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All through the boy’s time in cub scouts, we didn’t have anything to do with Push Mobile. Not out of anything against it, it just never happened.
After all those years, and just a few months into his crossing over to a Scouts BSA troop, and we both volunteered to help out at the even today. It was easy, and fun, with absolutely perfect weather. That said, I don’t personally plan on doing any volunteering like that again. The boy will have to, for service hours so he can advance. I, however, am tired of volunteering my time for something which does not directly benefit me.
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Not long ago, someone I know tested positive for The Disease Which Shall Remain Nameless. No symptoms or any problems from That Disease itself, but it did prevent this person from being able to go to the dentist.
That, in turn, lead to the person being hospitalized and put on anti-biotics for a tooth infection.
Then, just a week ago, this person got hit with appendicitis.
This week, the person is back in the hospital due to after effects of the anesthesia from having the appendix removal surgery.
It’s crazy.
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Took my daughter to Five Guys for dinner last night. That’s the first time I’ve had a burger in months. I don’t eat a lot of red meat anymore, typically just a bit in the sauce we do with spaghetti each week. And I try to get as little of that as posssible.
Getting old and developing health issues can be very annoying.
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I needed dice for no particularly important reason the other day. So I went looking for mine. Found three of the four bags. One of those, my first dice bag ever, had sadly gotten a little mildewed and nasty. So I moved the dice to temporary bag, and tossed my old one. It sucked, but oh well, that’s the way things go.
And I’m still not sure where my bag of giant dice is hiding. Drives me crazy.
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So much has changed since that time: got married, became a father (twice), changed jobs and moved part way across the country, lost my father, lost my career (for a few years), experienced some unwelcome (and likely permanent) health issues, and came to the sad realization that I don’t have a single, actual friend in the entire world (family doesn’t count).
This place has also changed. In some ways for the better, but mostly for the worse. Ah well.
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Debating whether I want to shut down my Netflix account, my Disney+ account, or both.
To be honest, at this point I’m more inclined to say sayonara to Disney +. The most recent shows I’ve watched from them have been….less than good. And the trend only seems to be continuing. It’s pretty clear I’m no longer in their target audience - being someone who appreciates good storytelling and not feeling the need to denigrate popular (and better) characters so second (or third, or fifth) rate ones can be made to seem better. Not to mention the dangly bits. True, there’s a lot of older stuff on D+, but most of what I’d watch I already owned, so there wouldn’t be much loss.
Netflix is the one I’m really torn about. It’s more expensive, but has some shows I really enjoy. Those shows are few and far between however. And at least one of them, Stranger Things, only has one more season (so far as we know). I suppose I could stop it, and start it up again when something I like comes on, but really don’t like doing that.
Something to think on.
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Good morning so far. When I dropped my daughter off at school, they had some great music on the radio. Then, all the people in front of us in the line weren’t idiots who needed to wait until the doors actually opened to let their kids out. On the way home, I saw some jackass get pulled over for speeding.
And then, I discovered a new, 11th episode of The Sandman had just been dropped on Netflix.
All that, and we’re getting more (desperately needed) rain.
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Ordered a book last week. It shipped Thursday from Indiana. By Saturday afternoon it was in a facility up around Dallas-Fort Worth (about 4 hours away maybe). Since then….nothing.
Since it’s the USPS involved, this does not surprise me. I figure there’ll be no updates for about a week or so, then it’ll suddenly show as delivered.
Next time I order from this site, I’ve got to make sure to check if shipping by anything other than the USPS is an option.
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The boy mentioned the other day that his new school has a D&D Club, and that he would like to join. Of course, he’s never played before, so I told him I could teach him. Which means I’d have to do some studying up on 5th Edition, as I’ve only ever played in a few games.
And, of course, the whole thing might be (temporarily) moot. He thinks only 7th and 8th graders might be allowed in the club (which is silly). If so, he wouldn’t be able to join until next year. I tried to find out myself, but there wasn’t any information on the school website other than the group name.
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All that said, I’ve got mixed feelings about him wanting to delve into that particular hobby.
On the one hand, I’m ashamed of where some people have taken the hobby. I’d prefer to steer him clear of those kinds of negative influences.
On the other hand, it would be another way for me to spend more time with him, sharing something that I at least used to love.
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Recently, I was reminded of the old adage about how we “cannot give to anybody anything that isn’t first taken from somebody else.”
It’s disgusting, but not surprising, to see people reveling in what’s been taken from others. That, however, is the way of the world, and a major reason why I distrust nearly everyone.