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Cake day: June 19th, 2023

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  • You wouldn’t want to ride with me, then.
    I generally don’t secure the seatbelt until I’m moving forward. Not sure why, but I’ve always done it.

    I’ll mess with the rearview mirror often, as my position in the seat may shift, and I can’t stand it when the view in the mirror isn’t centered.

    As for the radio… I channel surf like mad. 40 presets and I’ll scan through them all before deciding on something that I never stay on very long. My wife can, not, stand it. lol But, the radio controls are on the steering wheel, so doing so isn’t a distraction.

    In the past, when I drove any of my vehicles that had a manual transmission, I had a habit of rattling the gearshift at stoplights. People who rode with me didn’t like that either.


  • The rose-colored glasses you’re wearing must have really thick lenses.
    Anyone who thinks that this one act will change anything is out of their minds.

    Giant corporations exist to make money to satisfy the shareholders and pay those at the top exorbitant paychecks. They don’t give the first flying fuck about their employees or customers, and this one act isn’t going to change a damn thing.

    We all wish it will, but I’m sorry to say, but it won’t.












  • I used to use a plain text system, “encoded” in such a way that only I knew what the actual password was, and I kept it on Google Keep.
    But that for harder and harder to manage, coupled with, if I were to get run over by a bus, no one else would be able to access my accounts.

    Now I’ve been using Dashlane for a few years. Not just for passwords, but secure notes as well.

    Works seamlessly on all of my devices and zero complaints.





  • I did Chicago to Dallas and back.
    Never again. On the way down I had coach seats only and the trip was about 20 hours. Trying to sleep in those seats was hell.
    The moment I got off the train, I walked to the ticketing desk and immediately upgraded to a sleeper for the return. “That will be an extra $400, sir.” Don’t care, just do it.

    The sleeper was slightly better in that I got to stretch out, but actually sleeping wasn’t as restful as I thought it would be.

    The number of delays while waiting for freight trains was the worst. Before arriving into Dallas, you could see the city. We were 15 minutes away from arriving into the station, but had to sit and wait for about 90 minutes. I could have gotten off and walked and gone back for my bags later.

    I did meet some nice people, as you’re forced to sit with others in the dining car when you’re traveling alone since there’s only so many seats. And the food was better than expected. That was probably the only real plus.