Well, Lent started and I'm following my goals. No caffeine was tough. Way harder than I thought it would be. Functionally, it was easy. I have water and juice on hand, and plenty of herbal teas. If I'm eating out I order water or club soda. No problemo. That said, from Wednesday to Sunday I … Continue reading Getting Fit
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Dude can sleep anywhere.
And So it Begins
Today is Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent for us Catholics. This won't end until Holy Week, the first week or so of April. It's traditional to give something up for Lent as well as fasting and abstaining from stuff, usually meat on Fridays. No meat isn't any real big deal these days. More often … Continue reading And So it Begins
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I miss Jethro.
Of Course They Are…
Money grubbing ass-hats, that is: Microsoft has always been a money grubbing bunch of @#$$)!! - OldNFO Found this originally on Old NFO's Substack. This isn't a big surprise. Tech companies love them some subscriptions, cloud ones especially. This way they control the whole magilla and simply collect money. Prior to that, and even still … Continue reading Of Course They Are…
Dog Bites Man
I had an eye-rolling experience this morning listening to the local morning show on the radio. Well, iHeart radio that is. The lead in was a lot of North Texans got a surprise in their gas (heating) bills this month. Well, no shit. It's been cold. So sure enough, on comes a woman gobbling that … Continue reading Dog Bites Man
Getting Fit
Another month is gone. Another weigh in. I'm on a downward trend, losing three pounds. I'm within five pounds of what I'd say is my ideal weight. It's all diet. I've been more diligent about what I eat, being lighter on the starchy carbs. Since Thanksgiving, my run is a little over 5K. It's a … Continue reading Getting Fit
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Learning a Lesson
This wound up on my feed. A dude, appears to be a younger one, maybe thirties, got laid off and is processing it: https://youtu.be/YQLTRWJwQ1I?si=fxNlHhYLiVTreLli This is a lesson that nearly all of us learn, about that age it seems. The company doesn't care about you. You aren't "family" Never make the company or a job … Continue reading Learning a Lesson
Found this on Divemedic's site. Another cluster-b specimen has something to say: https://twitter.com/i/status/2016984697247777222 Can they talk without the chicken hands? This is a classic example of what causes peak crisis in a 4th turning. This woman never learnt, let alone forgot, the hard lessons her grandfather and great grandfather had to learn, painfully. She's certainly … Continue reading
Inspected By Pat 