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We're now able to frequently get deliveries within a few hours any day of the week. Last Sunday I got a delivery within 6 hours of ordering. This morning my wife got her package within 3 hours. We try not to use them all the time but thats a level of convenience that is hard to ignore at times.

We drove by our first house this weekend because we happened to be in the area. House overall looked in pretty good shape which was nice to see since we really liked that house. The neighborhood was looking worn though - a lot of owners are not keeping up on home maintenance. Every third house...

While my wife and I are pretty close in age she's 8 weeks older than I am and we're now in that window where she's had her birthday and I haven't yet. I'm pretty sure its her favorite time of year. Me: "I just found out Anne is the same age as me" Wife: "Us - same age as us" Me: "Haha - no...

Oregon doesn't allow their legislature to come together and govern if 1/3 are absent. Apparently in recent years the republicans have been refusing to come to work to prevent legislation from moving forward. In 2022 the citizens of the state got fed up and amended the state constitution to...

2 Lane highway so it merges into a new lane in the middle? It just ends? Spoiler: someone put the sign on the left up incorrectly

I've always enjoyed evenings during a heavier snow. It's nice and quiet out and the snow puts a nice clean blanket over everything. I couldn't go too far since I've been sick the last couple of days but a few places still have some holiday lights up

We're in Austria currently, a country we've been to a few times around this time of year. I noticed there are quite a few tip jars where there haven't been previously. So glad this is a trend we're exporting...

Hope everyone has a safe and happy holiday

Well this will be interesting. I’ve been successful in growing my team, our prominence, and activities to the point where it became unsustainable for me, even after they gave me a manager to take some of the workload. So January 1st we will start the process I proposed to split my team. I’ll be...

I knew I had a replacement part for a home repair somewhere. Spent like 2 hours looking this weekend and couldn't find it so I ordered a new one. New part arrived so 10min into the repair this afternoon I went to get a different tool and right next to that tool was the freaking part I knew I had...

We had an opportunity to head back to Alaska and spend more time here than we had been able to on our last trip. We went with some friends which allowed us to rent out a small private wildlife boat tour giving us more flexibility on departure time and what to do for the day. We were one of the...

We've known for a while that a lot of people just go with the default option since that requires the least amount of work - opt out works better than opt in. So in some brighter news early Millennials are farther along in terms of saving for retirement than earlier generations were at the same...

Apparently they're offering a checking account and debit card. Definitely a company I'd trust with my money and this would never cause a conflict of interest

My phone says its 92 Freedom degrees outside but its really 65 degrees. What should I do?

Travel luggage is pretty bad. Not small electronics bad but up there. Wheels get beaten up all the time and those should be easily repairable or replaceable. But nope - if your suitcase is more than a couple years old good luck finding wheels. I'm waiting for rando wheels from China that are...

Things have been very busy over the past year so I've got a bit of a back log of photos to share now that we've finally been getting around to selecting and editing them. This was my first flight with Air France alone let alone in business class. The seat was comfortable, wide and the footwell...

And yet 5 republicans voted against it. Hm.....I'm not saying those 5 are into underage girls I'm just asking questions. Like why did it take having a Democrat majority in the state senate and a republican governor to get this past...

Apparently Europeans have some magical cars. I'm seeing a bunch of sedans towing campers even up into the mountains! In America this simply isn't possible without a Dodge Ram, F-150 or an even larger truck. Not only that but I see them fitting a family of 4 in a sedan with car seats. A sedan...

Went to go get donuts and on the way back the tire pressure light came on and the car didn't feel quite right. Hmm...wonder what the problem could be AWD so I guess I'm getting 4 new tires

It's not looking so good - the top is starting to die back and starting to see some leaves on the lower branches do the same. Trunk bark is starting to....splinter? away. I didn't notice any spots or anything on the leaves and didn't immediately notice a lot of bugs on the trunk

We're grilling cheddar brats, corn and asparagus

We make a menu for the week and then list out everything we need. Once we hit the grocery store it's fairly methodical and we don't usually end up with anything extra. Went shopping with a couple other people and it was pretty much the exact opposite. So just kinda curious how others grocery shop

I'm on hold with a large chain's customer service phone number trying to get a refund for an overcharge. My receipt from them says I was to be charged $427. My credit card says the actual charge was $443. The CS rep asked me "So you're calling in to get the $7 difference refunded?" Er...I am...

I sent myself a test email just to make sure email was still working. No DMs. Services are running smoothly. No sudden need to schedule an 'important meeting ASAP'. It's quiet. Too quiet....

While my wife (teacher) and I (IT) have gone to conferences somewhat regularly over the past decade+ this is the first time they're happening close to each other so the disparity is a bit more stark. When I go the sessions are during the work day, there are conference organized happy hours (free...

While I was attaching some new downspout straps to my brick exterior a neighbor was walking by and stopped to ask what I was doing. Seemed genuinely surprised I was replacing the broken straps myself. It wasn't that hard and the materials wouldn't be that expensive even if you need the masonry...

It's been a crazy travel year and its only April. A lot of not great firsts for us so far despite how much we've traveled to this point While I have a lengthy list of airports I've ran through we've never missed a connection until this year. This year we missed two in less than a week due to...

Apparently there is a new fad of people getting surgery to make thie nipples look heart shaped. I had no idea until doing some random cable tv channel surfing in Costa Rica. Truly an unexpected expansion of horizons courtesy of travel

Most of our travel generally goes well but this last tip...ooof. Had several somewhat rough events happen - none of them weather related oddly enough given the storms lately. Flight down to our cruise had a mechanical delay forcing us to miss our connection and wait on standby for 9 hours at the...

For a long time I've been lucky that my body has been able to absorb rather notable abuses in food consumption with zero effects. To the point that not only is my wife annoyed by it but several of my male friends as well. I wear a slightly smaller size than I did in high school despite being...

Why was this in my box of tea? Have I been marked for assassination? Did I win a prize or something? I mean at the very least it could have been a square drive screw

We're getting back to our normal travel trends so we've got a fair bit planned: Canary Islands Cruise to Jamaica and Grand Cayman Costa Rica Washington DC Tennessee Norway I've got a travel credit with Delta so we'll probably try for a trip to the NE in August. And then something for Dec 2023

Experian has had another data breach. Apparently you could view anyone's credit report with just a few pieces of information (easily attained from their other breaches) and a stupid simple URL change. So glad we have no choice in whether they deal with our personal data and make money off of...

Had a great stay at the Gran Miramar in Malaga Spain. When we arrived they took our luggage up to the room and house keeping met us there to turn down our beds and let us make pillow selections. Valet parked the car, asked for some ice to be sent to the room, and got two massages. Service was...

Really only the second altercation I've had across all our travels. We were coming back into Spain from Morocco and waiting in line at passport control. There were two lines that had formed but no physical barrier between them. Well an older lady thought about jumping between lines because the...

I started watching season 3 of Jack Ryan and the big threat seems to be Russia invading Western Europe. Recent events have added an unexpected bit of comedy to the series

Apparently we're making the stockings this year for my wife's family. She asked me what (middle aged) guys would want in a stocking. Not sure why she immediately rejected my suggestion of porn.

Utah upset kicked USC out of the playoffs Michigan started slow against the Spoilermakers but made their typical halftime adjustments Kansas State was impressive against TSU and won in OT to complete the College Football Playoff chaos Would a 2 last-second-loss Bama get in based on strength of...

My mom had some major surgery (and is doing well) so I've been driving over to see her. I usually work remotely and, on the occasions I need to drive into work, usually am on the road by 6:15am Let me just say I vastly prefer the 6am drivers to midday drivers. Yes its cut throat that early and...

Had a 4 figure refund go back to a credit card from a purchase this summer. For me this happens to be quite a few credit cards ago. So it took a little bit of time to check my records and then check the 3 possible accounts it could have been given the specific timeframe. Now to request a check...