OMGOMGOMG so nobody will get this but - trying to figure out a way to make something i have to do easier (because it's dumb and manualAF) I just discovered a different form of the data that means (after some work today,) this AND every future run will be just a couple clicks. YAAAAAY!
02:16 PM - Apr 17, 2024
I see someone do something. It was unkind, or inconsiderate, or just plain mean or stupid. I start to react. My brain reminds me of times I've done the Exact Same Thing. I try to forgive. If possible, I speak to them (PRIVATELY) to explain what happened and what I thought. Maybe it helps?
11:52 AM - Apr 08, 2024
Given: you can't NOT think about something. You have to think about something ELSE.
Corollary: you can't NOT make a joke about something. You CAN say "I'm not making a joke about that." Repeatedly. Snarkily. LOUDLY. Into the face of the would-be joke target or subject. :|
Corollary: you can't NOT make a joke about something. You CAN say "I'm not making a joke about that." Repeatedly. Snarkily. LOUDLY. Into the face of the would-be joke target or subject. :|
05:10 PM - Apr 05, 2024
I am so used to the (very poor) coding behind business websites, that when something doesn't work - I immediately switch to a different browser and try again. DDG fail? Try Firefox. Fail there? Safari or Chrome. Annoying.
05:17 PM - Apr 04, 2024
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Bothsiderisms are almost universally incorrect - since facts, taken in the appropriate context, almost always define strong/weak positions or right/wrong scenarios. There are NOT two strong sides or two right decisions - and to think so is missing some context.
11:15 AM - Apr 04, 2024
How upsetting it is when my Apple devices don't work together correctly is a testament to the fact that such behavior is not normal. Hours of updates and configuration changes to get my new watch to stop randomly locking itself and requiring password entry? UGH! *sigh
03:18 PM - Apr 03, 2024
Well, *somebody* has discovered mud puddles. Carmen Isa Potato, at her finest.
08:58 PM - Mar 31, 2024
ChatJePete, please generate a mediocre joke about ignorant right wing extremists' anger at the setting of a holiday (using a thousands years old formula) on a date *obviously* specifically to trigger a modern political talking point debate. kthxby
07:25 PM - Mar 31, 2024
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The TikTok "ban" legislation discussion has overtaken the conversation in a few of my groups. While a merge of complex topics, my headline is: I support the legislation as our next move.
11:31 AM - Mar 16, 2024
So, my 3yo corgi (Flynn) and I were discussing the lessons of Monty Python's The Holy Grail as relates to our 12wko corgi (Carmen) in that BUNNY ATTACKS ARE SERIOUS.
11:28 AM - Mar 14, 2024
I'm exhausted but it's a satisfying feeling knowing we saved the Daylight for another season. We won't always be this lucky but this time we prevailed. Strong work, everyone!
08:04 PM - Mar 10, 2024
Island I get. That makes sense. Ocean? Why not "iswater"?
02:41 PM - Mar 05, 2024
"Ooooooh, I love your style!"
"Oh, this?"
"Yes! That's Avoidant Attachment, right? They are doing such good things this year."
"Oh, this?"
"Yes! That's Avoidant Attachment, right? They are doing such good things this year."
12:08 PM - Mar 01, 2024
Caught between wanting to vent my frustrations about our government is working and how it got this way, yet needing to stay the D_Course to have any hope of fixing it.
04:02 PM - Feb 29, 2024
ugh. iMessage contact update fail. Accidentally wrote over the embarrassing pic of my friend that I love (and he hates) so now I have to go find the source pic, re-crop and attach it to his profile. that'll teach me to accept his updated number and surname spelling. dangit.
12:17 PM - Feb 10, 2024
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I have listened to SCOTUS oral arguments for years and probably hear them differently than a new observer. This morning I heard a number of holes in Colorado's disqualification of Trump from the ballot.
03:34 PM - Feb 08, 2024
Somewhat of a cognitive dissonance - I admire PersonX but they are doing something that I disdain. Not sure if forgiveness in this situation violates my integrity. hmmm.
01:41 PM - Feb 08, 2024
I realize they invented the language, yet I am still impressed (regularly) with the ability of certain Brits to poke fun at or fully deflate another person with a short, clear expression of clever English. Just Yes.
11:40 AM - Feb 08, 2024
one of the fun things about homeowner project weekends is finding bruises and cuts when you shower on Monday and getting to think "where'd you come from?"
11:27 AM - Feb 05, 2024
While admittedly RIDICULOUSLY easy to take what Nancy was saying on the Sunday AM circuit out of context, I am still dismayed by attacks that THAT was whacko conspiracy theory but pizza pedo rings wasn't? Really? REALLY?
12:05 PM - Jan 29, 2024
Much like my first cup of morning coffee is primarily for the Other People (but the second is for me) - if seen thru the lens of "Who Benefits Most"...
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Carole Tyler @CaroleTylerRepublicans: America is a nation of laws. For you. Not us.10:13 AM - Jan 25, 2024
10:22 AM - Jan 25, 2024
From the Bush-Gore contest to the last year of Obama's tenure, Jon Stewart became a singular authoritative voice filtering and presenting the news, yet felt betrayed by "real newsman" who failed to investigate and inform. His return might help us avoid misinformation in the coming election.
11:11 PM - Jan 24, 2024
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So far, I have proof I learned to walk sideways, that my sister and I did oddly leap frog each other in height as we grew, and that we used to "swim" in our large wheelbarrow lined with plastic and filled with water. #theSuper8archive
01:10 AM - Jan 24, 2024
Posted in three different forums asking if someone wanted Mom's Super8 home movies I'm digitizing and the two lone replies both asked for copies of the digital movies. No, thanks, this is about repurposing the physical media not getting my cute 5yo mug into your art project. *sigh
10:49 AM - Jan 21, 2024
I'm not ready to move to St Paul, but I have to admit I think it's rad that it is now the largest American city with an all-female, primarily non-white, entirely millennial City Council. All 7 members are from careers or backgrounds that are not traditional starts for politics. #bethechange
03:38 PM - Jan 19, 2024
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Think the maxim "choose two: good, cheap, and fast". Done well but not cost a fortune? That'll take time. I inherited a box of Super8 movies from Mom. Online estimate $1600 to transfer: DECLINE. For $200 got a digitizer, so for (20?) minutes per day I'll have all her home movies in a few weeks.
11:15 AM - Jan 19, 2024
[Inventor of PopRocks]: I like a sugary snack candy but you know what's missing? Explosions.
10:06 AM - Jan 19, 2024
To orbit a planet, you just have to go so fast that you constantly miss it falling into it - not so fast that you break free of its gravity, but fast enough that it curves away before you get there. To land, you just slow down and sink, then let the atmosphere friction burn you like a shooting star.
07:22 PM - Jan 18, 2024
Go listen to the podcast "Hard Fork".
Anywho... just listened to Casey Newton talk about why he's moving Platformer off substack this month, which explained the Nazis On Substack kerfuffle - and now, I have to move too. Following a friend's recommendation... hello, beehiiv.
Anywho... just listened to Casey Newton talk about why he's moving Platformer off substack this month, which explained the Nazis On Substack kerfuffle - and now, I have to move too. Following a friend's recommendation... hello, beehiiv.
02:03 PM - Jan 14, 2024
I am basically expert-level in Excel but am having to do a project in Numbers right now and OMFG lack of muscle memory and having to research, rethink, etc - is *painful*
12:57 PM - Jan 02, 2024
