car service

Posted on March 24, 2022 by | Leave a comment

At the shop getting my Alfa Romeo serviced today.

Ha! lol. I DO NOT have an Alfa Romeo. They service other makes here, too.

A selection of Alfa Romeo swag hanging on the wall in the waiting area

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local tv news

Posted on March 24, 2022 by | Leave a comment

In a waiting room with a TV playing local “news.” It could be worse.

— anchors talking in bubbly baby-like voices. Very enthusiastic.

– reports on police requesting more funding because of increase in crime (a few shootings).

— interest / praise pieces on Madeleine Albright and Oprah Winfrey. Albright has died, Oprah has not.

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breakfast

Posted on March 23, 2022 by | 2 comments

…in America

Bojangles breakfast tray with sandwich fries and drink

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broken soap promise

Posted on March 21, 2022 by | Leave a comment

I wish a mere bar of soap would calm me down. Not calm! 😱

Hotel soap in package. “True Red calming body soap”

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cig craving

Posted on March 20, 2022 by | Leave a comment

I quit a little over eight years ago, yet the craving from hell hit today. I could have totally sucked that shit down had I had access to one. Maybe it was triggered by a cappuccino I was drinking.

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yipsters

Posted on March 20, 2022 by | Leave a comment

Very good times. The Yippie newsletter, The Yipster Times, was my first introduction to phone phreaking as a young preteen, Loved it.

https://wwwHow a Group of ’70s Radicals Tried (and Failed) to Invade Disneyland

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retro net

Posted on March 20, 2022 by | Leave a comment

I passed by the old building today that used to be the location of the tech store CompUSA.

That was where you could buy things like Netscape Navigator Gold in a box (CD).

Thinking back to when Geocities upped the storage quota to 3 MB. You could avoid using the storage by linking the image library they had.

Also fun: Tripod and NetTaxi.

Best (for me) net chat for awhile: WBS – Webchat Broadcasting System. I still have friendships that originated there.

Favorite blogging community 2003 onward: MyOpera Community. Until Opera browser got sold.

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a cappuccino, not a puppuccino

Posted on March 20, 2022 by | Leave a comment

An absolutely exquisite cappuccino.

My drink in the Starbucks logo cup with my name showing on the label

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waffle it

Posted on March 20, 2022 by | Leave a comment

Have the raisin toast, at Waffle House..

Have whatever you want. I’m buying. You might have to put out, though.

Waffle House menu

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drink your lunch

Posted on March 19, 2022 by | Leave a comment

Draft beer lunch. We did order food. 🍻🍻

Posing with the beers

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