I have noticed a lot of places where I had bad experiences have high ratings. In these cases, these are places where you have to go for continued service (car dealership service center and a local doctor). I really want to leave negative reviews because they were awful.

Want to know how addicted to your phone you are? 1. Serve on jury duty. Where I live, no phones in the building. 2. Accidentally leave your phone in the car and be too lazy to walk to get it. #1 got me back into reading. I can read at least for an hour or so.

Song of the day: In memory of Peabo Bryson. "We had a once in a lifetime But I just didn't know it 'Till my life fell apart A second once in a lifetime Isn't too much to ask 'Cause I swear from the heart" “If Ever You're in My Arms Again" - Peabo Bryson youtu.be/qcDvzifP_gk?...

“On numerous occasions, Kash Patel has inappropriately utilized a government-funded Gulfstream jet to add shine and smoothness to his hair after a shower,” said Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin, adding that Patel’s hair care habits had already cost American taxpayers $250,000 in jet fuel alone.

Peabo Bryson, the iconic singer-songwriter behind the Oscar-winning Disney songs "Beauty and the Beast" and "A Whole New World," has died at 75 www.tmz.com/2026/06/02/p...

Remember - if you think you are behind in planning, there's someone who hasn't even started.

I don't post things that go viral, but I kind of get excited when someone likes a post of mine. Then I click on their profile and see that they are people schlepping their latest app, coaching scam, or a feeding kids in Gaza scam.

Song of the day: "And I hope when you think of me years down the line You can't find one good thing to say And I'd hope that if I found the strength to walk out You'd stay the hell out of my way" “No Children” - Mountain Goats youtu.be/fqGKZ3fzN1M?...

Jeanne Stosser should never have been appointed to the BOV at Virginia Tech. I have asked for her removal as have several others. archive.today/GPo9E

I seem to have lost my baby but fear not, I just need to track down that bath water I had a moment ago

New River Valley Field Notes: Montgomery County’s five sheriff candidates to appear at forum, bus system wins award

Song of the day: "My lover's got humour She's the giggle at a funeral Knows everybody's disapproval I should've worshipped her sooner If the heavens ever did speak She's the last true mouthpiece" “Take Me to Church” - Hozier youtu.be/PVjiKRfKpPI?...

Song of the day: "For many hours and days that pass ever soon The tides have caused the flame to dim At last, the arm is straight, the hand to the loom Is this to end or just begin?" “All My Love” - Led Zeppelin youtu.be/vwFz3EThGMU?...

UCLA should not be celebrating right now. They almost (or may) lose to a team who squeaked their way into the tournament.

I am reading Martin Cruz Smith's last novel "Hotel Ukraine." There are atrocities I didn't hear about when the war in Ukraine originally started. The book is fiction and I keep looking up events to see if they really happened and yes, they did and still do I assume.

Song of the day: "He coulda won a Grammy Buried in his jammies Born in Arizona Moved to Babylonia He was born in Arizona Got a condo made of stone-a" “King Tut” - Steve Martin youtu.be/FYbavuReVF4?...

BREAKING: The Banana Splits have also withdrawn from the Freedom 250 Celebration

Additional items are now accepted in single-stream recycling at County consolidated sites and Montgomery Regional Solid Waste Authority: - Clam shell containers #1, #2, #5 - #5 PP containers - Gable-top cartons - Aseptic cartons Learn more at montva.com/recycle or mrswa.com. ♻️

Can we put these in our recycling bins in Blacksburg and Christiansburg or do we have to take them to the sites? And this is AWESOME!

Today's lyrics game by @thudfactor.com made me feel better about my brain fog from, um, being older. I may not remember why I walked into the kitchen, but I know the words of Chattanooga Choo Choo.

I wanted to share this because these performers are going through it. I try REALLY hard not to participate in "both sideism" but threatening someone because they may perform for Trump is not OK.

Song of the day: "When I was in fifth grade, I had a friend Steve Blade, He and I were close as two friend could be One thing led to another, and soon I would discover, I was having really strange feelings for Steve" “Turn It Off” - Book of Mormon cast youtu.be/i_6iKKoKyBM?...

He's not stepping down. cardinalnews.org/2026/05/28/s... "The Governor owes the Virginia Tech community — and all Virginians — an explanation for this decision. What exactly did John Rocovich do?” - Kilgore That is not a great question to ask in politics. You may not want to know the answer.

Update: NZ: We need your proof of payment. DH: (looks up payment info & informs me I could have paid this entire time because kid has a flat tuition fee) Me:

We have a tricky book request we’re trying to fill. 📚 Travis in Virginia wants to pursue a career as an electrician and would like to learn about electric codes. Can you help by donating a paperback book? Mailing info below. 👇

Thank God. I was hoping they would bow out.

The amount of people who don't know that as a state university we have political appointees to our BOV kills me.

Work is getting interesting John Rocovich, the rector for VT's BOV, has been removed from the BOV immediately for violating the code of conduct for Commonwealth appointees to boards. www.reddit.com/media?url=ht...

Virginia Tech considers classifying some criticism of Israel as antisemitic archive.today/oIFq7

Song of the day: "Now who's gonna shoe your pretty little foot? And who's gonna glove your hand? Who's gonna be your own true love When I'm in a foreign land, love When I'm in a foreign land?" “I Truly Understand” - Peter Tork youtu.be/4enZQhDRTpc?...

NZ: We need proof you paid tuition before we can give you your visa. Kid: Here is a deposit for housing we paid. We will not get billed for tuition until early June. NZ: It's past the extended deadline. We need proof you paid tuition before we can give you your visa. Kid: Per my last email...

Song of the day "Forget about the dirty looks The photographs your boyfriend took You said you read me like a book But the pages all are torn and frayed now" “I’m Not OK (I Promise)” - MCR youtu.be/dhZTNgAs4Fc?...

Why a building remains vacant in the busiest part of downtown Blacksburg

It's a good day when you get to quote Monty Python during Jeopardy. "A Sale of Two Titties"

I have had some very frustrating issues to deal with via customer support. Remember that customer support folks, a majority of the time, are very helpful, but limited to what they can do. I have started ending chats with "I hope people are kind to you today."

If you lived in Hampton Roads and remember these signs, you are old. It's me. I'm old.

Song of the day "So take your bullshit somewhere else This kills my conscience and my health Cause I don't need your company The only thing I'll tell you is Goodbye" “Feel Like Sh*t” - Whole Wheat Bread youtu.be/9FW78CdiCBQ?...

Broke my record giving blood today. Last time it was 8 minutes. Today was 4 minutes 25 seconds. Go gushers!

Song of the day "And the only gifts from my Lord were a birth and a divorce But I've read this script and the costume fits, so I'll play my part" “Cleopatra” - The Lumineers youtu.be/aN5s9N_pTUs?...

Couldn't find the cat

Song of the day "Days pass, turn into weeks When we don't even speak We just lay wide awake And pretend we're asleep And you go home alone And you're checking your phone And you're looking at me Like I'm something you own" “Changing” - The Airborne Toxic Event youtu.be/59bLUwYONEI?...

Shizu Komachi is the blue mascot of the Yuzawa geopark in Akita Prefecture. She has a straw hat like legendary local poet Ono No Komachi.

This was a suggested account for me to follow on BlueSky. It's like they don't know me.

#caturday Warming up my legs.

YOU’RE LISTENING TO SISYPHUS FM, THE HOME OF NON-STOP ROCK

Song of the day "Somebody's out to get your lady A few of your buddies, they sure look shady The blades are long, clenched tight in their fists Aimin' straight at your back And I don't think they'll miss" “Back Stabbers” - The O’Jays youtu.be/RmXRQ3vfzcA?...

Live bands you’ve seen but can’t see again Michael Nesmith :( The Monkees Rush

introduce yourself with 10 bands / musicians you've seen live: Monkees Hall & Oates Rush MCR Metallica Michael Nesmith and the First National Band Redux (& with other backing bands) Amythyst Kiah U2 Bruce Springsteen Carbon Leaf