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It'll be a somewhat busy day today.
I want to get some cleaning done today, especially the downstairs area. For...reasons.
I also have to get the boy over to his old elementary school for noon. That's when the troop is leaving for summer camp. He should be pretty much all packed. And I'm giving him $100 of spending money. They're expecting some rain, but hopefully not too much.
And then there's the usual: cooking, laundry, dishwashing. All part of my glorious lifestyle.

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Anyway, she said something about trying to send some documents to my work email, and it kept getting bounced back. Which is weird, since the first email I got from the Arizona Board came through without any problems. I double checked my quarantine emails and didn't see anything from the Arizona board in there.
I'm thinking she might have typed my email incorrectly. That makes sense. I'll have to give her a call later on to find out.

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There was a very annoying person on the road this morning. The person was right next to me at a light, and when it turned green began to accelerate just ahead of me, then slow down, then repeat. It was annoying, so I did the best thing that came to mind - accelerated to the point the person was unwilling to go faster, then left him/her in the dust.
Then an 18 wheeler tried to crush me. That was a bit more annoying. In his defense, he was probably a complete moron.

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I had guests over last night. A scout, his mother, and two other committee members. The two committee members were there to help me conduct a Board of Review for the scout. So that went well, and he's now a Life Scout. So the next step for him is Eagle, and he turns 18 next January. It'll be tight, but he can get it done if he buckles down.

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Going back to the post from yesterday about my unfortunate name misspelling....
So my application to the Arizona Board for a PE license hit a small snag. I received a call Friday evening from the Arizona rep, who said she was having trouble sending me emails. I had IT check for me when I got into the office yesterday morning, and it turned out she entered my email address incorrectly, adding an "m" to my last name that wasn't supposed to be there.
It's actually one of the classic ways my name gets incorrectly spelled.

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'Twas also a rather uneventful evening at home yesterday. Had some red beans and rice for dinner. Then did some stuff. Later in the evening I continued watching TV.
I've been taking a break from Clarkson's Farm the last two days. Started a rewatch of Midnight Mass. Probably the best non-Salem's Lot adaptation of Salem's Lot.

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And so now I find myself sitting here in the office, both happy and sad. Happy because more people finally donated to the Autism Speaks charity the company is working with this month, after someone sent out a reminder email. A little sad because my donation no longer accounts for 47% of the total. Now it's only 39%.
We're up to $655 though. And I think the company will match whatever we donate.

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I also see they're coming out with a Mister Miracle animated show based on the series by that craptastic hack writer Tom King. The one-trick pony who only knows how to do character deconstruction stories that piss off real fans.
Again, I say "Thanks, but no thanks." I'd rather gouge my own eyes out with a rusty spoon.

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Watching/listening to a YouTube show, and they're talking about Superman's James Gunn. The dude is a pretty good film maker, but damn is he an egotistical douche. So much of the promotion for the film seems centered around him. And there looks to be some self-insertion in the plot. I wouldn't be surprised to see him pull off some lame cameo.

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Technically, I'm still one of two mechanical engineers in the office. Realistically, HR did the youngster's exit interview yesterday and told him he didn't have to come in today. I did like the kid, and was sorry to see him go. I felt we had a lot to teach each other.
Ah well. I suppose I can look on it as a bit of job security.

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Speaking of....
I received notification I've been approved for a PE license in Arizona. So that's state #5. Numbers 6 & 7 are still in the works. Florida, I hope to get approval from pretty soon. Wyoming is a bit different, as I'm waiting on two of the managers who are licensed to fill out and send in some reference documents.

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I was watching a YouTube show yesterday, and the host mentioned he recently picked up the Connery Bond film collection on 4K. Of course, I had to order that one for myself. It was $100 for the six films. Not bad.
And now that I think about it, I should have checked if On Her Majesty's Secret Service was available. Then I could have had all seven, up through the end of the Connery era.
I did also order The Outlaw Josey Whales on 4K at the same time. Such a fantastic film.