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  • Coke Zero: why?

    February 1,2019
  • Chick-fil-A: always busy.

    February 1,2019
  • Student loan “groups” make almost zero sense.

    February 1,2019
  • Roadside assistance is never fast.

    February 1,2019
  • Haiku

    Accepted

    An email arrived,

    My son’s education starts.

    He will miss Thomas.

    January 31,2019
  • Reading

    Finished reading: Spies in the Family: An American Spymaster, His Russian Crown Jewel, and the Friendship That Helped End the Cold War by Eva Dillon 📚

    January 31,2019
  • ChetCast

    Episode 54: End of Month

    I’m very busy this morning with all of my end of month administrative tasks, but I’m not the only busy one under this roof. The three kids take a break to share what they’re building and playing with today.

    January 31,2019
  • I love being able to save documents on my iPhone/iPad to my computer desktop through the Files App and iCloud Drive. Really great technology.

    January 31,2019
  • Haiku

    Twelve Weeks

    Almost time for shots,

    New round of Botox next week.

    Still feeling great. Win!

    January 30,2019
  • Walking under the stars at night is something incredible to experience.

    January 30,2019
  • I’m not sure why we don’t always just report the “Feels like” temperature. It’s the only measurement that matters.

    January 30,2019
  • Google Also Exploiting Enterprise Certificates to Bypass iOS App Store for Data Collection - MacRumors

    Oh, look, another company that I don’t do business with.

    January 30,2019
  • Customer Service Rep: “Sir, there’s no sensitive information on this account.”

    Me: “You mean like my full name, address, and date of birth?”

    January 30,2019
  • When it’s cold outside, I bake cookies.

    January 30,2019
  • Haiku

    Sick Infant

    Now baby is sick.

    Hard to help her feel better.

    Cuddles do the trick.

    January 29,2019
  • I love it when a plan comes together.

    January 29,2019
  • Facebook Paying Teens to Install Data Harvesting VPN App

    Facebook has been secretly offering people… $20 per month… to sideload the Facebook Research app using an enterprise certificate. Enterprise certificates… give full root access to a device.

    Let’s be friends!

    January 29,2019
  • Haiku

    Clean Couch, Again

    One week since cleaning,

    Stanley Steemer was back here.

    Kids, what can I say?

    January 28,2019
  • Stanley Steemer is excellent.

    January 28,2019
  • Today is a very good day for a YNAB fresh start.

    January 28,2019
  • I still don’t understand why multiple brands of American auto makers build the same car. Chevy Traverse/Buick Enclave, Chevy Tahoe/GMC Yukon, etc.

    January 28,2019
  • I hate when you set up Bill Pay to send payment on the 1st and they cut a check a few days before (good!), but then immediately debit your account. What other check is processed like that? None!

    January 28,2019
  • Pope Tries to Dial Down Expectations for Sex-Abuse Summit

    The pope said the meeting would aim to raise awareness of sex abuse and educate bishops in the procedures for preventing and punishing it.

    Unacceptable. Honestly, this is not hard.

    January 28,2019
  • I love to watch planes fly overhead and seeing on FlightRadar where they’re heading. It’s amazing to think about the hundreds of people miles above me, sitting in their seats, oblivious to their passage through my neighborhood.

    January 28,2019
  • Haiku

    All Done

    Twenty-five to-dos,

    All done before bedtime. Yay!

    Things check mark, all done!

    January 27,2019
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