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Re: Soldier On! 2026
Reply #600 on: March 24, 2026, 01:42:33 PM
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Used my pocket lens to check the specs on a charger, and decided to take this fun shot.

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Re: Soldier On! 2026
Reply #601 on: March 24, 2026, 04:24:42 PM
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Re: Soldier On! 2026
Reply #602 on: March 25, 2026, 02:00:55 AM
Day 46: The dissertation-writing is getting tough. I'm starting to repeat myself in certain sections and not focusing enough on other sections... Here's a photo of two very good models — one with a lot of and one with very few tools.

I forgot to add: What's that pocket lens thing, BPR? It looks very cool! Kinda like a card-sized, plastic magnifying glass?
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Re: Soldier On! 2026
Reply #603 on: March 25, 2026, 02:08:30 AM
Tuisto, I have both questions and answers, but it's nearly bed time. Gonna post quick and will check in tomorrow.

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Opened a ceiling fan for my step daughter's room.
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Re: Soldier On! 2026
Reply #604 on: March 25, 2026, 03:00:43 PM
OK, now that I have a little more time:

The card is a "pocket Fresnel lens." They're generally marketed as fire starters, but I'd be pretty nervous if I had to rely on it for that. Does fine with fine print though. In bulk, you can get them for under a buck. I give 'em as  stocking stuffers, etc. That one's been in my wallet for a few years, and is starting to get kind of scuffed up, even with the sleeve. Most of them awlso have a ruler, which is a handy little bonus.

What're you studying/what's your dissertation about?
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Re: Soldier On! 2026
Reply #605 on: March 26, 2026, 01:41:51 AM
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We're flying this weekend, but my wife likes to check a bag, so the Soldier is going to hop a ride in there.
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Re: Soldier On! 2026
Reply #606 on: March 26, 2026, 02:29:34 AM
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The Soldier and my 'dozer.
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Re: Soldier On! 2026
Reply #607 on: March 26, 2026, 03:17:53 AM
Quote from: BPRoberts on March 25, 2026, 03:00:43 PM
OK, now that I have a little more time:

The card is a "pocket Fresnel lens." They're generally marketed as fire starters, but I'd be pretty nervous if I had to rely on it for that. Does fine with fine print though. In bulk, you can get them for under a buck. I give 'em as  stocking stuffers, etc. That one's been in my wallet for a few years, and is starting to get kind of scuffed up, even with the sleeve. Most of them awlso have a ruler, which is a handy little bonus.

What're you studying/what's your dissertation about?

Oh, very very cool! I'll have to look for those; they may come in handy since my eyes are pretty much shot after ~33 years of reading effectively nonstop. I'm doing my PhD in historical (Indo-European) linguistics, and my dissertation is on phonological developments between Proto-Indo-European (the ancestor language to everything from Irish to English to Russian to Persian to Hindi) and Proto-Indo-Iranian (the language ancestral to the Iranian languages and the non-Dravidian Indian languages). It's a very niche field and I have effectively zero job prospects once I'm finished the PhD. But hey, at least I'm one of like four people on the planet who can read Tocharian B off the page. Or speak Sanskrit. Or forge Ancient Greek inscriptions  :rofl:.

Day 47: Here's my Soldier alongside another type of Soldier.
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Reply #608 on: March 26, 2026, 03:39:59 PM
Got it, call Tuisto when I mispronounce the inscription in the weird old book and it starts hailing blood.

That does sound really cool though. Linguistics is something I've had a long interest in, but never really studied in depth.
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Reply #609 on: March 26, 2026, 05:25:36 PM
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Soldier with a spork that I didn't originally include in my Sporkman badge thread, because I had temporarily lost track of it. I have corrected that oversight.

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Reply #610 on: March 27, 2026, 02:01:55 AM
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Next post (hopefully) from Texas!
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Re: Soldier On! 2026
Reply #611 on: March 27, 2026, 03:49:36 AM
Quote from: BPRoberts on March 26, 2026, 03:39:59 PM
Got it, call Tuisto when I mispronounce the inscription in the weird old book and it starts hailing blood.

That does sound really cool though. Linguistics is something I've had a long interest in, but never really studied in depth.

Hahaha, that's exactly what I'm here for! I had a professor when I was doing my MA who knew so many languages it'd make one's head spin (although, most of the people at the top of our field have expert knowledge of 40+ Indo-European languages; it boggles my mind). But anyways, once or twice I went into his office and he'd be standing there, staring out the window, reading from some old dusty book and muttering under his breath in some ancient language or another. It just reminded me of something out of Tolkien (who was also a historical linguist)! I hope you're having a good time in Texas!

Day 48: Here's the Soldier with the little guy again. We have to make a really tough decision about a dog we've been fostering for six months now: someone put in an application to adopt him, so we have to decide whether to give the big guy (not the Corgi) up. Julia thinks it's the pragmatic thing to do, since we're really not sure where we'll be living after I finish my PhD, but I think we'd miss him terribly and that we've really come to enjoy having him around. He's become part of the family and I really don't want to give him up, even though I know my decision is based mainly off emotional reasons and not logical ones like Julia's...
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Reply #612 on: March 27, 2026, 04:53:46 AM
Julia has good instincts.  There is nothing wrong with letting someone else enjoy the companionship of the dog you have been caring for the last six months.   If I owned the Corgi, I would fight like a cornered rat before I let that one go.  Best wishes.  G
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Reply #613 on: March 27, 2026, 03:59:50 PM
My wife and I have thought about fostering dogs but we're just suckers when animals are in need.   :D
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Reply #614 on: March 27, 2026, 04:38:44 PM
Quote from: Tuisto on March 27, 2026, 03:49:36 AM
Hahaha, that's exactly what I'm here for! I had a professor when I was doing my MA who knew so many languages it'd make one's head spin (although, most of the people at the top of our field have expert knowledge of 40+ Indo-European languages; it boggles my mind). But anyways, once or twice I went into his office and he'd be standing there, staring out the window, reading from some old dusty book and muttering under his breath in some ancient language or another. It just reminded me of something out of Tolkien (who was also a historical linguist)! I hope you're having a good time in Texas!

Day 48: Here's the Soldier with the little guy again. We have to make a really tough decision about a dog we've been fostering for six months now: someone put in an application to adopt him, so we have to decide whether to give the big guy (not the Corgi) up. Julia thinks it's the pragmatic thing to do, since we're really not sure where we'll be living after I finish my PhD, but I think we'd miss him terribly and that we've really come to enjoy having him around. He's become part of the family and I really don't want to give him up, even though I know my decision is based mainly off emotional reasons and not logical ones like Julia's...
I can see how it would be difficult to give him up.

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Reply #615 on: March 27, 2026, 11:21:23 PM
Fostering is hard. I think most people I know who've done so wound up keeping at least one over the years.

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Reply #616 on: March 28, 2026, 12:53:30 AM
Day 49: Here's the Soldier helping us prune the grapevine in our backyard.

So, regarding Doggimus Maximus, we got a bit of additional information about the potential adopter that led us to believe we would be 100% making the correct decision in adopting him ourselves. In my opinion, based on the — admittedly quite sparse — information we got from the shelter, it seemed as though the individual attempting to adopt would absolutely not be in a place where they'd be able to adequately care for the big guy. So, we're going to go tomorrow and sign all the paperwork and make it official.
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Reply #617 on: March 28, 2026, 04:54:04 AM
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Day 49: Here's the Soldier helping us prune the grapevine in our backyard.

So, regarding Doggimus Maximus, we got a bit of additional information about the potential adopter that led us to believe we would be 100% making the correct decision in adopting him ourselves. In my opinion, based on the — admittedly quite sparse — information we got from the shelter, it seemed as though the individual attempting to adopt would absolutely not be in a place where they'd be able to adequately care for the big guy. So, we're going to go tomorrow and sign all the paperwork and make it official.
It’s always good when the right thing to do becomes obvious.
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Reply #618 on: March 28, 2026, 05:29:08 AM
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Reply #619 on: March 29, 2026, 05:07:24 AM
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Grabbed this one on a dual sport motorcycle ride today.

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Reply #620 on: March 29, 2026, 05:25:53 AM
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Grabbed this one on a dual sport motorcycle ride today.

Great photo! Is that a lake?

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Reply #621 on: March 29, 2026, 06:46:16 AM
Hurray for the Big Guy!

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Saving the turtles.
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Reply #622 on: March 29, 2026, 03:39:27 PM
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Great photo! Is that a lake?

Day 50: Here's the Soldier with the big guy!
Thanks! It's Little River in northeast Alabama.

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Reply #623 on: March 30, 2026, 05:04:17 AM
Good on you for saving the turtles. Northeast Alabama isn't that far from me.

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Reply #624 on: March 30, 2026, 05:26:45 PM
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Good on you for saving the turtles. Northeast Alabama isn't that far from me.

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Little River Canyon, east of Fort Payne on Lookout Mountain. It's worth checking out. https://www.nps.gov/liri/index.htm

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Reply #625 on: March 31, 2026, 05:52:56 PM
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Mini Challenge: write a letter.

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Reply #626 on: April 01, 2026, 01:01:33 AM
Day 52: another one of the greatest grammars of all time, written by Roland G. Kent when he was at University of Pennsylvania in 1950, 2nd ed 1953 — absolutely fantastic.
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Reply #627 on: April 01, 2026, 04:51:46 AM
Hopefully the last of these big catch up days. I've been pretty bad at keeping up this month. Open to new mini challenge ideas, or I'll get another one up towards the end of the week.

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Made it home w/ Ol' Red intact!

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D+58 and mini challenge

My wife is doing a one night girls trip tonight. I was doing some cleaning up in my office and found some blank cards, so I wrote her one. I had to refill my fountain pen halfway through, and decided to seal the envelope with a thumbprint, since I was getting some on my finger anyway. Results were mixed.

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I think these screws will just have to be replaced if I ever want to actually tighten this handle. It's just the detergent cupboard, not really important.

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Reply #628 on: April 01, 2026, 05:12:04 AM
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Day 52: another one of the greatest grammars of all time, written by Roland G. Kent when he was at University of Pennsylvania in 1950, 2nd ed 1953 — absolutely fantastic.
Funny how that would be considered hopelessly dated in many fields, but I’m guessing Old Persian hasn’t changed in a few centuries, or maybe millennia.
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Re: Soldier On! 2026
Reply #629 on: April 01, 2026, 06:18:26 AM
Haha, indeed — Old Persian is the Persian language from the late 6th c BC - 333 BC (Alexander's conquest of Persia), carved in stone in Behistun and Naqsh-e-Rostam, Iran. It's about a thousand years later than the earliest attested (Mycenaean) Greek and about a thousand years earlier than the earliest Old English. Middle Persian was from 333 BC to the Muslim conquest in the 7th c AD. From then until now is considered Modern Persian, which is insane in terms of longevity. For comparison, Old English is from the 8th c AD to about the Norman conquest in 1066. Old Lithuanian and Old Albanian are 16th c AD! Most people think Persian (and other Iranian tribes/languages) are some kind of Arabic but they're actually Indo-European like English, German, Russian, Spanish, French, Greek, Hindi, Armenian etc. etc. There are newer grammars of Old Persian, but this one is by far the best.
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