orange iced tea

Posted on August 4, 2020 by | 2 comments

I bought this today thinking it would make some hellaciously good iced tea. It’s decent as iced tea, but not as good as I was hoping. It’s probably better hot.

I think I was hoping for a Fanta Orange. 🍊

Box of the tea and ingredients list

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moe monday

Posted on August 3, 2020 by | Leave a comment

Burrito bowl hope and change

[ ] Tofu
[ ] black beans
[ ] lime rice
[ ] Lettuce
[ ] Cheese
[ ] Tomatoes
[ ] Pico de gallo
[ ] Sour cream
[ ] Cilantro
[ ] Unsweet tea splash of sweet or Dr pepper

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free-market miracle

Posted on August 3, 2020 by | Leave a comment

The most important election of our lifetime.

Containers of Ajax and Comet cleaners side by side

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proton e-mail and vpn hong kong

Posted on August 3, 2020 by | Leave a comment

This situation is murky with a lot of actors. I’m not sure how Proton can be sure of the right thing. I’ll keep using the ones I already have that are not flirting with empire.

https://protonvpn.com/blog/hongkong/

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drink it up

Posted on August 2, 2020 by | 1 comment

Just a little left in the bottle for breakfast.

Me holding an almost empty bottle of cheap sangria

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richardson-taylor nature preserve

Posted on August 1, 2020 by | Leave a comment

Brian and I took a long walk today at the Richardson-Taylor Preserve north east of Greensboro near Lake Townsend.

I didn’t know about this one until I read about it in the local Pearson Audubon Nature Notes, which is an e-mail that I love to get.

From Audubon: “This 440-acre preserve is composed primarily of mature forest and beaver marshes. Designated as a “passive use park,” the preserve is mostly undeveloped and has no facilities such as restrooms or water fountains. However, it offers about four miles of marked trails beginning at the parking lot on Plainfield Road that has an information kiosk with a trail map.”

It’s nice because there are few people there. You can have it to yourself, just you and the nature. The trails are lengthy and numerous. One eventually interfaces with the Greenway near Strawberry Road. That one would take some planning. We’re going to look into it.

https://www.guilfordcountync.gov/our-county/county-parks/passive-parks/richardson-taylor-preserve

https://goo.gl/maps/SG2w6M3v8ZX32Kb3A

David and Brian at the Richardson-Taylor Nature Preserve

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vito’s again

Posted on August 1, 2020 by | Leave a comment

The usual Blue Moons at Vito’s. We’ll get back over to M’Coul’s eventually. 🍻

Brian and I having draft beers

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chinese takeaway

Posted on August 1, 2020 by | Leave a comment

It has been fun reading reviews of TikTok on Google Play Store. Many are about like this, “I’d not considered using it until the White House went nutso over it, now I want it.”

I feel the same about Huawei. I’d get one in a heartbeat, but I’m set on mobile right now.

WH just upset that somebody else might be getting some data without 5-Eyes having first dibs.

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they got me

Posted on August 1, 2020 by | Leave a comment

Forbis & Dick (funeral service) and SodaStream are in hot pursuit of me on FB and Twitter. I containerize and clear cookies, but they got me anyway.

I was mildly interested in SodaStream until I saw the cost. For that money, I could buy a heaping cart of gassy flavored waters (a la Perrier) at Target. In fact, I could buy a wall of water. Lime flavored Perrier is quite good with Tanqueray gin.

As for the funeral service, we’re pretty low budget around here.

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tilderadio

Posted on August 1, 2020 by | Leave a comment

This is often very good radio. This morning, classic Disco, Beach, and more. All part of the #tildeverse

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Now talking on #tilderadio
Topic for #tilderadio is: Tilderadio – A hacker’s excuse for radio! | Tune in now:

https://tilderadio.org/listen

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