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I'm at an archaeology conference and, naturally, the session I'm at is running late. The convener introduces the next speaker, and then, just before they begin, says:
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I've just been offered a new job in another company, so I am a few days from handing in my two-week notice at my current office. I am very excited to leave, mostly due to my boss, who is lazy, incompetent, and effectively sabotages those who work for him to make him look good and earn promotions and bonuses. I have decided that in these final weeks, I will set the record straight.
notalwaysworking_feedRead This Story Contains Gluten And Apathy
Customer: "Hey, just letting you know, I think these got mislabeled. Says ‘gluten-free’ on the front, but the ingredients list wheat flour."
I take the bag and look. Sure enough, the front has a big green “GLUTEN-FREE” label, and right below it: 'enriched wheat flour' in bold.
Me: "Huh. That's... not right."
sharonlee_feedWhat went before: Did some handwritten work; tomorrow I’ll be typing. I still haven’t figured out who XX are, but I’m sure they’ll tell me bye-n-bye.
Coon Cat Happy Hour has been served up; I’ve got a couple more things to do, then I’ll be pouring a glass of wine.
Everybody have a good evening; stay safe. I ‘ll see you tomorrow.
Oh. For some reason, this got kicked up by the photo program — this would be me on my 61st birthday at The Lindsey House B&B in Rockland Maine. FWIW.
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Thursday. Sunny and warm. Thunderstorms called for, later, with hail.
Breakfast was cream cheese on an English muffin with grapes on the side. I am back from the chiropractor, and thought I was in for the weekend, but! There’s a Dumpling Truck at the KMD Food Truck Court today, and — it just might be that I’ll have to go out again in a few. We’ll see. I mean; it’s not like I don’t have food. OTOH — dumplings.
Today, I do intend to devote most of my time to writing, dumplings or no dumplings. Tomorrow, Saturday, and Sunday will be more of the same. I know what I’m doing first off, so — all good there.
I spent some time with my Garmin Watch this morning, and to hear it tell the tale, I live a Very Stressful Life. Which I’m supposing is not impossible, Given Everything. It’s worth noting that the days when I’m, err, less stressed, are days when I’m writing, so — I’m going with that.
Tali’s fan club will be happy to know that I’ve finally found a brush that Tali likes; she was purring the whole time, and even turned over for me, so I could brush her belly.
In other news, I’m listening to Faking It by Jennifer Crusie. I’m having an OK time with it, but something about the narration itches at me. Maybe some books just aren’t meant to be read aloud? Though Steve read it to me when I was being bathed in the energy of one thousand angry suns every day. OTOH — I found Steve’s voice soothing.
My reading is A Gentleman of Questionable Judgment, the 9th Lord Julian novel, which I had somehow missed, so now catching up.
. . . and, yeah; I’m for dumplings. I was going to have stir-fry chicken and veggies for lunch, anyhow. Dumplings will go great. And it’s not like they can’t be steamed and heated up for later.
See me convince myself?
So — who has a long weekend coming up? Plans?
Sometime Later: The chicken and mushroom dumplings are to die for.
And the lavender honey latte is good, too.
Yeah, I went crazy.
It’s summer. That’s my story and I’m sticking to it.
Here’s a picture of Tali, post-brushing, and the boys, Judging me:
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rolanniWhat went before: Did some handwritten work; tomorrow I'll be typing. I still haven't figured out who XX are, but I'm sure they'll tell me bye-n-bye.
Coon Cat Happy Hour has been served up; I've got a couple more things to do, then I'll be pouring a glass of wine.
Everybody have a good evening; stay safe. I 'll see you tomorrow.
Oh. For some reason, this got kicked up by the photo program -- this would be me on my 61st birthday at The Lindsey House B&B in Rockland Maine. FWIW.
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Thursday. Sunny and warm. Thunderstorms called for, later, with hail.
Breakfast was cream cheese on an English muffin with grapes on the side. I am back from the chiropractor, and thought I was in for the weekend, but! There's a Dumpling Truck at the KMD Food Truck Court today, and -- it just might be that I'll have to go out again in a few. We'll see. I mean; it's not like I don't have food. OTOH -- dumplings.
Today, I do intend to devote most of my time to writing, dumplings or no dumplings. Tomorrow, Saturday, and Sunday will be more of the same. I know what I'm doing first off, so -- all good there.
I spent some time with my Garmin Watch this morning, and to hear it tell the tale, I live a Very Stressful Life. Which I'm supposing is not impossible, Given Everything. It's worth noting that the days when I'm, err, less stressed, are days when I'm writing, so -- I'm going with that.
Tali's fan club will be happy to know that I've finally found a brush that Tali likes; she was purring the whole time, and even turned over for me, so I could brush her belly.
In other news, I'm listening to Faking It by Jennifer Crusie. I'm having an OK time with it, but something about the narration itches at me. Maybe some books just aren't meant to be read aloud? Though Steve read it to me when I was being bathed in the energy of one thousand angry suns every day. OTOH -- I found Steve's voice soothing.
My reading is A Gentleman of Questionable Judgment, the 9th Lord Julian novel, which I had somehow missed, so now catching up.
. . . and, yeah; I'm for dumplings. I was going to have stir-fry chicken and veggies for lunch, anyhow. Dumplings will go great. And it's not like they can't be steamed and heated up for later.
See me convince myself?
So -- who has a long weekend coming up? Plans?
Sometime Later: The chicken and mushroom dumplings are to die for.
And the lavender honey latte is good, too.
Yeah, I went crazy.
It's summer. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.
Here's a picture of Tali, post-brushing, and the boys, Judging me:
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Suddenly, the regional manager appeared at my side. He says quietly:
Regional Manager: "I want you to put down what you’re doing, clock out, and not come back until you get a haircut."
lsandersonnotalwaysfriendly_feedRead Delayed Karma Is Quite The Ride
Luckily, the queues aren’t very long, but on the water ride, it was thirty-five minutes. Five minutes in, we notice that somebody in the group ahead of us is telling two women to join them.
Queue jumping is not accepted under any circumstances in this theme park, and my twelve-year-old son tells them they can’t do that.
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John McLaughlin Williams, conductor
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Customer: "Hi. I picked this up yesterday. It's missing the manual."
My coworker glances at the box without opening it.
Coworker: "That model doesn’t come with a printed manual. You have to download it online."
Customer: "It says 'Quick Start Guide Included' on the side."
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How dark can the future get? Pretty dark it seems by current trends. So, watch out, because they are watching you.
Again, we are seeing more drones and drone-related tech. Drones are constantly in the news as they are used in warfare (in Ukraine and the Middle East) and everyone is trying to work out the best ways to deploy and to counter them. Additionally, we have ships for science and salmon, new ways to make ceramics, a post-modern town and some pop culture collectibles.
If you need to kill expensive aerial drones the in-progress Red Wasp missile (an evolution of the Stinger system) might be just the thing to do so. The Red Wasp uses a solid fuel ramjet for greater range, something thought impossible to build into a missile of that small size just a few years ago. Another interesting leap of technology.
A Czech company has developed a small, self-guiding transport robot which will be deployed in some numbers to Ukraine. I would not want to be transported on a stretcher on one but they could be very useful for getting supplies around the modern battlefield.
While the US Army is working on drones that will fit in your pocket for soldiers to use for scouting. Sounds useful to me.
But the more drones you have, the more anti-drone tech is developed. Much of the anti-drone tech uses drones as well (go figure), such as the Iron Drone Raider system, which has drones that launch mesh nets with parachutes the immobilize and drop the offending drones gently to the ground. The NYPD is looking into using this system.
Aboard the largest scientific ship afloat, scientists drill miles into the Earth’s crust . . . I mean the scenarios write themselves. While it is presented as a purely scientific endeavor, I suspect grubby commercial motives are in play too.
From science to salmon, a Chinese company has launched a ship-based salmon-farming operation. That would be an interesting place to be sent to on a mission.
Using lasers to create ceramics that can withstand immense temperatures. I do not claim to understand how it works but the idea that you could apply the liquid ceramic precousor to it items and them convert it into a ceramic coating with a laser seems amazing to me.
This is why you want the corporations at each other’s throats and unwilling to cooperate with each other (or the government): How three Tesla vandals were caught. The amount of cameras and interlocking data gathering systems make it very hard to do anything without being observed. They are watching you.
An interesting place to visit and inspiration for a corporation built “utopia”, the post-modernist Italian town of Gibellina Nuova. A fascinating place to go to but maybe not as nice to live in.
There are always the latest collectible craze and people willing to spend way to much money on them. What will be the Labubu of the Dark Future?
Image from LPP and used without permission.
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notalwaysworking_feedRead Tell OSHA It’s A Performance Piece
I work in an office supply warehouse. It’s hour six of a long shift on a national holiday, and productivity has slowly eroded into chaos. I’m organizing a shipment of printer paper while my coworker is standing on a pallet, stacking reams of paper into a wall.
Coworker: "This is my Roman Empire. I will not rest until this wall of paper is perfect."
mrissaMy friend J.R. Dawson is launching their second book, The Lighthouse at the End of the World, and I get to be part of the festivities! We'll be at Moon Palace Books at 6:00 p.m. on July 29, having a lovely conversation about this book and the previous book and other stories and life in general, and you can come join in the fun!
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