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Happy Sunday!

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And HAPPY FATHER'S DAY to all the dad's out there! May all the lights be turned off in unoccupied rooms and may no doors to the outside be open so that you're air-conditioning the neighborhood.

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Although I'm just realizing that many people around here probably did not grow up with father's who complained about air-conditioning the neighborhood. I think that's a kind of southern thing.

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The lights, however. All father's are, I think, familiar with that one.

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I could probably add something along the lines of "may you not find empty boxes in your pantry".

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Last night, after I watched Screamers, Amazon started to autoplay Leviathan. Another Peter Weller movie. God it was horrible. I watched it anyway, though. Kind of fell asleep during parts.

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The movie had a young, and at times scantily clad, Amanda Pays though. Mmmmmm....

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And it had Richard Crenna. Up until that point, I had only known him as Colonel Troutman. It was weird seeing him in something sci-fi.

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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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Hopefully, there will be a bit of reading somewhere up in there as well.

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Ugh! I see that a certain phrase introduced by a certain writer (whose ability at manufactroversy far outweighs her talent at actual writing) was adopted by those pathetic bootlickers at Merriam-Webster. As if that sorry excuse for a writer actually needed more swelling in her head.

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Incidentally, I hadn't been familiar with the term manufactroversy until now. How utterly appropriate it seems for the times we live in. It can definitely apply around here.

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I keep finding the back of the desk chair locked into position so it can't lean back. I'm pretty sure they boy is to blame.

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You ever have one of those days when some punk-ass little b$&@h accuses you of doing something they’re doing themselves?

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On the plus side, I got some great Father’s Day gifts. A funny t-shirt that says “Proud Father of Some Dumbass Kids), a bottle of mead, and all three Matrix films in 4K.

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Happy Monday!

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I'm just going to roll with the assumption that it's going to be "happy". I know by now The Universe makes no promises. Yet there is always hope.

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At least the rain seems to have stopped (for now), and I had a decent drive to the office (even getting to see some idiots get a bit of road karma).

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The wife and I watched more Clarkson's Farm last night. We're into season 4 now, which is the most recent to be released. Good so far, but I'll kind of be glad when it's over.

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And.....sigh....It looks like someone's trying (rather pathetically) to get some attention again. Seriously, I'd say it's like he's twelve or something, but that'd be an insult to most of the twelve year olds I have to interact with.

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I had a call at home from the Arizona Board last Friday night. What really shocked me was that it was around quarter to seven in the evening, which would put it about quarter to six Arizona time.

A government bureaucrat working that late? On a Friday?!? What the hell is this world coming to?!?!

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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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And I'm still the top donor in our latest charity thing! At least someone else finally donated more. Woot!

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Once again, I am the victim (however briefly) of someone screwing up the spelling of my last name.

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Happy Tuesday!

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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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Otherwise, the drive to the office was somewhat pleasant. The rain has continued to be elsewhere, but the temperatures are a bit cooler than usual. We're only getting highs in the low 90s.

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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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When the guests were over last night, I had to put the dog in her kennel. First, though, I moved the kennel into my bedroom. It didn't stop the dog from barking (and occasionally howling), but it did lessen the impact.

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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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Anyway, not much else going on today that I'm aware of. No meetings, so that's good (I suppose).

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Happy Wednesday!

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It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood. Or will be, once it actually becomes day.

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I had a rather lovely drive in. Ended up stopped at the same light with the same FedEx truck as yesterday, the one that tried to run me over. He did not get a chance this morning to repeat.

Otherwise, my drive was quite uneventful and pleasant.

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I did get swarmed by skeeters this morning. It's times like that I feel a strong urge to tell the dog to hurry up and finish her business. I don't do that, however, because no one likes being told to hurry up and drop a load.

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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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That was annoying. A hiccup in the internet delayed me from posting for 6 minutes. Damn those AIs.

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A saw that someone is throwing out a rumor Aaronn Pierre is being considered for James Bond.

Thanks, but no thanks. I prefer the actor playing the character to actually look like the character is supposed to look.

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It's also nice to see that some people still have humor when it comes to commercials. Even fake ones. Just watched a hilarious one for a laundromat with an unfortunate name (several of them).

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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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Happy Thursday!

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I had a rather pleasant drive to the office. No FedEx truck this morning.

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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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So now I'm planning on talking to my supervisor about getting one of the company cards. It'd be so much easier for me to pay the fees for the licenses and Continuing Education credits if I didn't have to wait fora check from AP or to use a card from someone else.

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I finished my rewatch of Midnight Mass last night. Such a great show. Tonight, I supposed it'll be back to Clarkson's Farm.

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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.

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Woot! Not only is my next Conan Omnibus getting delivered a day early (as in today), but I got $8.57 back on the pre-order price drop thing Amazon does.

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