First day with my new glasses 👓, and it’s great! I can finally see the computer screen without closing one eye or the other. Both screens are now perfectly readable! 🤓
Finally got my new glasses today and I can see again. I haven’t seen this clearly in 2 years. Soon as I put them on they were different but in a good way.
📺 Today’s Watchlist: Paramount+
🎬 Tracker – S1 Ep. 9 The Disciple ⭐⭐⭐
🎬 Matlock – S1 Ep. 12 This is That Moment ⭐⭐⭐
🎬 Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage – S1 Ep. 11 Working for the Enemy ⭐⭐⭐
Looking forward to finishing them all for this season!
#TV #Entertainment
Who would want to work for the federal government, especially at an independent agency that Congress has expressly legislated into existence, if the next President can whimsically cut it out by Executive Order (which is unconstitutional) and cut off its funding? Where is Congress?
Archie Bunker Changed—Some Never Will
All in the Family is one of my favorite TV shows. I watch it almost every night and own the entire series on DVD. Why am I telling you this? Because lately, as I’ve been watching it, I’ve been thinking a lot about what’s going on in this country politically. And you know what? Trump is like Archie Bunker—but worse.
AI can be great! I just used it to analyze a file and confirm that it was a .jpg missing its extension. Then, it showed me exactly how to fix over 1,000 files. For newbie geeks like me, it's fantastic! 🚀
So glad it is Friday. Work was tiring this week. Got my 2024 taxes done. Figured I get them done before there is nobody left there to send me my refund 🏦. Also still have not gotten my glasses it has been 2 weeks. Supposedly next week.
A Journey to and Review of Micro.blog
A Little History
I started blogging back in 2001, beginning with Blogger—probably like many others at the time. I remained on Blogger even after Google acquired the platform in 2003. However, I wasn’t a prolific blogger back then. Instead, I focused on maintaining a personal website where I frequently updated content, mainly pictures. At the time, I used my ISP’s residential web hosting service, which was included in my package, and built my site with Microsoft FrontPage. I became very proficient with FrontPage and really miss it—but I digress.
I wish Microsoft Windows 11 Phone Link allowed you to delete text messages from the app on Windows. You can do almost everything else—so why not that? Another decision I just don’t understand.
#Microsoft #Windows
📺 Today’s Watchlist:
- Night Agent (Season 2, Ep. 1) – Really liked it.
- The Recruit (Ep. 1, Netflix) – Even better!
Looking forward to finishing both. 🎬
I just love these 2 trees across the street from my house. The colors are strikingly beautiful.
Cats being lazy this Saturday in the front yard. It was funny they were on the opposite sides of the yard.
One of my favorite poems.
I have been trying to catch up on my podcast listening, but I keep falling behind. I curate my queue to include only the programs I truly enjoy, then refine it further by prioritizing from that list. Yet, I still find myself 25 hours behind!
Drowning in Spam
I've had a Hotmail account for nearly three decades, and for most of that time, I’ve also maintained a paid Exchange-hosted email tied to one of my domains. That Exchange service is set to expire in a couple of years, and honestly? I won’t be renewing it.
Why? Spam!
Writing Into the Void
You ever feel like you're talking to a wall, like nobody is listening? I do—all the time. I feel the same way about writing and blogging. It often feels like I’m just writing for catharsis because no one seems to be reading or interacting.
But maybe, someday, a future generation will stumble upon my writings and think, I can relate, or I know how he felt, or even That’s not a bad idea.
Just thinking out loud again. 🙂
It seems Trump is pardoning all the corrupt politicians. I just saw that he pardoned Rod Blagojevich, the previously convicted former governor of Illinois. I wonder how much that netted Trump—and which position he’ll fill in the administration?
I haven’t used Twitter in a while, but I downloaded my data one last time before deactivating my account. I was really hoping that Elon would get tired of it and sell, but at this point, he’s ruined it beyond usefulness—who would even buy it?
WordPress is gone. Twitter is gone. What’s next?
Start of a new week. I am exhausted it was an usually busy day at work. I will probably sleep pretty good tonight.