Year: 2023
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Walk the walk
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A few weeks ago I signed up for this virtual adventure / exercise thing called “Conqueror Virtual Challenges”, and then walked the length of Hadrian’s Wall on Northern England in…
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And a few years later…
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I don’t normally keep my old Windows machines because, well, they’re just old Windows machines. There’s nothing really special about most old Windows machines as they tend to be either…
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Y2K Laptops
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Not all of my interesting antique computers are Apples; I have a few other things that I used back in the day, usually for work, that are pretty interesting… For…
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SELF=YEAR(NOW())-1969
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Well, it’s happened again; as of this morning I’m 54. It’s interesting to me to be one year away from the Seniors Menu at IHOP… Me, a “Senior Citizen“. LOL…
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Old Data
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Today I finished going through all of the posts I imported from LiveJournal and fixed up all of the media. I also removed all of the duplicate media that got…
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mRNA
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Scott Adams over on Twitter has been engaging with his detractors over his pro-mRNA stance. And while it’s mostly disingenuous trolling on his part, which is fine – it’s the…
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Greymuzzle
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I’ve been involved in the furry fandom, in various aspects, since the early 80’s… For me it all began with “Albedo Anthropomorphics”, an independent comic published by Thoughts & Images…
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Update
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Today I fiddled with ye olde website a bit; adjusted some look and feel, added search functionality, and imported everything from LiveJournal just in case Livejournal becomes a casualty of…
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M2
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The new M2 Max MacBook Pro arrived today… Even the shipping box is an origami masterpiece designed to protect the laptop box, which is another origami masterpiece… Apple just loves…
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Books
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Back in August I mentioned that I was embarking on re-reading the “Xanth” novels from my childhood, in order, from one to forty six – and I figured I should…
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It’s that time again…
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As is tradition for me; new year, new Mac. Apple is giving me a bit over $1300 in trade for my current M1 Max laptop, so the New Hotness is…
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Work
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It’s a cold, grey, and somewhat snowy day outside and things are a bit slow here at the office, so I figured I’d show off my work setup while waiting…
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Early Birthday
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Today a friend came down to visit, so we went over to Cheddars for lunch and then wandered over to Microcenter… He’s been looking for a new monitor for some…
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Dinner
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I’m a big fan of “Long John Silver’s”, a fish / chicken place from back when dinosaurs roamed the Earth. It was supremely unhealthy stuff, but that’s probably why it…
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On The Clock
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As I mentioned back in November, back in July I’d submitted for an itemized list of every place I’ve worked over the years from the Social Security Administration – and…
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Groceries…
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Just got back from King Soopers, my local grocers, and things have gotten weirder here in Colofornia… Starting yesterday you have to pay ten cents per plastic bag – ostensibly…