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May 25, 2021
I understand the necessity of check holds.
But when a customer you’ve personally known for 2 years brings you a check from a national business, what are the real odds of it being fraudulent?
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May 24, 2021
The Leatherman Free series is amazing.
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Catholic Husband
May 24, 2021Kill the Golden Calf - Catholic Husband
When you strip away the rhetoric and the one-liners, we can actually find a great deal of common ground. We can take opportunities to work together, to give a little, and to agree to a compromise that takes us both closer to where we want to be.
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May 23, 2021
Old faithful.
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May 22, 2021
Maybe we should go on vacation to Robot City. Looks friendly enough!
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May 22, 2021
Rebellion in the Faculty Lounge - WSJ
The academic world has become increasingly disconnected from the applied world
Understatement of the millennium.
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May 21, 2021
Saw my first firefly of the season this evening.
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Reading
May 20, 2021
Currently reading: Redefining Anxiety: What It Is, What It Isn’t, and How to Get Your Life Back by Dr. John Delony 📚
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May 20, 2021
Overheard while wife dictates notes,
”His knee has been acting up recently. It has been that way ever since he fell out of a deer stand…”
That’s rural medicine for you.
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May 20, 2021
This is an incredible ad.
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May 20, 2021
House Passes Bill Funding Security Enhancements at Capitol by One Vote - WSJ
The families of the late Reps. Ron Wright (R., Texas) and Alcee L. Hastings (D., Fla.) would get $348,000 in death gratuities if the bill became law. Neither congressman died in connection with Jan. 6, but such payments are customary to the families of Congress members who died in office.
Why are the taxpayers acting like a life insurance company for a certain class of federal officials who die in office?
I’ve never heard of such a thing. But that price tag…
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May 20, 2021
Footage of journalists frantically evacuating was quickly broadcast on Imperial channels around the galaxy to garner sympathy for the reporters and turn the public against the rebels.
Callous.
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May 19, 2021
Whenever possible, I try to buy direct from companies and not resort to the default of buying at Amazon or Walmart.
I ordered a case from Otterbox 12 days ago. The last time the shipment was scanned was at my local post office 8 days ago. It’s lost, it’s never getting delivered.
I called to get them to issue a refund, and they told me to wait another 9 days, because it just might show up.
Nothing turns a customer off faster than condescension.
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Reading
Book Review: Agent Sonya 📚
May 19, 2021Ben Macintyre is one of my most read, and favorite, authors. He writes about WWII and Cold War era espionage, subjects that I find fascinating. I learned about his latest book in the pages of The Wall Street Journal.
I must confess, I did not enjoy this book. It took me months to read it, but only because I found the first 200 pages dull. Agent Sonya follows the path of the Soviet Union’s most prodigious female spy and her 25-year career. It starts with her youth and follows her all the way until her death.
I think what I found so boring about this book was its singular subject. Characters came in and out of her life, but the whole narrative focused on a single person’s life. Macintyre’s other works have main and supporting characters, but always weaves together the different plot lines into a unified story. It’s easier to be engaged.
That being said, when he finally moved the story into 1939, the book became much more fascinating, and I read through the remaining pages quickly.
Would I recommend: NO
ISBN: 978-0593136300
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May 19, 2021
What an exciting, whirlwind day.
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May 19, 2021
Impromptu picnic at the park.
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Reading
May 18, 2021
Finished reading: Agent Sonya by Ben Macintyre 📚
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May 17, 2021
Did Biden Peak on Inauguration Day? - WSJ
The sudden change in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s mask advice has undermined the administration’s claim to be governed at all times by data and facts. It has revealed to a wider audience what some of us knew all along: that pious claims about “following the science” were as flimsy as a cloth face covering. We’d been told for four months that vaccinations don’t necessarily protect against viral transmission. The CDC’s director warned a few weeks ago about “impending doom.” The president said “neanderthal thinking” drove governors to lift mandates. Suddenly, everything has changed…
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May 17, 2021
AirPods, AirPods Max and AirPods Pro Don’t Support Apple Music Lossless Audio - MacRumors
Listening to lossless audio on an iPhone will require wired headphones and it’s possible an additional dongle will be needed to get the best sound quality. It’s worth noting that 9to5Mac says that AirPods Max will support Hi-Resolution Lossless when used as wired headphones, but it is unclear what equipment is required to make that happen.
Apple 2021!!!
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May 17, 2021
Supreme Court Rules for Oil-and-Gas Companies Fighting Climate Lawsuit - WSJ
Justice Samuel Alito didn’t participate in the case. His public financial disclosures indicate that he has investment holdings in the energy sector that would prohibit him from considering the lawsuit.
Kind of weird that he wouldn’t just be in all mutual funds.
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Catholic Husband
May 17, 2021Invest Today - Catholic Husband
If I want to raise those healthy, functional adults, I need to take the time to invest in my children and our relationship today.
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May 16, 2021
Sunday afternoon storms roll through as I sit with the big kids in the living room reading books.
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May 16, 2021
Eight Warning Signs You Might Be Sharing Office Space With Terrorists - The Babylon Bee
The tenants upstairs are constantly disrupting things with their loud footsteps and their rocket launches off the roof. - Upstairs tenants are the worst!
Don’t make the same mistake that the AP made.
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May 16, 2021
China Lands Alluring Female Mars Rover To Steal Secrets From NASA Rover - The Babylon Bee
Early reports suggest Perseverance may already be smitten by the Chinese rover, as he keeps following her around and focusing his digital camera on her. “Focus, Perseverence, focus!” said frustrated NASA technicians as their rover once again dropped his dirt sample to ogle Zhurong.
This is a tough one.
It must be pretty difficult for Perseverance to be so far away from home with only his little helicopter to keep him company.
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May 16, 2021
Oops! AP Reporter Forgets To Remove Hamas Headband Before Going Live - The Babylon Bee
“Sorry folks, technical difficulties. As I was saying, Israel and its supporters in the United States have a lot to answer for in the deliberate targeting of the free press.”
AP has horrible editorial control, so it’s not surprising that their poor decision making extends to office leases.