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With the way my parents vacation, I would not be surprised (but it looks to be fairly easy to scoot from Vegas into Arizona into UT, they like driving).  Before I got that one photo my mother had sent numerous photos of Denny's, casino reels, a buffet, and then my brother holding two huge stuffed fish.  I no longer know where they are, only that it's hot and they are walking a lot.

I didn't know Saguaros weren't native to NV or UT!  I just assume if it's dry/hot that a cactus should grow (I am slowly killing my little cactus garden at my desk, I think the windows are either magnifying the sunlight and burning them, or the window is transferring too much cold near them, also it's really dry in the office, so I keep watering them since they're getting...puckered).
we bought a little cacti when we went to tuscan over xmas break.  the directions said to only water once a month and only like a couple tablespoons at that. and to put it in full sun.  WE keep it on the kitchen table so it never gets the full sun, but it does get some from the windows on the other side of the room.

 
This happened to me today
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Drove 5 hours round trip to Durham on Saturday to pick up some vacuum bagging supplies (pump, rolls of carbon fiber/kevlar, resins, etc.)  Ended up bullshitting with the guy and forgot to grab an entire rubbermaid bin of supplies, including the vacuum pot and all the plastic/bleeder fabrics.  Now I get to pay him to ship it to me!

 
Drove 5 hours round trip to Durham on Saturday to pick up some vacuum bagging supplies (pump, rolls of carbon fiber/kevlar, resins, etc.)  Ended up bullshitting with the guy and forgot to grab an entire rubbermaid bin of supplies, including the vacuum pot and all the plastic/bleeder fabrics.  Now I get to pay him to ship it to me!
That sucks, dude.

 
Still picking up a few songs here and there on the bass guitar.  Some are those that MS1 is learning and some are what I dug into on my own - Another One Bites the Dust, I Ran, Jenny Says, When I Come Around, It's Coming Down, Green Onions, etc...  This thing wins on all fronts - it's fun, a great stress reliever, and MS1 and I get to spend time together learning from and watching each other play.  I'm still surprised how much kids can absorb and learn in a few short months.

 
can you learn to play a guitar without having to go through the official "learn all the chords" nonsense?

I just want to be able to annoy my neighbors and play skynard in the backyard on a peaceful evening when there windows are open?

 
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can you learn to play a guitar without having to go through the official "learn all the chords" nonsense?

I just want to be able to annoy my neighbors and play skynard in the backyard on a peaceful evening when there windows are open?
Sorry, I am one of three people in Nashville who cannot play any instrument whatsoever so I can't help.

 
can you learn to play a guitar without having to go through the official "learn all the chords" nonsense?

I just want to be able to annoy my neighbors and play skynard in the backyard on a peaceful evening when there windows are open?
No chords on bass.  Well, not unless you want to learn chords for the sake of learning chords.  Some bassists use just their fingers and some use a pick on the strings.  I prefer to just finger them.

 
Random topic from JK: Is federal position worth it to jump from private?  Potentially have an offer in IN (haven't received offer, but I am flying out for second interview), moving from NY, but don't really know if it is worth it?  Don't want them to waste the money/go through the bureaucracy if in the end it doesn't work...Any tips from someone who has gone either way (fed to private, private to fed)?

 
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