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If you hit the Powerball, you "could" retire though, right?
So tonight I have the usual "Russian Hotties", "TD Bank Savings Account", and "A Law Firm" promoting Wills... I don't know about you ppl, but I'm thinking this might be a bad omen...
... I'll bet Carol has "Retirement Vacations", "Estate Planning", and "Powerball Winning Numbers"; just my friggin luck.
Lol!!!I saw an ad for a semi-nearby nursery recently, and the wife and I stopped by yesterday.
I mentioned to them that I saw their ad on Bonsainut, and a fellow said that they "advertise everywhere", so I didn't get the "We've been expecting you" response that I envisioned.
He then launched into a tale of a customer who brought in bonsai ficus. Sounded to me like it wasn't watered properly, and this fellow diagnosed the problem as "There was no soil in the pot. It was all just little pebbles." Some Superthrive sent the customer on his way, if I recall the story properly.
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Mine right now has a car ad which Ive never searched for. And because I'm in CR my ads come in Spanish. Or maybe its because the operating system is in Spanish. But it can't be based on my search history because I almost always do them in English. Maybe I could change it but the truth is that since the subject was brought up, I had to look at the ads so I could see them. My point being that I don't ever pay any attention to them. I cant remember ever looking at one or much less clicking on one. I dont know what that means, I either just ignore them like background noise or they fail to grab my attention. It's not about language, I read either one without even thinking about it. So now I'm thinking about the language thing, and how integrated Spanish has become in my personal life. My facebook is in Spanish too because my ex set it up that way and I never bothered to change it. It's kinda strange. Everyone I talk to in person is 98% in Spanish I'd guess but I mostly use English online. My facebook feed is mostly in English but I have a mixed group of friends so it's in both but the ads are in Spanish. So this all leads to me thinking in Spanglish more or less. My pets understand both too as much as animals can understand because I don't know which one to speak to them. All of this machs nichts to anyone else (yes there is German floating around in my head too) but the thread got me to thinking about all this lingual anarchy in my head and how strange it is. The only way it relates to bonsai is that I've learned mostly in English but I have taught and explained bonsai to many in Spanish. And a few have started to keep a couple trees and started learning from the web about bonsai in Spanish. And like teaching the basics of guitar to someone,it feels good to inspire and get someone one learning something pleasant. No importa cual idioma, no matter what language. When I get back to the states I will offer to translate for people in either direction, like a bonsai class for someone who speaks Spanish but wants to learn from an English speaking teacher. So maybe you will see ads on your screen. Special discounts for any bnut I can help. Like free. Sorry for the weird tangent, but the whole ad thing got me to thinking about it all. Thanks for the unintended inspiration.
Now what language should I speak to my trees?
Lol!!!
Something similar just happened to me. I have a couple of JBP for sale on consignment at the local bonsai shop. I went over there yesterday to do a little maintenance on them (pulled needles and thinned excess summer candles from last summer's decandling). And the shop owner came over to me and said he was worried about my two trees. He said "the water runs straight thru them". I'm worried they'll dry out. Mind you, they've been there 4 months. And they were the greenest, healthiest trees in the entire garden. He went on, "Look at their soil! It's just little rocks!"
I said, "Yes, and that's why they look so good!"
I did notice that the soil level in their pots was a little low. So I added 1/2 inch of Clay King on top. Then went to water them. And I found out why the soil level was low! Their hand sprinkler gushed water in such a heavy spray, it would knock the soil out! It was just like that video I posted about! Way too much water! I had to step back and wave the wand up and down to disperse enough water away from the trees so that only a soft spray would land on the soil!
I'm really surprised that someone who runs a bonsai shop says something like that. Is the
I think thats the last time Carol ever comments or gives her advice on one of your threads.. lol.
Estate planning ?No, no, no... you misunderstood me, and it was my failure for not quoting Smoke.
I had three ads that indicated to me that I was going to be taken to a lawyer by a Russian Hottie and my bank accounts would be cleaned out... I said Carole would likely win the powerball, retire, and take a long vacation. Then Smoke came on with only two ads... pink underwear and cream to make his Johnson big... I said that he should quickly google the Russian Hotties, so the algorithm wouldn't assume that he liked men and started to send him ads for gay porn sites... it'd kinda make his wife wonder what he's been up to if she happened to walk by and he was getting flooded with gay porn... lmao...