.

We now join 49 other states that allow law-abiding citizens not just to keep arms (reluctantly given in our state after the Supreme Court ordered it), but to bear them.

Woo! Congrats!

[fawkes]

Sitting in the movie theater getting ready for the premiere of The Hobbit. I am the happiest girl right now.

[Gravity Defier]

Ah. The feeling of being all done with new place paperwork and staff day stuff and being kind of caught up on regular work stuff and having secret Santa stuff coming along nicely and getting to see zero two weekends in a row (even if I have to work one of them...) and Christmas being here in a week and going home in 10 days.

Life equals very, very good.

[Luet]

Yay for happy Alea!

[Gravity Defier]

:)

I'm also in love with having 3 days off next week without having to spend a single vacation hour on them.

[Petra456]

I have two three day weekends coming up in a row and I get paid for them. Very exciting!

[Mich]

I love getting mail with my username on it.

I also desperately, achingly love this.

[jotabe]

I love getting mail with my username on it.

I also desperately, achingly love this.

hehe that was subtle!

[Gravity Defier]

I also desperately, achingly love this.

Oh my goodness, yes!

[Petra456]

I love my credit union. I've had so many banking troubles in the past when I was with Bank of America that i'm always completely astonished at how nice and helpful my current credit union is. Even when something is completely my mistake (I overdrew my account because I forgot about two Paypal transactions that hadn't gone through) and they reversed the overdraft fees instantly when I asked what they were for before I figured out it was Paypal and that it was my fault. I hope this love lasts!

[Gravity Defier]

I hope so, too! I've been with my CU for 11 years, at least, and never found anyone better.