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Passes over the years
It used to be that I'd pay my bus fare with quarters.Then they added a dollar slot.You could stick in a fiver, but it wouldn't give change.Monthly and yearly passes were cheap... then discontinued.You can get overpriced paper daily passes from the tra
Minotaur and Cake
The kids liked to build mazes for the mice to run around in.I would tell them how would you like to be dropped in a maze and forced to roam around for dinner.So, I bought virtual headsets, plugged them into an immersion computer, and forced the kids to
Those damn monkeys
There is a series of cartoons of a monkey in various outfits that sells for millions of dollars.But in spite of people owning an NFT license for them, anyone can copy the imageMe, I own a real monkey, to dress up in various outfits.Unlike the cartoons,
Mayor Danny
Danny is the mayor.It's not a big town, but he's not a big guy.Maybe five foot one, five foot two with those boots he wears.But he's got big ideas for the town, big plans.Which is why Tania is running for mayor against him.Tania wants to keep things
Weekly Challenge #924 – Pillows
Lizzie RichardSerendipidyTomLisa Norval Joe Planet ZThe next topic is PesterLIZZIEThese pillows are good quality, she thought. The price was acceptable. So, she bought them. She placed them in her garden, drea
Cake is the painkiller
The nurse asked if I needed painkillers, I didn't need any, so I said no.But I should have asked for some cake.Because, seriously, I wouldn't mind a slice of cake.And it doesn't have to be a big slice.A small one would do.I really just want that firs
The proper burrito
Burritos need to be wrapped like they're about to be loaded into the back of a coroner's wagon.The rice needs to be so Spanish, when I walk into the restaurant, it puts me on the rack and makes me confess and convert.The onions grilled to the point wher
Blanketing
It's 49 out.So the heat is on.I wear a blanket... I've got lots of blankets.But none of the fucking things is Goldilocks JUST RIGHT.Some too light.Some too heavy.Some too thick and warm.Some have bad memories associated with them, but I can't bring
Walk for exercise
I walk for exercise.My Apple Watch tracks my distance and pace, and lets me know when I've walked for 45 minutes for the day.I try for more than 60.Then, I sprained my knee.Siri kept pestering me about closing my activity rings.In spite of my being c
Boil water notice
There was a power outage at the water treatment plant.The redundant transformers worked brilliantly... they both failed at the same time.The pumps stopped, and the water pressure dropped for a few minutes.It took a few hours for the city to issue a boi