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Crackling in the head can be air trapped in the skin.  Subcutaneous emphysema.

I had it when I blew my nose after getting kicked in the head in karate.  Black eye then swelled way up when I blew my nose (note to self - don't do that).

A cough or a sneeze with congestion in the sinuses can cause this.

Apl68, I have that leg jerk thing sometimes.  I hope it doesn't affect your sleep too much if you have it often! I didn't know there was a name for it! And I don't think I have the exploding head syndrome, although I have had that happen a few times as well.  I will have to pay better attention.

And FishProf, I'm sorry you got kicked in the head and had so many consequences.  I looked up the subcutaneous emphysema (which I had also never heard of!), and it looks like the treatments are not really amenable to home remedies, so hopefully I don't have that.  I believe it's sinus-related, probably something to do with sitting up and having whatever's in my head (clearly not a brain) shifting around. 

This morning I passed a sign that said "Yard Sale."  It stood in an empty yard.  I guess the yard itself is the only merchandise on offer?  I decided to pass, since I already have all the yard I need back home.

One of my online fall classes is full, so I made it available to students. Interesting to see the enrollment go down. I'm guessing students see how much work there is to do and switch to a different professor. The ones who are left are those willing to do the work and those who haven't bothered to look.

My standard-sized Streamline stapler does not have enough punch to staple a stack of 20 papers, but if you punch both sides of the stack a couple of times so the staples are partway in, it's ugly but still works.  That's a good stapler. 

P.S.----is that yard still for sale, apl?  Mine needs mowing, and it's kind of too hot to mow right now, so I thought I'd just get a new one until it cools down next month.

Quote from: Wahoo Redux on August 11, 2023, 03:36:16 PMP.S.----is that yard still for sale, apl?  Mine needs mowing, and it's kind of too hot to mow right now, so I thought I'd just get a new one until it cools down next month.

No, I don't believe so.  Don't know who the lucky purchaser was.

Quote from: apl68 on August 14, 2023, 10:46:20 AM

Quote from: Wahoo Redux on August 11, 2023, 03:36:16 PMP.S.----is that yard still for sale, apl?  Mine needs mowing, and it's kind of too hot to mow right now, so I thought I'd just get a new one until it cools down next month.

No, I don't believe so.  Don't know who the lucky purchaser was.

Dang it!  Now I'll have to do manual labor!!!

There's a cricket in my living room, behind the entertainment center. It's very loud.

Quote from: sinenomine on August 21, 2023, 05:17:44 PMThere's a cricket in my living room, behind the entertainment center. It's very loud.

Nothing like an indoor cricket! 

I once spent a night in a motel in Tucumcari called El Palacio.  The name was not truth in advertising!  The floors were damp and there was a cricket chirping somewhere in the room all night long.

Jiminy!

Our new forumite, stampmaker, seems to be quite persistent.

I don't think Vivek Ramaswamy would make a very good president or VEEP.  But if the Federal Government ever rolls out The Secretary of Dental Whitening and Bleaching, I'd say he's got a lock on the job.

I got to see the syllabus of a FT member of the CC I teach at. I found that for their online class, the first week is devoted to students "making sure they are registered" and getting the textbook. Genius! The semester is shortened by a week. I'm copying that one.

Quote from: downer on August 31, 2023, 05:32:03 AMI got to see the syllabus of a FT member of the CC I teach at. I found that for their online class, the first week is devoted to students "making sure they are registered" and getting the textbook. Genius! The semester is shortened by a week. I'm copying that one.

My students (CC) would love that: they had 2 graded assignments last week (first week of Fall), and were already working on their first paper, which was due yesterday!

Is there anyone here less interested than I am in the trials and tribulations of the tech-bro overlords at Burning Man?  Why I am supposed to care?