My immune system encounters some pollen

“What is this Mickey Mouse shit!?”

Jellyfin, Immich, and Paperless-ngx are three of the apps I use the most but you do whatever works best for you. That’s half the advantage of self hosting. You can have a solution that’s custom tailored to your needs.

Considering they’ve been murdering Palestinians en masse and the Trump Administration has been perfectly fine with that, I’m sure the Israelis have a pass to do whatever they want. Explicit or not.

I would hope I want them considering I have three. Kids are a ton of work. As a dad, I found the newborn stage to be miserable. No one warned me about that. The teenage years can be pretty rough too. But there are lots of incredible experiences in between. I wouldn’t trade any of mine but I don’t blame anyone for not wanting to have kids. It’s a lifelong commitment.

Wayne LaPierre effectively completed the transformation of the NRA from a gun enthusiast/conservationist club into an aggressive Republican/gun rights lobbying arm.

And then it came out that he was using the organization as his own personal piggy bank, after which he resigned.

I think the NRA will be dealing with the consequences of that for a long time. Turns out even people who are dumb enough to think teachers should have to carry guns as a defense against students with guns don’t like the idea of the CEO of the NRA getting rich off their dues.

The foaming at the mouth about “government tyranny” was just a load of bullshit to help rake in the money so Wayne could afford to take more personal trips on the corporate jet.

I grew up in a lower middle class family. I know there were times when money was tight (like the couple of times my dad was laid off) but we lived in a relatively nice house in a quiet neighborhood and I never worried about where my next meal was coming from.

My wife, on the other hand, grew up dirt poor in rural Missouri. They lived in run down trailers or houses with no AC and ate lots of venison – from deer her dad shot – with hamburger helper. She never had a lot of toys and spent most of her time playing by herself. Her childhood sounds very lonely to me but I think she learned to be comfortable being alone. In fact, being alone with a book is one of her favorite ways to relax.

If you don’t have access to a vehicle out there then you’re stranded because there is a whole lot of nothing for miles in any direction. So, when she turned 16, she got her GED and went to work full time so she could buy her own vehicle and get around. She’s pretty frugal, which I appreciate about her. But she will NOT eat venison or hamburger helper.

The Onion used to publish satire. Nows it’s just print journalism.

“Oh, you’re right. Pawns can only move forward to open spaces or capture diagonally.”

Proceeds to move pawn backwards AGAIN.

Cram a bunch of space heaters into a box. Convince investors that all the electricity it burns up means it’s basically printing money. The building will inevitably burn down before anyone can investigate our claims.

Pretty much anything DIY. Plumbing, electrical, carpentry, etc. I’m not an expert at any of those things but I can actually do a pretty decent job. I’m not afraid to research a project and take a crack at it myself. I’ve completed some really nasty projects that turned out well.

I fixed most of the rainwater drainage issues 2 years ago and I STILL check the basement for leaks every time it rains. Homeownership is a constant battle against water and water is one sneaky bastard.

TIL.

🎶Me, and you, and Zoboomafoo🎶

Story points.

Same genius who forced all his own employees back into the office. An incomprehensibly stupid maneuver by an organization that literally owes its success to people working from home.

Anyone trying to drive a Tacoma in water that deep is “up shit creek without a paddle.” Quite literally.

I would love to learn to play the organ if I had time.

Possibly the cruelest irony of adulthood is that autonomy comes with a shit load of terms and conditions.

For instance, I could eat cookies for breakfast, lunch, and dinner every day if I wanted to. But it would result in diabetes, obesity, and eventually death. So yes, theoretically I could do it. But not if I want to live for very long.

Damn shame too because I have a weakness for chocolate chip cookies.

Duck Duck Go uses Bing so that tracks.

From an American perspective, flying on an airplane sucks. 9/11/01 resulted in a whole bunch of security theatre at the airport and airlines have slowly whittled away whatever comfort or convience remained.