I am not trying to get my hopes up, but this AtlasIntel poll is absolutely devastating. Republican support has absolutely collapsed across almost all demographics. This is wild.

I worked right off of University Avenue in Palo Alto from 2007 to 2013, and even then I had gross feelings as I went past Palantir’s offices every day on my lunch walk. Palo Alto was *already* insufferable, I can’t imagine how impossibly awful it must be now.

My aunt sent me a bunch of cool family history that includes a small stack of letters my grandmother saved, but I’m experiencing culture shock because they are all addressed to “Mrs. [My grandfather’s full name]”. I know that’s just how they did things back then but it sure feels weird now.

ah yes, all famous traits of the generation nicknamed “The Slacker Generation“. In fact, Kurt Cobain famously wrote songs about the importance of a strong work ethic. (with the caveat that I hate generation bullshit)

One of the reasons that I do not like traveling as much any more is that we live an hour and a half away from the airport, and that is just enough friction for me to go “ugggh is it REALLY worth it?”

Would you still love me if I were in the Diet of Worms of 1521?

I finally got a set of pallet forks for my mini track loader at auction. I’ve been looking for like six months, I guess the supply dried up over the winter! Ironically, they came strapped down to a pallet, so it would have been really useful to have some pallet forks to lift them off the truck with.

What a world.

I love flux core welding, it's so underrated. It's fun! It's also super fucking dirty, but then again, it's fun. Did I mention it's fun? Also dirty.

You can say "I'm glad Charlie Kirk isn't alive to see this" about anything, and it'll be true.

“You know what, Stuart? I like you. You're not like the other people, here, in the trailer park.“

Raccoons and raccoon accessories

WE'RE NUMBER 2! WE'RE NUMBER 2! WE'RE NUMBER 2! I guess at least we're not California!

This is going to sound like I'm making it up, but I swear it happened. Around 2006 I was shown "American Movie" by some friends. I knew nothing about it, so the entire time I was watching it I assumed it was a "Spinal Tap" style mockumentary. (1/2)

You call it ERP. I call it TS, because I am very very old.

I should have all the paperwork I need by the end of this week to file a request for a certificate of citizenship from Canada. That came together much faster than I expected. Of course, they are absolutely slammed and I expect it will take 9 to 12 months to process it, but I’m patient.

I really really want a small dump trailer, like a 5 x 10, but MY GOD they are astronomically expensive. You basically cannot find one for under $5,000 here in any condition, and they quickly go up. I can't afford that! I'm not made of money! 😩

I don't like Bluesky, I tolerate it. We are not the same.

My first welding cut-and-etch test! :D This is MIG on quarter inch steel: Excellent penetration on the weld on the right, I’m happy with that.

The Kentucky Derby is Decadent and Depraved.

I should learn COBOL. It’s in high demand, nobody fucking knows it, it’s basically AI proof, and you can name your price. I can technically put it on my resume, I read and reverse engineered a lot of COBOL for my first job, I’ve just never written it. Hmm.

So much winning…

(* except in the United States)

On Reddit, Platner is a bright shining progressive star. On Bluesky, he is the devil incarnate and lusts for the blood of innocents. I am staying way the fuck away from this race, thankfully it’s 3000 miles from here and I have local issues to worry about.

I somehow completely stopped watching television or movies (with very, very rare exceptions) some time in the last decade. I can’t put my finger on exactly when, but it almost feels like it happened cold turkey?

I’m now officially half the person I used to be. I weighed 365 pounds in 2018, and as of today I weigh 182 pounds. Holy cow! I can stand up and walk for hours and not even be uncomfortable.

I just found out I might be Canadian! Canada just changed the law for citizenship by descent to remove the limit on first-generation descendants of Canadians, and my great grandmother was born in Québec! This will require a lot of research…

Social Media www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpQl...

Who could possibly have predicted that making Pike Place Market more pedestrian friendly would increase business, instead of decreasing it as car proponents suggested it would? I am shocked, I tell you! www.theurbanist.org/pike-place-m...

Sigh. Some day I’ll get to open that champagne I’m saving.

New stickers for my welding hood

The older I get the more I enjoy being out of the loop.

Every character in this is perfect. www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaQR...

I don't WANT scary bipedal robots that slowly fold laundry in a threatening manner. I want ADORABLE Japanese robots that wink at me and say "~kudesai!" in a sweetly cheery voice.

Man, that was a stretch to complete this large set. Will have invoices sent once i get them packed up, get them shipped out over the weekend.

I can never see the name Patel without thinking of “Glengarry Glen Ross”

Apple's new CEO will be two years younger than me. I need a drink.

Blessed are the cheese makers

My husband saw how much overgrowth I’ve cleared out from in front of the car port and he said I “went ‘Ferngully’ on it” and now I have guilt.

So how’s that Iran thing working out? Going good? All under control? Was it everything you hoped for?

Working on the excavator! Boy, I suck at this, but I have so many projects lined up that I'm probably going to be passable at it by the end of summer. First up: We have an old carport way back behind the house that we kind of let the forest overtake. I'm taking it back. makertube.net/w/ptzCL3bZzK...

Back in 1999, Cliff Stoll wrote a book called "High Tech Heretic: Why Computers Don't Belong in the Classroom" and got roundly savaged for it. But 27 years later, almost everything he said about tech in education has been proven right. Study after study have shown analog teaching is better.

Suckerpinch, a favorite channel of mine, is back with a new video that is near and dear to my heart: “No one can force me to have a secure website!!!” I yearn for a simpler Small Web. www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1si...

I’m an American who likes Vegemite, AMA.

I've crossed the timeline streams. I'm listening to Angine de Poitrine on my 6th Generation iPod Classic. Hell yeah.

I like to DIY but I have zero desire to make my own hydraulic hoses. No thank you, too expensive and too dangerous. I will just buy them from a hydraulic shop, they have the crimper and fittings and they know what they’re doing.

It could happen today.

Chuck Tingle is doing a tour for his new book. If he’s coming near you, you HAVE GOT TO GO. Do it. Just go. I went to his last one here in Seattle and he’s an incredible showman. www.chucktingle.com/tour.html

Am I wrong, or does Peter Magyar’s name literally translate into English as “Peter Hungarian”???

It took me a while to find the enthusiasm for Artemis II, but I finally did. If you haven't watched it, this video put me in complete and total awe. The eclipse photo and thinking about what it must have been like to experience it IN PERSON, is almost spiritual. www.youtube.com/watch?v=oaXR...