I swear I was going somewhere with this before the ADHD kicked in …
SQUIRREL!!

I swear I was going somewhere with this before the ADHD kicked in …
SQUIRREL!!
“… I drove and I listened …”
6+hrs in a car with two VERY excited 16yo girls, driving back and forth from San Diego to LA for a concert. Lots of time stuck in traffic on the way up, and then the excited retelling of the concert on the way home.
You hear a lot when you listen.
I recently purchased a 1980s thermal typewriter on a whim as me and a coworker were discussing if people still use them for work and apparently they do! There's even a repair shop in Rhode Island that still services them!
“… return to silence …”
Typing Had Consequences Rick remembers when fixing a typo meant correction tape, careful alignment, and luck instead of tapping backspace until the evidence disappeared. #GenX #BackInMyDay #RickHarlan #Typewriter #GenXMemories #GettingOlder #GenXHumor
09.02.26 - The Itch
Wrote this while I was sick 2 weeks ago. Something different: I contemplated the fork? 🤷🏻♀️
Loveeeeeeee using this Brother Charger 11!!!!! 🥰
I have been thinking about how it would be neat to find a “bridge” electronic #typewriter — one that is part word processor, part typewriter—to show students how these machines evolved from manual to computer. And what did I find at the thrift store for $11.50 in perfect working order tonight?
Drivers park in fire zones and simply wait for a resident to vacate street parking, others loop around endlessly. Honking and shouting incidents are not uncommon, when clashes occur over who saw the spot first. All to avoid expensive meters, garages, or parking tickets.
“… the Sun doesn’t care …”
A bit “under the weather” this morning, so had to skip the track and my usual Sunday morning “church.” Just a slight cold, but enough that it negated any and all sleep. So today is a rest day, almost like a “sabbath.”
“… like sausages …”
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Yes, I know what today is.
Portrait of a typewriter. #drawing #typewriter #plants
Second night in a row, the local power grid failed. It’s an older part of town, so the infrastructure isn’t fully updated. The strain has been incredibly high, with temps that barely dip overnight. The days sizzle, and evenings are a slightly lower simmer.
You may be surprised about the worst keyboard configuration. The info is free and complete at worlds-worst-website.com/worst-keyboa... ( #keyboard, #computerKeyboard, #typing, #touchTyping, #qwerty, #dvorak, #qwertyKeyboard, #dvorakKeyboard, #keyboarding, #typist, #typewriter)
A hot and thirsty planet is only getting hotter and thirstier. And we’re selling off our future for magic beans, in the for of AI data centers. Water and electricity traded off for videos of cats juggling chainsaws and celebrities having sex with aliens.
There are things you can never not know, once you know them. And that isn’t necessarily a good thing.