And it’s a chilly morning but warmer later kinda Friday the Thirteenth. I hope. It did get pretty nice yesterday despite the forecast for rain. I’ve gotten used to the nice days and missed them. I know it is just setting me up for disappointment later, but I still like them now.
Spent the morning messing around. Spent the afternoon running around. Pickups in The Woodlands and then on the east side of town. Visit to my secondary to get some things and dump some trash. Then site visit for my hobby club finding a new space, then over to the shop to get the stuff I’m selling (toilets) together. (found that two more pieces were broken, so that sucked.) Then Home Depot, the chiropractor, and finally home for dinner. It was a busy day.
Oh, and I started by pulling my old sensor off (it left a ring of adhesive I can’t get to come off, and a mosquito bite where the needle was) and attaching the new sensor. Unfortunately, I seem to have stuck it right on a nerve. The first one didn’t hurt at all, but this one did. And does sometimes when I move my arm. At $150 each, I’m gonna try living with it rather than pulling it off and trying again with a new one. There is a down side to being a cyborg.
Of course the upside is that I get real feedback and can learn to moderate my behavior to get better outcomes.
Plus, it’s kinda cool.
Today I’ve got to meet my neighbors who are buying the toilets in the morning. Then I’ll probably work at the shop for a while since I’ll be there anyway. I should get some stuff together for my non-prepping hobby meeting on Saturday too, as that’s our quarterly ‘swapmeet’ day. The rest of the list calls to me too. It calls collect and in the middle of dinner. B@stard list.
But turning stuff into money is a good thing, so I should leverage that momentum and get some more stuff sold… so I can buy more stacks…
nick
I dunno how it is there, but here politicians are allowed to send out spam (real mail, email, whatever) regardless of your choices. It doesn’t count as advertising, because what they have to say is just soooo important.
Most of my spam is phishing, pretending to be from my bank, my insurance, whatever. Second most common are mails claiming to be from a delivery service that just needs 0.90 in order to send me my package, i.e., phishing for credit cards.
That’s pretty much the plan. Actually, the current president is a busy lawyer with young kids, and he wants out. He’s already indicated that he wants me to take over as the new President. Which I will happily do, but only after being on the board for a year, to see what’s really going on (if anything).
And, yeah: That radical concept is part of what we want to accomplish.
Does anyone under the age of 60 even know that series ever existed? It was a pretty dumb show when I watched it as a kid. In retrospect, I reckon it was really just soft-porn for dads.
>>Does anyone under the age of 60 even know that series ever existed? It was a pretty dumb show when I watched it as a kid. In retrospect, I reckon it was really just soft-porn for dads.
Yeah, was one of my Dad’s favorite shows back in the day.
Tubi has the series, but I remember “I Dream of Jeannie” being on MeTV before Larry Hagman died.
Antenna TV currently broadcasts episodes weekdays in the US multiple times per day.
Someone watches. “Dallas” is still huge around the world in syndication, and “Jeannie” rides those coat tails. Barbara Eden even had a long guest run in the last season of “Dallas”, and the writers tosed in “Jeannie” references.
Calling the show “dumb” and “soft porn for dads” is a bit unfair.
I remember the show as being fun. Lot of playing with the idea it would be great to have a geni/woman to order around but that the reality isn’t what you’d want…
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63F and probably getting nicer.
Coffee is made, kids poked. Wife still snoring. I had another fitful night. Maybe too much caffeine late in the day? I’ll have to watch that more carefully as I don’t like the result.
I’m trying to see if cutting back my coffee by a third in the morning helps even out the day. It has gradually become more over time. Didn’t start out with two cups… but it’s so good.
n
We’re all gonna … something.
n
The show made money which Americans will have to relearn how to do as retail gets rebuilt.
Pontiac had important product placement on “I Dream of Jeannie” IIRC.
Remember Pontiac? The GTO?
Major Nelson had a GTO and an early Firebird, long before The Bandit.
For all of his faults, Larry Hagman was rabidly anti-smoking, and that may have limited the syndication opportunities compared to, say, “Bewitched” in the 80s and 90s as society got aggressive about putting a lid on the tobacco companies.
@nick
Call your doctor office or pharmacy and ask what they use for sensor adhesive residue. Probably towelette form. They should have been included.
Am I wrong to lament the death of science literacy and common sense in light of this?
It’s for a real company, and is the kind of language you used to see in textbooks as “example companies” for the book’s made up case studies or problems.
It’s an aerator. All the ad copy, the name, the marketing, it all implies that it’s the added oxygen that is beneficial in some way. Some ‘healthful’ way.
FFS
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We have seen peak sneaker:
https://hotair.com/david-strom/2026/02/13/hmmm-as-welfare-money-dries-up-luxury-goods-prices-suddenly-drop-n3811841
and it‘s a long ways down.
The sale price on Pepsi and Coke products is about 50% off. They may as well run up the “Price Gouging Here!” Flag.
Peak sneaker (along with a lot of other arbitrage hustles) was the moment the Supreme Court published the decision ending the EO covering partial student loan amnesty.
FW Woolworth aka Foot Locker ended its storied run of retailing and accepted a buyout from Dick’s Sporting Goods last year.
The party has been over for a while.
Ask Nintendo.
Well, maybe not. From the article:
Seriously, WTF? Nearly half of sneakers can be flipped for more than they cost new? I mean, that’s just weird.
LOL3:
Scientists are baffled to discover 3,100 glaciers SURGING – as they warn it could be even more ‘troublesome’ than glacial retreat
Money shot:
I thought the science was settled!
And? Jeannie’s evil twin sister was my favorite.
Brady Bunch anybody?
Martha? Hubba hubba!
How do they separate the nitogen?
There might be a class action for undisclosed nitogen exposure!
Worse than toxic carbon!!!
After all, excess nitrogen can be a factor in decompression sickness (the bends). Very dangerous!
What if the teams playing in the the Orange Bowl decided to pass?
https://hotair.com/tree-hugging-sister/2026/02/13/when-compensated-college-athletes-get-a-state-tax-bill-next-year-they-can-blame-california-n3811873
Game in January. Student athlete already has a pro contract. Accountant says he will owe Cali $10,000 for the privilege, plus millions more on his NFL contract even though he won’t play another game in Cali that year. At what point does the athlete say no?
Jeebus:
WHOA. Bad Timing?! Pramila Jayapal Shares Her Shiny New Trans Bill of Rights on the WORST Day Possible
So, Rainbow Alphabet QWERTY people need more rights than us dirt people? How do these nutroots stay in office?
Not only NOOOO, but shut yer piehole, idiot.
I love Goracle and Obola freaking out over tRump gutting the EPA. The grift is ending, my friends, better line up for one last feast at the goobermint trough.
Friday the 13th falls on Friday this year, and the anniversary of another orbital journey around the nuclear powered golden orb for me. 3/4 of a century worth of orbits.