Category Archives: rambling

door visitors

It hasn’t happened in a long time, but I usually enjoy when people come to the door promoting their church. I like a quick polite chat, take their literature, then call it done. All the while in the back of my mind I keep thinking, “you know you don’t want these two old fags stomping around in your church.” 😁

Well, some churches actually do want that, but I think the default is “rather not.”

I’ve actually been surprised a lot lately at the inclusiveness of some of them. I tread with care because it’s hard to get over the many injuries over the years.

ubuntu upgrade 20.04

System upgrade time is happy time around here. Love ’em. One rolled in today.
I’ve been at this Linux thing a long time. It brings me extreme pleasure and dovetails with many things that I like to learn.
A few months ago, I changed to the MATE (mah-TAY) desktop from Xfce. Both are great and recommendable.

ubuntu_focal

screenshot of ubuntu focal fossa upgrade notification

about those ugly modern cadillacs

I used to think of Cadillac cars as being pretty, like something you would want to use to ride to a country club or out to dinner in an expensive restaurant.

Now, to me they look like post-apocalyptic doom: jagged angles, fang-like features, battlefield appropriate.

This cartoon covers a lot of things, but it also touches on that.

Death and surrender to power in the clothing of men

ego wank

I just saw the words “egomaniacal wanker” in an article. Loving it! 👍♥️

scold me

The more scolding, finger wagging, and chest tapping I get from Internet virtuosos, the more time and money I give to the causes I love. Go ahead, bankrupt me. 😁

I like it!

being nice on facebook

I think with a couple of good posts, I could reduce my Facebook friends list by 50%. 😁

waters

THESE are the pros and cons of hitch hiking.

my earth day in 1970

I was in elementary school during the first Earth Day in 1970. I remember liking it a lot. I did my own little celebrations and things. I kept it quiet and covert because I didn’t feel like most people liked the things I did, anyway.

There were horse trails that went on for a long way through the woods near my house. They seemed endless. One of my celebrations was to go on extra long bike rides on trails that I had never been on before.

I invited some other neighborhood children to go with me on one of these rides. We were going deep on some unknown trails when suddenly we found ourselves in the middle of a huge field of marijuana. We all stopped and stared around in silence. One of the neighbor kids asked, “what should we do?”

I said, “I think we better get the hell out of here.” The last thing I wanted was to be spotted by the grower. We were too young to want any, so it just became our secret. 🌿

I like secrets.

nice firefox mobile update

A nice browser upgrade came through on Android yesterday. Firefox Beta (v. 75.0.0-beta.6) has a gorgeous interface.

Also beautiful: Firefox Preview and Vivaldi browsers. I like ’em.

All have sync, all are smooth-running. ♥️

Screenshot of Firefox Beta on Android
Screenshot of Firefox Beta on Android

in both size and quality

Eight US intelligence groups assess that Bojangles’ salads beat Domino’s. This time you can count on it. 🥗